Mona Lisa - Leonardo Da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci worked on his masterpiece over a period of 20 years. He carried it with him everywhere. The enigmatic smile has captured the imagination of the world. I love this painting because it is very human‚ but also gives a glimpse of the world beyond‚ the transcendental. Artist | Leonardo da Vinci | Year | c. 1503–1519 | Type | Oil on poplar | Dimensions | 77 cm × 53 cm (30 in × 21 in) | Location | Musée du Louvre‚ Paris | Creation of Adam - Sistine
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to Paris in 1924 to become a journalist; moreover‚ he adopted the name Brassaï from the town of his birth‚ in 1925. He loved Paris and started to learn French by himself. During the time‚ he met lots of intelegnet artist‚ such as Salvador Dalí‚ Pablo Picasso ‚and Alberto Giacometti. Brassaï spend lots of time wandering on the streets in Paris‚ and became interested in photography as a way to record encounters on his nightly walks through the streets. At first‚ Brassaï was interested and hoped to become
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Cited: 30 St Mary Axe - The Gherkin. Web. 3 Sept. 2009. <http://www.30stmaryaxe.com/> "American Icons: Campbell ’s Soup Cans." Studio 360. Web. 6 Sept. 2009. <http://www.studio360.org/americanicons/episodes/2005/12/08>. "Chicago Picasso -." Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia "Empire State Building." Bank Street College of Education. Web. 3 Sept. 2009. <http://www.bankstreet.edu/esb/>
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Guernica is a town in the province of Biscay in Basque Country. During the Spanish Civil War‚ it was regarded as the northern bastion of the Republican resistance movement and the epicenter of Basque culture‚ adding to its significance as a target.[9] The Republican forces were made up of assorted factions (Communists‚ Socialists‚ Anarchists‚ to name a few) with wildly differing approaches to government and eventual aims‚ but a common opposition to the Nationalists. The Nationalists‚ led by General
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western modern masters‚ to touch the soul and feeling of the artistes‚ and to know their extraordinary life experiences – a road with filled twists and turns as well as the fascinating insight to the nature. I enjoyed the works of Vincent Van Gogh‚ Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse in the tour after learning. It was an unforgettable trip in my life and could be called the biggest gain from my English 11 class. This exhibition was sponsored by the family of two Baltimore Ladies‚ Ms. Claribel Cone and
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The twentieth century introduced new styles of art that contrasted greatly with the popular styles of art in the nineteenth century. The twentieth century brought in more modern styles of art that challenged the idea that art had to realistically represent the world. Two major styles of art that were popularized in the twentieth century were cubism and fauvism. Cubism and fauvism are two very different styles of modern art that were used widely throughout the twentieth century. The introduction
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com/trivia/globe/globe.htm Benton‚ J. R.‚ & DiYanni‚ R. (2008). Arts and Culture: An Introduction to the Humanities (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River‚ New Jeresy: Prentice Hall. Harris‚ Mark and Banton‚ Simon (1996) Picasso ’s "Secret" Guernica. Retrieved on July 31‚ 2010 from‚ http://web.org.uk/picasso/secret_guernica.html Mona Lisa. (1987). In The Encyclopaedia of the Renaissance. Retrieved from http://www.credoreference.com/entry/mheren/mona_lisa PBS (n.d.) Guernica: Testimony of War. Retrieved on July
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Critical Analysis of Guernica - By Bryce Craig Spanish artist Pablo Picasso can often be collectively seen as the greatest and most influential artist of the twentieth century. In a historical sense he encompassed all that is to be a practicing modernist artist and prevailed as one of the most significant artists overall in human history. Picasso’s most well renowned painting presents to his audience a graphic reflection of the horrors and brutality of war; Guernica (1937) depicts the Spanish
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Installation art is difficult to describe. In principal‚ it means taking a large interior (the exterior can be part of an installation‚ too) and loading it with disparate items that evoke complex and multiple associations and thoughts‚ longings‚ and moods. It’s a huge three-dimensional painting‚ sculpture‚ poem‚ and prose work. Installation art is a relatively new genre of contemporary art‚ which incorporates a range of 2-D and 3-D materials to influence the way we experience or perceive a particular
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University of Phoenix Material Painting Reflection Worksheet Visit a local art museum‚ or search the Internet for images of paintings created from the 1920s to the present day. Insert an image of each painting into this assignment‚ and cite each image consistent with APA guidelines. Reflect on the paintings related to the social and cultural events taking place at the time‚ and answer the following questions. Each response must be between 50 and 100 words. 1. Painting title‚ artist‚ date: A Showery
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