One way to persuade the public that photography was a fine art was to produce photographs that copied the style or attitude of paintings or other mediums‚ that the public viewed as works of art. The desire of this movement was to pursue this strategy and it became the definition of Pictorialism. Of course you know I have chosen Edward Steichen as one of the most influential of this movement. His work to me defined the aspirations of the pictorialist‚ meaning he desired‚ along with other experimental
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Salvador Dali painted this artwork using oil on panel. The measurement of the painting is 12.5 inches by 15.5 inches. The painting uses earthly colors as the scene of the painting seems to be in a desert. The sky consists of yellow‚ blue‚ grey‚ and white hues‚ while the ground is painted a light shade of brown to depict sand or soil. The painting uses chiaroscuro‚ which is the method that uses light and shadows that artists use to highlight important features. Chiaroscuro can be seen in the yellow
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Were there any other famous Spanish artists from the same region? Catalonia is home to many famous artists for example‚ Joan Miro and Antoni Tapies. Both of these artists are none to be extremely famous; Joan Miro is known as Catalonias most famous artist and Antoni Tapies is known as the most famous European artist of our time. Joan Miro born in 1893 and later passed in 1983 is inspired by surrealism and dada; he is best known for his paintings‚ sculptures and even ceramics. As for Antoni Tapies
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Porte- fenêtre à Collioure also known as Fenêtre ouverte is a painting by Henri Matisse. The work was painted in 1914 and Matisse kept the painting until his death. He died in 1954 but the Porte- fenêtre à Collioure was first exhibited in 1966. Matisse painted numerous of paintings of the theme of the window at Collioure. Without looking at the title of the painting it is hard to identify the elements in the painting. This is probably Matisse’s one of the most abstract painting. Unlike his other
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The study of painting that are almost alike yet has lots of differences. Liberty Leader and Guernica the winning Anti-war painting in history. Shares the chaos and violence that left the country’s life’s suffering in deserter of what have come upon them. The different painting style speaks the same pain that they went through. The smoke bloody air hover over francs streets‚ standing on piles of killed people that where dragged from bed‚ stands lady of liberty holding the flag high‚ striving
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The Women of Algiers was first painted by Eugene Delacroix and the second was followed by Pablo Picasso. During the time that these artist were painting these paintings the Algerian War of Independence was taking place. These paintings give you an inside look on how things were when the French had just conquered and claimed Algeria their territory. During this time period in the war the French tried encouraging the women of Algeria to become more active society instead of following their own tradition
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Intro Throughout history‚ there has been a controversy‚ a simple question that few have attempted to answer‚ that question is what is art? Les Demoiselle D Avignon‚ painted 1907 by Pablo Picaso and Fountain‚ by Marcel Duchamp‚ displayed April 1917‚ have twisted the way we think today‚ these two works recreated the way the people thought in the 20th century‚ I will compare and contrast these two artworks and discuss the key reasons for a radical shift to a more conceptual art form. Description
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Quincy Morlan Mrs. Cleveland Painting I I May 23‚ 2012 Pablo Picasso Pablo Picasso started to paint when he was eight years old. Like many children he would make drawing‚ but his drawing was more creative. When Picasso was young he drew about nature‚ just like older artists would draw and paint. When Pablo was five he would get drawing lessons at school‚ in Malaga. Picasso’s father was an art teacher‚ he would take full control of Pablo’s education in art. He gave him lessons and
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There are an abundance of artists that are underestimated‚ ignored‚ or overlooked because they are not mentioned in history books; however‚ those who are ‚are there because they went "above and beyond" as an artist. Whether it was because the artist begun a movement‚ or influenced it. For my artist‚ Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes‚ became a icon of his time and is someone who is currently apricated both as painter and printmaker. Francisco Goya became known as one of the most skilled printmakers
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Look carefully at Plate 1.3.32‚ Paul Cezanne’s painting Still Life with Plaster Cast‚ c. 1894. How do the form and content of this painting contribute to our understanding of it as a modern work? According to art critic Clive Wilson‚ writing in 1914‚ Cézanne was ‘the Christopher Columbus of a new continent of form (Harrison‚ C‚ 2008‚ p.63). Considered a revolutionist‚ Cézanne helped pave the way for other modern artists and his abstract tendencies contributed to the Cubist Movement. Robert Cumming
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