Art 1A Jiajun Lin Wan Jen Chou The Russian Bride’s Attire We went to the Legion of Honor museum in San Francisco last weekend. We found an oil painting that was named “The Russian Bride’s Attire (1887)”. We were very interested about this oil painting. The author’s name is Konstantin Makovsky‚ he was a Russian. He was born in Moscow‚ 1839 and died in St. Petersburg‚ 1915. In 1863‚ a group of 14 students thought to leave The Imperial Academy of Art‚ and Makovsky was one of them. He thought the rules
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Passing Storm over the Sierra Nevadas is a scenic‚ oil on canvas that is beautifully displayed at the San Antonio Museum of Art. Albert Bierstadt created the work of art in 1870. Bierstadt was born in Germany in 1830 and at the age of two his family moved to Massachusetts‚ he soon went back to study in Germany where he developed his art abilities. Many of Albert’s art pieces glorify landscapes vividly on actual places he visited while traveling the American West; his fascination with the landscapes
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Fashion is a miraculous world of fantasy and hard work that I would be thrilled to enter‚ and the studies at the XXX could open the gate to this exciting world for me. I opted for fashion design as a major as I have always been attracted by the power of transformation that trendy clothing gives a person. I enjoyed inventing clothing for my dolls when I was a child‚ and enjoyed seeing the same old plaything take on a different look each time I gave her different apparel. I also loved to see my
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feeling I received from the exhibition Charles James: Beyond Fashion‚ displayed by the Costume Institution of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Throughout the exhibition‚ I was asked this question over and over again: If fashion is not what the exhibition about‚ then what? Started from May8 and lasting until August 10‚ the special exhibition of Costume Institute of Metropolitan Museum presents the audience signature pieces of Charles James‚ an Anglo fashion designer who was active during the post-WW2 20th
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well-off middle class family and decided he was going to be an artist as early as 16 years old (Smith‚ 1986). His parents supported him however pushed him towards commercial art because it had more promise and structure. He first attended the New York School of Illustrating but later transferred to the New York School of Art in 1900. At this school he worked under artists who influenced him to become the artist he is known as today. In 1906 he travelled to Paris like many other young artists. He
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Timken Art Museum Of the many art museums in San Diego‚ California‚ I decided to visit the Timken Museum. It is located in Balboa Park. My trip to the museum was great. There were many events going on. Instead of the trip being boring and plain‚ it was cheerful and fun. The Timken Museum was very nice and had many great works of art. While being there‚ everyone got to individually look at the pieces of art. It was not a tour like how you usually see in movies. I got to look at each painting for
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I chose the painting Autumn Rhythm 1950 by Jackson Pollock. When I first saw the painting‚ I knew from the start that this was the masterpiece perfect for this project. My initial response to this painting was confusion. I did not understand it; I did not know what I was looking at. I thought to myself‚ is there something I’m supposed to look for? It seemed impossible to find something due to the numerous slobs of paint everywhere. I did not understand how this could even be a masterpiece. After
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the history of immigration to America. I did not know that immigrants left their homelands because of famine and World War II. Also my teachers took me to the Metropolitan Museum‚ where I learned more about art and I felt that I wanted to create art from my soul by own hand after looking at the paintings and sculptures at the museum. I also discovered new plants when they took me to the Botanical Garden. Every plant had a name tag. I did not know how coffee grew on coffee tree. Later‚ I met another
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Artists normally brushed or pushed the color. His process was completely unique. He did not use an easel. The canvas was laid on the ground. Industrial paint‚ raw canvas‚ sticks‚ and other tools instead of brushes were all materials that make his art pieces so unique. Lavender Mist exhibits an energy that almost gives life to the painting. The colors contrast in a way that are bold but not overwhelming. The dark hue mixes with the light so that it is neither heavy nor airy. At 87 X 118 inches the
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