Today we will be discussing a painting called “The Boating Party.” To start off let’s first meet the artist. Mary Cassatt was born on May 22‚ 1844 in Allegheeny City‚ Pennsylvania. She was the fourth of five children born to Katherine Kelso Johnston and Robert Simpson Cassat who was a stockbroker and land speculator. During Mary’s childhood‚ her family moved to Lancaster‚ Pennsylvania‚ and then to the Philadelphia area. Her family viewed travel as an important part of her education. During the
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He painted it in 1937 and it is considered a Surrealist painting depicting the horrors of war and one of his most moving works. The painting is 25 feet long and 12 feet high‚ it’s vivid and shocking imagery holds the viewer’s eyes. He used no color in the painting‚ only black‚ whites and grays. It grabs at the viewer to show the atrocities of war. The abstract bodies on the ground‚ the look of a mother weeping over her child‚ and a man reaching toward heaven as if to ask”
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For my topic‚ I chose Edgar Degas’ painting‚ “The Dance Class‚” or often referred to as‚ “The Ballet Class‚” to discuss how his interpretation of ballet aspects are de-romanticized despite its era of late romanticism. This topic is of interest to me because I have an appreciation for ballet as an art form. For almost all of my life‚ I have noticed that media and society have hyper-exaggerated the obsession with sexually objectifying ballerinas. This‚ in turn‚ has undermined the true beauty of ballet
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African Face Painting His face is covered in rich‚ dark luminous tones‚ of raw minerals dug from the earth. The designs are elaborate and painted with extreme detail‚ showing his striking features. Shades of yellow surround his cheekbones leaving his eyes bare‚ full of power and masculinity. The festival has begun and he must prove to her that he alone is the most beautiful and captivate her with his vigorous moves. Like many other tribes of Africa the Wodaabe tribe uses face painting to draw beauty
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artist that received a contract to paint several large paintings for a Russian industrialist’s mansion. The paintings are done in oil and in full scale. However‚ Matisse considered the painting only a rough draft. Paragraph 2 In Matisse’s painting‚ Dance I‚ the bodies are outlined and there is very little detail. The painting looks thrown together and free. The bodies do not seem to be under any forces‚ psychologically or physically. Each body looks carefree and floating. However‚ this is not the work
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Rico on October 7th‚ 1992; however‚ lived many different places as she was in a military family. Growing up‚ her parents pushed her to pursue an art career. In 2014 she graduated from the University of North Florida with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting‚ Drawing‚ and Printmaking with a minor in Art History. She studied abroad many places‚ and classical artworks such as Shakespearean plays‚ Greek tragedies‚ and the renaissance and baroque eras influence her art. While currently working on a Master
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With so many paintings that have been created over time‚ which ones are the best? Below you’ll find five of only the most famous paintings in the world. II. Famous Paintings 1. The Scream Everyone knows this painting. The weird looking guy with his palms on his cheeks‚ standing on a pier or something with the background in shades of blue and red. The original was created in 1893 by Edvard Munch in Norway‚ but several other versions were painted sometime after as well. The painting shows the
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for this particular painting done by munch redefines that meaning with his famous painting: The Scream. The Scream is a painting done during a time period were majority of artist at the time were into realism style and depicting real worldly events or objects. This painting is maintaining a expressionism style of work and is supposed to be a self reflection of munch’s hard life that he has endured. He felt compelled to spill his inner feelings out onto the
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Can Art be Limited to Single Categories What is Clement Greenberg’s definition of “modernism”? I do not agree with Clement Greenberg definitions of modernism‚ in his essay ‘Modernist Painting’. Because it is wrong to place artistic limits on artistic expression‚ whether that is painting‚ sculpture or any other artistic work. As Manet’s sad “art for art sack”. Single person cannot be permitted to make decision on what good art is. In doing so he took away the freedom to explore‚ and once needed‚ push
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After viewing the painting “Aztec by Mark Tovar‚ I was able to note several elements of art represented throughout the painting. In terms of form the painting featured only organic forms and did not appear to depict a third dimension. The content of the painting focuses on the Aztec depicted in the center of the painting. In terms of style‚ the painter appears to attempt to replicate the painting style of Aztec art. The Acrylic Mixed Media the painter implemented gave the painting a sense of commotion
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