Kollwitz was a German expressionist‚ she was born in Germany‚ during the 1920’s Europe was hit really hard by the World War. The horrors of the World war impacted European artists a lot. Their artworks were now much darker than they were before. The painting BROT! by Käthe-Kollwitz shows two young children pulling on their mother and asking for food. The mother looks very distraught and saddened. This artwork was created during the world war by Kathe as an anti-hunger statement. Kathe used no color
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mission to find a painting that either caught my eye or would stop me dead in my tracks‚ I discovered “The Anger of Achilles.” This oil painting seemed to call me hither to take a closer look. As I walked closer‚ the painting became more clear and vivid. It was as if Jacques-Louis David was oil painting in high definition. This is a stunningly clear oil painting. So clear‚ it resembles a modern day photograph. The expression on the faces of each character in this painting drew me in even more
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democracy‚ rights‚ liberty‚ opportunity‚ and equality have attracted bees from all over mother Earth. But the nectar from this well-blossomed flower may not be sweet enough for all alien bees. With every bee having a story to tell‚ the story ‘Volar’ by Judith Ortiz Cofer has a generalized story of all the immigrant bees. A story which suggests all bees are attracted to a rose for its beauty yet the taste of Heliconia flower will always remain within. Volar is a story about a mother
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The readings in the Reader by Judith Van Allen and Janheinz Jahn show what life was like for women and their roles in society. Jahn tells the life of a girl named Ewumi and describes what her duties were like as a woman. From a young age‚ Ewumi experienced what the gender roles were and how she was expected to live as she got older. When she became of age‚ she was able to pick a suitor. This surprised me because I thought that the women did not have a say in who they married. Women were expected
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Reproduction Businesses of Thomas Kinkade’s painting When I read the article by Susan Orlean‚ I am very aware of the big business Thomas Kinkade is trying to create by reproducing his original paintings mechanically using digital technique‚ but I have also carefully examined whether this article which discusses about the reproduction of his art works has a correlation with Walter Benjamin’s essay "The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction". A certain emotion or an "aura" is said
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The painting I chose to analyze is Nighthawks by Edward Hopper. The mood in this painting is loneliness‚ because of the setting‚ the main focus in the painting is the young man‚ and the colors. The setting takes place at night in a coffee shop‚ there is three characters in the painting: the employee‚ two young men‚ a young woman‚ and all the rest of the seats are empty. The focus point in this painting is the young man wearing the blue suit next to a woman‚ who seems to be her girlfriend. Then on
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African Face Painting His face is covered in rich‚ dark luminous tones‚ of raw minerals dug from the earth. The designs are elaborate and painted with extreme detail‚ showing his striking features. Shades of yellow surround his cheekbones leaving his eyes bare‚ full of power and masculinity. The festival has begun and he must prove to her that he alone is the most beautiful and captivate her with his vigorous moves. Like many other tribes of Africa the Wodaabe tribe uses face painting to draw beauty
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Exsanguination Dawn The River How does Judith Beveridge use setting to convey meaning? Wolf Notes‚ an anthology of Judith Beveridge’s‚ transcends the literal meaning of its writing through the emphasis placed on scenery. Beveridge formulates her poems on the concept of specific and detailed settings‚ conveying reason and meaning in a way that cannot be done otherwise. Several of her poems particularly sponsor this idea: Dawn‚ quite simply is a observation of nature‚ hence uses nature to express
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misery at the same time‚ that it seems incredible that people can endure such class difference.” In this quote by Frida Kahlo‚ she epitomizes the contrast between affluence and poverty‚ underlining the social inequality that many people currently face. Judith Ortiz Cofer’s short story “American History” conveys an equivalent objective‚ set in the bleak domain of Paterson‚ New Jersey. From the perspective of a Puerto Rican adolescent girl‚ the story navigates through the complexities presented by the divides
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As part of the Places and Spaces unit you will paint an image of the College in the style of the Fauves. Before we get started‚ it is a really good idea to observe and analyse the work of the Fauves. Reading a little more about their stylistic approaches and aims will help inform and enhance your own artmaking. Task One 1.View the PowerPoint presentation on Fauvsim‚ taking brief notes as you go. 2. Then‚ write an analysis of Derain’s "London Bridge‚Winter" from the Frames. Do a Google search
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