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Visual Arts—20th Century Painting
Francis Bacon's Screaming Pope: Distortion and Religious Authority
Film Criticism
Born on the Fourth of July: Film Analysis
Jazz and Live Performance
A Jazz Concert at The Lighthouse Café: Personal Reflection
Landscape and Garden Design
Landscape Design Innovation: Three Influential Renaissance Estates
Film Theory and History
Soviet Montage vs. Italian Neorealism in Film
Modern and Contemporary Art History
Margaret Preston: Modernizing Australian Art and Culture
Photography History
Eugene Atget: From Failed Actor to Photography Pioneer
Renaissance Painting
Battista Dossi's Flight into Egypt: Renaissance Narrative and Color
American Visual Art and Painting
The Automat: Edward Hopper's Study of Urban Solitude
Video Art and Film
Terry Fox and Bill Viola: Minimalist Video Art and Transcendence
Surrealist Art and Movement
Salvador Dali: Artist, Performer, and Surrealist Pioneer
Visual Art and Painting
Color and Symbolism in Otto Dix's "The Nun"
Contemporary Art & Exhibition Analysis
Lee Somers' Art: Chaos, Order, and Creation
Impressionist Painting
Edgar Degas and The Ballet Class: Capturing Motion in Art
Graphic Design History
Peter Behrens and Milton Glaser: Pioneers of Modern Design
Contemporary Art Criticism
New Territories: Contemporary Latin American Design and Art
Film & Cinema
Clint Eastwood's Directorial Mastery: Mise-en-Scène Analysis
Architectural History
The Fletcher-Sinclair Mansion: Neo-French Gothic Revival
Ceramic Arts and Design
Korean Ceramics: Subtlety and Tradition at the Asia Society
Contemporary Art & Exhibition Reviews
Jeff Koons at the Whitney: Art, Satire, and Everyday Objects
Film and Editing
Film Editing Techniques in Frequency: Visual Storytelling
Impressionist Painting
Pierre Auguste Renoir: Art, Beauty, and The Luncheon of the Boating Party
Classical Music
Randall Thompson: Life and Legacy of an American Choral Composer
Art History and Criticism
Henri Matisse: Artist Evolution Through Critical Perspectives
Contemporary Art Theory
Information and Aesthetics in Contemporary Art
Industrial and Furniture Design
Post-War Furniture Design: Eames, Nelson, and Modern Materials
Contemporary Art and Activism
Ai Weiwei: Art, Activism, and Resistance in China
Modern Art Movements
Pop Art and High Culture: The Collapse of Artistic Boundaries
Film and Costume Design
Biblical Costume Design in Exodus: Gods and Kings
Art History and Criticism
Rembrandt's Self-Portrait at the Window: Formal Analysis
Documentary and Film Studies
Portrait of Wally: Art, Nazi Plunder, and Museum Ethics
Film and Animation
Hayao Miyazaki's Legacy in Hand-Drawn Animation
Contemporary Art and Critique
Rauschenberg and Shochat: Challenging Sexual Taboos Through Art
Film Studies
Victorian to WWII Era Costume Design in Three Period Films
Film Studies
Camera Angles and Power in Kill Bill Vol. II
Modern Art
Modern Art Movements: Picasso to Mondrian Analyzed
Classical Art History
Greek and Roman Art: Styles, Sculpture, and Architecture
Popular Music and Cultural Identity
Ricky Martin's Crossover Appeal and Gay Identity in Pop Music
Film Studies
Solaris: God, Love, and the Ineffability of Death
Theatre and Costume Design
Costume Design in Four Productions of Othello
Renaissance Art History
Mona Lisa: Renaissance Portraiture and Visual Technique
Baroque Music History
Le Grand Hautbois and Baroque Wind Music at Louis XIV's Court
Film Theory and Criticism
Genre Films and the Conventions of Connection: A Critical Defense
Art History
Fragonard's The Love Letter: A Rococo Masterpiece Analysis
American Music History
Louis Moreau Gottschalk: Life and Musical Legacy
Film History
Boris Karloff: Life, Career, and Horror Film Legacy
Film Studies
Farewell, My Concubine: Gender, Performance, and Identity
Art History and Analysis
Hope Hygieia Statue: Medium, Myth, and Roman Culture