Social and cultural context: “Light Rain at Shono” by Utagawa Hiroshige is the example of a Japanese’s technique of ‘printmaking’ that was quite famous among the middle-class families of the 17th to 19th century. This print making gain popularity among the vast group of people because of their cheap prices compared to the paintings. These prints usually depict the scenes during the commute from Edo to Kyoto. On the other hand, Rockwell’s work “Workers of the world unite” is a wooden engraving showing a farmer fighting to protect the land from the evasion of armed forces.
Title Conflict can influence an individual’s decisions and actions. People have conflicts everyday. Conflicts can sometimes be as simple as which milk you are going to buy. Conflicts can also be as difficult as watching your parents going through a divorce. Some people can prevail because they learn how to live with the difficulties of adversity.
For the next step which can be the upcoming session or the same, I showcase the pictures on the wall. The children observe each other’s’ motives, their personal feelings and pure concept of what they heard (it can be a basic form of their fabric design). They talk about what they observed and give their ideas about the illustrations (it builds their speech skills in front of the others, provides self-confidence and self-esteems).
The Spirit of Haida Gwaii is massive – 13 feet wide, 20 feet long, and weighing 11,000 pounds – it is a very permanent composition that resides outside the Canadian Embassy in Washington D.C. (“The Spirit”). The Chilkat blanket, however, is meant to be worn around the shoulders and danced with, even though many of the blankets do reside in museums (Hansen). This context for viewing each piece can dramatically influence the message it portrays. The movement of he Chilkat dancer allowed the images to come alive, while the figures in The Spirit of Haida Gwaii stare endlessly fixed in one direction.
The narrative begins with China experiencing a “century of humiliation” where it was in extreme low standings in the world’s view and the artists’ advocating for more support for the arts from the federal government. In France, a nation known for their culture and artistic achievements, at points during the conflict, actually considered hiding their precious art due to fear of German invasion and destruction of the culture they held so dear. The chapter on Germany focuses primarily on Adolf Hitler’s attempt to prevent any works of art that did not propagate the Nazi agenda and the forcing of propaganda to be the only accepted art form in the nation.
In the graphic novel “Maus”, Art Spiegelman can visually show the horrors through graphics full of gore. When Vladek is describing the time when he was on the train, he visualizes it as “Vladek and all the other prisoners crammed together tightly within the box car. Corpses scattered across the background, indistinguishable from the living” (87 Spiegelman Book 2). This panel conveys the horrific inner imagery of the holocaust through the visuals of the dead bodies piled up on the train. It shows pictures of Spiegelman‘s visual interpretation of the cruelty.
Mark Baker’s use of voice conveys purpose within his non-fictional bricolage ‘the Fiftieth Gate’ allowing for a holistic understanding of the circumstances surrounding the events of his parent’s past. From the juxtaposition of the rotative perspective that surrounds his family, such as the suffering that plagues their memories, to his own, historical-backed voice. Mark Baker captures memory through the use of midrash, an interplay of motifs like the fifty gates and structure depicted within different text types, eventually weaving these fragments together in order to establish a fully realised text. At first glance, Mark Baker exploration of the events in regards to the Holocaust is quite difficult to grasp as the gates transition through
In many pieces of art, the difference between the survivors and perpetrators is visible and emphasized. A significant piece of art by Doris Clare Zinkeisen in 1945 called “Human Laundry : Belsen” with visuals of nurses taking care of mistreated people demonstrates the appearance of holocaust jews in the camps. The jews were not fed and mistreated in the camps based on the contrast of the perpetrators to the survivors. The art displays the difference in their well-being as the bones of the Jews are visible, while the perpetrators seem well fed and have easy lives. The jews are also extremely skinny when compared to the nurses, officers, and doctors at the camp.
In the drama film, One Flew Over the Cuckoo 's Nest, Patrick McMurphy was moved from a prison farm to a mental institution to get evaluated for his erratic behavior. Upon being transported to the institution, all his assumptions about his new home were completely wrong. The head nurse, Nurse Ratched, has the whole hospital under her control with little to no freedom for the patients. All the inmates at the institution go through rigorous training to become obedient to Nurse Ratched and her strict schedule and rules. The institution was a very controlled environment with the patients having no control over their own life’s while there.
Created Through the Eye Why do we all have different interpretations of art? Because we all are different in some way, our identity defines us and how we look at the world while our actions shape us and world around us. The works of Wenda Gu and Gordon Bennett both reflect aspects of their identity, whether that be personal, spiritual, cultural or psychological. Both artist are similar in many ways, notably for their reflection on personal experiences as cultural minorities. Gordon Bennett successfully portrays his personal experiences as well as the cultural influences in his artworks.
Using distinctively visual, sensory language and dramatic devices in texts allows the reader and audience to view as well as participate and relate to different emotions. In the fictional play “Shoe Horn Sonata” written by John Misto, 1995, Misto sets the scene by using dramatic devices to address the extremely confronting circumstances that the protagonists, Sheila and Bridie experience. Similarly, in the poem “Beach Burial” by Kenneth Slessor, 1944, Slessor too uses extremely strong visual language on the subject of war to overcome the gruesome realities of the subject matter. Misto’s play “Shoe Horn Sonata” shares the impacting journey two young women are forced to face, spending 1287 days in captivity in a Sumatran war camp, during world war two.
The vendors sell many colorful wares, such as silks of many colors- the “startling, iridescent white of lotus flowers” and “blue-black, sienna, mahogany” (52). A vendor sells “rainbow-colored” (53) statuettes, which children gather around wonderingly, all wanting the toys. Hang’s mother buys her several statuettes. These bright colors surrounding her and the rainbow-colored toys reflect her childlike wonder and excitement at
Everyone deserves the same rights. No person should be treated differently . It doesn’t matter how much a person goes to church, or if they know their commandments. It should be based upon what they are accused of and not who they are as a person. In Salem both sides are put to test.
Kollwitz’ has crafted various works characterized by war and death. Kollwitz’ artwork teaches feelings of remorse, shock, guilt, and passion through expressing the hardships of losing a child to the war and being associated with the working class during the war. Kathe Kollwitz, a German artist, was an inspiration to many. Kollwitz’ career began when she was a young
The arts are viewed by David Swagner as “a shared vision of humanness” (1993, p. 44) that facilitate empathy. Kazuo Ishiguro’s dystopian novel Never Let Me Go (2005) highlights the artistic community’s
