Academic papers on Art & Architecture

Feng Shui/ Less is Better
An 18 page research paper that examines the Chinese art of feng shui, which concerns aspects of buildings design and placement that create a harmonious arrangement with nature. After examining this topic via a literature review, the writer offers an...
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Vionnet
A 5 page paper which discusses the fashion designer, Madeleine Vionnet, and the effect her work may have had upon Hollywood as well as possibly Europe during the years between wars. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Adam and Eve by Albrecht Durer
A 2 page paper which discusses two different analyses of the engraving "Adam and Eve" by Albrecht Durer. No additional sources cited.
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Pastoral Symphony and Wedding Portrait
A 2 page paper which discusses the formal properties and subject matter of Giorgione's "Pastoral Symphony" and Van Eyck's "Wedding Portrait." No additional sources cited.
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2D And 3D Art: Dimension Comparison
5 pages in length. When one considers the fact that painters are two-dimensional artisans and sculptors represent three-dimensional art, one can readily surmise that while the two artistic modalities appear to have little in common with each other,...
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Graphic Design: Ethnic And Gender Discrimination
10 pages in length. Ethnic and gender discrimination is no stranger to the workplace. Inasmuch as graphic design is essentially a white man's world, it has been extremely difficult for ethnic women to break the mold and be represented for their...
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Design
There are a myriad and one ways to look at design and a plethora and two areas of design. This 10 page paper gives an overview of design with an emphasis on what makes for good design and who determines what that is. Bibliography lists 9...
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Renaissance Technology / Art Forms
A 7 page paper that explores the development of sophisticated ceramic forms. During the Renaissance, a form of pottery called maiolica was developed. It became very popular among all classes because the undecorated pieces could be purchased by...
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The Artistic Process: Four Views
A 5 page paper that summarizes four books, which each deal with art, either writing or visual, in some manner. The books covered are 'Rereading America' by Colombo, et al; 'The Hidden Order of Art' by A. Ehrenzweig; 'Icon and Idea' by H. Read; and...
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Russes Ballet
A 14 page paper which discusses how the Russes Ballet influenced the society of the times. During the first decade of the 1900s fashion for women was incredibly conservative, leaving almost nothing on the human body showing. With the Russes...
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The Piazza d'Italia, New Orleans
This 5 page paper discusses the creators of the Piazza d'Italia of New Orleans and the history of this structure. This paper also provides a precedent analysis, based on the fact that the structure reflects elements of Italian postmodernism...
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Henri Matisse - Master of the "Dance."
This 7 page paper examines the differences and similarities of the 1909 paintings Dance I and Dance II initially separated by continents for eighty years. "This dance was in me, I did not need to warm myself up: I proceeded with...
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Graphic Design and Contemporary Photographic Theory
A 5 page discussion of the parallels between computer-aided graphic design and conventional photographic theory. Emphasizes the tremendous diversity of tools which are available to the graphic design artist and discusses how these tools are...
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Matisse And Fauvism
In the world of art, the 'color wheel' can be seen to have been invented by the Fauvist Movement and Henri Matisse in particular. This seemingly outlandish statement is based on the idea that the Fauvist of the first decade in the twentieth...
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Pablo Picasso, Leonardo Da Vinci, Daniel Defoe And Harriet Beecher Stowe: Influences Past And Present
5 pages in length. Vastly different in their pursuits, Pablo Picasso, Leonardo da Vinci, Daniel Defoe and Harriet Beecher Stowe all contributed something unique to the worlds of art and literature. The writer notes that to discuss each...
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