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Have a look at the artists in the subcatagories (where present) and at some of the areas that you could specialise in:
 
 
 
 
 
Political & Conceptual 
 

Interiors

 

Scapes and Buildings

 

Scale and Shape

 

Symbolism and narrative 

 
Light and Dark (Chiaruscuro)
 

The human condition

 

Natural Forms

 

Objects

 

Feminism

 

Changes in technology

 

Changes in perceptions

 

Controversy

 

Cultural art

Youth

Other cultures/ethnicities

Historical

Sub-Culture

War and Death

 

Psychology of colour and shape (Bauhaus)

 

Recycled Art

 

Installation art

 

Use of photography

 

 

 

 

Some previous titles and further suggestions

 

"How have artists depicted life and death in their work?"

 

"How has the idea of controversy in art changed over the last two centuries?"

 

"How has romance been depicted in art?"

 

"How have artists shown movement in a piece of art?"

 

"What impact has pattern and colour had on piece of art?"

 

"Why have artists used mixed-media in their

work?"

 

"How can the self be depicted in art?"

 

"How have artists demonstrated emotion in their work?"

 

"Is expressionism always sad?"

 

"Why do artists feel they need to shock?"

 

"How do you capture a moment in time?"

 

"How has modern technology changed the face of art in the 20th and 21st century?"

 

"How has photography changed art?"

 

"How can still life make a political or social comment?"

 

"How have artists demonstrated a narrative in their art?"

 

"How important is the scale of a piece of work?"