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Non Western Art Analysis

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  Exhibit of Japanese Modern Manga Art Introduction to Manga Manga is broadly defined as any cartoon, comic, or animation originating from Japan (Impact). Today, most commonly, manga refers to printed comic books, while anime is reserved for animated works (Impact). Manga is by no means a new art form. The oldest work depicting an illustrated sequential story is a series of scrolls known as  Choju Jinbutsu Giga  or  Scrolls of Frolicking Animals  from the 12 th  and 13 th  centuries (Jones). The first true manga, however, is accepted as being Hokusai Katsushika’s sketches of daily life from 1814, and the first modern manga by Kitazawa Rakuten was published in 1902 (Began). Manga has a wide variety of styles that have evolved throughout the decades. Additionally, manga covers an array of genres.    Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon Volume One by Naoko Takeuchi 1992 Naoko Takeuchi is both the author and illustrator of Sailor Moon , a manga series she created while living in Japan .
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Mid-Modern Art Analysis

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  Women’s Place and Portrayal in Mid-Modern Art For most of human history, women’s role in art has been sequestered primarily into being the one-dimensional subjects of paintings. Women were generally represented as something pretty to look at as overly emotional or in another negative light. While female artists have been around as long as men, their role in art has been significantly downplayed. It was not until the Modern Age, when female artists began depicting the injustices they faced through their art, which were accepted in the community. Representation of feminine rage and strength have been shown in the art for centuries, but often women were reduced to portrayals of mothers, wives, and typical of a lesser status than men. During World War I, propaganda encouraged women to seek employment outside the home, which was usually reserved for males, to boost the war effort. These images worked so well that once the war was over and men once again needed employment, many women wer
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Early Modern Art Analysis

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  Early Modern Post – The Great War's Affect on Art Early Modern art is often defined as starting alongside one of modern history's most defining events, World War One (WWI). WWI is considered Earth's first modern war because it was the first to utilize modern weapons such as tanks, heavy artillery, aircraft, and gas weapons. The Great War, as it is often called, used a draft alongside propaganda to gain troops. Propaganda was utilized by both the Allied Powers, France, Great Britain, Russia, Italy, Japan, the United States and Central Powers, Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey. The Purpose of propaganda was to encourage people to enlist in the armed forces and promote a general sense of patriotism in civilians (Lederle). Although common nowadays, posters and fliers were a relatively new way for the government to spread these ideals to people of all different educational, ethnic, social, and religious backgrounds (Lederle). Furthermore, with so many men drafted to fight
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Romantic Art Analysis

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  Romantic Blog Post: Impressionism vs. Art Nouveau   In this post, I will be discussing and comparing four different paintings. I will also explain my feelings about the works and what they represent. Two pieces will be Impressionist works, specifically, Claude Monet's  San Giorgio Maggiore at Dusk  and Vincent van Gogh’s  Starry Night on the Rhone . The other two works will be the Art Nouveau piece  Biscuits Lefevre Utile by  Alphonse Mucha and Gustav Klimt's  Judith Holding the Severed Head of Holofernes . After analyzing these four paintings individually, I will conclude by comparing the Impressionist and Art Neadeau styles and explaining which I prefer.   Impressionism The 1800s was a time of immense change and innovation for the arts and the world. The 19th century saw several short-lived but influential art movements rise and fall. Impressionism was a trend started in 1874 by a group of like-minded artists known as the Anonymous Society of Painters, Sculptors,
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Classical Art Analysis

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  Classical Analysis of Jacques-Louis David’s Oath of the Horatii , Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello , and Joseph Wright’s A Philosopher Lecturing on the Orrery and How Scientific Advancements Influenced Them   The Classical Period of the 1700s was an enlightening era full of new discoveries and resurgences for the artistic and scientific communities. The art of the Rococo Period just before this time was all about elegant, soft, curving forms and figures that exhibited the owner’s wealth and privilege. The rising wealth of the middle classes during the Rococo Period significantly boosted the notoriety and clientele of artists during the time. This allowed artists to take more risks with their art, bolstering their wealth and status, and, in turn, the status of those able to buy their work. While this time brought with it many advancements for artists and their new middle-class clientele, the newly enlarged gap between the middle and lower classes fostered further resentment from th
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