photo on the title page is the painting I will be dissecting for elements‚ and principles that I have learned in the class. I could not find out the name of the artist; I could not find out the size or name of the painting either. The reason I chose this painting is that I believed it to be the most interesting visually and the easiest to interpret. The painting is in the Artisan’s Loft gallery in Staunton‚ but the painting had no tag beside it. I believe the painting is a fictional landscape of the
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sculptures and paintings were created during the cultural and intellectual movement that led to the rediscovery of learning and culture known as the Renaissance. They all uniquely contribute to the spread and success of this time period. However only one of these incredible creations can be considered the best Renaissance creation‚ and the School of Athens fits perfectly under this label‚ with its beautiful technique‚ its detail to the people illustrates and attributes that are beyond compare‚ the School
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“A Hunger Artist” by Franz Kafka Analysis Through a Single Element “A Hunger Artist” by Franz Kafka is a story of a “hunger artist” that wants to show the public the art of fasting‚ but along the way peoples’ interests declined and caused the hunger artist to join the circus. At the circus he was not anything important‚ even the circus managers forgot about him. His drive to fast caused him to die of a heavy‚ unsatisfied‚ hungry heart. The limited omniscience view that is created by the narrator
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Ventsislav Yanev - №41876 COMPARE AND CONTRAST THE LIVES OF TWO FAMOUS PEOPLE The two famous people I am going to discuss in the following essay are Marilyn Monroe and Charles Manson. I decided to do so‚ because I am a huge fan of the shock rock star Brian Warner (a. k. a. Marilyn Manson)‚ whose stage name is a combination of Marilyn Monroe’s first name and Charles Manson’s last name. Both Monroe and Manson are very famous figures in American culture‚ yet at the same time very
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of Painting Modern art was a reaction to the rigid style set by traditional French institutions. Modern styles emerged starting in the 1860s and continued through the 1970s. This type of art refers to styles of painting that eschewed realism and past traditions. Instead‚ its focus is on experimentation with various materials and styles. The following are some of the popular styles that reflect the spirit of the modern art movement. 1. Abstract Art Abstract art refers to a style of painting that
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black history pieces of artwork is the painting of “The Street To Mbari”. This masterpiece was painted by Jacob Lawerence‚ a profound African American born in Atlantic City‚ New Jersey in 1917. Lawerence was notorious for his paintings using the tempera method‚ in which he enjoyed the most out of all of his many crafts and talents. This painting in particular is 56.5 X 78.4cm. it is of course tempera style based over graphite on wove paper. This painting is currently located in the National Gallery
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Description An expressionist figure painting of a nude woman using oil paint on linen Head leaning back and sitting comfortably in her arm-chair‚ the woman’s left arm is slung over her chest and her right arm supporting her leaning into the armrest. She has her right leg relaxed and her foot gently touching the floor. Her left leg is folded up‚ pushing hard against the edge of the seat. There are no recognizable objects other than the woman and the arm-chair. The artist uses a primary color scheme consistently
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Part one: The four specific roles of an artist: 1- Artist helps us to see the world in new or innovative ways: they create new way to us to see and think about the world around us. For example Impression—Sunrise for Claude Monte‚ it resembles the world of natural appearance to create a new way of thinking about this works. Claude Monte‚ Impression—Sunrise‚ 1872. Oil on canvas‚ 19.50x25.50 in. Musee Marmottan‚ Paris. Page 506. Fig.20-24 2- Artist makes a visual record of the people‚ places
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The paintings of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres and Frank Duveneck show the juxtaposition between the high society‚ in the portrait of Mademoiselle Jeanne Gonin‚ and the gritty working class population‚ in the painting The Cobbler’s Apprentice. These oil-on-canvas portraits reflect their differences through stylistic qualities and subject matter‚ through the use of brush stoke and light they convey different messages to the viewer. Ingres’ painting of a somber looking wealthy woman is an oil-on-canvas
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but instead a combination of the two‚ most likely an indigenous American artist with European influence or training (a combination common with most art in viceregal era latin America). This combination can be seen primarily in the main aspects of the work: the materials and technique‚ the composition and scale‚ and lastly‚ the subject and iconography of the work. The materials used in this work appear to be sheet gold‚ feathers‚ and amatl on wood. Feather painting (amantecayotl‚ in Nahuatl) was a
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