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Camille Claudel: The Struggle for Artistic Idenity
(2014)
During Camille Claudel's lifetime, she pursued a career that was largely defined
in terms of Auguste Rodin. This perspective of her work may be seen most notably in the
reactions to her sculpture L'Âge Mûr. This work was ...
Kalabari Masquerade and the gaze: identity and spectatorship in the sculptures of Sokari Douglass Camp
(2014)
Kalabari masquerade performances are centered around a core male performer, who disguises himself
by wearing an intricate costume. The costume propels
the dancer into the mystical spiritual realm, where through the ...
Progenitor or Mere Predecessor: A Study of Ukiyo-e's Place in the Development of Modern Manga Through the Works of Rumiko Takahashi
(2014)
In their efforts to understand the history of manga, or Japanese comics, scholars have
struggled determining the timeline of this art form. While some historians begin their
narrative as far back as the twelfth century ...
Buddhist imagery in the work of Paul Gauguin: the impact of primitivism, theology and cultural studies
(2014)
Scholars attribute aesthetics in Gauguin's work to the 1889 Paris Exposition universelle and Gauguin's quest for the primitive and 'exotic. This study takes a deeper look at Gauguin and examines the personal context in ...
1897 Exposition Congolaise, Tervuren: Colonialism and the Belgian Avant-Garde
(2014)
In May of 1897, the Exposition Coloniale in Le Palais des Colonies,
opened on the site of the Royal Park in Tervuren in conjunction with l'Exposition
internationale de Bruxelles held at the same time in the city center. ...
Pieter Bruegel The Elder’s The Months: A Perspective
(2014)
In the year 1565, Antwerp merchant Nicolaes Jongelinck commissioned Pieter Bruegel the Elder to paint a series of paintings, The Months, for his suburban villa. Unfortunately, Jongelinck lost possession of the series of ...