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… many of his ideas, concerns and theories on art and art culture. I will cover but four of what I think to be the more interesting concepts. Balancing true representation of form and ‘abstract’ human expression in an artwork. The effect art has on…

… of the classic horror theme exemplified by the story of Frankenstein, where a monster (or outsider) enters into an apparently peaceful community and disrupts the calm. Burton, however, manipulates the horror genre and on many occasions inverts…

… parts of the world and yet, in some ways the message(s) behind their work and the incorporation of engineering, geometrical and sculptural elements into their designs and their new identity as “Americans” brings them closer together. Leoh Ming…

… powerfully effectual women is the Lysistrata, named after the female lead character of the play. It portrays Athenian Lysistrata (which means ”release of war”) and the women of Athens teaming up with the women of Sparta to force their husbands…

… that art in any form is and always will be the highest form of expression. The exhibit, in my opinion, is strangely interesting and the diversity between individualism is very apparent. The many works proved the exhibits name "Sensation" to be…

… in their art were very prominent. One of the characteristics shown was a great reference to the classical art of the ancient Greeks and Romans. You can see this in Paintings by Masaccio, Fra Angelico, Francesca Fra Lippi, Mantegna and…

… and we see her obviously female form reflected back. But the film Orlando, named after its main character, is more than half over, and up till now Orlando has not just portrayed a man, but has been a man. And as she, for Orlando is undoubtedly she,…

… whose particular journey in life has influenced their artwork as a way of finding meaning for their pain, life experience or heightened emotions. The four artists I picked were Vincent Van Gogh, Frida Kahlo, Pablo Picasso and Claude Monet. In the…

… realism and away from the fantasy of nineteenth-century melodrama and farce. Realism gave rise to various innovations that served to express the dramatist’s vision of what reality is. These attempts to be “ more real than real” can…

… the return of the Roman standards by the pathians in 53 B.C.E. It was set up an year after Augustus's death. It was originally made in bronze in 20 B.C.E. It is 6'8" tall. The statue, Augustus of primaporta, shows a lot of things. The breastplate,…