Cave Art and Paintings and Their Meaning Dr.Elaine Marchello Vsc 160D1 001 Nov 20 2011 Paintings are one of the earliest discovered traces of art‚ and people first found them on the relics of the Aurignacian time period. Those paintings were drawn on the cave walls and ceilings‚ probably 32‚000 years ago. There are a lot of conjectures about the meaning of cave paintings‚ some people believe that those pictures are used to communicate with others‚ but others ascribe a kind of
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John Brack The painting is called ‘Collins Street 5pm’and was painted in 1955. It is an oil painting on canvas‚ sized 114.6 x 162.9 cm. Collins Street 5pm‚ 1955‚ oil on canvas‚ 114.6x162.9cm Collins Street 5pm‚ 1955‚ oil on canvas‚ 114.6x162.9cm John Brack has used dull mainly consisting of black‚ brown and dirt yellow colour. He has used a very limited palette of colours. There was lots of repetition used in this painting: The people in the middle‚ the hats of the people in the
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Cave paintings were the first forms of art. These paintings first appeared around 31‚000 years ago. The oldest one known is in the El Castillo cave in Spain. This is not a very well-known cave‚ even though I think it should be. The Chauvet‚ Altamira‚ and Lascaux are the most common caves. Cave art is very interesting and has created multiple theories. The first theory of the purpose of this new outburst was just a way to be decorative. I don’t think that is the sole reason for
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Visual Art Essay - The Body Analyse how artworks represent and document cultural histories Renowned art curator and critic David Elliot states “art reflects our time‚ it is about our culture.” By studying throughout time artist’s material and conceptual practice it is clear how artworks represent and document cultural histories. These practices are affected by the culture at the world of the time. The oxford dictionary defines culture as “The ideas‚ customs‚ and social behaviour of a particular
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Visual Art Analysis Michele Padilla Arts 230/CA Monday‚ October 26.2014 Milinda Jaffe-Bork Visual Art Analysis I live in Stockton‚ California and I recently visited our local museum. My attention was drawn to the gallery of Andy Warhol. The bright red color of the label had caught my attention of his collection of the “Campbell’s Soup Cans”. Andy Warhol was born in Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania and was defined as the prince of pop art. Andy Warhol gained his popularity in the visual arts with artistic
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The House with the Cracked Walls (1892-94) by Paul Cézanne Oil on canvas (31.5 x 25.25 in) Located in Metropolitan Museum of Art Gallery 822‚ New York The artwork‚ which is vertical in its organization‚ it is a sight spot in somewhat suburban at dusk. An old and small house is in the center of painting‚ surrounded by several little trees. It is built on some big rocks. Artist paint from one side of the house from a low angle‚ so we cannot see what is its front look. The house is painted in
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Many see a work of art in front of them without ever giving a second thought about the artwork and move on to the next. It is essential for the viewer to fully understand the artwork to truly develop opinions about the work. Usually‚ making a thumbnail sketch of the work of art can serve a great purpose when it comes to visualizing the work in their eyes. A thumbnail sketch is similar to taking notes for a history class‚ so when it comes to the part where they have to study for the test‚ they have
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New Movements in the Visual Arts Something of the feverish activity in the visual arts during this period can be gauged by the sheer number of movements and styles that followed one another in rapid succession: Impressionism‚ post-Impressionism‚ Fauvism‚ and Expressionism‚ culminating in the birth of Cubism around the time of World War I. all of the movements form important stages in the transition from traditional artistic styles to present-day art‚ much of which rejects any attempt at Realism
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How does technology influence visual art? And how does photography influence the development of painting? This essay considers the impact of technology on the visual art and how this technology accelerated the development of the art and how people respond‚ adapt and incorporate modern technology into their own work. The impact of technology in visual arts has been in photography. Willian Melin stated that‚ “the dominant forces during the past century has been modern technology and has affected
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impulse to create art is a defining sign of humanity‚ the body may well have been the first canvas. Alongside paintings on cave walls visited by early people over 30‚000 years ago‚ we find handprints‚ ochre deposits‚ and ornaments. And because the dead were often buried with valuable possessions and provisions for the afterlife‚ ancient burials reveal that people have been tattooing‚ piercing‚ painting‚ and shaping their bodies for millennia. All of the major forms of body art known today appear
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