Artist research Michelle Caplan Michelle was freelancing from home‚ doing Graphic Design‚ and started doing the art as a side thing. She never thought she could be a full time artist. Michelle Caplan loves the stories that she can tell from her artwork she researches out discarded photos and create stories of who she imagines the people may have been. Caplan gathers clues from the images‚ clothing and surroundings. She makes assumptions and likes to take guesses. Clients give her their
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powerful‚ confronting and satirical.” Photomontages have been created by various artists including Hannah Hoch and John Heartfield. It is the technique of cutting and combining photos to create pictures which aren’t seen in reality and is used by artists to produce works which are powerful (having great influence)‚ confronting (present acknowledgements) and satirical (the use of irony). Hannah Hoch was born in Gotha‚ Germany on November 1st‚ 1889 and died on May 31st‚ 1978 at the age of 88 in her
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photographed elements superimposed on watercolours‚ a combination returned to by (e.g.) George Groszin about 1915. He was part of the Dada movement in Berlin which was instrumental in making montage into a modern art-form. They first coined the term "photomontage" at the end of the war‚ around 1918 or 1919. The other major exponents were John Heartfield‚ Hannah Höch‚ Kurt Schwitters‚ Raoul Hausmann and Johannes Baader. Individual photos combined together to create a new subject or visual image proved
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MODERN ART A brief overview of art styles from the 1900 through to the 1970’s IMPRESSIONISM •Impressionism began in 1874 in France. •It took it’s name from Claude Monet’s “Impression at Sunrise” (1872). •It was a reaction to the precision of images created by the newly invented camera (1853). • Therefore‚ the artists were concerned with capturing the effects of light as it changed through the course of the day. •They began painting outdoors – called plen-air‚ and depicted the weather
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relied on. Dadaism Dada or Dadaism was a post-World War I cultural movement in visual art as well as literature (mainly poetry)‚ theatre and graphic design. The movement was originated in Zurich and Trace in 1916. This movement was a protest against the barbarism of the War. Its works were characterized by a deliberate irrationality and the rejection of the prevailing standards of art. There was also a rejection of war politics and social organization. Characteristics: Dada artworks allow the
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internal states of artists and viewers – not sympathy. Dada With war as a backdrop‚ many artists contributed to an artistic and literary movement that became known as Dada. This movement emerged‚ in large part‚ in reaction to an insane spectacle of collective homicide. They were “utterly revolted by the butchery of the World War. Dada was international in scope beginning in New York and Switzerland and spreading to other areas. Dada was more of a mindset or attitude than a singular identifiable
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“Choice of materials‚ site specificity and audience experience have developed into important considerations for installation artists” Discuss this statement with reference to the work of Janet Laurence and two other artists Installation artists require an interactive atmosphere to effectively utilise and express their art works to their audience. Over the years‚ in the art world‚ choice of materials‚ site specificity and audience experience have become paramount considerations for installation
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Movement When Where Artist Key Characteristics Modernist Topic Pictorialism Julia Margaret Cameron Louis Daguerre The use or creation of pictures or visual images a movement or technique in photography emphasizing artificial often romanticized Pictorial qualities Used as representation of people and historical events Machine aesthetic Impressionism 1870 - 1890 France Alfred Sisley A theory or style of painting originating and developed in France during the 1870s‚ Characterized
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Art Appreciation 1301 December 3‚ 2012 Entartete Kunst A government or governing body controlling the public through the control and confiscation of art‚ music‚ literature and media is not a new phenomenon. In every culture‚ censorship is present in some form or fashion. It could be true government regulation or just social prejudice. The Nazi party leader Adolf Hitler used the laws of his regime to control the art world at that time. One of the most documented round up of art occurred during
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Dada and its impact on Contemporary Art According to the Oxford Dictionary of art‚ Dada was “A movement in European art (with manifestations also in New York)‚ c.1915–c.1922‚ characterized by a spirit of rebellious revolt against traditional values. It arose from a mood of cynicism engendered by the First World War‚ to which some artists reacted with‚ cynicism‚ sarcasm and nihilism.” Gathering in Hugo Balls’ Cabaret Voltaire for spontaneous readings‚ performances and exhibitions
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