Sexuality expressed in art has had different reactions from the time it was created to the audience it was presented to. Artist willing to show the human body nude as well as those with more abstracted images have faced stigmatized reactions by its viewers. I believe both straightforward and abstracted depictions of the human body are powerful. In the following paragraphs I will describe why each is powerful in its own way and straightforward representations are just as powerful as its counterpart
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automatically changes with the lighting outside of the gallery. Also‚ there is overhead spotlighting at the top of the ceiling‚ around the skylight‚ which is pointed toward each piece. The painting on the left is ’The Rue Mosnier’ with Flags by Edouard Manet. It is oil on canvas and it was done in 1878. The painting on the right is After the Bath by Edgar Degas. It is oil on canvas as well and was done approximately 1895. I believe these pieces detract from The Bridge over the Water-lily Pond due to the
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to develop as a young and inspiring artist in the town of Le Havre. After briefly serving in the military‚ Monet returned to Paris and continued to explore different forms of art‚ as well as‚ developing friendships with painters including Édouard Manet‚ Frédéric Bazille‚ and Auguste Renoir. After marrying his wife‚ Camille in 1870‚ the two were constantly traveling until they settled in Argenteuil‚ where Monet produced his most famous and well-known works (Claude). Unlike in Monet’s previous works
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In the medieval times‚ the word humanities * included the study of mathematics and the sciences meant studies distinct from mathematics and sciences included theology and related studies was not in use 2. Cave art reveals that art has a geographical connection * from the beginning‚ humans instinctively made revealing forms animals have been important in the development of values art is a sacred matter 3. A study of art reveals * values beauty ugliness
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Monet’s work was inspired by Edouard Manet‚ an early nineteenth century‚ pre-impressionist‚ painter who was an important figure in between impressionism and realism. Manet’s work inspired Monet to fully commit to the idea of impressionist painting. When discussing his paintings and the inspiration behind them‚ Monet‚ said “When you go out to paint‚ try to forget what objects you have before youa tree‚ a house‚ a field‚ or whatever. Merely think‚ here is a little square of blue‚ here an oblong of
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succession of Manet’s 1800s works‚ but he did argue that a logical development can be traced Manet’s works became the first Modernist ones by virtue of the frankness with which they declared the surfaces on which they were painted e.g. In Olympia‚ Manet painted his subject with sketchy brushstrokes and very little depth – she is painted with an expanse of white flesh edged with abrupt grey outlines which draw attention to the flatness of the picture surface In other words‚ Greenberg thought that
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Sean Goharzadeh History of Art II 520-201-91 Term Project – Essay – Romanticism‚ Goya‚ Saturn Devouring His Children The field of visual arts‚ too‚ had seen this progression. As the years went by‚ art had grown more and more realistic‚ controlled‚ and perfect. Everything was rationalized by science. And then came the revolution known as Romanticism. One notable artist that partook in the Romantic Movement was Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes. In spite of his initial lack of success
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painting. While in Paris‚ Monet entered the the Swiss Academy of painting and became inspired by the work of Eugene Delacroix‚ Camille Corot‚ and Charles Daubigny (Biography.com). In 1860‚ Monet gets the honor of meeting Camille Pissarro and Gustave Courbet. It was during this time that Monet decided to take a break from painting and join the army in Algeria from 1860 to 1862. After serving his time in the army‚ Monet picked up right where he left off and started painting again. In 1865‚ Monet’s painting
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chapter 3 Seeing the Value in Art Fig. 44 Sylvie Fleury‚ Serie ELA 75/K (Plumpity . . . Plump)‚ 2000. Gold-plated shopping cart‚ plexiglas handle with vinyl text‚ rotating pedestal (mirror‚ aluminum‚ motor). 32 3/4 37 3/4 215/8 in. Pedestal 121/4 393/8 in. Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Eva Presenhuber‚ Zürich‚ Switzerland. A 40 t the end of Chapter 2‚ we briefly mentioned the explosive career of JeanMichel Basquiat after a number of his graffiti-like paintings were exhibited
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more realistic representation of the human body rather than nude‚ the idealized representation. What caught my attention was the way the woman in the middle started directly at the audience. This reminded me of the Luncheon on the Grass by Edouard Manet in 1860 where the female prostitute looks straight at the viewer. With a stern expression and hint at viewer involvement‚ the woman in Bermuda Lovers gazes intensely at the audience‚ perhaps it is a desperate cry for help‚ yet the onlookers‚ the viewers
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