Kehinde Wiley is a famous artist known for his naturalistic portraits of African-Americans and for his unique representation of people living in the 21st century. One of the many works he did is known as Prince Albert, Prince Consort of Queen Elizabeth, which was made in the year 2013, and the medium used was oil. The size of the canvas is 72 x 60 inches and has a striking black frame that relates to paintings made years ago. In this painting you see an African-American man, standing in a position of power and security. This painting and others are part of a collection that the artist decided to call "The World Stage", where he traveled to different countries taking pictures of different people, which later he transferred to the canvas.…
The piece of Art, Smiling Girl, a Courtesan Holding an Obscene Image, painted by Gerrit van Honthorst in 1625 can be seen at the Saint Louis Art Museum. I was initially drawn to this image from across the gallery mostly due to the subject’s bright red dress with gold sleeves, it was one of the brightest colored images in the gallery. It is about three feet tall and two feet wide, it is an oil on canvas painting. As I approached the image, I was still intrigued as the image she is holding is of a naked man facing away, the subject in the painting seems to get enjoyment from this. To me this piece of art makes me curious, I want to know who this woman was and why she is holding that image. The artist seems to be communicating the importance of…
Down for the Count is a heavy work that is used to depict the times of the Great Depression. Fletcher Martin was very distinct about what he wanted us to see and how he wanted us to see it. The subject matter is surrounded by supporting details such as the color, light, space, and also the size and scale.…
This piece of art by Richard Watson is based on the story of Pharaoh and the Israelites from the Bible verse, Exodus 14:8. The main focus of the artwork is the hardship of people of color during White supremacy, and it is compared to the suffering Israelites faced under Pharaoh. This piece is an oil painting on a wood panel, and it is a single media brushwork with a combination of images that emphasize black life.…
The two artworks I chose to use for my essay are the Merode Altarpiece by Robert Campin, and The Deposition by Rogier van der Weyden. Both paintings are from the Early Renaissance, and I found both of them in my textbook. (Campin painting: page 307 and Weyden painting: page 311 in book “ART: A Brief History”)…
Rembrandt has often been referred to as "The Painter of Light" for his innovative and influential approach to depicting light. Describe Rembrandt's approach to depicting light in painting. How is it influenced by Caravaggio's tenebrism and how does it differ or improve upon that technique?…
It wasn’t until 1962, that Indiana first painted something that would one day become a world-known symbol. It began as a painting, which evolved into a different painting, which eventually evolved into various sculptures, and has now evolved into a national symbol. The original painting entitled Love was just a small work of art. The theme of the artwork, love, still meant a great deal to Indiana though. Soon, various private organizations were asking Indiana to paint various versions of Love for their own personal use. One, entitled Love is God was painted three years after the original artwork was simply stenciled words on a fading, gradient canvas. However, Indiana’s vision of what this art could turn into continued to grow, “the subject in general had been in his mind…
There are many great Christian sculpture features! I personally like the Chartes Cathedral located In France. The Chartes Cathedral began construction in the year 1134, and is also referred to as the Cathedral of Notre Dame. The Chartes Cathedral is located in downtown Paris, and is a great representation of the Gothic style due to the Cathedrals style of stone and glass. The West Façade of the Chartes Cathedrals features magnificent sculptures of religious figures. In one Christ is featured enthroned and it shows him coming back at the end of time. In another portal shows the scene of the Incarnation. The Incarnation is God’s first appearance on earth that shows the significance of Mary in Christ’s life. The Chartes Cathedral is one of the…
What makes a piece of art art? Is it the creation itself or is it a combination of elements that make a piece a good piece of art. Artist use elements to add depth and meaning to the pieces they create. Artist such as Vincent Van Gogh, Sol LeWitt, Diego Velazquez, and Edward Hopper all had pieces that they used different forms to help capture the attention of the viewer and express their true meaning with the techniques they used in their portraits.…
Early Christian art spans from the first to fifth centuries followed by the vast era of Byzantine art from the fifth century to the 16th century in Eastern Europe. Much of the art during this period had a religious context or enacted a religious purpose. The paintings and mosaics were meant to remind worshippers of their God, and the architecture was meant to serve both functional and aesthetic purposes. When Constantine I issued the Edict of Milan in 313 and moved the center of the Roman’s empire from Rome to Constantinople, the Byzantine Empire and Constantinople became the center of power and culture.…
The poem One Art by Elizabeth Bishop has a conversational tone conveying an obvious particular notion--at first. The first refrain serves to declare victoriously an opening statement that, "The art of losing isn't hard to master" (Bishop Line 1). As the poem advances, repetitions of the first and second refrains reveal themselves as helpful incantations. At first, this villanelle appears as a no-nonsense tutorial equipped with literary imagery on how to get over losing things, places, opportunities and persons in life. Having theoretically mastered the list of losses seems to somehow qualify the speaker to give such recommendations. Each stanza explores how Bishop, the main character, may have arrived at her "loss is no disaster" (second refrain) approach to grief mastery. By the last stanza though, she is no longer perceived as apathetically reciting incantations perhaps for our learning, but as coping with personal losses and evolving through resulting stages of grief. By the end, we witness an ironic exposure of the speaker's true emotional self behind the mask.…
Yes, definitely, since the first impression is what attracts and connects with the audience. It can either bore a mind, or capture it and develop more and more curiosity. For example, if I were to be shown one painting with only a couple streaks of paint and another painting with an entire landscape painted on it, I would most likely be more interested and curious about the second painting (given my idea of “good” art). Just based on my first impression, I could easily be captured by one painting, though clearly bored with the other. Another person, however, may argue that one should not “judge a book by its cover” and that regardless if you find a panting attractive or revolting, it will draw your attention and…
For my art analysis paper, I decided to select a work of art that can be found on page 465 in the textbook, the full title of the oil on canvas piece is called, The Old Guitarist, by the artist Pablo Picasso. Picasso’s artistic phrase of the piece is during the years 1901-1904, during his Blue Period, which began after a close friend of Picasso committed suicide in Paris. Throughout those years Picasso, began painting many canvases portraying the miseries of the poor, the ill, and those cast out from society. The piece, The Old Guitarist, gives viewers a sense of representation of Picasso’s feelings and mood during his Blue Period.…
Since our meeting about improving our content for our museum’s website, I have given this a lot of thought and decided that our new timeline theme should evolve around sculptures of the High Renaissance in Italy. I chose this period because it was the time where classical art of antiquity was recaptured . I started with a marble sculpture by Tullio Lombardo from 1490 which was the start of the High Renaissance. The artists that I chose are Tullio Lombardo, Michelangelo, Lorenzetto, Bandinelli, Cellini, and Domenico Poggini. I ended the timeline with a marble sculpture by Domenico Poggini from 1554, which was around the end of the High Renaissance. I choose marble sculptures from this period because marble has a surface, once carved, that adds realism to these sculptures. The many iconic works in sculptures seems to have influenced successive generations of artists, an influence that continues to this present day.…
There are many factors that have contributed to the diminishing popularity of religious art. Numerous dealers claim that the market for religious art is limited. According to Daniel Grant, religion in art is viewed as anachronistic and untenable in the context of modern art. Critics have argued that it is conceivably only permissible under the guise of Postmodernist strategy.…