Office Art Memo Jeffrey D Covington Hum 112 – World Cultures II Dr. Byron Wess Strayer University August 25th‚ 2013 Abstract In this paper I will be writing a memorandum to my “boss” about various pieces of art (s)he wants me to pick out to decorate the new corporate offices. I will be identifying three examples of 19th century Impressionist painting or sculpture and three Post-Impressionist works. In this memo I will explain how the six pieces of art fall into these two styles. Also I will
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Impressionism vs. Mexican Muralism As we all know‚ cultures and events shaped the world were being mirrored in the world of art. From Impressionism to Mexican Muralism‚ art has experienced lots of movements and it is easy to get confused regarding the similarities and difference between Impressionism and Mexican Muralism. In this essay‚ I will clear those things from two paintings: Camille Pissarro’s Boulevard Montmartre（Afternoon‚ Sunshine）and Diego Rivera’s A Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in Alameda
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Perrichon‚ Celine Professor Haynes Art History 1B 27‚ January 2014 “The Swarm” By David Altmejd When it comes to creating art with energy and metamorphosis David Altmejd exemplifies this magnificently. The piece I have chosen is called “The Swarm” made in 2011. A Canadian born artist‚ Altmejd completed his BFA from the Université du Québec à Montréal and later on his MFA at Columbia University. As a child he always had a love and fascination for science and evolution and wanted to become a biologist
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Harley Henley Eric Claunch ARTA 1030 March 4‚ 2015 Mary Heilmann Mary Heilmann stated‚ “I look at paintings and try to sort them out—mine and other people’s—I get a feeling from a painting and then I try to figure out how it made me feel that way” (BOMB). The American artist Mary Heilman was born in San Francisco‚ California during 1940. She grew up near the ocean and beach. Mary loved her beach-theme lifestyle while growing up. Mary Heilmann attended University of California‚ Santa Barba
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Pictorialism is an form of photography whose subject matter‚ many would say‚ varied greatly. In its true meaning anything that put the finished picture first and the subject second was pictorialism. Any photograph that stressed atmosphere or viewpoint rather than the subject would come under this category. By the second half of the nineteenth century the idea of capturing images was beginning to wear off‚ and some people were beginning to question whether the camera‚ as it was then being used‚
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Vincent Van Gogh‚ one of the most well-known post-impressionist artists‚ for whom color was the chief symbol of expression. He was born in Groot-Zundert‚ Holland on March 30‚ 1853.Between November of 1881 and July of 1890‚ Vincent van Gogh painted almost 900 paintings. Since his death‚ he has become one of the most famous painters in the world. Van Gogh sold only one painting in his life‚ the aftermath of his work is enormous. Van Gogh’s paintings have captured the minds and hearts of millions of
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Alyssa Signs Mrs. Deschamps Art Period 1 December 22‚ 2014 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
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Impressionism In the 19th-century we saw an art movement that would come to be known as Impressionism. The Impressionism term was coined in 1874 after a hostile critic‚ Louis Leroy‚ had seen a picture entitled _Impression: Sunrise_ by Claude Monet (Janson 721) and gave the art work a sarcastic review. Impressionism came into prominence between the 1870 and the 1880 (Janson 721). As with each new art movement‚ they are a response to the previous period and Impressionism is no different. It was a
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The first painting I will contrast is the most famous Starry Night by the most vnoted Van Gogh although the reason of not denying the popularity of Starry Night‚ it’s also interesting to bring to mind that there is very little known about Vincent’s own feelings toward his work. As studies read Vincent would often discuss specific works in great detail‚ but not so in the case of Starry Night. As it yet difficult to say‚ due to him not expressing the strong feelings for the famous painting
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June 25‚ 2015 It’s The Little Things Details‚ no matter how big or small‚ make a major impact on a work of art. Details keep the viewer’s attention longer for them to be able to appreciate the piece even more. The way artists use these techniques is their way of expressing a story or idea. The Terracotta calyx-krater‚ currently on display at the Metropolitan Art Museum‚ is a perfect example of how detail goes a long way in any art form. With this krater‚ although huge in size‚ only the most ambitious
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