buttresses and other architectural ornaments. The dominant theme of the period was‚ without a doubt‚ Christianity and Christian ideals. The most produced works of the time were those utilized in churches such as reliquaries‚ liturgical vessels‚ precious diptychs‚ illuminated manuscripts‚ as well as sculpture. During this period‚ France was a major contributor to the material culture of Western Europe and art in general. Echoes of its grandeur‚ especially in architecture‚
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5-4-13 Influential Artists Throughout the centuries there have been many influential artists that brought us new discoveries‚ techniques‚ and magnificent works of art‚ however‚ I believe the art depicted by Andy Warhol‚ Marlyn Diptych (1962)‚ silk screen on canvas‚ The Tate Gallery‚ London. Jackson Pollock‚ Autumn Rhythm Number 30 (1950) Oil on canvas‚ The Metropolitan Museum of Art‚ New York. Dorothea Lange‚ Migrant Mother (1936) Gelatin-silver print. Library of Congress‚ Washington
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Research Paper: Andy Warhol Background: Andrew Warhola‚ better known under his artist’s name Andy Warhol‚ was an American painter‚ graphic artist and designer‚ filmmaker and main representative of the pop art movement. Warhol was born on the 6th of August 1928 in Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania in a working class family. His parents were immigrants from Czechoslovakia. From the age of eight‚ Warhol became very interested in drawing‚ movies and photography. Later Andy Warhol finished an apprenticeship as
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IWT1 Humanities Western Governors University Pop Art and Surrealism Surrealism was a style of art and literature that arose in the 20th century‚ emphasizing the subconscious or spontaneous meaning of imagery created by reflex or intuition (Surrealism‚ 2013). Surrealism began in Europe and developed from the Dadaist period. Surrealism is distinguished by an irrational‚ improbable collection of impressions. While similar to the Dadaist period‚ it was less violent and more artistically based. This
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Memory is used as a powerful conduit into the past; childhood experiences held in the subconscious illuminate an adult’s perception. Harwood uses tense shifts throughout her poetry to emphasise and indicate the interweaving and connection the past and the present hold. By allowing this examination of the childhood memories‚ Harwood identifies that their significance is that of an everlasting memory that will dominate over time’s continuity and the inevitability of death. Three poems written by
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‘The value of poetry lies in its ability to illuminate the world within’ Do you agree? The value of W.B. Yeats’ poetry lies within his ability to illuminate a world within –a transcendent salvation for beauty‚ longevity and order arising from a world ridden by anarchical change; A salvation that shapes and preserves his poignant and lyrical confrontations by enlightening the fraught arguments of the human heart. From his introspective lamentation of life’s futility in ‘Amongst School Children’
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The Pop Art Movement was one of the biggest visual art movements of the 20th century. Therefore it is extremely significant. Pop Art is simply an abbreviation for popular art work. Numerous artists such as such as Andy Warhol‚ Roy Lichtenstein‚ James Rosenquist and Claes Oldenburg started this phenomenal movement form the 1950’s and onwards. It came at a time after a two decade period where abstract art was extremely popular. Pop Art is the movement in art when artists began to create art with the
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Part One: Introduction to Pop Art The Pop Art movement “uses elements of popular culture‚ such as magazines‚ movies‚ … and even [brand name] bottles and cans” to convey a message about the artist’s views on society. Using bold coloured paintings‚ soft sculptures‚ and printmaking‚ artists would create facsimiles‚ similar reproductions of popular merchandise and collages. The purpose was to emphasize the banality of any given mass culture. This was a response the post-war conservative society which
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Andrew Warhola his birth name ‚ he was an american artist and a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. After a successful career of a commercial illustrator they made a museum called The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania where he was born. In Warhol’s art he had used many types of arts such as; hand drawing‚ painting‚ printmaking‚ photography‚ silk screening‚ sculpting‚ film and music. Andy Warhol’s was also known for being gay and he was very open about it‚ The
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1) What are the characteristics of Late Gothic painting‚ as represented by Duccio‚ Cimabue‚ and Giotto? Describe at least 3 works‚ including artist‚ approximate dates‚ subject‚ medium‚ style‚ location‚ etc. In what ways was Giotto groundbreaking? Late Gothic painting is best characterized by a movement away from the Byzantine style‚ including a use of depth and a focus on Naturalism‚ or a use of subjects that were not based in the spiritual world. Widely regarded as one of the forefathers of
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