Essays on Visual Arts

Dali was one of the greatest artist to enter this world, as well as being on the leading artist of the Surrealist movement. Salvador Dali was born May 11, 1904 to an Atheist father, Salvador Dali Cusi, and a catholic mother, Felipa Domenech Ferres, in...

At the mention of the word surrealism, the name that often comes to mind Salvador Dali. Salvador Dali’s life’s work centers on the use of surrealism to express himself in what we might call an unusual way. Dali remains one of the most controversial and...

Does the man or woman behind the mask truly matter to the reader? The element of the mask is possibly a tenant of superhero subtext, even with the idea of duality in both costume and civilian dress. The superhero has several sides, and the mask...

A multitude of questions have become enthralled within the graffiti movement, but the fundamental issue revolves around the uncertainty if graffiti truly is a crime. Modern graffiti, originating in the late 1960s, has continuously instigated disagreement not only amongst but between the public and the...

No matter if a person finds graffiti to be art or vandalism, there is no denying the fact that graffiti is everywhere these days. Graffiti dates back from the earliest Paleolithic cave paintings in France to more recent sculptures in Ancient Egypt. Some people see...

When people think of graffiti, they would most likely discard it as incidents of vandalism or the rough, violent cries of the ignorant and impoverished, but does graffiti deserve a place in art establishments? What exactly is graffiti? Can it be considered a form of...

When I, and other people see street art it influences us to do our best and makes our creative minds explode with passion. Some graffiti street artists risk their lives to get the message out to the public, but in the end it’s completely worth...