Art Assessment – The many images of Christianity: Historical artwork: The Last Supper by Leonardo Da Vinci Practice (5 marks). Background information‚ nationality‚ style of general artworks‚ influences‚ major concerns in art‚ techniques/ materials used: Describe the artwork‚ what does it say about Christianity (use of compositional‚ stylistic and symbolic devices to achieve this)‚ materials & techniques to communicate meanings of Christianity: The first notes on the design of the painting
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The Significance of the Harlem Renaissance Starting around the year 1917‚ Harlem‚ New York was bustling with life. Harlem was a diverse area where there little authority on cultural aspects for any one race‚ but in particular the African Americans. The African American people migrated to Harlem‚ and to other major cities in the North‚ in search of better opportunities than those found in the South. African Americans‚ though‚ were still cut down in society and the effects of the segregation in their
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Ages‚ they did have some similarities‚ including how the flat‚ unrealistic figures of the Middle Ages being quite similar to the works of cubism in the twentieth century. Artists also had their own specific styles that caused revolutionary techniques to emerge; in the Middle Ages‚ the gothic style of architecture came about‚ and in the 20th century‚ dadaism‚ cubism‚ surrealism and many other styles
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Art Periods/ Movements Characteristics Chief Artists and Major Works Historical Events Stone Age (30‚000 b.c.–2500 b.c.) Cave painting‚ fertility goddesses‚ megalithic structures Lascaux Cave Painting‚ Woman of Willendorf‚ Stonehenge Ice Age ends (10‚000 b.c.–8‚000 b.c.); New Stone Age and first permanent settlements (8000 b.c.–2500 b.c.) Mesopotamian (3500 b.c.–539 b.c.) Warrior art and narration in stone relief Standard of Ur‚ Gate of Ishtar‚ Stele of Hammurabi ’s Code Sumerians invent
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necessity‚ and Bordwell explains how the Soviet film industry grew and was influenced by art. Although the Soviet Union was cut off from importing movies from other countries‚ Bordwell explains that filmmakers of that time were heavily influences by Cubism‚ Futurism‚ and later constructivism. He explains that the greatest of the Soviet filmmakers at the time were much more than just film makers; they were also other kinds of practicing artists. Kuleshov himself was an established painter. They’re cinematic
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German Expressionism There were two groups of German Expressionist movements. One was called Die Brucke (meaning "the bridge")‚ led by Kirchner. The other was called Der Blau Rieter ("the Blue Rider")‚ led by Kandinsky. Die Brucke ("The Bridge") Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880 - 1938) |[pic] |[pic] |[pic] | |Self Portrait as a Soldier 1915 |Woman and Mirror 1912
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embody the energy of the constantly evolving world. They discovered better ways to capture movement in art‚ by using overlapping and blurring of outlines. Through this‚ they better captured the energy and power o forms moving through space. Primarily cubism and the flattening of pictorial space influenced futurism. Other influences were impressionism’s urban subject matter‚ post-impressionism and the phenomenon of speed. Futuristic artworks often depicted machines‚ athletes or cities; sometimes abstracted
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He studied in the students’ Residence in Madrid before he moved to Paris. He experimented with different styles such as futurism and cubism. Beside his paintings‚ Dali also did a couple of sculptures. He settled with a style that is known as surrealism and he was an expert at it. Dali painted his “unreal dream” as he said. To others‚ the type paintings he did would have just seemed a
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it is striding forwards. Boccioni tried to show that sculptured figures need not to look absolutely still as few people are motionless in real life. (5) Unique Forms of Continuity in Space is a smooth solid human looking shape. The influence of cubism and geometrism can be seen in the angular nature of this piece as it has many smooth lines with pointy sides and edges (4). The powerful body in action has the muscular look of a man. This is suggested‚ as the piece is very solid looking by having
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Ernst. Her large involvement in the movement is likely what brought on the idea of the Object for Oppenheim. The aim of the movement was to "resolve the previously contradictory conditions of dream and reality." It’s related to a theatrical form of cubism. Artists would paint unnerving‚ illogical scenes‚ create strange creatures from everyday objects‚ and they even developed new painting techniques that allowed the unconscious mind to express itself. They relished in the possibilities of chance and
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