Henri Matisse Henri Matisse (3 November 1954-31 December 1869) "What I dream of is an art of balance‚ of purity and serenity‚ devoid of troubling or depressing subject-matter‚ an art which could be for every mental worker‚ for the businessman as well as the man of letters‚ for example‚ a soothing‚ calming influence on the mind‚ something like a good armchair which provides relaxation from physical fatigue." – Henri Matisse-
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Artist Georgia O’Keeffe was born on November 15‚ 1887‚ on a small wheat farm located in Sun Prairie‚ Wisconsin. From the young age of ten she developed a passion for art and knew that that is what she wanted to do in life. As she once said “I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn’t say any other way - things I had no words for. Meaning that art was an outlet for her to express feelings and emotions she had a hard time dealing with.When she became older she left her agrarian home and
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ARTS 1301 Exam 1. Question 001-18 (Points: 1) The drawings from Ardèche Gorge are located in southern France at: a. Chauvet cave. b. Lascaux cave. c. La Villedorphe. d. Nomadic cave. Save Answer 2. Question 007-18 (Points: 1) The "Toreador" fresco was created by the ________ culture. a. Neolithic b. Roman c. Minoan d. Greek Save Answer 3. Question 011-18 (Points: 1) Neolithic culture developed quickly in the world’s fertile valleys. By 4000 bce‚ urban societies had developed
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POST IMPRESSIONISM - THE ROOTS OF MODERN ART VINCENT VAN GOGH (1853-1890) ’View of Arles-Orchard in Bloom with Poplars ’‚ 1890 (oil on canvas) Post Impressionism was not a formal movement or style. The Post Impressionists were a few independent artists at the end of the 19th century who rebelled against the limitations of Impressionism. They developed a range of personal styles that focused on the emotional‚ structural‚ symbolic and spiritual elements that they felt were missing from Impressionism
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Sunflowers by Vincent [b]Van[/b] "The sunflower is me in some way." -Vincent van Gogh Van Gogh’s "Sunflowers" are among his most famous paintings‚ but few realize that many sunflower pictures‚ not only the most famous "Vase with Twelve Sunflowers" and "Vase with Fifteen Sunflowers." These were canvases he decorate the Yellow House in Arles in anticipation of the visit of his friend Paul Gauguin‚ and hope that others will follow him and form a utopianArt community. Some of the paintings of Vincent’s
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forms inspired the works of modern masters such as Pablo Picasso‚ Henri Matisse‚ and Georges Braque. However‚ these artists came into contact with just few of these art forms and made a big issue out of it; the birth of art movements such as cubism and expressionism. These pioneers and other important figures looked to Africa for solutions to formal and aesthetic problems. But how come artists from the original home of such inspirational art forms are not using them to their advantage? Maybe we have
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advertising‚ logos and brand labels are extensively seen in pop art. An example of this would be Campbell’s Soup Cans‚ by Andy Warhol. Pop art in America used detached‚ normal reality‚ parody‚ and irony to eliminate the personal symbolism of abstract expressionism. Meanwhile‚ England used irony‚ but more academically. English pop art was fueled by the symbolism of American pop culture‚ when seen from a remote point of view. As advertising became more complicated and complex‚ artists searched for more dramatic
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There is no universally accepted definition of art. Although commonly used to describe something of beauty‚ or a skill which produces an aesthetic result‚ there is no clear line in principle between (say) a unique piece of handmade sculpture‚ and a mass-produced but visually attractive item. We might say that art requires thought - some kind of creative impulse - but this raises more questions: for example‚ how much thought is required? If someone flings paint at a canvas‚ hoping by this action to
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Chuck Close Chuck Close A Portrait in Progress is an extremley interesting and educational short film that walks the viewer through the life of the esteemed artist‚ Chuck Close. The movie explains the feats that Close overcame as well as the ongoing stuggles from his disability. Furthermore‚ this film depicts the changes in Close’s artwork and the reasoning behind his form of expression. The story of Chuck Close belongs to both the world of art and to the annals of human triumph over adversity
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examples. (8 questions) Rococo the Enlightenment Neoclassicism (and neoclassical history paintings) Romanticism (consider the various expressions of this across Europe) mid-19th century French Realism Impressionism Post-Impressionism Cubism and Fauvism Art of Venice (two questions) Titan or Giorgione‚ 1510 -Oil on canvas -Brownish from being very old‚ we man in center -Musus=figures‚ idealize female nude‚ loose brushstrokes Titian‚ Venus of Urbino‚ 1538 -Oil on canvas -Similar
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