20th Century Arts and Artist Paper The subject of this course is an exploration of the ideas and values from the Scientific Revolution to the Second World War‚ examining the various revolutions in the world (scientific‚ political‚ economic‚ social‚ spiritual and artistic) and their impact on philosophy‚ theology‚ literature and the arts. This course so far has allowed me to see the influence of the Western thinking‚ forms of thinking and ideas on non-Western cultures and vice versa. As an accomplishment
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Matisse was born in a small cottage in 1869‚ he was his parents first born child. His father was traditional and stern whereas his mother was kind hearted and loving. In addition to having a compassionate soul‚ Henri’s mother ran a section of her husband’s shop that sold house paints. Anna‚ his mother‚ loved everything Henri did. Throughout his life‚ he spoke very highly of his mother‚ after all‚ she is responsible for Henri’s discovery of art. In 1887 Henri went to school to study Law in Paris‚
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creative nature was also in itself truly astonishing. However‚ despite all of the pieces of art that I saw at Moma‚ the famous Henri Matisse works stood out the most. Henri Matisse was a French artist‚ known for his use of color and originality. He is also commonly regarded‚ along with Picasso‚ as one of the two greatest artists of the 20th century. In addition Matisse was one of the great initiators of the modern art movement‚ which uses the combination of bold primary colors and free simple
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curator of the Moreau Museum. Genre: French Fauvism is the style of les Fauves which is French for “the wild beasts”. Fauvism started around 1900 and continues beyond 1910‚ the movement only lasted 1904-1908. The leaders of the movement were Henri Matisse and Andre Derain. Gustave Moreau‚ one of Rouault’s mentors was the movement’s inspirational teacher. Fauvist paintings were characterized by wild brush work and strident colours‚ while the subject matter had a high degree of simplification and
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the key personality who influenced his career‚ and with this portrait‚ he seems to have succeeded to deliver the essence of her visionary and influential personality. He reached the essence of Stein‚ valued her past and foreknew her future. Henri Matisse created his Young Sailor II the same year as Picasso finished his Gertrude Stein‚ 1906. It was the beginning of the formation of Matisse’s style that later would2 See Stein‚ especially 18-25‚ for more of her discussion of the evolution of Picasso’s
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1 Class: Visual Communications Theme: 7 Color Contrasts Student: Arna Oprasic Professor: Maja Kordic Date:6.3.2015 Sarajevo 2 The task of this project is to list 7 Color Contrast from the book "The Elements of Color" by Johannes Itten‚ and to chose 3 different types of color contrast. The 3 types of color contrast that I chose are: 1. LightDark 2. ColdWarm 3. Saturation 1.Light-Dark Itten is talking about the contrast that is all around us‚ the most real contrast of light and
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Cheryl Alberti Art Appreciation - Midterm September 5th‚ 2010 “Andre Derain‚ London Bridge” Visual Elements Line - I believe implied lines were used in this painting. Some edges are clear with a defined start and finish. The line weight varies. The lines also vary in width and length. Mostly straight lines with a few curves. Shape - The shapes range from rectangles‚ arches‚ and squares‚ to blurs that appear to be buildings in the far back corner. Mass - I believe the mass is actual
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Henri Matisse is a French artist who had a six-decade career in being an artist. His artworks were traditional‚ however; his usage of different exaggerated emotion and brilliant colours made him an artist who became very influential in the 20th century. Matisse born and raised in France‚ as his family worked in the grain business. When Matisse was around his 20’s or so‚ he had taken up working as a legal clerk‚ and after that he had studied for a law degree. He then began working in a law office
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careful and well-organized arrangement by our English teacher Simon‚ on July 25‚ 2012 ‚ in a sunshine morning with vernal breezes on our face‚ we finally visited the Vancouver Art Gallery in downtown Vancouver for a tour on the exhibit “Collecting Matisse and Modern Masters”. I had been expected to visit the Art of Palace for long time. Every time in the last 10 years when I passed by the VAG or in the parade gathering to listen the addresses of MP Jenny Kwan and Premier Christy Clark in front of VAG
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Matisse Summaries: Five Paragraphs Paragraph 1 Matisse was an artist that received a contract to paint several large paintings for a Russian industrialist’s mansion. The paintings are done in oil and in full scale. However‚ Matisse considered the painting only a rough draft. Paragraph 2 In Matisse’s painting‚ Dance I‚ the bodies are outlined and there is very little detail. The painting looks thrown together and free. The bodies do not seem to be under any forces‚ psychologically or physically
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