Essays on Folk Art

History of Poland

Poland or officially, the Republic of Poland, is located in central Europe. It shares borders with Germany, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Belarus and Ukraine. It has a population of 38.4 million people and the country is divided into 16 administrative units. The World War II was a grim event for Poland as millions of Polish people perished in this war.

Political makeup

Today Poland has a representative parliament, a president and a prime minister, demonstrating a representative democracy. It is composed of Council of Ministers, where the prime minister leads them. Historically, the migration of Slavs in the early Middle Ages to ...

Introduction

The period between 1980s and 1990s remains one of the significant periods in the political arena of China. During this period, the Tiananmen Square protests were witnessed Chinese Communist Party General Secretary Hu Yaobang passed away. Students who demanded democracy and greater transparency in the government led the protests. During these protests, Cui Jian, a Chinese rock artist was one of the main individuals that inspired these students as they advocated for a democratic country. Cui started singing in 1981 and went on to form a band in 1984. He became famous in 1985 when he performed his hit ...

Peter Malone of Bath, England was born on February 21, 1953 and completed his education at the Winchester School of Art and the Coventry School Of Art (“Malone, Peter 1953”). He is married to Helen who is a picture restorer and they have two children.

Malone is a painter and illustrator. He taught painting, drawing, and design at the Bournemouth School of Art in Bournemouth, England. In addition, he worked as a studio assistant to artist Howard Hodgkin (“Malone, Peter 1953”).

It took Malone some time to realize his ambition of becoming an illustrator. Aside from teaching, he painted mostly for his ...