Andy Warhol: Social Commentary On The 1960s
By Toshiko Frederiksens
It has been noted that Andy Warhol used his artwork as a means through which he was able to hold up a mirror to modern life. Despite proclaiming that his artwork and personal character were profoundly superficial, an exploration of three of Warhol’s key artworks from the 1960s reveals the way in which his art can be interpreted as a vehicle for social commentary and critique…
History Painting
By Emma Strong.
History painting was regarded as the highest genre in the hierarchy of arts. It showcased narrative works on a monumental scale and sought to encourage an intellectual and didactic comprehension. The late eighteenth century and early nineteenth century was a time of immense social, philosophical, scientific and political change, which gave rise to a period of history art that encapsulated these significant developments and expanded the genre of history painting…
A Study Of Sandro Botticelli’s Venus And Mars
By Tyler Jerrom.
This essay will look at Venus and Mars by Sandro Botticelli, and its relationship to the contemporary context in which it was created. I will aim to describe the reasons behind the sexual nature of this image, which depicts Venus and Mars after having made love, as well as the contextual elements which allowed for sexual imagery and narrative in a period in which sexual acts were typically frowned upon…
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