Degenerate Art-1993‚ The Nazis vs. Expressionism Name Institution Date Degenerate Art-1993‚ The Nazis vs. Expressionism This documentary is written‚ produced and directed by David Grubin‚ it was in the Nazi regime and was about the art exhibition. Entartete Kunst is a term in German meaning Degenerate Art which was borrowed from the Nazi regime to describe modern art.This regime was highly considered a corrupt and extremely immoral and they termed it
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In cubism paintings‚ subjects were broken down into pieces for a deeper evaluation. In one of Cummings’ other poems‚ about a grasshopper‚ where the insect was hopping into view‚ but like “l(a”‚ the reader would take several tries to understand what the poem
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The artwork that I chose for the museum art assignment was Footed Goblet‚ 1924‚ painted by Fernand Leger. Footed Goblet is at first glance a precisely-ordered grid of rectangles and curved shapes that lie flat against the picture plane. The painting was done on a medium of oil on canvas. Looking closely‚ objects described in terms of basic geometric forms become visible: upon a table rests an electric light‚ a book‚ a domino‚ and an adjustable lamp. On the shelf sits a footed glass. The painting
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Woman in a Purple Coat by Henri Matisse is a beautiful portrait. That is located at the Museum of Fine Arts‚ in The Audrey Jones Beck Building. It was made in 1937 during a period called Expressionism. This painting has a dimension of 81 cm x65.2 cm and has a smooth surface‚ when looking at it. This is one of the many oil painting that Matisse painted during his time. In the artwork the first thing we see is a woman wearing a long purple coat. Some might compare it to a trench coat in today’s modern
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Abstract expressionism is an American art movement that developed in the 1940’s after World War II in New York City. It was the first uniquely American art movement to become well-known worldwide. This shifted the art world focus from Paris to America. It all started with a small group of affiliated artists who created a distinctive body of work‚ which can be described as psychological portraits. To create these psychological portraits‚ the artists used a technique known as action painting. Action
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most subjects/ themes of paintings were the daily lives of upper/middle class people‚ the nobility‚ Christianity‚ and landscapes. Also the paintings then stressed realism. That totally changed until the 19th century where artistic movements like fauvism‚ impressionism‚ and a whole lot of other “isms” sprung up and eventually paved the pathway to Modern Art. Already in the 19th century with artists like Manet with his infamous piece Olympia‚ were people touching upon ways to show sexuality in art
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not only because he was the best Dutch painter ever‚ but also because of his style. Van Gogh highly influenced 20th century art. Van Gogh also influenced the art style known as cubism and he also influenced many artists such as Pablo Picasso. Without Vincent Van Gogh we wouldn’t have many different types of art such as cubism. Van Gogh was one of the best artists because his style was so different. Vincent Van Gogh also influenced many artists such as Pablo Picasso. They learned a new way to paint
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seen as a form of protest. Furthermore‚ the essay will also argue that Guernica’s meaning has changed and it is now a symbol of peace whilst continuing to fulfil its purpose as a form of protest. Guernica is a large mural and an example of Synthetic Cubism painted by Pablo Picasso (1881-1973). Created using the medium of oil paint on canvas with a narrow palette consisting of the neutral hues: white‚ grey and black; the resulting formalist qualities of Guernica can have harrowing effects on the spectator
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Jacob Lawrence is an African American painter known for his style of "dynamic cubism". He was born September 7‚ 1917 in Atlantic City‚ New York. He died June 9‚ 2000 in Seattle‚ Washington at the age of 82. The Builders (the family)‚ is one of Lawrence’s paintings featuring construction. This work was made on silk screen on wove paper‚ made in year 1974‚ 30 x 22-1/8 in size and currently resides in the DC Moore Gallery‚ New York‚ NY. In the painting‚ you see a family of African Americans walking
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Helen Frankenthaler was an American abstract expressionist artist‚ arguably one of the best during the best American Modernist during her time. She is known for her contribution to art history‚ inspired by the artist around her drive to explore new realms brought about a revolutionizing movement in the field of art. She is widely known for her 1952 painting‚ Mountains and Seas and its landmark achievement of innovative techniques and paint pouring style. Not a stranger to trying new techniques and
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