Open Casket Painting Recently a painting by Dana Schultz called Open Casket has received harsh criticism over the picture that she painted‚ but the original photo was of fourteen-year-old boy that was beat by two white men over whistling at white woman that turned out to be false later and was to obscene to have open casket at his funeral. Unlike‚ the young man in the photo is not obscene‚ but represents the deep hated in the south for African Americans‚ this certain hatred is best characterized
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difference between Eastern and Western painting Sogang University in Korea 20030219 Seok‚ Seung-il At the beginning One day‚ I read an article in Internet. The guy insists that eastern pictures have more complicated subject and sharp expression than western pictures; however‚ people evaluate the eastern picture with the western standard so that eastern pictures are low-evaluated. At the moment‚ I find myself to know nothing about eastern painting‚ even though I am one of the eastern
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There are some types of texture found in the Holy Trinity by Masaccio‚ which are simulated texture and repetition or patterns. In the painting‚ simulated texture is found. Due to the research‚ “simulated texture is the type that is intended to create a realistic illusion of texture and depth in a work of art.” It can be seen from the halos from God Father‚ Jesus Christ‚ Virgin Mary and St. John. There is a halo on the head of each of them. However‚ from the audiences’ eyes‚ the halos look real but
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2013 Art has been molded and shaped by different cultures around the world‚ and through the years different artists have given different kinds of art their own special touch. A famous type of painting is fantasy art. A well-known fantasy painting is “The Unspoken Words” by Josephine Wall‚ and another painting is “Aadyasha” by Philip Straub. Both pieces of work come from different time periods‚ making it easy to see how fantasy art has evolved yet stayed the same. Josephine Wall is a very well-known
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crucifixion. In the painting‚ Jesus is attached to the cross by four nails; with a nail on each hand and foot. His feet are together and supported by a wooden ledge allowing the arms to form a slight curve. Jesus’ head is crowned with a halo while the face rests on the chest allowing the piece’s audience to see a glimpse of his facial features (Collins). Half of Jesus’ face is covered by his hair depicting the mystery of the incarnation and also provides a veil to his death. The painting shows that Velázquez
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other than Jesus Christ. And upon careful observation‚ one can see that among all of the chaos occurring in this painting‚ there is one mother and child who do not seem to be frightened like the others‚ so one may conclude that this is Mary and her son‚ Jesus. However‚ this couple is actually Mary’s cousin‚ Elizabeth‚ and her son‚ John the Baptist. Their presence in the painting is important‚ because they are the two main subjects‚ yet‚ ironically‚ they‚ at first‚ are the least noticeable. Their
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he painted different portraits for the Spanish royal families. ‚velazquez did a lot of paintings but he did a phenomenal paint which is Las Meninas (1656). And this is what am I going to talk about now Las Meninas was made in 1656‚ The work is complex ‚ the composition give us a questions about reality and illusion‚ and creates an uncertain relationship between the viewer and the figures depicted. The painting is a large room in the Royal Alcazar of Madrid‚ and shows different figures‚ according
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is at first glance a precisely-ordered grid of rectangles and curved shapes that lie flat against the picture plane. The painting was done on a medium of oil on canvas. Looking closely‚ objects described in terms of basic geometric forms become visible: upon a table rests an electric light‚ a book‚ a domino‚ and an adjustable lamp. On the shelf sits a footed glass. The painting itself is rather angular and has many of its shapes being just straight lines filled with simple colors. There are no elaborate
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Susan Kern Painting Analysis 1 Willem Kalf (1619–1693) Oil on canvas 86.4 x 102.2 cm Still Life with Drinking-Horn of St. Sebastians Archers’ Guild‚ 1653 National Gallery http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/upload/pdf/notes_stuff-of-life.pdf (Enlarge the link to see detail) Just a bit about the artist Willem Kalf‚ he was a Dutch artist in mid-1700’s who was known for painting called ’Pronkstilleven’ in Dutch‚ meaning ‘ostentatious still life’. He used lavish objects for his paintings that were
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“Arnolfini Marriage” is a very famous painting by Jan Van Eyck painted in the early 15th century‚ which is in the National Gallery in London. According to the Catalogue of the National Gallery‚ the painting is just a portrait of the couple Arnolfini that is showing their marriage. Waldemar Januszczak‚ an author and presenter‚ believes that this portrait was wrongly named and it should have been called “the Arnolfini Pregnancy”. Januszczak believes that Mrs. Arnolfini is pregnant and she is dead at
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