A thick verticle line is used to create a green lamp post, dividing the painting
A thick verticle line is used to create a green lamp post, dividing the painting
Equally impressive is the creation of a focal point by La Tour, a French artist largely known for his usage of “candle lit subjects” (EB). In this case the candlelight is in the hands of the boy figure casting a shadow over Joseph the carpenter. The light “focal point” is on the boy’s face, representing the importance of the boy himself as being Christ. La Tour’s oil canvas 18 ½ X 25 ½ inches in size, somewhat smaller than Gentileschi’s piece; however the size does not imply that it is of less relevance. La Tour’s “geometric simplification” (EB) of the human form is in contrast to that of Gentileschi. This prospective…
The purpose of this journal entry is to discuss the way Canaletto uses line in his work The Maundy Thursday Festival before the Ducal Palace in Venice. Also, it will compare the accuracy his work to that of a modern photograph of the same location. How do they differ? Line is used in nearly every aspect of art, whether it is an actual mark on the page or simply implied.…
Ridge and gully in afternoon light is a distorted and strangely set out view of the traditions of a ‘regular’ landscape. The viewing area we are given is dominated by blended sections of different viewing perspectives filled with strangely shaped trees of varying different shapes, colour’s and sizes. All objects in the painting,…
3. The argument Elijah Anderson is trying to make is that the behavior of the children today is greatly influenced by the street culture. In this street culture, he describes it as being violent when they’re faced with impersonal attacks and any type of disrespect shown.…
For example, I am observing the above listed painting through a formal analysis of it, and interpretations of my understandings and concluded with the observations. The artist has portrayed an image of girls in the midst. Second, an artists working on a painting that reflects the painting background, while the image on the mirror on the very back wall depicts what appears to be the King and Queen. Just as the mirror used to attract the viewer’s visibility and many illusionistic effects is the formal qualities used by Diego Velasquez; it also portrays reflections of images outside the view. The artist used three primary focal-points including reflected mirrored images, half-length, and self-portrait. However, the depth and dimensions of the painting has been block; this has been achieved through the use of tones, color, layers and shapes to overlap the…
Fillipo Brunelleschi was a renowned Italian artist, sculptor, engineer and architect of the Italian Renaissance. During the early stages of his architectural career, Brunelleschi made a rediscovery of the concepts and principles of one point linear perspective, which he used intensively and extensively for the ornamentation of his architectural ventures. Before Brunelleschi, others had understood the importance of perspective, but up until then, no one had succeeded in devising a mathematical formula for one point perspective. His discovery, use, and demonstration of one point linear perspective proved to be a major turning point in Renaissance art and architecture, and unbeknown to Brunelleschi, his achievements were to have a great impact on the Renaissance, and those who followed him. Perspective is defined as the method of representing threedimensional objects in recession on a two-dimensional surface in order to give the same impression of a relative position, size, or distance as the actual objects do when viewed from a particular point.1 Brunelleschi understood the importance of this concept, and desired to demonstrate how indispensable it could be. This essay will discuss the influences that played an instrumental part in Brunelleschi's achievements, additionally it will discuss how Brunelleschi first demonstrated his formula of linear perspective.…
In this painting, the movement has a significant impact on how the viewer will see it. John has tended to control the direction of how he wanted the viewer to look at…
Only when the viewer retreats a few steps from the image can one appreciate what Cleenwerck has painted. This is essential to the concept of modernity because Cleenwerck is departing from the inscribed painting techniques in which art is very structured and detailed. Cleenwerck utilizes an open brush strokes in his painting and these allow him to create images which seem coherent, but lack detail and the viewer is not able to distinguish faces and in some case bodies. These open brush stokes allow for depictions of art that imply a figure/object; however, when one focuses on these images they are not what they imply, such as the fishermen in the background and the shrubs in the foreground — they are mere brush strokes that imply something else. Through this technique Cleenwerck is able to begin framing this contemporary painting as historical because of its new innovative…
