compare and contrast two paintings. The first painting is Stairway at Auvers by Vincent Van Gogh. The painting is one of 80 paintings done by Van Gogh during his stay in Auvers. Stairway at Auvers was done on July 1890 shortly before his death. The second painting is Water Lilies 1916-1926 by Claude Monet. Both painting are oil canvas‚ Water Lilies is one of 250 water lilies paintings done by Monet. Both paintings are examples of art pieces that play an important role in art history. I was able to personally
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There’s no threats on ii. Sydney Opera House 1. Australia. Created by Jorn Utzon. 2. “Masterpiece of late modern architecture” Part of World Heritage List.Described as one of the most creative things humans can do‚ not only in the 20th century‚ but all of human history. A performing arts center that well represents Australia. 3. Design features: Shelled roofs (white tiles) is Utzon’s idea with help from several engineers and it came from a sphere (took 8 years for construction and the ceramic tiles took 3 years)
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representative nature of the previous artworks. Artists during this time felt that art was also capable of representing the human condition and offer a glance inside the obscure mind of the artist. The 1800th century was a great period in France’s art history. This was due in part because of the new art institutions that were established in the early eighteenth century‚ which spawned several generations of talented French artists. However‚ at this time gender was a large component of art’s focus and of
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describing how some of his series and paintings are composed to create his heavily inspiring images of his mythological events. Nicolas Poussin was born in 1594 in Les Andelys‚ Normandy. He was a French painter and draftsman whose idea online lead him to be the founder of the French Classical tradition. Most of poussin working life was in Rome where he specialized history paintings. Theses scenes often were biblical‚ mythology‚ and sometimes the sense of ancient history. Poussin was really good at giving
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July 15th‚ 1606 he is renowned as one of the most revered painters and printmakers in European art history and perhaps the most important in Dutch history of all.Rembrandt painted “Alchemist workshop” in 1606.this is the provenance of the painting‚ the interpretations have been wide ranging from alchemist to religious interpretations. A private space for both particle and spiritual work. The oil painting show a man sitting in shadows near a window; on the far right is another women diligently
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the sensuality and the delicacy in the painting. I first noticed in the painting was her robust ivory figure contrasting with the dark chocolate background because I felt that these contrasting colors evoked a sense of purity and light against the mysterious darkness. She seems to have turned around and noticed something. Perhaps someone just entered the room and surprised her or she could have been waiting for her lover. I also noticed that in this painting‚ that there are only three objects: the
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of Art and Artworks Daouda Diomande Instructor: Deborah Kaszovitz HUMA205-1302B-02: Arts and Works of Art. American Intercontinental University Abstract The common idea that people have of art is painting or drawing. There are different forms of arts called types of artworks such as painting‚ sculpture (carving‚ modeling‚ assemblage and construction)‚ architecture‚ printmaking‚ electronic media which includes computer‚ and digital graphics‚ ceramics‚ visual and graphics designs‚ collage‚ photography
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afford to spend years working on them (he took 13 years to paint Napoleon’s victory at Friedland). Today his name commonly receives the response "Who?". At the same time Eduoard Manet‚ who now features in many Art History courses‚ was ridiculed by the establishment for his paintings‚ rejected time and again by the Salon. His determination to pursue his vision‚ which would be instrumental in changing the way artists painted and the development of Impressionism‚ is inspirational. It’s a book that’s
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art’ before I attend college. Taking the first drawing class in college hence becomes the hinge of my perception of arts. There I met my professor‚ as well as a mentor of my life‚ Tula Telfair. I still recall the first day I see her sublime paintings. All of her images are invented‚ and only employed with her memory—the memory of living in Africa and Asia when she was a child‚ or the daily three hour driving between the New York City and Wesleyan—but not from observation or even the utilization
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not long after he finished his joyous Luncheon of the Boating Party‚ probably his best-known work and certainly one of the most admired paintings of the past 150 years‚ Pierre-Auguste Renoir left Paris for Italy to fulfill a long-standing ambition. He was 40 and already acclaimed as a pioneer of Impressionism‚ the movement that had challenged French academic painting with its daring attempts to capture light in outdoor scenes. Represented by a leading gallery and collected by connoisseurs‚ he filled
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