narrative about the figure/s in the space or a narrative about the psychological‚ emotional or physical state of the bodies. To further consider the frames of the stretcher and how it adds on or extends the visuality of the image you position within the canvas. In other words‚ how does the frame lead one to look at the figures in the painting? APPROACH First make some visual observations of figures in your everyday life - be it in public spaces or in private spaces. For example: It can be people who
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and the wall which houses the windows. This connects the viewer to the back wall. In Velazquez’s work‚ the observer is placed right in front of the young lady who is staring at them. However in his use of mirroring himself in the image behind his canvas he makes the viewer feel like they are in the same room as that of the composition. The mirroring technique used by both artists’ referrers to the reflection of an object or subject in another part of the image depicting a dual reality and sensation
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Dan Rebok Art History 100 3/2/2010 Compare/Contrast Paintings at Palmer The Sacrifice of Jephthah’s Daughter 1650 by Pietro Vecchia is a rather unusual painting. The premise is that he must sacrifice his own daughter because of a deal with God. In the painting she has her arms across her chest covering her naked self and is bent over almost in a ball. This cowering is a stark difference to‚ Giovanni Baglione’s St Sebastian healed by an Angel 1603. Sebastian is in repose with his hands behind
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Up until I came across this oil painting is when I decided that this will be the piece to write about. I have chosen the work of Barnett Newman‚ entitled; “Vir Heroicus Sublimis” also known as‚ “Man Heroic and Sublime”. This is a large oil on canvas painting that stands 7ft. 11in.wide and 17ft 9in. Long. The reason I have chosen this specific piece is because of its simplicity. As I’ve come to notice‚ many times I find myself looking at art pieces and seeking for something that will stand out
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Art 4140 February 19 2013 Painting the Canvas of the 19th-Century African American Winslow Homer was considered one of the foremost painters in 19th-century American painting. Exploring Homer’s art gives birth to numerous unique qualities hidden within his work and life. Dressing for the Carnival is a fine example of his career as painter. This work was unique in content regarding to black culture‚ painting for Homer himself‚ impressing his personal values to the viewer. He completely avoided
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center in the middle of the canvas‚ on top of his horse‚ and he is actually highest figure on the canvas‚ most likely to signify his dominance as the ruler of France. Napoleon and his form a triangular composition with his horse‚ especially with Napoleon’s arm raised forming the pinnacle of the triangle‚ which was most likely to symbolize that he was a very stable leader due to the stability of the triangular shape‚ and that he is at the very top. The size of the canvas is roughly 10 x 7 feet‚ which
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format is very traditional. The view allowed to see what’s around the king. Casper David Friedrich: Wanderer above a Sea of Fog (1818) – oil on canvas‚
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"I am nature" technique as a way to reproduce nature in her art. Lee Krasner’s largest challenge as an artist was to establish a separation between herself and her husband that was not strictly the otherness of a woman. Pollock’s staining into raw canvas was adapted by the Color Field painters Helen Frankenthaler and Morris Louis. Frank Stella made "all-over composition" a hallmark of his works of the 1960’s. The Happenings artist Allan Kaprow‚ sculptors Richard Serra and Eva Hesse‚ and many contemporary
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Babysitter’s busy canvas is a stark contrast‚ as it uses a variety of colors and shapes‚ as well as having very little empty space. The painting itself has a sense of disgruntlement‚ between the
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down the subjects and analyzing them into smaller parts best describe Analytical. Then those parts are turned into geometric shape example being a cylinder‚ cone‚ and sphere. Those three dimensional shapes would then be shown on a two dimensional canvas. Analytic cubism is also with a lack of color they tried to limit their colors to like gray‚ blue‚ white and black. As you can see in the portrait of Ambrose Vollard it is flat and the multiple perspective that Picasso is producing. Then in 1912
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