Van Gogh’s piece is an appropriate example of the techniques and generally consensus of the Post-Impressionism era in art‚ and similarly‚ Klimt’s piece is the same for the Art Nouveau era. Both of these pieces highlights the different movements in art being the more realistic yet abstract use in colors. In my opinion‚ I find value in both of these pieces
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Starry Night Expressionism was considered a movement in fine art‚ which showed a persons inner experience and feelings‚ instead of a realistic portrayal of an object. Expressionists tried to depict their subjective emotions and their general responses to objects and events‚ instead of depicting an objective reality. The artist accomplished these themes in their paintings through distortion‚ overstatement‚ primitivism‚ and imagination. Their paintings often showed flamboyant‚ jarring‚ violent
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Paula Pearson Kurt Dyrhaug / Meredith Jack Art Appreciation _Essay 1 7/8/2013 Edgar Degas Edgar Degas was both a man and an artist of contradictions. The French artist‚ paint err‚ and sculptor Edgar Degas was born on July 19‚ 1834 in Paris‚ France. Degas died September 27‚ 1917 in Paris‚ France. Degas is associated historically with the Impressionists because of his concentration on scenes of contemporary life and he never painted outdoors and rarely depicted landscape and also his desire to
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Biography of Claude Monet on November 14th 1840 in Paris Claude Oscar Monet the founder of impressionist art was born. On 1857 was the Death of his mother Louise.1858 Claude Monet meets Eugène Boudin who encourages him to paint outdoors. 1859 Monet comes to Paris and enters the Swiss Academy.1860 Monet meets Pissaro and Courbet. In 1861 monet joined an army for a seven year time in Algeria. 1863 Monet discovers Manet’s painting and paints "en plein air" in the Fontainebleau forest. 1864 Monet
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Night Life in Paris Henri Toulouse-Lautrec’s “At the Moulin Rouge” displays a unique and personable version of the night life in Paris. The painting is done in oil on canvas and was created near the end of the Impressionist era. Toulouse-Lautrec however‚ does not use the dramatic colors as some of the early Impressionistic paintings. There are no flowers‚ sun‚ or landscape that is typically associated with the period. Instead‚ he portrays a seemingly smoky-filled night club scenario. At
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Surroundings and political scenario effects the art of an area. Two radically different painters living in different countries‚ show such unexpected commonality between them in terms of “perspective of an environmental imagination.” (Drenthen‚ and Keulartz). Anselm Kiefer and Georgia O’Keeffe are the artists which are categorized in many groups. Expressionism is the common ground between them. The style‚ materials and even the size of their works are altogether different from each other. Still their
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Objectivity does not exist‚ because people are complex in their own views. For this reason all people interpret events through their own life experiences and historical contexts. Artists express their own unique perspectives in their artworks which are influenced by their worlds and experiences. Both John William Waterhouse and Paul Gauguin interpret these world though the different uses of art making approach‚ intentions and influences. John William Waterhouse created paintings in the Romantic
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Georges Seurat’s painting of “A Sunday on La Grande Jatte -1884’” depicts tranquilize people located on the island of La Grande Jatte. Looking closer into the background there are soldiers and regular looking people in the back with one typical guy with higher class people in the foreground. It like a unanimity between social class to enjoy a sunny day on a island. Looking closely into the painting there are tiny strokes of lines creating leaves on the ground and on the tree‚ but also everywhere
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Appropriation is a twentieth century arts phenomena adopted by many visual artists‚ whereby artwork‚ imagery‚ icons and styles are borrowed to create a new artwork. Gordon Bennett is an indigenous Australian who appropriates art styles and imagery to create his art. He used oil and acrylic paint on canvas to create The Outsider (1988)‚ which was a reflection on his own identity and indigenous issues. Bennett incorporates Vincent van Gogh’s Starry Starry Night (1889) and Bedroom At Arles (1888)‚ Romanesque
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Henri Emile Benoit Matisse was born December 31‚ 1869. Matisse was known for his revolutionary effects during the early twentieth century which are his expressive use of color. Examples of his revolutionary and expressive work are of portraits‚ landscapes‚ nudes‚ and interior views causing him to be the very influential. Matisse was inspired by post-impressionists Paul Cezanne and Vincent van Gogh when he lived in Paris. Henri Emile Benoit Matisse was raised in the northern part of France. Matisse
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