Essays on Western Art

Japan is often referred to in the field of international relations as the Land of the Rising Sun. With its economy being the third largest in the world, suggesting that this country and its inherent culture plays a significant role in the planet and especially in the region would indeed have some merits. The objective of this paper is to focus on Roland Barthes’ book about Japan as an Empire of Signs and the validity of the points he raised about the country, using other works such as that of Sofia Coppola’s lost in Translation, among others. The ...

Ceramic art and its various forms

The art of pottery might be the oldest one among all other forms of art and it has been proven to exist even 8000 years ago when people used to mix clay and water and used to heat the mixture till it got into the desired shape. The invention of pottery and ceramic art was developed as a tool to create more vessels like glasses and bowls and it ultimately led to the improvement in the standard of living. The evolution in the overall technology and methods used in case of pottery has been directly proportional to the growing ...

Although I had had several holidays in Western cities like London, Paris, New York and Berlin, I had never got any opportunity to visit a city in the Eastern Hemisphere. I had always been enthusiastic to have fabulous time in major cities of the world in the Eastern Hemisphere like Tokyo. I felt most enthusiastic about Tokyo because it is considered the capital of the Eastern Hemisphere. Tokyo is one of Japan’s 47 prefectures, and it functions as both the largest city and the capital of Japan. During the last summer, I decided to have an 11 day ...