argument about the objectivety of art‚ its quantifiable ability to be “judged” is based on a flimsy‚ static version of human beings. But‚ it is equally strange to pretend that an image is merely a subjective experience‚ as though the context‚ history‚ and intention were not part of the process. As Berger notes in his essay‚ “Ways of Seeing‚” [w]hen an image is presented as a work of art‚ the way people look at it is affected by a whole series of learned assumptions about art. Assumptions concerning:
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abstract art or symbolism in high-quality fashion. He was born on January 1‚ 1864 at Hoboken‚ New Jersey in a German-Jewish family. He spent most of his life in New York City‚ molding his photographs and leading a group of artists‚ called the Photo-Secessionist movement. They were a group‚ who looked for as much skillful and creative potential as possible of what a photographer can do. Because he was a gallery owner‚ he stored artwork such as Picasso’s paintings and his own abstract art of clouds
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she has gone through since the accident and later on in her life. Along with this she was greatly influenced by her husband also a great painter at the time‚ Diego Rivera‚ and Mexican folk art. ’Her work is colourful‚ almost naive vigour‚ tinged with surrealist fantasy ’ (A Dictionary of Twentieth Century Art‚ 1998: Online) Henry Ford Hospital 1932 Oil Painting One of Frida Kahlo ’s most famous pieces titled ’Henry Ford Hospital ’. It ’s based on a real life incident that happened to Frida while
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Nicole Brittingham March 11‚ 2013 ART 101-04 Analysis assignment * Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh * This painting was made in 1889 during the postimpressionism era. * Starry Night is about 29”x36” and is made from using oil as a medium on a canvas. * This painting can be categorized as modern art. * Formal analysis * Within the composition of this painting‚ there is a peaceful village in the foreground and a dramatic night sky in our main viewpoint. There is a church
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Literature and art have the ability to be diversely interpreted by people. Famously known painter Vincent van Gogh produced a masterpiece in June 1889 called The Starry Night. This oil on canvas painting gave van Gogh recognition after his death. The art inspired people all around the world. A poet‚ Anne Sexton developed a poem that was influenced by The Starry Night with extra interpretation and meaning of her own behind it. Although these aspects may differ‚ there are a variety of similarities
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Final Critique. Valentina Pecoraro Professor: Silva. “The Dream” Pablo Picasso 1932 Oil on Canvas 130x97cm [pic] The Dream is one of the many extraordinary paintings made by Pablo Picasso in 1932. The work is oil on a large rectangular canvas (130x97cm). At first glance‚ one can observe a blonde woman sleeping in a big chair with her head resting on her right shoulder. The woman’s hands are gently placed in her lap creating a semi-pray position; one can see that one of the woman’s
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Night by Vincent Van Gogh. To me‚ Starry Night symbolizes such peace‚ tranquility‚ and mindfulness. I have always felt drawn to this painting because Starry Night is a very beautiful piece of art. It does not have many colors‚ but the way the few colors are used to make such an amazing and elaborate piece of art work that just instills such a great sense of peace and relaxation to me. When I see Starry Night I really stop and think about what was going through Van Gogh’s mind as he was painting this
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artwork through a YouTube video in my Art Appreciation Class. The video displays some of his more popular paintings. It is set to the tune of ‘Starry Starry Night‚’ a song written by Don McLean. McLean wrote the song as a tribute to Van Gogh and told the story of Van Gogh’s life through his own eyes. McLean portrays Van Gogh as somewhat of a tormented soul who took his own life. I could almost feel Van Gogh’s pain through the mixture of visual and audio art. I felt saddened that such a talented
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In consideration of Bonheur de Vivre‚ Les Demoiselles d’Avignon‚ and The Large Bathers‚ we can see an evolution of the Post-Modernist style. Paul Cézanne’s Post-Impressionist masterpiece entitled "The Large Bathers" is an oil on canvas work which was painted in 1905. The large bathers was the last (and largest) in a series of works by Cézanne which were intentionally designed not to appeal to the untrained observer in an attempt to create a timeless appearance. This disregard for artistic conventions
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Alisha Hernandez Professor Ruane Art 106 4 June 2016 Compare and Contrast Pablo Picasso and Vincent van Gogh Vincent van Gogh was a Dutch man who was born on 30 March 1853 in Zundert‚ Netherlands. His full name is Vincent Willem van Gogh. His father was named Theodorus Van Gogh‚ who was an austere country minister‚ and his mother was Anna Cornelia Carbentus‚ who was an artist with love for drawing nature. One interesting fact about Vincent Van Gogh is the fact that he had the same name as his dead
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