Final Paper William Kidwell ART101: Art Appreciation Instructor: Patricia Venecia-Tobin October 8‚ 2012 Evaluate Pablo Picasso’s Demoiselles d’Avignon. How did this work reshape the art of the early 20th century? Pablo Picasso’s painting Les Demoiselles d’Avignon is a wonderful piece of art‚ and the style in which the picture is painted is very typical of Picasso. The artist completed the picture in the beginning of the previous century‚ in 1907‚ and used oil on
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The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons Vs. Starry Night Turner‚ The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons‚ 16th October‚ 1834‚ Oil on Canvas‚ Philadelphia Museum of Art (1835) Van Gogh‚ Starry Night‚ 1889‚ Oil on Canvas‚ The Museum of Modern Art‚ New York In the eery evening of October 16‚ 1834‚ a huge fireball blew up through the roof of The Houses of Parliament. Creating an enormous blaze‚ to the horror of passerbys‚ it caught the attention of Joseph Mallord
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John Baldessari was born in 1931 in National City‚ California and continues to live and create art in California (John Baldessari Bio). “[Baldessari] attended San Diego State University and did post-graduate work at Otis Art Institute‚ Chouinard Art Institute and the University of California at Berkeley”‚ he then continued to teach from 1970-1988; Baldessari went back to teaching from 1966-2007 (John Baldessari Bio). With over 200 solo exhibitions around the world‚ Baldessari uses multiple mediums
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Louise Nevelson— Sky Cathedral Presence Survey of World Art By Vyacheslav Borts The sculptress Louise Nevelson was a towering figure of American modernism. Born in 1899‚ she came to prominence in the late ‘50s‚ gaining renown for monochromatic structures built out of discarded wood. Critic Arthur C. Danto wrote‚ “There could be no better word for how Nevelson composed her work than bricolage—a French term that means making do with what is at hand.” (Danto 2007) Her pieces evolved and expanded
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× 36¼ in) | Location | Museum of Modern Art (F612‚ JH1731) [1]‚ New York City | Christ in the Storm of the Sea of Galilee - Rembrandt Rembrandt captures the drama and emotion of this epic scene from the Gospels. Note his effective use of light and dark to highlight the effect. Artist | Rembrandt | Year | 1633 | Type | Oil on canvas | Dimensions | 160 cm × 128 cm (62.99 in × 50.39 in) | Location | Whereabouts unknown since the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum robbery in 1990. | -------------------------------------------------
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1889‚ and it is considered a post-impressionist art work. It has a size of 73.70 x 92.10 cm. The medium used was oil on canvas. Its current location is in The Museum of Modern Art in New York‚ NY. Additionally‚ the art work Reclining Nude by Henri Matisse was created in 1935. Its size is 66 x 92.7 cm‚ and the medium used was oil on canvas. It is currently located in The Baltimore Museum of Art in Baltimore‚ Maryland. Therefore‚ even though these two art works are from different authors‚ they do have
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knows a part of this woman that can only be seen through his eyes‚ subsequently he is showing us this view. In Picassos painting titled "LES DEMONISELLE D ’ AVIGNON"‚ (THE YOUNG WOMEN OF AVIGNON) FIG 1-2. The mask like faces resembling Egyptian art were inspired by primitive African sculpture. Compare the female pose of the two centre and left centre with FIG 2-1‚ (taken out of a women ’s fashion magazine). The poses are very similar‚ I feel that this classical type of pose is still recognised
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rebellious ideas and actions in the 20th century. He was born in France but moved to the USA‚ and became a US citizen in 1955. His works were known as “Ready-mades”. Duchamp’s ready-mades changed what art meant. He bought elements that would never have been regarded as art. Some people saw it as less art and more “putting together”. This movement was called “Dadaism”. This essay will discuss two artworks; “The Weeping Woman” - by Pablo Picasso‚ and‚ “The Shovel” – by Marcel Duchamp. “The Weeping
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Spanish‚ Polish 1. Do not forget to capitalize the pronoun I‚ even if it’s in the middle of the sentence. Example: He asked if I read the book. 2. Capital letters are very important in a title of a book‚ a movie‚ a play‚ work of art‚ and songs. There are several words in the title; a capital letter is used for all main content words in the title. Example: The Times‚ The Secret Garden‚ Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone‚ Mona Lisa‚ My Heart Will Go On. 3. Is necessary
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Comparative Analysis of Les Demoiselles d’Avignon and The Dance The Les Demoiselles d’Avignon (1907‚ Museum of Modern Art‚ New York)‚ is an oil on canvas painting by Pablo Picasso. This is an image of five nudes grouped around a still life. Of the five figures‚ four of the figures are facing the viewer. There is a disjunction in the fifth figure as she is crouched on the floor‚ her back away from the viewer‚ while her face‚ or mask‚ addresses the viewer. This vertically aligned painting measures
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