In the excerpt of Jane Jacob’s The Death and Life of Great American Cities, she implies the importance of city streets and sidewalks. Although it is believed that police officers enforce the peace in a city, but in reality it is the people’s actions that keep the peace.…
The story of A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte begins in the 1880s as the world was experiencing an era of change. France had begun to experience the damage of the Long Recession, monumental inventions were created, and new forms of art were on the rise. These events included the invention of the bicycle, the start of Coca Cola, Jewish refugees flooding in from Russia, operas such as Manon gained popularity, and the building of the Statue of Liberty. These events were changing people’s everyday life’s and the post-impressionist artists sought to capture these adjustments in their art.…
In the beginning of this film Paris is a vibrant place. As the film continued, Paris is representing the love for one other. In every frame a piece of Paris was shared and represents beauty. The background of this film gives the action and the view a sense of mood or plot. For instance, when Amelie saw Nino at the photo booth, the shot of her standing in the train station the background had neutral yellows, oranges and greens. Since though three colors a neutral she is unsure of what she feels. However, when Amelie was in her kitchen, cooking pasta the walls were a medium red and the same with her sportswear, gives a "love is in the air", vibe. As Amelie walks around Paris many striking points such as, the…
John Gast’s painting is set on an American landscape, with the right half of the painting representing eastern America, and the left half of the painting representing western America. The first thing to notice about the painting is the variations in light seen when comparing the east and the west. The rightmost edge of the painting is bright, but as the painting shifts left it begins to grow darker, with the furthest left edge being marked by a foreboding sky adorned with storm clouds. Similarly, the gentle rolling hills of…
The main and only light source is the natural lighting of the sun, which comes from the left-hand side of the painting. The sun slightly peers over the bridge to diffuse its rays across the whole scenery. Since the sun is in that position, the logical estimation for what time of day it is, is either sunrise or sunset. Robert uses the sun’s light to illuminate the left-hand side of the building. This side is farther back in the distance though, so it doesn’t create one main focal point, and the composition is still balanced. To contrast the strong lighting on the left-hand side, the right-hand side is very shadowed due to the large building and the bridge being in the way of direct sunlight. The darkest area is the foreground, or the closest to the viewer. Whereas, the lightest is the farthest away from the viewer. Again, this helps to create a sense of balance in the composition. The light doesn’t really draw one’s attention to a particular aspect, but rather, it helps move the viewer’s eyes around the entire painting. Furthermore, all the larger, more detailed figures are in the shadows, so the shadow helps to weaken their value in the composition. Robert did this so the viewer would focus mainly on…
The Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh is consistent of his typical artwork. He uses the lines free and loose making it an expression of his contour lines. The spacing between the stars and the curving contours making it a dot to dot effect. Van Gogh’s, The Starry Night” portrays his personal emotion. He writes to his brother about his painting almost as if he would be confused himself about the painting. The village is dark but at the same time it is peaceful compared to the dramatic sky life. In Sol Le Witts, Wall Drawing it uses an ordered form and symmetrical form called classical lines. The line Sol Le Witts uses is considered a connection between two separate points. Although his work is displayed throughout various art museums, the actual work is not his own. Le Witts has the ideas and then gives the workers instructions on what he wants done. This reflects his personality in the way that his art work is controlled. The line form he uses is symmetrical. Sol Le Witt is unlike Van Gogh’s when it comes to his personality. In which Le Witt’s personality is logical and Van Gogh’s is emotional and chaotic. Both artists’ have clearly shown their personality in their art work through their different line forms and expressions.…
To many people Paris is a city of unlimited inspiration. In many ways this is why Ernest Hemingway spent a lot of his life there. He was in love with the people, the feeling, and the actual city of Paris. Hemingway claimed that the city was home to “the most interesting people in the world.”i The people of Paris greatly supported the artists of the time. This includes supporting Hemingway in his first quests for literature. Most people would agree that without Paris, Hemingway would have never come close to reaching his full potential as a writer.…