Artists in this century have a long and rich, and problematic heritage on which to draw. As an artist I have been influenced by others before me and by the world around me. The technology that has been introduced into art is both a problem and a challenge for artists as it changes the meanin...

Modernism Until recently, the word "modern" used to refer generically to the contemporaneous; all art is modern at the time it is made. As an art historical term, "modern" refers to a period dating from roughly the 1860s through the 1970s and is used to describe the style and the ideology of art ...

Censorship. It's been around since the dawn of modern civilization. From the moment humans were allowed to express their ideas in art, writing, poetry, or images, censorship was in place. Censorship is defined as the suppression of all or part of a publication, play, or film considered offensiv...

Poems are an ancient art, probably humans' first literary form. They have contained many subjects, covering a broad spectrum from love to war. Since poems can quickly display raw emotion and vivid imagery, the form has become a popular choice for writers wishing to display their perspectives of ...

The events surrounding the rise of Stalin in the Soviet Union and the rise of dictators like Mussolini and Hitler in Europe proved to be a defining mark of the 1930's and early 1940's. As such, these dynamic figures ushered in a new era in which the West was brought face to face with words such a...

War is perceived by government as a means of solution between opposing nations. Since differences of opinion cause war, of course there will be differing opinions about war. A person in a country, whether directly or indirectly involved, must adept their ways of life according to the war. This co...

The Nazi party ruled Germany for twelve years. During their rule they had a central belief that was that in society there are certain people that are dangerous and need to be eliminated so that German society could flourish and survive. The Nazis believed that they were racially superior. They targ...

Hitler We all know Hitler was a powerful leader and discriminated against the Jewish, but there were other things that people never knew about him. He never had a sense of belonging, and now being the most powerful man in Germany, he was in control. Shortly after Hitler's trial for...

Frank Lloyd Wright Frank Lloyd Wright was born on June 8, 1867, in Richland Center, Wisconsin. He spent a few semesters in the Engineering School at the University of Wisconsin before leaving for Chicago in 1887. At the age of twenty, he was hired as an apprentice in the office of J. Lyman Sil...

Reparations Justified The question of Reparations, has been the subject of many arguments, and will continue to be. Now, throughout history, man has self...