et ‚ Renoir ‚ Cézanne ‚ Baudelaire .. and many others are famous impressionist artists that marked the nineteenth century with their work. Trying to maintain close ties with tradition‚ and establishing the aesthetic outcome of an artistic creation ‚ they all used their own words and images to paint the world from their own point of view ‚ regardless of what other people could think . Van Gogh was also one of them . His painting ‘Starry Night ‘‚ published on 1889 ‚is nowadays one of the most known
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I have chosen the oil painting The Persistence of Memory‚ by the surrealist artist Salvador Dali. This surrealism painting has had a lot of attention due to the odd objects that depicts several principles throughout. When first viewing this painting‚ many question what is going on. Dali had intended for this to be something from a dream as some objects look unreal. One of the most important principles used is line. Starting in the background the horizon line is used where the body of water and
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Cormac McCarthy gives his story All the Pretty Horses an unique organization. The book only has four chapters within‚ yet each chapter is lengthy. There are also very few flashbacks in this story. This flashback was needed‚ however‚ to show how things did not change after John Grady Cole’s grandfather died. “On the wall opposite above the sideboard was an oilpainting of horses. . . . his grandfather looked up from his plate at the painting‚” shows the painting being there while his grandfather
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This poem was created from Anne’s inspiration from Vincent Van Gogh’s famous painting Starry Night. It begins with a quote from a letter written by Van Gogh‚ which says that he has a deep need for religion‚ and that it is when he feels this need that he goes out and paints the stars. This is very profound because it is about man’s need for something everlasting and holy. Even though Van Gogh didn’t want religion in his life‚ he still had a need for the holy. By creating the painting of the stars
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The movie‚ Ushpizin‚ is a Israeli film where it was filmed in the Jerusalem‚ Israel. This movie is based on one Orthodox Jewish married couple‚ Moshe and Mali Bellanga who are poor and an infertile couple in the Breslov community in Jerusalem. Without no money to prepare for the upcoming Sukkoth which is one of the joyful Jewish holiday in the fall‚ they pray much for their financial help. After an agony prayer‚ they received an unexpected money 1000 dollars that both of them are greatly pleased
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Hopper chose to paint a scene located at a sharply-angled street-corner‚ rather than at one of New York’s many right-angled intersections. This choice was not unusual for Hopper‚ who painted a number of other scenes of this kind of corner (see Office at Night (1940)). A sharp corner gave him the opportunity to display his subjects from a nearly frontal point of view‚ and also allowed him to display the dimly visible street scene behind the patrons. Hopper often painted scenes in which a part of the
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Van Gogh vs Salvador Dali The focus of the paper is to make a comparison and contrasts between Van Gogh’s ’Starry Night’ and Salvador Dali’s ’Persistence of time’. While Van Gogh’s theme formed the basis of expressionism in twentieth century‚ Dali initially became a leader of the Surrealist movement and later on developed interests in psychology and science‚ both movements influencing their beliefs and formal approaches in distinctive ways. The ’Persistence of Time’ is regarded as one of the most
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Color is defined as “the quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by the object‚ usually determined visually by measurement of hue‚ saturation‚ and brightness of the reflected light; saturation or chroma; hue” (Webster’s Dictionary). Color is an extremely powerful psychological tool used across the globe. Our world would be bland and boring without the use of color in our everyday lives. Using color psychology can encourage sales‚ calm a crowd‚ and even help a person send
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The painting has been done on the wooden board. The artist has used oil paints as its medium. The painting‚ however does not include the whole wooden board. The subject is situated at the center of the board and the rest of the board is left blank. This is why the viewers have their focus at the center of the board. The very thing that attracts the viewers towards this painting is the color that has been used in the painting. The use of bright colors like white and blue makes it look vibrant and
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In his painting‚ Paris Street: Rainy Day‚ Gustave Caillebotte showcases his view on late 18th century Paris. The figures nearest to the audience are blurred and seemingly out of focus whereas the pedestrians and carriage towards the center of the town square have sharp edges and are more distinctly defined. The images in the background of the painting remain nebulous and dim. The point of focus advances the viewers eyes to the buildings in the background. Caillebotte demonstrates a two-point perspective
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