painting‚ clay‚ and wire. I tend to lean toward art in the form of painting or theatre for inspiration. The artist that stands out is Jackson Pollock‚ an American painter whose form of painting is referred to as abstract expressionism. Jackson Pollock’s art conveys the mindset of Abstract Expressionism. The painting has a life of its own. Pollock’s paintings are a spirited technique of pouring and dripping paint onto a canvas on the floor. It has been said that Pollock is more at ease working on the
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different parts consisting of period style‚ regional style‚ representational style‚ and abstract style. Period style is the particular period in time in which the artwork was created. Regional style identifies where in the region the artwork was created. Representational style describes the appearance of art in ways that make it seem lifelike which includes realism‚ naturalism‚ idealization‚ and illusionism. Abstract style expresses art in ways that mimics lifelike appearances and includes nonrepresentational
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succeeding in society. In a new culture‚ people become dependent on those around them more fluent in the new society’s ways and lose their connection to the humans around them who seem too challenging to comprehend. The excerpt from the novel Monkey Bridge by Lan Cao exposes readers to this world through the eyes of a girl from Saigon who must help her mother orient herself to American life. In the excerpt‚ the girl describes the contrasts between her mother’s great shopping abilities in the open markets
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Bridge to Terabithia The title of the book that I will be reviewing is called Bridge to Terabithia. The book was written by Katherine Paterson in 1977. The genre of the book is realistic fiction and children’s literature. The book is set in the small town of Lark Creek and the magical land of Terabithia in 1970. One of the main characters is a ten year old boy named Jesse Aarons. Jess had long straw coloured hair and was quite tall for his age‚ he was white and thin. Some character traits I noticed
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I actually enjoyed the movie Bridge of Spies‚ even though I never heard of it. It is funny how on one side we as people wanted to make sure the book was thrown at Mr. Rudolph for being a spy but we send spies out to do the same thing yet when they are caught we want them freed and return home safe and sound. Mr. Donovan was the only person who put his personal believes to the side and focused on the case through the eyes of the law. He know and wanted to address from the beginning that the evidence
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Leap‚ pirouette‚ stop‚ turn the knob of the radio‚ throw the paint sideways‚ and whatever you do‚ do not react to the bird call. Although all of those things seem to be random‚ they all have intention. Every action‚ reaction‚ and idea has a purpose. John Cage‚ Merce Cunningham‚ and Jackson Pollock were all artists in different fields who created work personifying the balance between freedom and control‚ meaningless and purposeful actions‚ and random and planned events. They were pioneers of future
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Theory of Knowledge Summer Art Assignment Prtha Kudesia Mr. Duncan HZT4UE-01 October 9th 2012 Initial Reaction 1. As you approach the art gallery‚ you will see a large‚ spindly sculpture outside the main doors. It is of a spider with a sack of eggs under its abdomen. a. What is your initial reaction upon seeing this piece? At first I was quite taken aback by the presence of such an intimidating sculpture of a spider in front of me‚ though as I walked closer to it‚ I became
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Create an image representative of the Neoplasticism style‚ using a recursive design algorithm. An image rendered in the Neoplastic style complies with the following rules: (Specific details can be found in “Computational Modeling of Creativity in Abstract Art‚” referenced previously.) • The image can only contain the colors red‚ yellow‚ blue‚ black‚ white‚ and gray. • The image can only contain rectangular shaped planes and lines. • If two lines run in the same plane‚ they are parallel. • Lines may
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34 FROM THE MODERN TO THE POST MODERN AND BEYOND ART OF THE LATER 20TH CENTURY TEXT PAGES 1030–1091 THE ART WORLD’S FOCUS SHIFTS WEST 1. List two characteristics of so-called “Greenbergian formalism”: An emphasis on an artwork’s visual elements rather than its subject. Rejection of illusionism and a focus on exploring the properties of each artistic medium. 2. Why is it difficult to give a precise definition of the term “Postmodernism”? It is a widespread cultural
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Jackson Pollock’s “Blue Poles”‚1952 is an action painting from the Abstract Expressionism movement which could be showing what was happening in America in the 1950’s. Mark Rothko in “Number 10” wanted to involve the viewer in experiencing basic human emotions. Roy Litchenstein’s “Hopeless” was trying to create relatable futuristic images that make fun of the chaos of reality. These compositions were done post war and are American Abstract Art works and Pop Art. They are all very significant and have deep
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