Edgar Degas was a famous French artist that created many precious paintings and sculptures. However‚ Degas developed diabetic retinopathy which led to the loss of his vision. As Edgar Degas lost his vision‚ his art style and the way he created his art changed. For example‚ Degas swapped out oil for pastels as his material of choice. Also‚ Degas’s paintings became very crude and his only option was to create sculptures. Degas’s impediment changed his art career for the worse. As Degas lost his vision
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The artist of the work‚ The Two Fridas‚ is Frida Kahlo who was best known for her self portraits. This piece was finished in Paris‚ France in 1939. It is displayed in the Gallery Museum Modern Art in Mexico City‚ Mexico. To make this self portrait Frida used canvas and her technique was oils. When a viewer would like upon this piece‚ they would see two women sitting side by side. The onlooker may come to the assumption that these two women are either identical twins or sisters. In this artwork there
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The piece that I have chosen is L’Estaque‚ 1885-90‚ by Pierre-Auguste Renoir. This painting is composed of oil on canvas. Viewing the piece‚ I believe that the mood it conveys is peace and serenity. The subject of this piece is a calm enclave in France‚ enhanced with a faint sailboat and relaxed fisherman. This is a landscape painting; therefore‚ the subject is relatively straightforward. L’Estaque conveys a tranquil fragment of life‚ one that has since been lost‚ or forgotten. It was 5:15 P.M
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Bridging the Gap: A Comparison of Pissarro and Cézanne Paul Cézanne and Camille Pissarro were two Impressionist artists who shared a friendship that greatly influenced their artwork. The two artists collaborated on their artwork‚ sharing similar painting techniques and depicting similar subject matter. This cooperation is explored in the special exhibit "Pioneering Modern Painting: Cézanne and Pissarro 1865-1885‚" on display at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The comparison of Pissarro’s
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The water lilies was an series of approximately 250 oil paintings Claude Monet (1840-1926) produced late in his life while he was 74 till his death at 86 in his garden at Giverny‚ west of Paris along the Seine. Claude Monet was a impressionist. To illustrate‚ Louis Leroy‚ writing for the satirical journal Charivari‚ sized upon the tile of Monet’s painting IMPRESSION‚ SUNRISE while Monet exhibited his painting in Paris in 1874 (Marilyn 495). And this was the first time the term impression was used
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The Chinoiserie Collection in 1977‚ this was inspired of Chinas cultural. The designs were lacquered red coolie-hats‚ purple satin trousers wrapped up in tassels and a lamé jacket with jutting pagoda shoulders and armfuls of mink. The same time he launched his Haute Couture collection he also launched his autumn fragrance. That was the first time a fashion collection had been conceived around a scent. The inspiration of Cubism Yves Saint Laurent is known for his inspiration from arts and movements
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Description: Tim Okamura work is influenced by his environment to which he lives in. The background is gray tones blue. Showing through the toned blue‚ there are several labels and advertisements dealing with hair. There are several labels with red writing that seemed to have the blue tones paint removed to add depth to the wall. At the top of the painting‚ under the tones blue paint there is a layer of red-orange. Half way through to the bottom the paint becomes more of a wash over the advertisements
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Comparison Paper Both of the pieces that will be compared are from the post-impressionist era of art. The first in Paul Cezanne’s Still Life With Basket of Apples‚ which was painted from 1890 to 1894. The Second in Paul Gauguin’s Mahana no Atua‚ which was painted in 1894. Aside from being from the same time period and movement in art‚ there are a few other things that these paintings have in common. From face value‚ there are also many things that set them apart. The first similarity between the
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For my museum response‚ I visited Shrem Museum. The first thing that catches my attention are Robert Arneson’s toilets. The toilets look old and disgusting‚ but what is most disturbing about them is that the some of the toilets included random body parts. For instances‚ there were lips on the top of one toilet. Wayne Thiebaud paintings featured everyday scenes. His food services included pieces titles (Double Decker‚ BBQ’d Chickens‚ Cup of Coffee‚ Cottage Cheese Salad). He also had a beautiful landscape
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The painting Still Life with Peaches‚ Bread‚ Wine glass‚ and Pitcher can be found at the La Salle art museum in the 18th century room section. The painting is about 33 x 41cm in size. The medium is said to be oil on canvas. The artist Henri-Horace Roland De La Porte was born around 1725 in Paris‚ France. He also died in Paris around 1793. His specialty was paintings of flowers and still life’s. The Still Life with Peaches‚ Bread‚ Wine Glass‚ and Pitcher is a painting with very neutral and dark colors
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