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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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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C.A.P. The Conference on Art and Art Projects (Non-profit organization) C.A.P. was founded in 1994‚ when eleven artists met up to discuss about an ideal art museum. The ideas were pitched to the city of Kobe‚ which planned on founding a new art museum by then. A contemporary‚ unconventional museum was visualised‚ a vivid space for regional art production and communication‚ sharply contrasting museums exhibiting representative works by institutionalized artists. Tragically‚ Kobe was struck by 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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When I went to the art museum‚ I had no idea that I would come into contact with one of my favorite Impressionists artists. I spent hours walking through the museum‚ gallery after gallery. Each piece was beautifully created. I saw portraits‚ prints‚ sculptures‚ all eccentric in their own way. My family‚ quickly paced‚ moved through the maze of colors with lightning speed. As for me‚ each one had an intricate story and detail that I was determined to learn. Turning the corner‚ I stopped in my tracks
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Henri Matisse Henri Matisse (3 November 1954-31 December 1869) "What I dream of is an art of balance‚ of purity and serenity‚ devoid of troubling or depressing subject-matter‚ an art which could be for every mental worker‚ for the businessman as well as the man of letters‚ for example‚ a soothing‚ calming influence on the mind‚ something like a good armchair which provides relaxation from physical fatigue." – Henri Matisse-
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Christina’s Cruel World When I first seen “Christina’s World‚” a painting by Andrew Wyeth‚ I came across a lonely girl‚ and I wonder. What is she doing lying in the field by herself? Was she laying in the long grass on a hot summer day enjoying a nice summer breeze? It’s hard to tell her age. Is she a widowed wife to a soldier lost in the war thinking of days long past? Perhaps she’s a teenage adolescent‚ resting in the grass after a long day of chores? Something caught her attention. She
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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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Three Decades of Acquisitions" in The Metropolitan Museum of Art‚ New York. The painting is very small and measures only 11 by 8 1/8 in.‚ which in comparison is about the size of a legal sized piece of paper. Considered to be a rare and uniquely important early Renaissance masterpiece‚ The Met purchased this painting in November 2004 for something in excess of $45 million. The painting is one of the few Duccio’s created as an individual work of art and not part of an ensemble. La Orana Maria
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his life he was hired to complete many important works in government and religious buildings around Italy. During the 1300’s Duccio became one of the most favored and progressive painters in Siena. He is now considered one of the founders of Western art. Not much is known about Duccio’s life. But there are records saying that he was married and had seven children. There are also records that show that he often had debts and fines. So even though he was a successful artist‚ he still had trouble managing
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