Scorched History on German Plywood The new works of Shay Abady Shay Abady acts out of keen acuteness to the historic domain‚ and shapes his work in relation to history‚ a stance which leads him to pursue a dialogue with the grand tradition of Historical Painting The Renaissance era gave birth to the genre of "Historical Painting" – paintings of epic proportions that portray dramatic depictions of religious or mythological scenes‚ and visions of battlefields brimming with characters and plots
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When you hear the name‚ Leonardo da Vinci‚ you immediately visualize "The Last Super" or "Mona Lisa"‚ or with Michelangelo Buonarroti‚ you may think about "David" and his work in the Sistine Chapel‚ in addition to Claude Monet’s impressionism‚ and Wyland’s seascapes that are displayed all over the world on the sides of buildings and walls. These are only a few out of many artists that have brought to life the beauty of landscapes‚ animals‚ people‚ and shapes. What strikes their interest? Where
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Paul Klee Paul Klee was born on the 18th of December 1879‚ and died on the 29th of June 1940. He was considered as a talented Swiss and German painter.The artwork created by Klee had dramatically changed over his years of developing his paintings. The timeline below demonstrates the changes over his working years of creating abstract art. In the Style of Kairouan: ‘In the Style of Kairouan’ shows Klee’s first pure abstract painting‚ created in 1914. Klee used a simple combination of coloured shapes
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minister‚ and his mother was Anna Cornelia Carbentus‚ who was an artist with love for drawing nature. One interesting fact about Vincent Van Gogh is the fact that he had the same name as his dead brother. Interestingly‚ van Gogh was fluent in French‚ German‚ Dutch‚ and English. At the young age of 15‚ van Gogh was working at his Uncle Cornelis’ art dealership‚ which was called Goupil & Cie.‚ and he had to work here because his family was
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Henri Cartier-Bresson Henri Cartier-Bresson is to be considered one of the world’s major photographers of the 20 century. (Biography Channel “Henri Cartier-Bresson) He was born on August 22‚ 1908 in Chanteloupe‚ France. He grew up in a wealthy family in Paris‚ France. At a young age‚ he grew to love painting. In 1927‚ he went to the Lhote Acamedy to study painting under Cubist painter and sculptor‚ Andre Lhote. In 1928 he changed his studies to Literature and Arts and attended University of Cambridge
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David Edward Byrd is an American born graphic artist. His styles include Art Nouveau‚ Vienna Secession and Art Deco. He was inspired by such artists as Joe Leyendecker‚ a German born illustrator‚ who is responsible for The modern image of Santa Claus‚ the fat man in the red fur coat as well as baby new year during his time at the Saturday evening Post which he work at for over 40 years. Leyendecker was also a notable influence on Norman Rockwell. http://en.academic.ru/dic.nsf/enwiki/1081556 Other
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The dozens of self-portraits by Vincent van Gogh were an important part of his oeuvre as a painter. Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) created many self-portraits during his lifetime. Most probably‚ Van Gogh ’s self portraits are depicting the face as it appeared in the mirror he used to reproduce his face‚ i.e. his right side in the image is in reality the left side of his face. Contents [hide] 1 Periods 1.1 Paris 1886 1.2 Paris 1887 1.3 Arles 1.4 Saint-Rémy 1.5 Auvers-sur-Oise 2 Remarks 3
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America‚ as a relatively young country‚ has had to create its own art scene from the already booming French Romantic style. Regarded as “at best a brave but crude beginning and only an experiment in the evolution of realistic painting” ‚ American Impressionism was a short-lived flash on the art scene‚ lasting from about 1880 up until the rising Jazz phenomena in the early 1920s. Characterized by rough brush strokes and soft pastel colors and emphasizing light and en plein air techniques‚ the term
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13) Despite his embarrassment ‚ had he have the will to burn the painting or relinquish it? Perhaps‚ he could have burned it for the reason that the painting brought about painful memories. 1942‚ in Amsterdam German soldier Otto Engelbrecht loots the painting‚ hides it‚ and then escapes with it to America; bringing his son painful memories in the future. Although this could be the case‚ he could have relinquished it or destroyed it; this could be debated further
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made on a surface‚ by a moving point” I wish to investigate how mark making and the use of the line has changed over the course of time from the renaissance era of Leonardo Da Vinci to artist Cy Twombly from the modern movement of Abstract Expressionism. I wish to explore the question of what has changed in our understanding of the line and mark making. I will look at the earlier historical work of Leonardo Da Vinci and compare and contrast them with Cy Twomblys. I will also look at the different
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