Modernism is a new form of expression stating around the late 19th to the mid 20th century. One specific artwork that has all the characteristic of modern art is the Wrestlers in a Circus by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. . This oil on canvas painting was created in 1909 by German artist Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1800-1938). This particular creation on a course‚ unvarnished canvas caught my eye because of its intense and crude emotion‚ vibrant yet subdued colors‚ different line values‚ untraditional style and
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Benin is one of the poorest countries in the world. The country is located in the western half of Africa. About 10.7 million people inhabit it‚ of which about 40% are below the poverty line. So‚ what is it like to live there? First‚ lets talk about the geography of the land it sits on. Benin covers 69‚981 square kilometers‚ or 43‚ 484 square miles. This is a very tiny country compared to the United States’ 3.797 million square miles. The land of Benin is mostly flat plains with some hills and low
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In “A Description of Benin”‚ as written by John Barbot‚ we’re exposed to the inner workings of the royal hierarchy of 17th century Benin. Much like other forms of government during that time period‚ the King of Benin relied heavily on an organized bureaucracy. At the top tier were the Veadors; 3 highly qualified advisors that held judicial power over the nation and attended to the supplications of the common townsfolk. Regrettably‚ the supplicants often went unheard as a result of the avaricious
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your Visual Arts Process Diary. André Derain: London Bridge‚ oil on canvas‚ 66×99.1 cm‚ 1906 (New York‚ Museum of Modern Art); © 2007 Artists Rights Society (ARS)‚ New York/ADAGP‚ Paris‚ photo © The Museum of Modern Art‚ New York Ernst Ludwig Kirchner: Street‚ Dresden‚ oil on canvas‚ 150.5×200.4 cm‚ 1908 (New York‚ Museum of Modern Art); photo © The Museum of Modern Art‚ New York‚ © Artists Rights Society‚ NY Jacques-Henri Lartigue: Paris‚ Avenue du Bois de Boulogne‚ gelatin silver print‚
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1904). Plate 3.2.25: The display of Benin bronzes at the Horniman Museum is viewed now as works of art instead of pieces of anthropology as they were in 1903 a ‘war booty’. Bronze commemorative heads representing ancient sovereigns‚ ceremonial costumes‚ insignias and royal personal objects which marked the Oba’s position‚ naturally figure at the heart of the exhibition in Paris. The national museum in Britain‚ displays with the full agreement of the Benin people. Plate 3.2.26: Horniman gave it
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The ancient empire‚ Benin‚ became civilized because of record keeping on trade‚ the developed complex institutions and the leadership specialized workers. The Benin empire rose to power back in the 13th century‚ to about 15th century. The empire quickly became successful due to the modern trade routes. “...they became very wealthy by trading conquered people to the Portuguese as slaves in exchange for such manufactured European products as firearms‚ textiles‚ glass‚ and beads” (Hackey). Records were
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Standing Nude with Hut Ernst Ludwig Kirchner Ernst Ludwig Kirchner’s painting “Standing Nude with Hut” (Nackte Frau mit Hut) represents a female figure standing alone without any clothes inside a room. Though she’s unclothed‚ she wears a black round hat‚ some pieces of jewelry and pointy red shoes. The black color used for the hat was also used for the pubic hair of the Woman‚ which emphasizes its rectangular shape. Geometrical forms painted in different tones of green‚ yellow and a vivid blue
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Chapter One The Art of Benin I I. Introduction A. Cultural Encounters Between Europe and Benin from the Fifteenth to the Twentieth Century 1. The trade in objects in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries 2. The imperial confrontations of the late nineteenth century 3. The engagement with ideas about art in the twentieth century B. European Contacts with Benin Europeans first became aware of the existence of Benin through Portuguese traders in the fifteenth century. The accounts left behind indicate
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Read the following extract from reading 2.2 ‘Benin antiquities at the British Museum’ and look at Plates 3.1.14 British officers of the Benin punitive expedition with bronzes and ivories taken from the royal compound‚ Benin City‚ 1897 and 3.2.24 Display of Benin bronzes in the Sainsbury African Galleries‚ the British Museum‚ 2005 in the AA100 Illustration Book. How do the different contexts of display reflect different attitudes to the art of Benin? At the end of the 19th century‚ Africa was
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