In the first sentence of Hung Liu Pollock states‚ “Painting is a returned gaze upon an absence‚ a loss that is summoned back to meet us at the surface where the painter has worked and history has been invoked.” In other words‚ Pollock describes Liu paintings as a reimbursed western gaze on forgotten women‚ reclaiming them to history by depicting them as prostitutes‚ mothers‚ and warriors. For example‚ Liu’s paintings give a modern spin on old Chinese values and images. Pollock’s theory of absence
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Mystification In Berger’s essay‚ he uses the term "mystification". Mystification is one way to set out describing the ways in which people perceive what they see. When people look at same painting or advertisement‚ they perceive and interpret differently. As John Berger says‚ "we are always looking at the relation between things and ourselves" (156). We see things differently from one another and in the beginning we see things‚ but without language and understanding‚ we cannot explain what it
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examples or symbolism. In William Faulkner’s "A Rose For Emily"‚ the symbolism he uses is somewhat subtle‚ however‚ it is very consistent. Throughout Faulkner’s story he symbolizes a house‚ a painting‚ and even the story it’s self is a symbol. At the very beginning of the story‚ when the narrator is describing the house in which Ms Emily lived‚ we get our first glimpse of symbolism. The way Faulkner describes the house‚ then and now‚ actually represents Ms Emily’s life. The paint and color of the
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about later? To Salvador Dali dreams were very important and were constantly seen in his artwork. He painted oil paintings that were small collages of his dream images. His work displayed the "unreal dream" space that he showed with strange hallucinatory characters. When looking at the painting that is the subject of this paper‚ one is already confused by the title‚ let alone the painting itself. One Second Before Awakening from a Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bee Around a Pomegranate by Salvador
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biography of Thomas Cole. It gives me insight into why he choose to paint the paintings the way he did and his use of colors and other images. The article informed me that his ambition for the paintings was to create a "higher style of landscape" that could express moral or religious meanings. He studied abroad‚ in Europe to find muses for his paintings. Although he did travel to other countries‚ most of his paintings are inspired by Italy and Sicily. He studied abroad to become a better painter
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An Analysis of the Last Supper The painting of the Last Supper is an important event in Jesus Christ’s life because it was his last meal in Jerusalem with his disciples before his crucifixion. According to Christians‚ Christ foretells that he will suffer soon after his meal and that it will be his last meal. After Christ predicted that he was having his last meal‚ he gives his followers a commemoration for his body and blood by taking a piece of bread and gave it them saying‚ “This is my body given
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as if they aren’t there. The greens leave appear to bring the painting to life. The dull browns and nude colors‚ with a hint of a vibrant orange and green‚ gives you a taste of the motherland. The painting is almost describing of where oneself came from. For example‚ It’s almost as if I’m in my Abuela’s house during celebrations where the orange walls are sure to pop. Through her Mexican culture‚ Frida Kahlo is able to create a painting that describes her Mexican roots. While growing up Frida‚ was
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was great in explaining events in the story. Also‚ he was able to show the characters’ hidden emotions through how the music interacts with singer. For example‚ when the maiden was talking the melody was fast and the singer was singing high notes describing the feeling is if the maiden needs someone to help her to stop the death from taking her soul. The second song Der Tod und das Madchen was good in presenting the character of the guy who feel depressed
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is the central idea in the poetry of William Carlos Williams. His poem “Landscape with the Fall of Icarus” is written as an interpretation of Pieter Brueghel’s painting. The painting is based on the Greek mythological tale of Icarus and his father‚ Daedalus. Williams paints the words in the poem not only to describe Brueghel’s painting‚ but to make the readers feel as if they are apart of the tragedy. The structure of the poem is almost like a waterslide‚ there are lots of twists and turns‚ but
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1538 Venus of Urbino‚ a painting which at various points throughout history has been dismissed as crass and pornographic‚ or celebrated as a seminal example of the Renaissance nude‚ incorporating a close reading of the piece as painting and cultural text. As Professor Rona Goffen states: “It is not extravagantly hypothetical to imagine how much more direct an appeal such a picture must have made to the sexual responses of some sixteenth-century beholders."1 This painting proves that a piece of
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