Expressionism and Contemporary Painting Name: Course: College: Tutor: Date: Table of Contents ABSTRACT 5 CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 6 Introduction 6 Background of the study 7 Problem Statement 9 Significance of the Study 10 Objectives of the study 11 Scope of the study 11 Inspiration for the Research 13 Definition of Terms 14 Methodology 16 a) Quantitative data 16 b) Qualitative data 17 Research Structure 17 CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW 19 Introduction 19 Creativity 19 The Origin of Expressionism
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prominent figures. Pieter Bruegel was a Flemish artist who revolutionize the Northern Renaissance in the 1500’s. He led a life of complexity‚ especially during the times of religious and political fighting. He made much advancement during his age by painting peasants and landscapes; this was the first time in history in which this had been done. Bruegel’s quiet nature has been described by friends in their writings and is also evident in his artwork. Bruegel’s serene landscapes are a reflection of
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art world that is held just short of the second coming. This “reawakening” is characterized by a renewed interest in human-centered classical art‚ literature‚ and learning. Many famous artists and thus pieces of artwork came out of this period‚ which are still studied by students of art and by professional artists. Famous pieces suck as the Mona Lisa‚ the Last Supper and the Sistine Chapel were created in this period of art. It is easy to study these pieces of artwork by simply reading about them
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Einstein is known for his great inventions and Picasso is known for his famous paintings‚ but Leonardo Da Vinci is famous for both. Da Vinci was one of the world’s greatest and most versatile geniuses in history. He lived quite an unusual life and was noticed for his artistic abilities at a young age. He used his abilities as he got older and created some of the most valuable art‚ and even 564 years later he is still a very famous man due to his art. Da Vinci had a hard life but it soon became better
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Buonarroti were both major figures of the fifteenth-century Italian High Renaissance. Leonardo da Vinci was born in 1452 and was twenty two years old when Michelangelo was born in 1475. Both grew up breathing art and became passionate about it. These two famous artists created masterpieces and techniques that influenced and astonished artists‚ scholars‚ and other individuals even to this day. Each artist completed different forms of art than one another and had different interests as well as art. They used
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Kehinde Wiley is a famous artist known for his naturalistic portraits of African-Americans and for his unique representation of people living in the 21st century. One of the many works he did is known as Prince Albert‚ Prince Consort of Queen Elizabeth‚ which was made in the year 2013‚ and the medium used was oil. The size of the canvas is 72 x 60 inches and has a striking black frame that relates to paintings made years ago. In this painting you see an African-American man‚ standing in a position
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scholars and artists began to investigate what they believed to be revival of classical learning‚ literature and art”. The first painting that caught my eyes while reading chapter twelve was the Deposition. This piece was painted by Rogier van der Weyden. The reason why I really liked this piece was because it was a very meaningful piece about Christ. The Deposition is a painting of the removal of Christ’s body from the cross. According to the book‚ this artwork was very popular in the fifteenth century
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2/20/12 Last Supper – Jacopo Tintoretto The painting I have selected for my second project is the Last Supper made between 1592 and 1594 by Jacopo Tintoretto. I picked this piece of art for many reasons. When I first saw this painting I was immediately attracted to it because of the detail that went into every person. Every person seems to have their own personality and emotion. Although you are immediately drawn to Jesus Christ in the middle of the painting because of the contrast between the light
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two women recorded down in art historical literature in Spain during that time frame1. One of this women was the famous sculptor Luisa Roldan while the other was Josefa de Ayala‚ known for her paintings that incorporates a hybrid of styles and a highly personal expression of talents that makes her unique as an artist during that time period. My paper will explore Josefa de Ayala’s painting Nativity‚ done in 1669 and currently displayed at the National Museum of Ancient Art in Lisbon‚ to showcase how
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the world created by Francisco Jose De Goya y Lucientes there existed no boundaries. Through much of Goya’s artistic body of work we can see diversity‚ mystery and honesty fueled entirely by his attitude. He is greatly known for his enriched paintings‚ etchings and lithographs‚ which he did excessively‚ dramatically and emotionally. He left no stone unturned in terms of portraying society at the time. The biggest influence to him was the dark and bright side of human nature to which he used
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