In 1434‚ Flemish artist Jan van Eyck painted‚ signed‚ and dated his piece‚ the “Arnolfini Wedding Portrait.” This painting is believed to be of Giovanni di Arrigo Arnolfini‚ an Italian merchant‚ and his wife Giovanna Cenami and is thought to stand as documentation of their marriage. While it may seem like a simple dual-portrait‚ there are many subtle symbols incorporated in the scene that enhance the portrayal of this couple. Use of symbolism within the painting explains its purpose‚ shows what
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Art Analysis Essay “Starry Night” by Vincent Van Gogh is a detailed and abstract painting‚ drawing attention to the beautifully created sky. Immediately‚ this painting made me feel calm‚ with the colors and patterns he used throughout the sky. Van Gogh’s color choice is expressed in many shades of blue. The original painting had dimensions of 29 x 36 1/4 inches‚ which is fairly large in size. A large percentage of the painting consists of the sky‚ which leads me to infer Van Gogh wanted to draw attention to it
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The movie opens twenty-five years ago in Hong Kong. The parents of two twin babies‚ Alex and Chad‚ had borrowed money from Raymond Zhang and Nigel Griffith‚ two lead smugglers. They needed the money in order to build a tunnel between Hong Kong and the mainland. After the tunnel was built and the money collected‚ Nigel Griffith and Raymond Zhang had a gang of hit men massacre Alex and Chad’s family. Frank Avery‚ a friend of the family‚ races into the scene and finds the parents already dead
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Spain‚ the German Pavilion‚ designed by Mies van der Rohe‚ was used for the official opening of the German portion of the exhibition. To this day‚ the German pavilion is seen as one of the most significant buildings built during the 20th century. When analyzing the building formal‚ structural‚ and material qualities‚ it becomes effortless to support the proposition that the German Pavilion was built with the concepts of nature in mind where Mies van der Rohe successfully blurred the lines between
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Good Will Hunting is an American drama type film that was released in 1997 directed by Gus Van Sant and starring Robin Williams (as the therapist)‚ Matt Damon (Will Hunting)‚ Ben Affleck (the best friend Chuckie)‚ Minnie Driver (the love of his life)‚ and Stellan Skarsgård (the professor). The film was actually written by Affleck and Damon‚ and with Damon in the title role and Affleck as a best friend to the lead. The film follows 20-year-old South Boston laborer Will Hunting (Damon)‚ an unrecognized
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Nicole Brittingham March 11‚ 2013 ART 101-04 Analysis assignment * Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh * This painting was made in 1889 during the postimpressionism era. * Starry Night is about 29”x36” and is made from using oil as a medium on a canvas. * This painting can be categorized as modern art. * Formal analysis * Within the composition of this painting‚ there is a peaceful village in the foreground and a dramatic night sky in our main viewpoint. There is a church
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Washington Irving published the first American short story called “A Posthumous Writing of Diedrich Knickerbocker” published in The Sketch Book and Irving used the pen name Geoffrey Crayon but the piece is often referred to as “Rip Van Winkle.” This essay reviews Irving’s “Rip Van Winkle” by first summarizing the plot and then second detailing the relationship between the story’s structure
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"Crazy Face" The song I chose to review is “Crazy Face” by Van Morrison on the album “His Band and the Street Choir”. The tone color of this song is upbeat and jazzy‚ not so much inspirational‚ but laid back and pleasant. The tempo is based around an 8th note signature‚ mostly displayed by the Hi-hat in what I would classify as allegretto. The instruments involved in this song are; a piano‚ a standard drum set most likely a five piece with a standard 2 toms maybe 3‚ bass drum‚ snare‚ ride symbol
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The last two chapters of Karen van der Zee?s book‚ ?A Secret Sorrow?‚ are very eventful. Chapter Eleven begins with Faye‚ one of the main characters‚ horrified by the question her boyfriend has just asked her. Kai‚ Faye?s boyfriend‚ has found a slip of paper that has slipped out of Faye?s wallet the previous Saturday morning. The slip of paper is from Doctor Martin recommending her to a psychiatrist by the name of Doctor Jaworski. Earlier in the book‚ Faye had a car accident that left her infertile
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For my altoid tin shrine I choose to research Vincent Van Gogh. I was inspired to do my tin shrine on him because his artwork inspires me and I feel as if I relate to it. Vincent Van Gogh was born on March 30‚ 1853 in Zundert Netherlands. He later died on July 29‚1890 in a city located in France. He attended Willem II College for two years and after some time passed he went to the Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Van Gogh completed more than 2‚100 pieces of work‚ consisting of 860 oil paintings‚ and more
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