Minimalism emerged in New York in the early 1960s. It is also referred to “ABC”‚ “cool”‚ “literal” or “minimal” art‚ while a important movement of postmodernist art. The primary characteristics and goals of Minimalism is extreme simplicity of form‚ in order to give the work a completely literal presence. In fact‚ it’s a type of visual art reduced to the essentials of geometric abstraction. The principal of minimalism is that not the artist’s expression‚ but the medium and materials of the work are
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In what ways did the style of Jackson Pollock differ than that of Willem de Kooning? Jackson Pollock’s style had no subjects and just about motions. His style was very personal. Although de Kooning’s style was abstract‚ too‚ unlike Pollock‚ his painting had subjects which were mainly women. Furthermore‚ he still considered Cubist space and compositions for his paintings while Pollock totally abandoned these. -What sorts of subjects did Roy Lichtenstein use for his paintings‚ and why were these
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The artwork Magic Lantern was created by American artist Jackson Pollock in 1949 and currently is hung on a wall in the Rhode Island School of Design Museum. In order to create his piece‚ the Pollock used oil paint‚ aluminum paint‚ enamel‚ and even carpet tacks‚ and ended up with a truly texturally intricate result. It stands at 108.9 x 55.2 cm‚ or 42 7/8 x 21 3/4 inches for those less metrically-inclined. Magic Lantern is a fascinating abstract painting‚ but in comparison to many other abstract
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Presented in 1830‚ Eugène Delacroix’s Liberty Leading the People is an oil painting on canvas. Its measurements are 260 by 325 cm or 8.5 by 10.67 ft. This grand size adds significance to the subject matter. Liberty Leading the People is currently being displayed in the Musée du Louvre. Although there is not an official patron‚ the work was created to acknowledge the demolition of the rule by Louis-Philippe. In essence‚ it is an admission to celebrate the July Revolution of 1830. With the depiction
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In the early twentieth century‚ the Salons in Paris dominated the art scene. As places of gathering for intellectuals that wanted to come see and critique what was new in the art sphere. In 1903‚ a group of artists that weren’t satisfied with the conservative Salon system started their own - the Salon d’Automne exhibition. Among these artists that rebelled was Henri Matisse‚ a French artist that was not afraid to use bold bright colors in his art. His work from this era is described as “fauve”‚ a
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I will be discussing a painting by Gustav Moreau titled The Apparition. This painting was painted with watercolors in the year 1876. It can be found at the Musée du Louvre in Paris‚ France. This two dimensional piece of traditional art gives us insight into how truly talented Moreau was; this painting seems much too detail oriented to be anything like most watercolor paintings seen today. Watercolor paintings typically consist of building up many layers with colors due to the pigments being so transparent
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The Swing The first artwork by Jean Honoré Fragonard I am going to discuss is The Swing. It considered being the most successful painting by Fragonard. Today‚ The Swing represented a symbol of Rococo art. It was a mixture of carefree attitude‚ eroticism and pastel swirls. It pastoral scenery creates an appealing demonstration of the youth’s beauty and illicit affairs. I picked The Swing because when I first saw the painting‚ the painting seems timeless and the woman on the swing stood out to
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The painting I chose is The Floor-Scrapers by Gustave Caillebotte originally titled Les raboteurs de parquet in 1875. Gustave Caillebotte was known for his uncommon perceptions and scenes from everyday life. The Floor-Scrapers is an oil painting on a canvas of three workmen stripping the varnish off the floor of what is said to be Gustave Caillebotte’s residence. The Floor-Scrapers illustrates three shirtless‚ hard working men on their hands and knees‚ scraping a wooden floor in a Parisian apartment
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Water Jousting In France “La joute des mariniers‚ entre le pont Notre-Dame et le Pont-au-Change‚” by the french artist Nicolas-Jean-Baptiste Raguenet‚ was created in 1751. The name of the painting‚ when translated from French to English‚ says‚ “The jousting of the sailors‚ between the Pont Notre-Dame and the Pont-au-Change.” Nicolas-Jean-Baptiste Raguenet uses certain shades of colors with counterclockwise eye movement‚ many little details to give a different perspective in the painting about water
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Claude Monet’s “Antibes in the Morning” portrait is considered an interesting modern work of art in my opinion because of the colors that prevail across the screen‚ the revelation of its connections to modern artistry‚ and the message it conveys. Monet’s paintings were mainly known because of his passion of portraying nature itself‚ he was very good at observing variation of color and light. This portrait includes beautiful‚ bright colors in the clear sky‚ clean ocean‚ big trees full of life‚ and
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