There are generally two types of paintings- representational and abstract. While representational painting portrays recognizable objects‚ abstract painting does not look like a particular object. Instead‚ abstract art is made up of designs‚ shapes and colors. (http://www.harley.com/art/abstract-art/ ) The meaning of abstract art is‚ in its most simplified form‚ art that relies on the emotions of the artist and the elements of design rather than exact representation. This broad definition allows
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My expressive essay concerns the portraits of two artists‚ Francis Bacon and Pablo Picasso. Two such protraits are "self protrait" 1971 by Bacon and "weeping woman" 1937 by Picasso. I believe that both these paintings have been strongly influenced by their own life experiences. Francis Bacon was born on the 28th of October 1909 and he died on the 28th of April 1992. Bacon was born in Dublin‚ to parents of British descent. Captain Anthony Edward Mortimer Bacon‚ his father‚ was a veteran of the
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who use this style in their own art like to use many different colors in one piece. They used many yellows‚ blues‚ blacks‚ and reds in the art. When coming up with the De Stijl style Theo and Piet wanted to combine visual elements of Suprematism‚ Cubism‚ the anti-sentimentalism of Dada‚ and the Neo-Platonic mathematical theory of M. H. Schoemaekers. This style completely rejected literal reality as experienced by
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Language Techniques: Colloquial phrases which specify a location and suggests a sense of time. He starts in the middle of a sentence Adverbs_ sequential ordering the different stages of the journey (now the man is gone) Prepositions (eg I was on board) authenticates the experience. Shows you exactly what he is doing. Active verbs – he embraces the present experiences that allow for past memory to be recalled (eg. I see from where I’m bent‚ one of those bright crockery days) Written in free
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(1800-1850)…………………………........7 • Realism (1850-1900)…………………………………....7-8 • Impressionism (1860-1890)………………………....8-9 • Post- Impressionism (1880-1910)…………………...9 • Expressionism (Early 1900s)………………………9-10 • Fauvism (1900-1910)…………………………………….10 • Cubism (Early 1900s)……………………………………..11 • Futurism (Early 1900s)……………………………..11-12 • Dada
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Abstract art Abstract art uses a visual language of form‚ color and line to create a composition which may exist with a degree of independence from visual references in the world. Western art had been‚ from the Renaissance up to the middle of the 19th century‚ underpinned by the logic of perspective and an attempt to reproduce an illusion of visible reality. The arts of cultures other than the European had become accessible and showed alternative ways of describing visual experience to the artist
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FILIPINO SCULPTURE Abdulmari Asia Imao‚ a native of Sulu‚ is a sculptor‚ painter‚ photographer‚ ceramist‚ documentary film maker‚ cultural researcher‚ writer‚ and articulator of Philippine Muslim art and culture. Through his works‚ the indigenous ukkil‚ sarimanok and naga motifs have been popularized and instilled in the consciousness of the Filipino nation and other peoples as original Filipino creations. His U.P. art education introduced him to Filipino masters like Guillermo Tolentino and Napoleon
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Paintings of a realism nature are a source that illustrates the Gilded Age activities and how people viewed political‚ economic and social elements within their society. Winslow Homer (1836 –1910) a naturalist painter through his scenes of outdoor life explored the glitter of the Gilded Age with under currents of the life of African Americans. Various artists of the Gilded age explored themes related to a society in transition brought about by industrialization and rapid economic growth. Some artists
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The art work is not realistic. Types of abstract art Distortion. The subject is in misshaped condition. Elongation. The subject is lengthened for protraction or extension. Mangling‚ Subjects are either cut‚ lacerated‚ mutilated or hacked. Cubism. Subjects are shown in basic geometrical shapes. Samples of abstract art Mary Capan (Title Unknown) Vincent van Gogh (Starry Night) SYMBOLISM The presentation of an invisible sign such as an idea or a quality into something visible. Sample
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Pop Art 1950-1960 4 Characteristics((: * Recognizable imagery‚ drawn from popular media and products * Usually very bright colors. * Flat imagery influenced by comic book and newspaper photographs * Characters in comic book and magazines Artists of this time * Andy Warhol Major developments of this time * Credit card (1950) * Car seat belts (1952) * Polio vaccine (1952) Abstract Expressionism 1940-1960 4 Characteristics((: * Unconventional application of
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