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    mixtures of colored light.” This theory of his didn’t quite work out as well as he thought‚ but it really depended on the viewer. Like most others‚ he used warm colors to show a cheerful tone‚ and cool colors to show sadness. In his piece A Sunday on La Grande Jatte‚ each person in different light shows the emotions the colors correspond with. In the foreground of the painting‚ the figures are in the shade‚ with blue-green tones‚ and are all shown in a more melancholic state. Meanwhile‚ in the middle

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    The impression piece I choose is “A Sunday on La Grande Jatte”. It is a work of Georges Seurat painted in 1884 depicting a relaxed Paris setting northeast of the city by the Seine River. The work itself is different from the style of the day which had heavy brushwork involvement. This work by Georges Seurat was based on a technique called the “pointless”. This technique is based on the artist making his impression through a series of colored points instead of the use of the brushwork. The colors

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    Seurat - Sunday Afternoon

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    Seurat’s Sunday Afternoon On a sunny afternoon in 19th century Paris‚ France‚ a young Frenchman seated himself on a patch of grass‚ overlooking the sprightly island of la Grande Jatte. Georges-Pierre Seurat recorded his meticulous observations of the soothing‚ riverside landscape with a simple pencil and sketchpad. Yet‚ he was unaware that those sketches would be the preliminary steps towards his crowning achievement. By applying unique painting techniques to create tranquility‚ ironically combining

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    Georges Seurat’s most commemorated painting‚ A Sunday on La Grande Jatte-1884‚ deemed him the father of Pointillism and Neo-Impressionism. As a French post-impressionist artist‚ he was noted for his innovative style and painting techniques. Seurat’s artistic personality was very disparate when compared to his counterparts of the post-impressionist era. Other artists of that time period‚ such as Paul Cézanne or Henri Rousseau painted what may be considered more traditional art at that time‚ using

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    impressionist style was new to the art field‚ just as the advances from the industrial revolution were new to the people of the world. A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat is a vibrant piece‚ that reflects his pointillism style. This painting displays elegant‚ emotionless people taking a leisurely walk on a nice Sunday afternoon. Seurat uses space‚ texture and colour to show ordinary people in the park in an artistic way. In this piece‚ the illusion of space is

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    Sun and Sunday Afternoon

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    Sunday Afternoon All four windows of that metallic black pick up truck covered in mud speckles were down. The sun illuminated the flawless sky that Sunday afternoon. Our vehicle was loaded up with my favorite blue pin striped beach chair‚ several kick balls‚ a cooler filled with water‚ and two of my best friends. There was Rosie‚ the redder of the two and who always seemed to have an endless supply of energy. The other is Ruby‚ a curly blond with a much lazier personality. Two golden paws rested

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    La Grande Odalisque

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    La Grande Odalisque Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres was born on August 28th‚ 1780. He became one of Jacques-Louis David’s most famous and successful students. During Ingres time working with David‚ and eventually turning away from him‚ he became a part of the Neo-Classicism movement; leaving behind‚ but not forgetting the Romanticism methods. Neo-Classicism is the 18th century restoration of tradition principles which lead Ingres to be one of the most famous draftsmen. Ingres was an extremely

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    (The Peasant Dance) and of urban dwellers in the 19th century (Sunday Afternoon on the Island of the Grande Jatte). Thesis: Since the beginning of the 19th century Europe began to experience rapid changes in culture and society. Many of the effects from the Industrial Revolution paved the way for new industries to be created. Between the creation of The Peasants Dance to when the Sunday Afternoon on the Island of the Grande Jatte was painted you can clearly see the differences in the leisure

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    Sunday morning session Dieter F. Uchtdorf - Let god know of our trials - Ask for strength and support - Ask that your eyes and ears will be opened - Walk in the light - God knows that we will make mistakes - But he loves us just the same - He has given us the gospel - As we strive to do right‚ the light of the gospel will surround and uplift us - Dark can not exist in the presence of light - Our lives may be touched with darkness from time to time - Our living hope should be in Jesus

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    Dialogue in text adds to our understanding about people‚ social issues and life. Poems that use dialogue include ‘Weapons Training’ (WT) and ‘Pleasant Sunday Afternoon’ (PSA)‚ written by Bruce Dawe. The themes these poems express include ‘strive for happiness and fulfilment and make the most of life. Another text that also displays these themes is ‘V For Vendetta’ directed by James McTeigue. The poem ‘Weapons Training’ written by Bruce Dawe is monologue from military instructor that is lecturing

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