Name 3simplicity of an African ritual mask. The gaze of the black deformed eyes is directed into the distance or deeply inside of herself. The strange asymmetry of her eyes hints to some painful disharmony in her soul. The sharp geometry of the eyes‚ nose‚ mouth‚ and the unrefined ear iscontrasted with a more rounded outline of her broad body that leans forward. The bulkiness of her silhouette is emphasized with a loose coat and the large hands that rest heavily on the folds of her baggy skirt. The
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earlier‚ Wassily Kandinsky‚ formed Der Blaue Reiter. He has been inspired greatly by Robert Delaunay in Paris 1912 and a technique he used‚ chromatic cubism. From then onwards‚ Macke has been influenced by his artworks. In Macke’s Shop Windows in particular is considered to be a personal interpretation of Delaunay’s Windows‚ combined with Italian Futurism. In 1914‚ he travelled to Tunisia with Paul Klee and Louis Moilliet‚ experiencing the exotic atmosphere which was fundamental to the creation of
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Quotes: 1. What a piece of work is a man! How noble in reason! How infinite in faculties... – hamlet 2. Man is born free‚ yet everywhere he is in chains. Rousseau 3. Modern society is rotten even at its roots. Rouseeau 4. Get back to Nature … Noble Savage .. SOCIAL CONTRACT - rouseeau 5. Reason is supreme . Human reason can solve every problem facing humankind. - descartes 6. A work of art is a public dream – frued – Oedipus complex 7. We live in an ordered‚ rational‚ understandable
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of an advertisement. Magritte started out as an impressionist early on in his career before arriving at his trademark surrealist style after several years of study. His early influences were Fernand Leger and his earliest works were based on cubism and futurism. He produced his first surrealist painting in 1926‚ The Lost Jockey. Magritte’s paintings seem to encourage people to consider the reality that is around them and look at things and not accept them as they seem to be. The Son of Man is amongst
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his paint‚ instead of following any art tendency. The artist uses mostly straight lines and you barley can see three or four circular lines in the whole paint. By doing this‚ it is captivating how he gives to the spectator the impression of CUBISM or FUTURISM in an abstract way. In addition‚ he created a sense of movement in the pain by using a combination of colors. If you analyze the paint in deep‚ you would be able to see that it is not a static paint. He puts a lot of effort to making it dynamic
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What is Modernism? It is a general term applied retrospectively to the wide rage of experimental and trends in the literature (and other arts) of the early 20th century‚ including symbolism‚ futurism‚ expressionism‚ imagism‚ vorticism and surrealism along with the innovations of unaffiliated writers. Modernist literature id characterized chiefly by a rejection of the 19th century traditions and of their consensus between author and reader. In fiction‚ the accepted continuity of chronological development
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master at drawing‚ painting‚ sculpting‚ graphics‚ ceramics‚ and theatrical design. His career spanned nearly the entire era of modern art‚ starting with the realism era in the late nineteenth century and drawing to a close with the advent of neo-Expressionism‚ a style inspired by Picasso’s last works. Picasso was continually developing new ways of expressing himself. His styles included his Rose‚ Blue‚ Cubist‚ Surrealistic periods and more. After his cubist period‚ Picasso would come to depend on the
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during the impressionism period of 1870-90‚ Van Gogh during the post impressionism period of 1885-1905‚ Ernest Ludwig Kirchner representing the German Expressionism between 1905 and 1925‚ Viadimir Tatlin’s Abstracts from 1907 forward‚ Pablo Picasso’s Cubism from 1907-1915 to name a few. Further into the 1900’s bought Dada‚ Surrealism‚ Abstract Expressionism‚ Pop Art‚ Optical Art and Minimalism. I would define Modern Art as art that was developed from the development of exploratory ideas in the individual
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René Magritte Shivani Shekar René Magritte was a Belgian surrealist artist. His works contain great detail and are often presented in thought-provoking ways. Magritte expresses hidden themes into his work which allows the viewer to take careful note of his art. His paintings are undoubtedly unique and exhibits creative ideas for the audience to consume. People tend to get confused when viewing Magritte’s work because the ideas it provokes are quite unusual. The fact that he creates unrealistic
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Aaron Douglas’ Crucifixion Throughout much of Modernism many artists were influenced and informed by the work of exotic regions throughout the world‚ more specifically Africa. African Art would influence much of the Modern Movements from the latter part of the Nineteenth and the beginning of the Twentieth Centuries. Much is said of the artists within the Harlem Renaissance‚ and how it directly reflects the influence of Africana upon their art. Often times‚ this work is neglected to be considered
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