Roland Barthes The Death of the Author In his story Sarrasine‚ Balzac‚ speaking of a castrato disguised as a woman‚ writes this sentence: "It was Woman‚ with her sudden fears‚ her irrational whims‚ her instinctive fears‚ her unprovoked bravado‚ her daring and her delicious delicacy of feeling" Who is speaking in this way? Is it the story’s hero‚ concerned to ignore the castrato concealed beneath the woman? Is it the man Balzac‚ endowed by his personal experience with a philosophy of Woman? Is it
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The representation of the female nude in art history exists in abundance; as does the prototype from which these nudes are styled. The focus of this essay will be the masterpieces Venus of Urbino‚ 1538‚ Titian Vecelli painted in the period referred to as the High Renaissance; being a study of methods systems and standardized practice of art. Along with Grande Odalisque‚ 1814‚ Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres‚ painted during the Neo-Classical period; concerned with the ideal‚ harmonious‚ naturalistic
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Pompadour. Jean-Honoré Fragonard was a famous artist of the movement. Marie-Louise-Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun was a prolific portrait painter of the time (Queen Marie Antoinette‚ etc.) Neoclassicism was opposed to the Rococo style of art. neo = new‚ classicism = reference to Classical period of Ancient Greece & Rome. The period was also fueled by the archaeological discoveries of Greece & Rome of the time. Characteristics of Neoclassical Art: • Strong sculptural lines/renderings of architecture
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Title: Show how a proportional system might be used in deconstruction Name: Matheuss Adriano Bintoro Proportional system and deconstruction are symbolized as oil and water that in an instance can’t be integrated as one element‚ but somehow it compliments each other. The former is a method that emphasizes in playing with scale and form which must be logical and can be identified clearly‚ it has to be in exact order or has certain pattern that can be understand easily. The latter is a style
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Leon Battista Alberti‚ born in the 15th Century originally from Genoa was educated at Padua and Bologna in classics‚ mathematics and Church canon law. He was a typical Humanist and his education also made him well-versed in philosophy‚ science and the arts. In 1421‚ he attended the University of Bologna where he studied law‚ which he did not enjoy. Later on‚ he obtained a degree in canon Law which then led to his mathematical studies. His book‚ Della Pittura published around the year 1430 were written
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Case study- Extended Response Art has always been a mean through which soul finds an opportunity to express its emotions freely. Many artists cannot separate issues of politics and society from personal and psychological issues. When it comes to the form of the work‚ there are issues of emotion‚ modes of expression and poetry. There is the issue of how an artist can make an impact on the audience which a politician or an academic cannot. An art that does not express emotions is not art. Works
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realism in an absolute sense because there is certain idealization of the human figures‚ they are shown in very heroic poses when they were supposed to be dying people and corpses. There is a glorification of the victims. It was painted at the end of classicism. Human drama with universal significance: passions‚ suffering‚ hope… It is notable the fact that the victims were common people.. The victims of the shipwreck are hanging between life and death. Drama in the wild ocean and the hope of salvation
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At the beginning of the 15th century‚ art underwent an important change which opened up new ideas and perceptions of humanity. In most fields of study there was a larger focus on humanism than religious doctrines and the praising of God. As a result‚ artists become more prone to experimenting with the human form‚ understanding movement and endeavoring to create a more convincing painting or sculpture. The artwork that we see during the Renaissance period is extremely realistic as artists have humanized
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Trechelle Monroe Final Project: Art Timeline Sculptures from the 18th-20th Century February 23‚ 2012 Fig 1 1905 Mediterrane Aristide Maillo‚ French Sculpture Musee d’Orsay‚ Paris This sculpture falls in the modern art category and the style is abstract expressionism. This sculpture is very large it is actually 110cm. The artist that created this sculpture was one of the many fine French Sculptors‚ he was one of the younger generation who started out as a Symbolist painter as well as
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the practical problems of the literature and literary aspirants of the day. Dryden admired Jonson for various reasons but no for any merit of originality/introducing new ideas in literature. Jonson was ruthless/pitiless/cruel in his “liberal classicism” whereas Dryden was very tolerant. If it is a question of critical output‚ Jonson was‚ limited in critical range‚ and‚ vague and precise in output. Dryden was fortunately‚ in possession of a rich and diverse literary tradition behind him enabling
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