...* * * While looking at these two master pieces, I can see that both artist used a similar art style to represent night and day. With van Gough's I have always liked the way the darker colors show how the stars can come out in the night sky. LeWitt's art work I personally have never seen but the he uses the same types of color while staying true with the visual design of van Gough. The difference between the two pieces is that the lines are completely making the flow and the artist original to the other. van Gough's Starry Night uses the curve of the lines to bring the stars to live as balls of light,, like what people thought they were back then. LeWitt's shows us with the lines coming from the sun, how hot that particular day was for that gentleman to work out side in the field. With the lines in either curved or straight people can see the aspects of how differently each artwork can be. I do not believe that the artists can swap in the linage of the other and get the same effect they were going for. * * * * * This piece of artwork shows how people in higher society in Europe lived back then. With the numerous children in fancy clothes, a large hallway with many pieces of artwork on the walls this was living. We can only imagine what the artist is painting in the artwork but I do believe that they are doing a family portrait of the children. Velazquez brought shadows and light into this piece to bring out hoe formal a...
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...Impressionism, the Benchmark of Post Impressionism Marvin Johnson WGU November 09, 2014 I Impressionism and Post Impressionism In France, by the conclusion of the nineteenth century many changes were arising. The social and political arenas were in an uprise. This environment made way for diversities among the artistic styles of the day. It encouraged artist to display their abilities and uniqueness in masterpieces of art, music, and theater. Visual arts, such as photography and film-making gained appreciation. As Impressionism broke away from traditional art, it was regarded as controversial originally and endangered the worth of fine art. Impressionism expressed a fresh approach to creativity rather than just replicating the style and techniques of the artists of the day. Not long after the impressionists were finally accepted, the post-impressionists artistic styles arose. These artists learned from their predecessors, but rebelled in a different direction. Their purpose was to restore a sense of order and constructive organization to art of painting. The connection between Impressionism and Post- impressionism is the one art form gleaned from the other, but was persistent in making modifications that expressed their own unique way of projecting the own expressions into their artwork. Through the 1870’s and 1880’s, times were shifting in France. There was a greater awareness in industrialization. Manufactures and factories replaced the common...
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...Not So Small Things Have you ever dreamed of riding a Lamborghini or own a great home with a great family? We don’t see very many folks in our society that is able to achieve those goals. Plato once said, “A hero is born among a hundred, a wise man is found among a thousand, but an accomplished one might not be found even among a hundred thousand men.” So the question is, why should we even try? In all honesty, it’s because we want to be that one out of a hundred thousand men, the accomplished one. That’s what all of American people strive for in the current age even though there are struggles along the way to find success even in the smallest ideas a man can think of. Bill Gates was just a regular student from Harvard that was lucky enough to land on Microsoft in 1975. He was already interested in computer programming since the age of thirteen. His ideas in computers were much of the same as many of the students today with technology. He just approached it in a different way, with more motivation and willingness to put hard work and effort into it. As his Microsoft Company developed, it had become the top marketing company for computer programming. As Gates went on his career, he didn’t let his fears deteriorate his future goals and accomplishments. He was able to let emotions aside and let his motivation take control. Bill Gates is one of the most well known people in success. Another top-notch successor is Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple Corporation. He started with an...
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...AOS – Belonging Essay ‘St. Patricks College’, ‘Migrant Hostel’ and Starry Night – Vincent Van Gough Belonging is an abstract perception that evolves and changes depending on an individual’s context and situation. The tension between belonging to society and self is at the heart of the complexity of the concept. Peter Skrzynecki’s poems St. Patricks College and Migrant Hostel from the immigrant chronicles and Van Gogh’s Starry Night are different mediums that juxtapose the duality of belonging and portray the diverse links individuals have to universal perceptions of connection. Belonging is a complex and multifaceted concept. The need to connect with social frameworks as well as one’s own cultural identity is the reason for the tension and dichotomy of belonging. Migrant Host explores the tension and sense of alienation for both society and self that can result from the migrant experience. A lack of interaction between individuals and places limits an individual’s experience of belonging, this is explored through ‘comings and goings’ and ‘arrivals and departures’ reinforcing the idea of these momentary connections. Through the use of many poetic techniques, the concept of acceptance is shown; a simile “like a homing pigeon” is used to highlight the urgency and desire to gain a sense of connection with the current environment. The simile ‘like a homing pigeon/ circling to get its bearings’ reinforces the idea of a complex sense of separation in the hostel. The disconnection...
