painting have different interpretations‚ so if a viewer were to look at the painting‚ the viewer would start questioning. Kandinsky thought he could hear the color and often thought the color would create‚ "vibrations in the soul." The added part of Cubism‚ relation of animal‚ nature and ancient forces are incorporated in the
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clothing being an art unto itself‚ the earliest forms of sculptured art found as early as 500 B.C. in West Africa consisted of distorted human statues and masks. It is speculated that these statues and figures inspired Picasso’s experiments with Cubism. The Yoruba people of Ife also influenced lost-wax cast metal art‚ also known as Benin Art after the people of Benin perfected the art to the highest quality. The Village craft workers had extensive knowledge of pottery and metalworking temperature
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Surrealism Surrealism started as a revolt against the intellect of Cubism‚ Formalist art‚ Art for Arts sake (Dada) and abstraction. It is an attitude to life and society rather than a style of art. It was a painting style that trapped the dream into physical existence. Individualism and isolation was a core value of the movement. They investigated the mind for artistic inspiration. Origins of Surrealism: Andre Brenton: Was dissatisfied with DADA Wanted a more organized
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The Weimar Republic The Weimar Republic was established in 1919‚ in replace of the imperial government in Germany. It immerged from the November Revolution (1918-1919). Opposing to the parliamentary system which is similar to the British‚ sailors‚ soldiers and workers raised up the rebellion. They elected councils modeled after the October Revolution in the Soviet Union. The workers’ exhaustion starts from far before the revolution. During the World War I‚ Germany made a lot of promissory notes
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Since the beginning of history‚ conflict has occurred between people and groups of people. Eventually‚ people developed the organization to form armies and go to war against one another. Throughout the ages‚ as artists portrayed images of war‚ attitudes have changed. Guernica by Pablo Picasso and The Battle of San Romano by Paolo Uccello are both about war‚ and are both regarding a specific incident in war‚ the images produced are very different. Due to the differing styles of these battles‚
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painting & sculpture hard to grasp is its sheer variety of styles. Some emerge & flourish for a few years & then drop out of fashion‚ to be replaced by another mode. This includes: Realism Impressionism Post-impressionism Neo-impressionism Fauvism Cubism Expressionism Surrealism Futurism Minimalism May 1874‚ a group of young artists held their own art show in Paris & their works were laughed at‚ criticized and rejected. Impressionism derived from the painting of Claude Monet‚ Impression:Sunrise
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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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Pablo Picasso’s "Guernica" is a massive painting made as a protest to war and violence by depicting their true horrors. The Spanish civil war of 1936 was fought between the democratic Republican government and the fascist forces that sought to overthrow the former. The village of Guernica‚ which was occupied exclusively by civilians and had absolutely no tactical advantage for either side whatsoever‚ was bombed in a training exercise by the Nazi German air force of Adolf Hitler‚ who supported the
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Innovative thinking is crucial in today’s society with advancements in technology and modern art. Our society has a high demand for creativity‚ making it pivotal that school boards include classes in creativity. Creativity is the aspect of allowing individuals to create and innovate new creations and ideologies‚ thus the latin root word of crea meaning create‚ being in both words‚ creativity and creation. Creativity is using any means necessary to achieve a certain goal or objective in what may seem
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AN ANALYTICAL & COMPARATIVE STUDY OF Young Girls at the Piano PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR & The Piano Lesson HENRI MATISSE STEPHANIE DAVIS CONTENTS 1. 2. 4. 6. 8. 9. Introduction Young Girls at the Piano The Piano Lesson Comparison Conclusion Bibliography AN INTRODUCTION… In this research paper I will seek to comparatively analyze two distinct works of art – the 1892 painting entitled Jeunes Filles Au Piano (Young Girls At The Piano) by Pierre-Auguste Renoir‚ and Henri
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