November 17‚ 2012 Essay II‚ Word Count: 2268 An Artistic Story of New York in 1932 The purpose of this essay is to discuss the ways Stuart Davis uses the elements of art and principals of design in his painting‚ New York Mural‚ 1932. In the beginning of this essay‚ there is a description of Davis’ biological information and what was happening in New York during the years preceding the painting. It will discuss three elements of art to include: line‚ shape and color. The principals of design
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A mural seems to be an ordinary piece of street art in some neighborhoods. But what about right on the lawn of the Illinois Capitol building? The capitol has many pieces of artwork but when colorful pieces of glass and metal comes together there is a change in the scenery. The piece of street art titled The illinois “Very Special Mosaic Mural” was created by the participants of the 1982 Illinois Very Special Arts Festival. The participants came from all over illinois‚ including the schools Northern
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In Frank Romero’s mural‚ "Going to the Olympics‚ 1984" he displays his artwork on a wall next to a freeway. The painting is Romero’s view on Los Angeles. The painting depicts a couple of cars and with some things in the background such as palm trees and more imagery. Some of this imagery is a blimp with the title‚ "A GOODYEAR‚" a stamp‚ hearts‚ a horse‚ two men wrestling and a U.F.O. Frank Romero’s overall attitude towards Los Angeles is displayed in this mural‚ "Going to the Olympics‚ 1984." Romero’s
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In Frank Romero’s mural "Going to the Olympics‚ 1984" the artist depicts life in LA through a number of images and symbols. What I see are: cars‚ hearts over the cars‚ palm trees‚ men wrestling‚ a blimp with the words "a goodyear"‚ a horse‚ and a stamp. The palm trees in my opinion represent the weather in LA. The men and the horse represent the Olympics. The stamp can represent the souvenirs in LA. The blimp represents life in LA. In Frank Romero’s mural " Going to the Olympics‚ 1984" the artist
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Rivera and Orozco both expressed their views on the Mexican Revolution through their murals. These artists had a few similarities as well as their differences when it came to their individual murals. They both used similar colors to symbolize different aspects of the events that were taking place. For example‚ mostly the peasants in Rivera’s murals wore white which could possibly stand for innocence. However‚ a difference among the artists that I saw was that Rivera tends to paint more of wider frame
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sorcerers‚ horse‚ an air balloon saying "Good year‚" two men fighting or wrestling‚ and the colors are very bright and mixed together. The painting shows rainbow colors in the hearts which could symbolize gay pride in our society. The cars found in the mural signify the different designs and styles of the automobile industry throughout the decades. The two men that are fighting i would have to agree with what Frank Romero says‚“I paint a lot of police brutality or injustices because that’s just part of
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Detroit Industry Murals consist of twenty-seven fresco panels at the Detroit Institute of Arts. Commissioned by Edsel Ford‚ the son of Henry Ford and William Valentiner‚ the director of the Detroit Institute of Arts‚ the murals were to reflect the history of Detroit and the development of industry (Gonyea‚ 2). These murals were created in the midst of the depression‚ and Rivera put to work on the murals many of men who found themselves out of work due to the depression. Rivera created murals (frescoes)
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In Frank Romero’s mural‚ "Going to the Olympics 1984‚" the artist captivates the audience’s attention by creating a mural at a freeway with powerful symbols such as cars‚ horses‚ two men wrestling‚ hearts‚ palm trees‚ post stamp‚ blimp and an iron. In addition his choice of colors wraps the image up making an inspiration and something that is cherishable. Each object has it’s own meaning and that is for the audience to think of. When I see the cars I visualize what California in particular‚ Los Angeles
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SUENOS DE UNA TARDE DOMINICAL EN LA ALAMEDA CENTRAL The author of this mural is Diego Rivera. He is one of the most important artists in Mexico. Also‚ he had the capacity to involve the people in his work. Diego Rivera always focused his work on politics and history of Mexico. We have the clear example in Sueños de una Tarde Dominical en la Alameda Central. It was painted for Diego Rivera in 1947. The original mural was established in one of the principal walls in the Prado Hotel‚ but after the
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living there. So when the government tried taking the land that was rich in history and their culture‚ the people fought and created what is now called Chicano park. The park is know for its outdoor murals dedicated to the Mexican American culture it is said to have the largest amount of outdoor murals in the United States. After World War II‚ the Barrio Logan community became and industry mess from junkyards to metals and other toxic businesses that were affecting the community by creating air
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