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...Explication of Sextons “The Starry Night”, a painting by Vincent van Gough. Sexton and Van Gough both seem to find deep meaning and respectability in the night sky. The Setting of is the night sky above a town with emphasis on the details of the moon, sky, stars and clouds. Below, the sleepy village rests lifeless in the dark of night and does not receive the same attention as the sky. Sexton uses three stanzas containing similes, repetition, metaphors and alliteration to express her views of the painting. The first line states, “The town does not exist”, Sexton uses this line to represent the darkness of the specific night portrayed by the painting. The darkness is not the only meaning I found in the first line, it also tells the reader where the poet’s attention will be focused, not with the town but with the sky. The combination of these two meanings set the mood for the entire poem. The only object other than the sky and its inhabitants is one lonely tree sticking up from the unseen hillside, casting a shadow upon the sky and blocking out the bright yellow, white and green glow projected by the stars and moon. The tree is described with the simile, “like an old women”, possibly because of its shape. The forth line says “The town is silent the night boils with eleven stars”, this line does not literally mean the eleven stars are boiling, but instead represents there vibrancy. The boiling of the stars could compare them to boiling water because of their...
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...Vlada Alexeeva Artist Research Vincent Van Gogh Vincent Van Gogh was born on March 30th of 1853 and died July 29, 1890. He was born in Groot Zundert, in the Netherlands. When Vincent was growing up, he was an introvert and did not like socializing. He was a unique and unusual man. He did not start painting until he was 27 years old. Vincent’s brother, Theo, helped him emotionally and financially as he started his new art career. Van Gogh wore tattered clothes and he had a habit of being moody and stubborn. He didn’t interact well with the others around him. Everyone always thought that he was different and unusual. The people in Arles actually signed a petition to have Vincent removed from town. He wasn’t accepted by the people around him. Vincent Van Gogh was a very talented artist with a lot of pieces. He made many great works of art to show the world. Even though some of his neighbors may have felt he was crazy, he was able to get inspiration from many different scenes and objects. Van Gogh was able to leave behind him, many different types of art and many different art works that can be enjoyed by everyone. Although Van Gogh was practically a self taught artist, he did very well with what he discovered for himself. He was able to believe in himself and grow to his own ability. Yes Van Gogh had financial help from his brother, but that just shows tat they had a loving relationship. It means that his brother supported his career decision. I believe that people will remember...
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...expression reveals physical flaws, including his broken teeth and thinning hair. However, the expression captured on Affandi’s face is one of benign good humor as he grins widely out from the picture to return the viewer’s gaze, which brings across a dynamic side of his personality despite his old age. In conclusion, Affandi’s self-portraits reveals an aging artist who realizes his frailty and, despite this, still exudes confidence and passion. Van Gogh’s self-portrait is one of a man with a chiseled face and penetrating eyes, fringed by red and ocher wisps of hair, which all but glows against a field of cool, moody blue-green, set down in fervent, agile brush strokes. Indeed, the use of the color blue is so prevalent in the painting that it becomes less a color than force, colonizing and dominating the canvas. This conveys an atmosphere of dramatic melancholia, reflecting Van Gogh’s unstable and unhappy state of mind when he was working on the painting. Refuses to function as merely a backdrop, the blue comes to physically envelop Van Gogh, saturating...
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...A quick look at how artist thru the ages have portrayed shoes. A quick look at how artist thru the ages have portrayed shoes. Look at your feet, you are probable using some kind of foot wear and if not you must definitely own at least three different shoes. Some artist found that this common piece of clothing that we take for granted is a master piece on its own. From Vincent Van Gogh to Andy Warhol, they all painted shoes in different forms and environments. Take for example Van Gogh “A pair of shoes”, they seemed kind of depressing, yet heavily use, the viewer can create the character that used these boots by simply looking at this picture. A worker perhaps or even the artist himself, they must feel comfortable with them, even love them since they look as if they had been used quite frequently. Then we have Dali´s painting of shoes, I know you were expecting a crazy painting this one is very tame. Once again we see a pair of shoes that are very worn out, it even looks as if they are melting, this time however the views sees the feet and since its Dali we have a nice reference of the snake; that could either a symbolism of the evil forms that we are enslave to or the sin that chases us all through life. With or without surrealism Dali´s paintings are exquisite, it is a known fats that feet and hands are some of the hardest things to paint, yet here Dali´s foot looks breathtaking, and as for the shoes they also tell a story. When going back to the renascence shoes were...
