Pablo Picasso "Portrait of Sylvette" The piece of art that was studied is "Portrait of Sylvette" by Pablo Picasso‚ of Spanish decent originating from 1881-1954. This portrait is oil on canvas and measures approximately 28 inches wide by 42 inches high. It was a gift of the estate of Tom Slick 1973.36. Picasso utilizes many classical and controlled lines for most of the art work. He uses these precise lines to express the mathematical
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Art100 Brielle Kane Republican Roman ”Bust of A Man” vs. Imperial Roman “Portrait of Emperor Caligula” Two portraits‚ that of a Man and of Emperor Caligula‚ can be found in the same gallery in Metropolitan Museum of Art‚ which suggests that both of the busts were created in the same period of time. This‚ in turn‚ suggests that they must be stylistically similar‚ though not exactly the same. At the same time‚ the portrait bust of a Man was created by either Antonine or Severan at the dusk
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The Idea of Technique tech·nique [tek-neek] 1. Method of performance; way of accomplishing. 2. Technical skill; ability to apply procedures or methods so as to effect a desired result. Acquiring technique is mostly a process of brain/nerve development‚ not development of finger strength. Skill is acquired in two stages: (1) discovering how the fingers‚ hands‚ arms‚ etc.‚ are to be moved‚ and (2) conditioning the brain‚ nerves‚ and muscles to execute these with ease and control. Many
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Vandals or Artists in disguise Los Angeles 2013‚ sirens begin to flash‚ a loud shriek from a cop car sounds the busy streets of L.A‚ and two bulky police men storm out of their car. “ Stop! Put your hands up!” The police shout while running towards an individual with a spray can aimed towards a building. The man with the can tosses the can to the floor‚ and he remains standing still‚ obeying the police man’s every command. The individual is arrested on the spot for vandalizing public property
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Portrait of a Woman with a Man at a Casement The purpose of the present paper is to discuss a very interesting piece of art‚ Fra Filippo Lippi’s “Portrait of a woman with a man at a Casement”. I will begin by the analysis of the formal qualities of the painting such as the composition‚ the color‚ line‚ texture‚ proportion‚ balance‚ contrast and rhythm. I will then discuss how the work fits a certain stylistic category. I will demonstrate that the painting reflects the social and cultural trends of
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religion is a motif brought forth prominently in Joyce’s works. In Dubliners‚ his book of short stories as well as his supposed autobiography‚ Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man‚ Joyce shows religious turmoil and indecision through his characters. Stephen Dedalus‚ the main character in the journal-like story of Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man‚ goes through an internal turmoil of his own throughout the entire book on how he would view religion. He shows certain extremities of religious
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“A Hunger Artist” by Franz Kafka Analysis Through a Single Element “A Hunger Artist” by Franz Kafka is a story of a “hunger artist” that wants to show the public the art of fasting‚ but along the way peoples’ interests declined and caused the hunger artist to join the circus. At the circus he was not anything important‚ even the circus managers forgot about him. His drive to fast caused him to die of a heavy‚ unsatisfied‚ hungry heart. The limited omniscience view that is created by the narrator
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Artists remain misunderstood by most of the society. Nowadays we live in a society that believes that those who lead great business are the smartest‚ the most successful and therefore‚ the kings of the modern world. Since we were little we were taught that to be successful we should study a science or technological degree. If we did not underestimate art and humanities‚ maybe they would be at the same level as science and technologies. As a humanities degree student‚ I do understand artists and
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and athleticism. In the nineteenth century there were many cases of female hunger artists‚ who would starve themselves. However‚ there is the question of rather or not they were motivated by anorexia nervosa‚ which is a nervous disorder or anorexia mirabilis‚ the desire to separate the flesh and the spirit by starvation. (Heywood 1996‚ pg. 72). The “Hunger Artist” is a story that tells about a hunger artist. A man who gained fame by pushing his body to the limit of life and death as he would set
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Donatello was a Renaissance artist born in Florence‚ Italy. He was famous for his artwork in bas relief‚ a type of shadow relief sculpture. * St. Mark * Zuccone | * The Feast of Herod * David | * Equestrian Monument of Gattamelata * Judith and Holofernes | Botticelli was an Italian painter of the Early Renaissance. He hailed from Florence‚ Italy. * Fortitude * Adoration of the Magi * The Birth of Venus | * Primavera * Cestello Annunciation * St. Augustine |
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