Judith Wright once said in an interview‚ "I write poetry because it’s one way to understand life". Being able to understand life and how it works seems to be Wright’s intention in the poem Sports Field‚ a poem that she was inspired to write after going to a school sports day. The entire poem is a metaphor for a deeper understanding of children‚ in the ball games and races they participate in‚ representing their individual life-courses. In "Sports Field"‚ Wright emphasizes the values of innocence
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Artemisia Gentileschi was a gifted and influenced by Caravaggio and her father who was also a talented painter. She was born in Rome and learned to paint from her father who which she out shined. During the time period woman weren’t allowed to look at naked men‚ so she rarely painted anything that would require such materials. This supposedly limited her to painting things that do not include mythological and biblical themes but she managed to make gorgeous art despite that. Judith Slaying Holofernes
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few female painters in the Baroque Period. Her work was extreme‚ and she used her anger and frustration from personal experiences to guide her hand. Gentileschi was raped and was mocked for thinking she could report it to seek justice. The lack of authority supporting her claim led to the rapist never being charged. Her work‚ “Judith Slaying Holofernes” shows to woman beheading a man. Similar to Caravaggio we see a dark black background to draw the viewers’ attention to the people in the painting.
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To what extent did the contrast from both our study of Judith Wright‚ Oodgeroo Noonuccal and Bruce Dawe make you aware poets present different responses to the same issues? Bruce Dawe and Judith Wright both present their readers with similar themes‚ although their style of writing differs. While Wright’s poetry is mainly focusing on the concerns about the natural world and society itself‚ Dawe’s poetry focuses on ordinary people in the suburbs and confronting their everyday problems. Although
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FUNDAMENTALS 1.8 Emphasis and Focal Point Emphasis: the principle of drawing attention to particular content in a work Focal point: the center of interest or activity in a work of art‚ often drawing the viewer’s attention to the most important element Principles: the “grammar” applied to the elements of art— contrast‚ balance‚ unity‚ variety‚ rhythm‚ emphasis‚ pattern‚ scale‚ proportion‚ and focal point Elements: the basic vocabulary of art—line‚ form‚ shape‚ volume‚ mass‚ color‚ texture‚ space
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Summary: Judith Wright expresses concern for our society and conveys this through her poem’s "Eve to her Daughters" and "South of my Days." Wright uses a variety of techniques to appeal to the responder. Judith Wright is a commendable poet and part of her achievement is her ability to express ideas and personal reactions that are effectively communicated to the responder. Wright expresses concern for our society and conveys this through her poem’s "Eve to her Daughters" and "South of my Days
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Images of Women in Western Civilization Women’s Roles in Society and Contributions to the Art during the Renaissance Period GENTILESCHI‚ Artemisia Judith and Her Maidservant 1614‐20 Galleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti)‚ Florence The Renaissance is the period in history that served as a liaison between the Middle Ages and the Modern Age era. Historically‚ it is the period known for great changes and adaptation‚ the cultural movement and the rebirth period that lead to great contributions
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Many paintings from the early 1400’s start noticeably portraying two different categories of art: the “head” and the “heart”. It is a belief that a piece of art is either portrayed to entice a viewer’s intelligence or their “head‚” or their emotions which is the “heart.” We can look at great painters from centuries ago and compare their works into these two classifications. Additionally‚ there are numerous factors and different styles artists use to make their works of art either intellectual or
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and religious due to the influence of the church. In Artemisia Gentileschi’s Judith Slaying Holofernes‚ a religious fervor can be seen in this brutally graphic version of a biblical scene which enlightens the action with realism and powerful female protagonists. Gentileschi’s use of emotionalism is visible because of the abundance of dramatic aspects due to the vicious slaughter of Holofernes by the Jewish widow‚ Judith. She also utilizes the aspect of light and shade to extract the spectator’s attention
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. Leon Battista Alberti (1404-1472) rediscovered and made linear perspective popular. Although the principle of the linear perspective was found first by Fillipo Brunelleschi‚ Alberti disclosed and explained it in the book On Painting. Precisely Alberi explained mathematically what proportions of the objects’ size had to be used in linear perspective. Alberti was born in Genoa in the noble family‚ studied in Padua and Bologna‚ lived in Florence and Rome. Aside of working on linear perspective‚ Alberti
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