Art Comparison Pablo Picasso's "Guitar, Sheet Music and Wine Glass" is a paper collage with ink. The 1912 work is from his Cubist period, but is far less formal than many of his Cubist paintings. Rather, than pure geometric patterns there is some de Continue Reading...
Art through the Ages 1. (Ch. 27) What is the interpretation of Goya's Saturn Devouring his Children? The interpretation of Goya’s Saturn Devouring his Children is based on the myth of Saturn who feared that his children would overthrow him, Continue Reading...
art time period (1860-1910) catches eye, reviewed Case assignment. It reminds event life kind emotional reaction . I ntroduce report information artist, work chose reflects Impressionist values, information helps understand work. Van Gogh's "Starry Continue Reading...
Art Movements Cubism vs. Futurism Futurism Futurism was an Italian movement originated in early 20th century. It was artistic and social movement targeted to mass urban population. Futuristic was focused on transforming the mindset of society fro Continue Reading...
For example, most (if not all) of the ancient Greek and Egyptian pottery that we find in museums was not considered art in its time of creation. They were made as practical pieces that were used for practical purposes. It was later when humans defin Continue Reading...
He advocates a greater openness and acceptance of other determinations and views about art. For example, the way the art of "disgust" and harsh realism have entered into the mainstream of art should be seen in the context of this reappraisal and rea Continue Reading...
Art is perceived by art, independently from the context in which it is presented. The viewer is no longer isolated in space, but must either isolate himself or allow the piece of art to modify the space in which he finds himself. We notice a radical Continue Reading...
Gender Throughout the course of history, art has been used as a form of expression and to define social customs / traditions. In some cases, this is occurring with it serving as a symbol of the larger ideas that are most important to specific ethnic Continue Reading...
Bauhaus After World War I, the nation state of Germany under the direction of architect Walter Gropius created a "consulting art center for industry and the trades" (Bayer 12). Called Bauhaus, "house for building," the school combined the role of ar Continue Reading...
Whitney collection, what qualities do the art works seem to have in common? When you look at the Whitney collection from the year 2000, it is clear that that all of the artists are reflection of a sense of realism in the various works. As, they are Continue Reading...
Color Me Three The use of color by artists depends on both personal predilections as well as environmental and social circumstances. This paper will use the works from three well-known artists to illustrate the assumption that the use of color and t Continue Reading...
Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction," addresses changing views and its impact following photography and film's emergence in the previous century. The author addresses sense changes in mankind's overall way of life, how humans view and understa Continue Reading...
Henri Matisse's painting Woman Before an Aquarium, and the poem of the same title by Patricia Hampl. The also paper look at the reasons why a poet may choose to base their work on an existing work of art. Poets sometimes choose to write about works Continue Reading...
Vincent Van Gogh, Frank Lloyd Wright and Madeleine Vionnet. What did this 19th century artist, architect, and fashion designer share in common? Very simply: They all incorporated Japanese techniques into their works of genius. When Commodore Perry op Continue Reading...
Ansel Adams: An Analysis of the Importance of America's Most Popular Photographer Of all the great black-and-white photographers, Ansel Adams was the blackest and the whitest. -- Kenneth Brower, 2002 Today, Ansel Adams is widely regarded as the mo Continue Reading...
International style of architecture was a major style that emerged, and rose in popularity, in the 1920s and 1930s. The term "International Style" stems from the name of a book by Henry-Russell Hitchcock and Philip Johnson written to record an Inter Continue Reading...
Revolutionary history of Mexico [...] interrelationships of art and events in Mexico for the revolutionary period. It seems that revolution in a country also breeds artistic development and reform. As freedom beckons, so does the creative process an Continue Reading...
Art Since the Greek kouros, sculpture has depended on at least a basic understanding of human anatomy. Anatomy was in fact studied by ancient civilizations independently of its relevance to rendering the human body in two dimensions or three for art Continue Reading...
Christies School of Art Studying art at Christie's School of Art in New York would be a dream come true. First of all, to study art in New York -- one of the most important cities in the art world -- would create major opportunities for me while st Continue Reading...
Modern art in the Asia-Pacific region reflects the rapidly changing geo-political landscapes, as well as becoming increasingly integrated into architecture and urban planning. In the Asia-Pacific region, the art of the 21st century can be large scale Continue Reading...
Rauchenberg and Shochat Shochat and Rauschenberg: Challenging Taboos Rauschenberg's "Odalisk" (1955-58) and Shochat's "Johanan and the Rooster, 2010" are separated by half a century and yet both works reflect one another artistically, in terms of s Continue Reading...
CATHOLIC BAROQUE VS. THE PROTESTANT BAROQUE IN NORTHERN EUROPE Catholic Baroque in Italy vs. the Protestant Baroque in Northern Europe The following study compares the theatricality of the Catholic Baroque in Italy to the Protestant Baroque in Nort Continue Reading...
This work of art depicts a struggle between two ancestors, the Bungalung man and a Tingari man, the latter of whom was trespassing on sacred land (No author). The copious quantity of dots, particularly the white ones, evinces the full force of the e Continue Reading...
Splashes of color like red and several shades of blue are added to the collage in a "dragonfly, wing-like" formation. A cutout photograph of a boy is pasted on the "wing" of a lighter shade of blue, perhaps to note a sense of calm to his surrounding Continue Reading...
Art PAINTING No. Untitled #14 Artist: John McLaughlin Paragraph: John McLaughlin was not a formally trained artist and started painting relatively late in life. A career in the military and foreign services brought him to Japan, exposing him to d Continue Reading...
Art Culture: Public Space Art Public art like that of Koon's Train (2011), Serra's Tilted Arc (1981), Lin's Vietnam Veterans Memorial (1981), and James' Sea Flower (1978), ignite discussion to the point of its modification, re-arrangement, or remova Continue Reading...
Art Interview with an Artist Describe your artwork and creation processes, how you became an artist, and what training you had. My name is Evan Z. I began working on art in high school, back in the 1990s. I used to love to draw and I would copy th Continue Reading...
Art Analysis: Art21 After reviewing the artists from Art21, the artists chosen are Pierre Huyghe and AI Weiwei as the subjects of this paper. The pieces the paper will be "This is not a time for dreaming" by Huyghe and "Forever" by Weiwei. Both piec Continue Reading...
Art History: The Impressionists Baroque The word baroque has no clear origin. Some says that it came from a medieval philosophical word connoting the strange or the ridiculous, some consider it as derived from the Spanish barueco or Portuguese refe Continue Reading...
Art Practice in the Past and Present Art practice A skill or mastery that stimulates the process of thought, amusement, and emotions is called an art. It is also defined as a special quality used by many people to express their feelings, approach a Continue Reading...
His paintings were and are provocative because, instead of using personal confessions (like Dali), he uses irony and wit and intelligence to make his point hear. "The Treason of Images" is controversial in the sense that it makes the viewer question Continue Reading...
It would have been as ridiculous for a working class man or woman to make art as it would have for that same person to become an accountant. Still, artists throughout time have snuck in their personal values in their paintings. Hieronymous Bosch is Continue Reading...
Art Museum Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, as the old trope goes, and that phrase holds true even when encountering some of the world's "great" art, as I saw in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. The Museum itself is massive. It holds more than 4 Continue Reading...
Art History The transition from the Baroque to the Rococo style in sculpture and painting was attended by a concurrent shift in European power relations, as the cultural and political hegemony of the Roman Catholic Church gave way to secular institu Continue Reading...
