well-off middle class family and decided he was going to be an artist as early as 16 years old (Smith‚ 1986). His parents supported him however pushed him towards commercial art because it had more promise and structure. He first attended the New York School of Illustrating but later transferred to the New York School of Art in 1900. At this school he worked under artists who influenced him to become the artist he is known as today. In 1906 he travelled to Paris like many other young artists. He
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The Government Museum and Art Gallery in Chandigarh‚ India. On June 2nd and 3rd 2008‚ I was conducted my research on this site. I come from a multicultural family who always appreciated both the visual and perceptual meaning of art. When I was growing up‚ my family would encourage us (me and my younger siblings) to acknowledge the concept and beauty of the efforts that one expressed in their collection‚ whatever it may be. That has inspired me so much that I paint as well as sketch‚ from time
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Artists normally brushed or pushed the color. His process was completely unique. He did not use an easel. The canvas was laid on the ground. Industrial paint‚ raw canvas‚ sticks‚ and other tools instead of brushes were all materials that make his art pieces so unique. Lavender Mist exhibits an energy that almost gives life to the painting. The colors contrast in a way that are bold but not overwhelming. The dark hue mixes with the light so that it is neither heavy nor airy. At 87 X 118 inches the
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the history of immigration to America. I did not know that immigrants left their homelands because of famine and World War II. Also my teachers took me to the Metropolitan Museum‚ where I learned more about art and I felt that I wanted to create art from my soul by own hand after looking at the paintings and sculptures at the museum. I also discovered new plants when they took me to the Botanical Garden. Every plant had a name tag. I did not know how coffee grew on coffee tree. Later‚ I met another
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C.A.P. The Conference on Art and Art Projects (Non-profit organization) C.A.P. was founded in 1994‚ when eleven artists met up to discuss about an ideal art museum. The ideas were pitched to the city of Kobe‚ which planned on founding a new art museum by then. A contemporary‚ unconventional museum was visualised‚ a vivid space for regional art production and communication‚ sharply contrasting museums exhibiting representative works by institutionalized artists. Tragically‚ Kobe was struck by the
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I chose the painting Autumn Rhythm 1950 by Jackson Pollock. When I first saw the painting‚ I knew from the start that this was the masterpiece perfect for this project. My initial response to this painting was confusion. I did not understand it; I did not know what I was looking at. I thought to myself‚ is there something I’m supposed to look for? It seemed impossible to find something due to the numerous slobs of paint everywhere. I did not understand how this could even be a masterpiece. After
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Les Demoiselles d’avignon is an oil painting drawn by Pablo Picasso of five nude prostitutes with three of them wearing African mask. Les Demoiselles d’avignon was painted in 1907. The painting is in the Museum of Modern Art located in New York City (picked from power point slide number 17 chapter one). The painting originally began as a narrative brothel scene with five prostitute’s two men‚ a sailor and a medical student but as time moved on Picasso ended up painting over those people leaving the
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creates an “...unbroken frame of public buildings” (Sitte‚ p. 475)‚ which produces a “…cohesive effect of the square…” (Sitte‚ p. 477). From the center of the park one can spin around and view the Denver Art Museum‚ the Denver Public Library‚ City Hall‚ and the newly added Colorado History Museum with out leaving that one
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When I went to the art museum‚ I had no idea that I would come into contact with one of my favorite Impressionists artists. I spent hours walking through the museum‚ gallery after gallery. Each piece was beautifully created. I saw portraits‚ prints‚ sculptures‚ all eccentric in their own way. My family‚ quickly paced‚ moved through the maze of colors with lightning speed. As for me‚ each one had an intricate story and detail that I was determined to learn. Turning the corner‚ I stopped in my tracks
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chosen to write about Pablo Picasso’s Les Demoiselles d’ Avignon in response to this essay title. This large oil painting‚ which was created in 1907‚ is considered seminal in the early development of both Cubism and Modern Art‚ and is currently on display in the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. The painting is composed of five‚ nude female prostitutes‚ painted facing the viewer in a confrontational‚ non- conventional style. What Picasso is displaying here is the ‘Reversed Gaze’‚ in that these
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