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...The 10th-century copper sculpture illustrated in this chapter is the work of an artist performing the role of "giving tangible form to the unknown." The unknown, in this case, is the physical form of the deity Correct Answer: Correct Shiva. The famous Neolithic structure in England, made of megaliths that once formed several concentric circles, is called Correct Answer: Correct Stonehenge. Which are methods used by prehistoric painters? Correct Answer: Correct All of these: animal fats and pigments mixed together, the use of reed brushes, and powdered pigments blown through hollow reeds We owe our access to Vincent van Gogh's thoughts and feelings about many of his paintings to Correct Answer: Correct the many letters he wrote to friends and relatives. The function of artists to give tangible form to the unknown is evident in the 10th-century sculpture Shiva Nataraja through images that represent the following concepts EXCEPT: Correct Answer: Correct The sculpture reports a story about a Hindu dancer. Wheel of Fortune was created by Correct Answer: Correct Audrey Flack. Which is NOT a task for artists, according to the text? Correct Answer: Correct to help us see the world in the same way that we see it Theories regarding the purpose of Stonehenge include all listed EXCEPT: Correct Answer: Correct The megalith configuration represented an astrological calendar. No society that we know of has...
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...nineteenth century in France. Impressionist painters made colorful style of painting, characterized as impressionism. Impressionism attaches great importance to our perception of contrasts and light, something that is accurately expressed through the seasons. Claude Monet’s Rouen Cathedral in full sunlight was a famous painting, other than this Pierre Auguste Renoi, Edgar Degas, Alfred Sisley and Henri de Toulouse Lautrec are among the most important impressionist painters. CLAUDE MONET – "Impression, sunrise" (1873) At the end of 19th century Post-impressionism arose that was a soft revolt against impressionism that influenced the development of art in the 20th century. The major artists associated with this were Paul Cezanne and Vincent Van Gogh. Van Gogh’s vigorous and vibrant painting technique was one of the touchstones of both Fauvism and...
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...Vincent Van Gogh 1853 – 1890 "And my aim in my life is to make pictures and drawings, as many and as well as I can; then, at the end of my life, I hope to pass away, looking back with love and tender regret, and thinking, 'Oh, the pictures I might have made!'" Vincent van Gogh Letter 338 19 November 1883 Early Years – Vincent Van Gogh makes one of the most tragic lives in the history of painting, which began on March 30, 1853 at Groot-Zundert, in Dutch Brabant, near the Belgian frontier. Vincent’s father, Theodorus, was a pastor and the son of a pastor. His mother, Anna Cornelia Carbentus, was the daughter of a Court bookbinder at The Hague. Their married life was happy and uneventful. Anna and Theodorus had a first child, Vincent-Wilhelm, only to die at the age of six weeks. A year to the very day after, the Anna bore a second son, Vincent Van Gogh. Anna then delivered five more children, Theo, Vincent’s favorite brother, his supporter and guide, Cornelius, Anna, Elisabeth-Huberta and Willemien. Vincent lived in his native village till he was twelve years old. He was very quiet, liable to sudden bursts of impatience or high spirits, which alternated with long periods of depression. Secretive, he did not mix with other children. Vincent was not antisocial; he shared in the family life and showed great affection for his home circle. His childhood was outwardly dull and he was a lonely boy, but stubborn and determined. His time was spent in...
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...Self Portrait with Bandaged Ear by Vincent van Gogh 1889 Oil on Canvas a. Describe the subject matter of each of these two paintings [10] The subject matter of both paintings is self portrait, in which case would be Affandi and van Gogh respectively. In Affandi’s Self Portrait, the subject matter depicted is like the title aptly puts, himself, albeit in a more unconventional and abstracted manner. This is as opposed to the more realistic manner in which van Gogh has depicted himself in Self Portrait with Bandaged Ear. In Self Portrait, Affandi has characterised himself as a semi-abstracted figure against a plain background, with the highly detailed face in stark contrast with his torso, which as suggested by its dark green contour only (without any colouring within), appears to only be vaguely apparent. Affandi also seems to be placing extreme focus on the human emotions or mood, presumably meant to be conveyed by the extremely detailed expression on the face that he has painted. In fact,everything is lumped together (in fact, most of the colours used) on the face in his painting. Upon closer examination, one would find that Affandi’s face as depicted in this work is actually more of a mass of red rather than anything else, and lined with blobs of different colours (namely yellow and green) presumably to represent the hair. Details on the face are not clearly made out, rather only a faint outline of the eyebrows, eyes and nose is apparent. This is as opposed to Self Portrait...
