So Hee Ko AEAH 4812-001: Modernism and the Visual Arts‚ 1890-1945 October 1‚ 2012 Formal Interpretation Paper on Edouard Manet’s Luncheon on the Grass Originally titled as Le Bain‚ means the bath; Luncheon on the Grass was exhibited at the Salon de Refuses in 1863. It is painted with oil on a large canvas by Édouard Manet created in between 1862 and 1863. The painting represents the contrast between a female nude with fully clothed men in a rural setting. By that time‚ normally woman
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Grace Cossington Smith was an Australian painter. She was born on April 22nd 1892 and died on December 10th 1984. She was a leading painter with many famous paintings including “the bridge in curve” and “the sock knitter”. She was one of the first Australian artists to be influenced by the European Post- Impressionist movement. She was particularly influenced by the work of Cézanne and Van Gogh. Cossington Smith’s main interest was colour- bright colour with reflected sunlight. Cossington made a
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1. The title of this painting is Napoleon Crossing the Saint-Bernard‚ located on page 946 of the textbook. This oil painting on canvas measures approximately eight feet‚ eleven inches by seven feet‚ seven inches. Painted by Jacques-Louis David in 1800-1801‚ this piece can now be found in Versailles‚ the Châteaux de Versailles et Trianon. 2. In this work of art‚ Napoleon is the only character riding a white horse and depicted front and center. All figures are anonymous‚ except Napoleon himself‚
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“Hans Holbein’s Ambassadors In this piece of art by Hans Holbein “Ambassadors” the color is very vibrant. Between two young men who seem to be very wealthy and educated‚ it seems to be a lot of globes‚ sundials‚ books and maps for education‚ learning‚ exploring or something of the sort‚ and along with the man of the left is holding a telescope. At the bottom of this painting seems to be a stretched skull‚ it looks as if it is trying to be blended in with the rug on the floor. Also there are a lot
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Visiting the National Gallery of Art‚ I discovered two beautiful paintings that I never have encountered before. Out of all the new paintings I encountered‚ my favorite is undoubtedly The Artist’s Garden at Vétheuil by Claude Monet. Even though I love the Monet very dearly‚ another new painting I came to love is The Old Violin by John Fredrick Peto. While the differences between The Old Violin and The Artist’s Garden at Vétheuil seem immeasurable‚ the paintings actually contain many similar qualities
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It seems that the Renaissance (1300-1700)‚ methods of presenting the surrounding world in a flat pictorial plane using linear perspective‚ has dictated the way artists have worked for countless centuries. Linear perspective is a technique used by artists that uses line to create the illusion of depth and space within their work. However this approach is only a representation created using a singular eye. This method of working is suggested to have originated from Leon Battista Alberti’s (1404-1472)
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The two artist I have chosen to study a FBC Cadell and Roy Lichtenstein. Both artist are from different movements and styles. Cadell painted in the the impressionist style in the early 20th century whereas Lichtenstein painted in the Pop-art style during the 1960s and 70s. Impressionists were obsessed with light and the way it affected surfaces. They were also interested in the way light creates colours and shadows on objects. Cadell lived a worked in Edinburgh and was part of an art movement called
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A classic example of this is Edouard Manet‚ A Bar At The Folies-Bergere‚ 1881-82‚ [see fig1] conveys the bustling atmosphere from inside Paris’s first music hall‚ The Folies-Bergere. In Manets painting the entire scene seems to be reflected in a mirror‚ creating confusing viewpoints of an audience watching a performance. In front of the mirror stands a barmaid; appearing to be disjointed from the activities in front of her‚ she gazes out of frame. Her rouged cheeks and ungloved hands signify her
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Art has the ability to tell a story‚ to connect with the pictures‚ and to allow people to express their imagination. Once a person looks at an artwork whether it is a drawing‚ sculpture‚ or pottery the viewer is taken to the artist’s world. This paper will discuss the description‚ analysis‚ and interpretation of a painting called Regatta at Saint-Adresse painted by the French painter Claude Monet at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Monet designed this painting in 1867 and applied oil painting on
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Realism and Minimalism comparing “Cathedral” and Summer Interior Both Raymond Carver and Edward Hopper show qualities of realism and minimalism in the short story “Cathedral” by Carver and in the painting Summer Interior‚ 1909 by Hopper. The moods and characters relate to both the short story and the painting. Dirty-realism was shown in the short story by Carver he shows disappointment and truths that the character’s face. Realism is different in art Hopper showed accurate‚ detailed‚ unembellished
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