Germany. The castle of Count Dracula is plagued in mystery and all of the townsfolk are scared to even approach it. Slowly‚ Harker begins to realize that Count Dracula is a vampire‚ or Nosferatu (Bird of Death). To go a quick tangent about German Expressionism
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Office Art Memo Jeffrey D Covington Hum 112 – World Cultures II Dr. Byron Wess Strayer University August 25th‚ 2013 Abstract In this paper I will be writing a memorandum to my “boss” about various pieces of art (s)he wants me to pick out to decorate the new corporate offices. I will be identifying three examples of 19th century Impressionist painting or sculpture and three Post-Impressionist works. In this memo I will explain how the six pieces of art fall into these two styles. Also I will
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at the Metropolitan Art Museum‚ is a perfect example of how detail goes a long way in any art form. With this krater‚ although huge in size‚ only the most ambitious craftsmen would take it upon themselves to decorate (). Originally decorated with abstract designs‚ toward 800 BCE‚ humans and animals figures began to appear within the geometric designs (2). Minor details like the lines‚ shapes‚ and figures
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a personal inventory. Later‚ a numbered title corresponds to the date a canvas was painted or to its number in a sequence of paintings.” A second example of a surrealism automatism painting is “8.47 ou Les carquois fléchi” (Fig.2). The gigantic abstract oil canvas had the highest pigment levels‚ with widest choice of color‚ from red yellow and green; however the main subject of the painting is the yellow flower in the bucket. Theirs a clear hierarchy between the object and the depth of space in
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America‚ as a relatively young country‚ has had to create its own art scene from the already booming French Romantic style. Regarded as “at best a brave but crude beginning and only an experiment in the evolution of realistic painting” ‚ American Impressionism was a short-lived flash on the art scene‚ lasting from about 1880 up until the rising Jazz phenomena in the early 1920s. Characterized by rough brush strokes and soft pastel colors and emphasizing light and en plein air techniques‚ the term
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Georgia O’Keeffe’s Music-Pink and Blue II‚ 1919 is an oil on canvas piece now being held at the Whitney Museum of Art in New York. The form of this piece work of art‚ in my opinion‚ is abstract. The media of this piece is oil but to me‚ it also closely resembles watercolor paint. The emphasis/focal point of this piece is the dark blue oval-like shape at the bottom right‚ the implied line‚ in my opinion‚ is in this shape‚ the shape looks like it is sort of floating or swimming to the top. The colors
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aluminum paint‚ enamel‚ and even carpet tacks‚ and ended up with a truly texturally intricate result. It stands at 108.9 x 55.2 cm‚ or 42 7/8 x 21 3/4 inches for those less metrically-inclined. Magic Lantern is a fascinating abstract painting‚ but in comparison to many other abstract paintings‚ this work of art focusses less on representational matters. Instead‚ it works to be a personally interpretable work when the overall nature and the particulars of it is taken into account‚ whether through its use
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When I have a strange dream I will take the most particular thing about my dream and turn it into art. I make it very mysterious and lifelike so everyone can witness what I saw in my sleep. I like to leave wonders and thoughts in others minds. Abstract art is also a favorite of mine. I will get a whole bunch of random objects and glue them together and make another random object out of all these other pieces. It is very fun and creative. I once went outside and collect things to make a birds
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Before the 20th century‚ not many artists had done modern abstract. Paintings such as "The Green Stripe" and "Harmony in Red" by Henri Matisse were given bad critiques. They were mostly objected to the different use of color in the paintings‚ and many did not understand his work. The use of color was used to show his emotional expression. Henri Matisse was born in Northern France in 1869. During his youth‚ he had no interest in art. His father had high hopes for him to become a lawyer or work at
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window at night‚ although it was painted from memory during the day. Van Gogh’s artworks contrast greatly with those of Wassily Kandinsky. Composition VII was painted by Wassily Kandinsky in 1913‚ during his time in Munich‚ Germany. The style is abstract and very expressive. Vincent Van Gogh was part of the post-impressionist movement‚ which painted in the late 1800s. He studied art in Belgium‚ and in 1886 he travelled to Paris with his brother. There he met Pissarro
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