MASTER ARTIST CHUCK CLOSE Chuck Close is an American painter and photographer who achieved fame as a photorealist; paintings based on using cameras and photographs to gather visual information and then from this‚ creating a painting that appears to be photographic. Close was born on July 5‚ 1940‚ in Monroe‚ Washington. Since a young boy he had a desire for art‚ throughout his childhood he had quite a few rough times whether it was his parents becoming very ill or his own health taking a turn for
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Leano BFA-ADV1) -known as modern art -expressionism dominated this century Expressionism -from its root word “express”‚ it’s intention is to express the inner state ( feelings) of the artist 20th century art movements Fauvism (France) (painting by Henri Matisse) -earned their name ("les fauves"-wild beasts) by shocking exhibit visitors on their first public appearance‚ in 1905. -full of violent color and bold distortions. Die Brucke (Germany) -The Bridge - made use of a technique
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How does technology influence visual art? And how does photography influence the development of painting? This essay considers the impact of technology on the visual art and how this technology accelerated the development of the art and how people respond‚ adapt and incorporate modern technology into their own work. The impact of technology in visual arts has been in photography. Willian Melin stated that‚ “the dominant forces during the past century has been modern technology and has affected
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Office Art Memo Rodolfo J. Nodal Prof. R. Henry HUM112 11/11/13 Abstract The following essay will identify three examples of each‚ 19th century Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings and seeks to explain how these works fall into the two distinct styles. I we will explain to my boss‚ who has assigned me the task of managing the art budget and selecting six works to be displayed at the new corporate office‚ the historical significance of each piece‚ a
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Ch1 Quiz: Arts Ideas Which of the following is not a planographic process? Lithography Serigraphy Etching Stenciling The painting on page 61 of your text is an example of _____ style. Baroque Classical Romantic c Contemporary A color edge is a manifestation of what element of composition? Line Form Mass Perspective Which of the following is a watercolor medium in which gum is added to ground opaque colors mixed with water? Tempera
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One of the distinguishing marks of all crime fiction is its emphasis on a sense of “atmosphere”‚ “decorum”‚ and “verisimilitude”. Using a specific example from one of the texts on our reading list agree or disagree with this statement. 1. Introduction «One of the distinguishing marks of all crime fiction is its emphasis on a sense of “atmosphere”‚ “decorum”‚ and “verisimilitude”. » The aim of this work is to identify whether the sentence above is true or not. It would be pretty hard to
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History and technology of Opalotypes Fig 1; Unknown‚ date unknown Opalotype 383 x 280mm; From the collection of CCMC; Introduction The Opalotype consists of almost any photographic technique as long as it used on opal glass. It was in use from the mid 1800 ’s through to the1930 ’s and most of the methods of photographic production that were used during the 19th century were tried out with opalotypes. However despite it ’s long-lived history‚ Opalotypes are sadly treated as a very minor side
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Photography Photography is an art form like drawing and painting. The word photography is a noun‚ derived from the Greek phot- for "light" and -graphos for "drawing“‚ together meaning "drawing with light“. Photographers use their camera to make us see life in a different way‚ feel emotions‚ and record stories and events. On 1834‚ in Campinas‚ Brazil‚ Hercules Florence‚ a French painter and inventor‚ wrote in his diary the word "photographie" to describe his process. But on March 14‚
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capture the mood of the finest weather‚ atmosphere. Much attention was paid by them to writing sketches in nature‚ while Daubigny used to paint right ‘en plein air’. Such a principle became the rule for impressionists: the main ‘protagonist’ of their paintings was air (being the light environment). As a result‚ the actual objects in their paintings dissolve‚ at least their scenic properties have the
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continue his studies‚ arriving there in 1959. Hockney duly tried his hand at abstraction‚ but found it too barren. He was at this moment in a phrase of rapid self-discovery searching for a style. Sine figure painting seemed anti-modern ’ Hockney began by including words in his painting as a way of humanizing them‚ but these were soon joined by figures painted in a deliberately rough and rudimentary style. Hockney ’s ebullient personality soon made him well known‚ even outside the Royal College
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