Yasumasa Morimura The Man Yasumasa Morimura was born on the 11th of June 1951. Today he is a well-known Japanese artist whom appropriates famous images by incorporating himself into the images. He does so with the firm believe that “all people have a common desire for transformation”. Morimura’ artworks involve maintaining the original image of another place and/or person but replacing the face of a subject with his own. By doing so he is subtly demonstrating to the audience how everything is
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in a bus accident later in her life‚ which damaged her spine and was extremely traumatic in her mental processes. Because of this‚ she had ongoing surgery throughout her life‚ and‚ was in constant pain. However‚ after this accident‚ she began painting to express herself. As a result of her accident‚ she suffered numerous miscarriages and was unable to have children – an issue she explores in her 1932 work ―Henry Ford Hospital‖. Kahlo was an active participant in the social and political landscape
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blossomed. Portraiture became a huge part of the Renaissance Era and artists became intrigued in trying new and unique styles. During most of the fourteenth century‚ only royalty had portraits made because they required status and wealth. A portrait is typically defined as a representation of a specific individual. A portrait does not merely record someone’s features‚ but something about whom he or she is‚ offering a sense of a real person’s presence. Royal Portraiture is especially unique because it
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August 25th‚ 2013 Abstract In this paper I will be writing a memorandum to my “boss” about various pieces of art (s)he wants me to pick out to decorate the new corporate offices. I will be identifying three examples of 19th century Impressionist painting or sculpture and three Post-Impressionist works. In this memo I will explain how the six pieces of art fall into these two styles. Also I will describe the appearance of the six choices I pick to my CEO so (s)he will know what the art looks like
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The dozens of self-portraits by Vincent van Gogh were an important part of his oeuvre as a painter. Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) created many self-portraits during his lifetime. Most probably‚ Van Gogh ’s self portraits are depicting the face as it appeared in the mirror he used to reproduce his face‚ i.e. his right side in the image is in reality the left side of his face. Contents [hide] 1 Periods 1.1 Paris 1886 1.2 Paris 1887 1.3 Arles 1.4 Saint-Rémy 1.5 Auvers-sur-Oise 2 Remarks 3
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Anthony van Dyck‚ Lucas van Uffel‚ illustrates a man whom appears to be distinguished as an intelligent artistic person. Although‚ it was compared to another portrait of the same ‘sitter’ but instead of signifying intelligence the man is seen to be overlooking the sailing of ships off a “Mediterranean coast”. The intelligence is displayed by the objects positioned around the merchant ( the globe‚ worn out book also argued to be a recorde‚ and the pages). Rembrandt van Rijn‚ Aristotle with a Bust
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“Arnolfini Marriage” is a very famous painting by Jan Van Eyck painted in the early 15th century‚ which is in the National Gallery in London. According to the Catalogue of the National Gallery‚ the painting is just a portrait of the couple Arnolfini that is showing their marriage. Waldemar Januszczak‚ an author and presenter‚ believes that this portrait was wrongly named and it should have been called “the Arnolfini Pregnancy”. Januszczak believes that Mrs. Arnolfini is pregnant and she is dead at
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The portrait of Olga is a naturalistic depiction of Picasso’s wife. I think that the missing arm chair‚ the shadow‚ the darkness‚ and the paleness of Olga are a sign from Picasso that their relationship was not always so good. I assume this because from the site http://www.sapergalleries.com/PicassoWomen.html I found that their marriage had its ups and downs and they were two different people. This painting is well painted. It gives me a feeling that Olga was present when Picasso painted this portrait
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Velazquez’ Las Meninas is a masterpiece of Spanish Baroque painting‚ meaning irregular. It makes the statement of illusion versus reality. You would have to wonder though‚ if this painting revolves of the life of Velazquez‚ the artist who was an individualist painter of the Baroque‚ in the seventeenth century Counter-Reformation Spain‚ or is this a true family portrait of King Philip IV and Queen Mariana with their child. The portrait Las Meninas has always had questions that surrounded its meaning
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naturalistic portraits of African-Americans and for his unique representation of people living in the 21st century. One of the many works he did is known as Prince Albert‚ Prince Consort of Queen Elizabeth‚ which was made in the year 2013‚ and the medium used was oil. The size of the canvas is 72 x 60 inches and has a striking black frame that relates to paintings made years ago. In this painting you see an African-American man‚ standing in a position of power and security. This painting and others
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