Category: Artists

Yayoi Kusama is a Japanese avant-garde artist, born in 1929 in Nagano Prefecture of Japan. She is widely known as a sculptor, painter, and novelist. However, the first thing that comes to mind when her name is mentioned is the polka dot style and the infinity rooms. Kusama arrived at her dream-country  America, in…

Introduction The art festival in Milan will involve public space to convey its message. The exhibition will be held in one of the citys busiest train stations, which has 18 shop windows, where contemporary artworks will be placed. The city of Milan is one of the worlds art capitals, which serves the idea of an…

Table of Contents Background Information Forbidden Music Embracing its Unsavory Past to Unleash Greater Creativity Conclusion Works Cited Latin music is one of the most popular and influential music categories on the planet. Latin musics upbeat tempo and sensual feel make it an irresistible music variant for experimentation and artistic expression. According to the Encyclopedia…

Elvis Aaron Presley, popularly known as the king of rock and roll, was a revolutionary artist who significantly influenced the music culture. He is one of the most influential artists as far as music history is involved. Elvis was a diverse artist who made several contributions to the different genres of music, from gospel, contemporary,…

Stealing something is an action that is almost taboo to speak about in a way that is not judgmental. Hence, the speech Steal like an Artist has a provocative name and may seem controversial or offensive to some people. However, after listening to the speaker, his ideas become clear, as the word stealing might be…

Introduction Photographers, art historians, and authors have dominated the literature world by writing exemplary works. Teju Cole is one of the most famous African artists who have mastered the art of writing and have expressed their thoughts through literary works. Born of Nigerian immigrants in Michigan, Teju Cole has written works that have gained global…

Robert Rauschenberg (American, 1925-2008). Minutiae, 1954. Freestanding combine. 84 1/2 x 81 x 30 1/2 in. Minutiae are one of the earliest and biggest combines that have been created by Rauschenberg. It was created by Rauschenberg for his friends at the Brooklyn academy of arts in 1954. Their friendship is traced from the days they…

Contemporary artists are motivated by the works of ancient painters such as Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. Mat Collishow is one of the artists whose works have been inspired by Caravaggio. According to Mat Collishow, he gets ideas from books and National art galleries. The paintings in different books and those displayed in various art galleries…

The subject for this week is iconography art. I have been really impressed by the subject because I have always paid attention to the icons or symbols in the art. Actually, in art criticism, iconography is defined as the description and systematization of typological features and patterns taken by the portraying of any character (real…

Introduction Zittel is one of the Contemporary artists who will end up being published in history books 100 years from now. First, what I like about the artists art is the unique messages they depict to humanity. For instance, when looking at Wagon Station Encampment located in Joshua Tree National Park, I am left wondering…