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...Evaluating Art Casandra Concepcion AIU Online Art Appreciation Professor Kimberly Musial April 29, 2012 Abstract Defining art is up to the interpretation of the writer and of the reader. Art in itself is also left up to interpretation, of the artist and of those viewing the work of art. There are many varieties of art, and all still have their own abilities to be changed and redesigned based on the artist. Viewing examples of art definitions along with review of several art varieties show the versatility that is the world of art. Evaluating Art In order to properly evaluate and understand art, one must start by understanding the definition of art. As different people see all works of art differently, so is the definition. That said, finding two definitions of art that makes sense to the writer would then allow further exploration of the eight types of art: painting, sculpture, architecture, photography, printmaking, conceptual art, installation art, and performance art. Appling the definitions to these eight types of art will allow for an evaluation of art in its many forms. Art Defined According to Adajian, Plato defined art as “representational, or mimetic (sometimes translated as “imitative” (Traditional Definitions, para. 2). This implies that Plato believed all art was a representation of reality. This leads one to believe, that any work of art they are seeing was based on an object that once existed. This definition is considered a traditional definition...
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...Vincent Willem van Gogh was born on 30 March 1853 in Groot-Zundert, a village close to Breda, in the predominantly Catholic province of North Brabant in the southern Netherlands. He was the oldest surviving child of Theodorus van Gogh, a minister of the Dutch Reformed Church, and Anna Cornelia Carbentus. Vincent was given the name of his grandfather, and of a brother stillborn exactly a year before his birth. The practice of reusing a name was not unusual. Vincent was a common name in the Van Gogh family: his grandfather, Vincent (1789–1874), had received his degree of theology at the University of Leiden in 1811. Grandfather Vincent had six sons, three of whom became art dealers, including another Vincent -referred to in the letters as "Uncle Cent". Grandfather Vincent had perhaps been named in turn after his own father's uncle, the successful sculptor Vincent van Gogh (1729–1802). Art and religion were the two occupations to which the Van Gogh family gravitated. His brother Theodorus "Theo" was born on 1 May 1857. He had another brother, Cor, and three sisters: Elisabeth, Anna, and Willemina "Wil". Vincent was a serious, silent and thoughtful child. He attended the village school at Zundert from 1860, where a single Catholic teacher taught around 200 pupils. From 1861, he and his sister Anna were taught at home by a governess, until 1 October 1864, when he was placed in Jan Provily's boarding school at Zevenbergen about 20 miles (32 km) away. He was distressed to leave his...
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...Historia del Arte - Representantes del Arte Moderno I. Completa los datos de cada artista: 1. Pablo Picasso Estilo o movimiento artístico al que perteneció Cubismo Fecha y lugar de nacimiento Málaga, España – 25 de Octubre de 1881 Temas o características de sus obras - Buscaba retratar la realidad social. - Buscaba percibir de la naturaleza aquello que es impercedero y eterno, las formas esenciales y primitivas. - Se presentaro temas como la desgracias y el sufrimiento como reflejo de lo que Picasso vivía en ese momento. - Captaba las formas geométricas simples para evitar que en sus obras de reflejen sus estados de ánimos personales. - Se muestra una ruptura formal, que proviene por influencias del arte africano. - Decepción, sufrimiento y caos como reflejo de las distintas guerras que se estaban llevando a cabo a nivel mundial - Utilización de colores primarios, formas geométricas y mujeres sencuales. Incluye una de sus obras más famosas y describe brevemente el tema o características importantes de la misma Descripción: ‘La Guernica’ representa la guerra civil española. Se puede presentar temas como el sufrimiento y el dolor. Por otro lado, esto se ve representado por el tipo y tono de colores oscuros utilizados en la obra. Uno de los temas más importantes es el dolor y los sentimientos que involucran la guerra. 2. Claude Monet Estilo o movimiento artístico al que perteneció Impresionismo Fecha y lugar de nacimiento París, Francia – 14 de Noviembre...
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