Last Sunday‚ we paid a visit to the Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology. It is three stories high and each floor has its theme. The Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of Cambridge holds a world-class collections of art and artefacts from all over the world. Objects ranging from stone tools and pots to sculptures and paintings represent cultures and histories over millennia. Great recent and contemporary works reflect the diversity of peoples worldwide‚ and the resilience of
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Barnett Newman (1905-70) Abstract Expressionist By MUHAMMAD FAHEEM TUFAIL Roll No 07 MA (Hons.) Visual Arts NCA LAHORE Barnett Newman NAME: BARNETT NEWMAN BIRTH DATE: HANUARY 19‚ 1905 PLACE OF BIRTH: NEW YORK‚ UNITED STATES DEATH: JULY 3‚ 1970 PLACE OF DEATH: NEW YORK‚ UNITED STATES NATIONALTY: AMERICAN GENDER: MALE OCCUPATION: PAINTER The American painter Barnett Newman was a central figure among color-field abstractionists between 1950 and 1970. He was
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in his own mind. I want to dive deeper into the life of this brilliant‚ yet completely crazy man‚ who has produced more than 2‚100 artworks‚ made up of some 1‚300 watercolors and 860 oil paintings(Vincent Van Gogh Biography‚ quotes & paintings‚ The Art History Archive; retrieved 12 July 2011)‚ It remains a mystery what exactly drove him to this point‚ who and what were some of the people and things that
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it. People believe after his father’s death Gogh’s artistic talents were unbound due to his technique‚ and talents that changed miraculously. He painted people he knew‚ things he had seen‚ and pieces of art that would reflect personal feelings‚ and emotions. It is critical while admiring Gogh’s art to understand when and where he created it‚ the style he used‚ and why he choose to paint
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Art Exhibition Re-Do 12/05/12 The Museum of Art Institute in Chicago The second-largest art museum in the country‚ the Art Institute houses treasures and masterpieces from around the globe‚ including a fabulous selection of both impressionist and post-impressionist paintings. The theme I decided to pick was called the Holiday Thorne room. The Holiday Thorne room has the most magnificent displays including descriptions of holiday objects that were labeled as historic from previous ownerships
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I Vincent Willem van Gogh was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art.“La tristesse durera toujours‚” is a French expression which means‚ “this sadness will last forever.” These were the final words that Vincent van Gogh uttered‚ but there is more to the story. Van Gogh was a very unloved in his lifetime‚ shunned‚ and his work ignored.This is his interesting untold story of his short life. Vincent Willem van Gogh was born
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Vincent van Gogh created‚ “Wheat Field with Cypresses”‚ in 1889 on canvas using oil paints. Today‚ it is on display in the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art. “Wheat Field with Cypresses” was created during the post-impressionism era; showing abstract paint strokes that were color dominated‚ containing heavy movement‚ showing a window into the artists’ mind and soul. “Wheat Field with Cypresses” depicts a hot‚ windy summer day. Van Gogh uses rich gold’s and yellows to show the brightness of the
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On March 30‚1853 in Groot Zundert‚ Netherlands a legendary artist who will forever change art is born;his name is Vincent Van Gogh. Van Gogh lived a tragic life facing many struggles and several triumphs‚but he will always be remembered in history for being one of the most inspirational artists. Growing up Van Gogh’s family was fairly big:his family consisted of his parents‚three sisters‚two brothers‚ and of course Van Gogh himself. Van Gogh was also a troubled child‚ however‚ he noticeably was attached
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Fairfield Porter (1907-1975) was an American painter and art critic who studied socially relevant art and produced realist artwork during the majority of his career. Wanting to depict the “authentically lived experience” in each of his paintings‚ he painted in a representational style during the height of the Abstract Expressionism’s dominance. He did not find much inspiration to construct pieces stemming from abstract ideology. An example of Porter’s natural yet highly objective style of painting
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Boxed inside thick glass in the African collection at the Cantor Museum‚ stands an object that is about 20 inches long and approximately 15 inches high. The overly round head is connected to protruding shoulders that dip down into a deep curve of the back. The legs‚ short and stub-like. Earthy rich browns‚ Artist Unknown. Bamana peoples‚ Mali. Shrine Figure (Boli) 19th century. taupes‚ and small pops of burnt orange freckle the enigmatic sculpture. The exterior is encrusted with flaky uneven material
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