ART SUMMARY TERM 2 FRAMES Cultural This view is concerned with understanding how an artwork is influenced by the values of the society it is produced in‚ and‚ in turn‚ how the artwork influences the values of the society. This includes examining the historical and cultural context in which the work was made‚ and religious and/or philosophical beliefs‚ which may have influenced the work. Subjective This view is concerned with examining an artwork from a personal perspective. This might
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ROTHKO AND HIS PAINTING “WHITE CENTER” Mark Rothko’s painting “White Center” is a breathtaking abstract painting I saw at the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art (LACMA). Rothko painted this 84 x 72-inch oil on canvas work in 1957. The painting is done in his signature style of using color and form-floating rectangular shapes. Rothko was part of the American movement that became known as Abstract Expressionism‚ which was more than just a painting style. It refers to the process the artists
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Coomaraswamy‚ Maritain‚ Gilson‚ and Eliot in many ways especially when discussing their views on nature and how to derive an excellent piece of art. Willem DeKooning became one of the leading artists of the abstract expressionism style. He used traditional portrait and infused it with an abstract style. He began his career practicing on elements like figural composition and still life. This was traditional‚ actually drawing and painting what he saw. After this type of art DeKooning moved onto abstraction
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No.5/No.22 No.5/No.22‚ a painting created by Mark Rothko in 1950‚ is an abstract work. It is comprised of yellow‚ red‚ and orange rectangles that seemingly hover on the surface of the canvas‚ as they do not extend to its margins. In the center of the work is a bold‚ red rectangle‚ and within it are strong‚ gently undulating‚ horizontal lines. These strokes‚ executed through scraping the canvas repeatedly‚ contrast with the vagueness of most other elements in No.5/No.22. On the right side of the painting
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disregard for formalities. Actually‚ (allegedly) in a more private setting than the essays and newspaper articles‚ Greenberg and Rosenberg might have even exchanged punches because of their very different views on the post avant-garde in America: abstract expressionism. Greenberg‚ it would appear‚ loved rules. For him‚ “Modernism used art to call attention to art” (Greenberg‚ Modernist Painting). He was all about form and technique and found symbolism and realism to be secondary‚ if not completely
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different pieces of art. In these eras‚ styles of painting changed and many of the different painting styles contrasted one another. Painting styles help to give a sense of the culture and history. Three of these eras: Neoclassicism‚ Impressionism‚ and Abstract Expressionism are just a few that reflected the differences in the painting styles‚ as well how the painting styles show the different ways of life. During the age of Neoclassicism‚ people were beginning to identify with the values of Greek
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Mark Rothko was a Russian born American painter and printmaker. His style and use of color classified him as an abstract expressionist. Mark Rothko was born on September 25‚ 1903 in Russia. He was the fourth child of Jacob Rothkowitz‚ a pharmacist who brought his family a modest living. To avoid his sons from being drafted into the army‚ Jacob Rothkowitz and his family immigrated to the United States. They settled in Portland‚ Oregon when Mark was ten years old. A few months after they arrived‚ Jacob
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Departing from the Rococo style of the mid Seventeenth Century where decadence and luxurious lifestyles were symptomatic of the aristocracy‚ Neoclassicism emerged out of an increasing tendency to value the public virtues of classic Greek and Roman cultures and attempted to convey those morals in the subjects represented through a sense of order‚ harmony and proportion. These virtues included patriotism‚ morality‚ self sacrifice‚ and "the right action" above all else (Sayre‚ 2009). Jacques Louis
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movement of Abstract Expressionism. I wish to explore the question of what has changed in our understanding of the line and mark making. I will look at the earlier historical work of Leonardo Da Vinci and compare and contrast them with Cy Twomblys. I will also look at the different movements they belong to and how these movements have changed the perception and our understanding of line. In order for me to do this it is important to understand Renaissance value systems and the contrast of Abstract Expressionism
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sculpture‚ theater‚ etc. Other elements that varied were the shape and frame of the picture‚ the paint texture and finish and the color contrast and value. In “Post-Painterly Abstraction” Greenberg starts by defining words to help us understand what Abstract
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