El Greco and His Artwork http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:El_Greco_-_Portrait_of_a_Man_-_WGA10554.jpg El Greco was a painter sculptor and architect of the Spanish Renaissance. He is one of the few old painters who enjoy widespread popularity. El Greco was a special artist because his works of art rejected the materialist culture of modern life. He was considered to be the quintessential Spaniard and a proto-modern‚ a painter who works through their spirit and feelings. El Greco was born in
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depicts a theme of spirituality and religion in art and literature. Diego Velazquez was one of the most important painters of this time; he worked for King Philip IV. He was well-known for his detailed portrait paintings and he later influenced the artwork of the realist and the impressionist artists in Europe. “Venus at her Mirror” is a painting created by Diego Velazquez of the goddess Venus. Mainly influenced by the Titian’s “Venus of Urbino”‚ he painted her lying in a bed in a particularly sensual
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Apaquogue 1961 This piece of artwork “Apaquogue‚ 1961” was created by Adolph Gottlieb (American‚ born 1903-1974). In fact the naming of the artwork comes from the name of a road near the ocean close to Gottlieb’s home. Medium used to create this masterpiece is oil on canvas. It is located in The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth‚ Texas. The sizing of this canvas is 74 ¼ by 94 ¼ inches. Canvas was acquired in 1984‚ to the collection of the Modern Art Museum‚ Museum purchase. The Apaquogue took me back
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a number of interesting artwork like “Man and Bird”‚ the “Rhinoceros”‚ and the “Bison”. This room and panel caught my attention for a number of reasons. First‚ in rooms like the Hall of the Bulls‚ there is a decent amount of color coming out of the artwork. Whether this is the paint they used or some type of erosion I’m not sure. But why I really was drawn to the Panel of the Wounded Man was the simplicity of the artwork and the simplicity of the color. Next is the artwork on that panel‚ “Man and
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Goethe in 1787 in Rome) The Sistine Chapel‚ originally constructed in the late 1400’s underwent multiple periods of construction and reconstruction‚ with both the building and the artwork. It was designed to be the primary site of all papal ceremonies. (Lewine) Though the exterior is merely a rectangle‚ it is the artwork within that is the main attraction. In the next several paragraphs‚ the reader will gain a general understanding of the layout of the Chapel‚ with particular emphasis into the role
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created a new feeling and gave a belief in social Pluralism and the individual view or construction of reality. Peter Callesen is a Danish artist who creates amazing intricate papercut artwork from A4 paper and in large-scale installations. Each work is created from one sheet of paper‚ which could be three-dimensional flowers falling from a bouquet or a hummingbird flying from the page. He uses A4 because he says it is "probably the most
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References: Artwork belongs to Alex Pardee: http://eyesuckink.com/gallery/commercial-art
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an artwork is a product of its time and place.” Discuss this statement in relation to one example from this assessment task‚ 2 artworks from modernism and two contemporary examples you have studied. Throughout time‚ the representation of a particular subject matter in art has changed to encompass the values of the time and place or challenge them through art. An artist is influenced by society’s ideologies’ and thus either represent these ideologies’ or challenge them within their artwork as
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Art 311 Fall 2007 W 7:00 11/07/07 Formal Analysis The west wing of the J. Paul Getty Museum holds several wonderful 18th and 19th century paintings. Two such paintings are “The Farewell of Telemachus and Eucharis” by Jacques Louis David‚ 1818; and “Belisarius” by Francois Gerard‚ 1797. Both of these paintings are extremely refined oil paintings‚ and both are representational figurative paintings‚ each with two figures. In
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impossible to discuss Buddhism without mentioning its impact on the development of Asian Artwork. As Buddhists traveled along the Silk Road they would leave their lessons behind in the shape of artwork for others to follow and worship the Buddha. Buddhist art followed believers as the dharma spread and adapted to new countries. The religion of Buddha spread quickly along the Silk Road and with the help of the artwork‚ allowed its followers to be comfortable worshipping while traveling. The art created
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