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    Howard Arkley

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    Between 1980 and 1990 he expanded in inventory of images and icons to include heads‚ portraits‚ masks and the urban and suburban imagery. Arkley returned from a trip from Europe where he had searched for inspiration. Upon walking home‚ he noticed the pattern of his front gate‚ he then ran around to all his neighbours gates using them as inspiration in his later artworks. Arkley’s inspiration was taken from the patterns‚ colours and forms (gates‚ doors etc.) found in Australian suburbia. Strong visual

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    naked woman representations. “The Three Graces” for example is an interesting painting he made since it reflects the ideal image of the woman at that time. “The Three Graces” was made around 1635‚ it is an oil painting which is made out d the three primary colors yellow‚ blue and red. The art piece measures 220.5 cm x 182 cm and is now located in the “Museo del Prado‚ Madrid.” As it can be seen on figure 9‚ the painting represents three goddesses and daughters of Jupiter in the service of Venus‚ the

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    Europe. During the Italian Renaissance‚ paintings became more realistic. Many artists studied anatomy. The major themes of paintings during this time were religion and mythology. A lot of paintings depicted scenes from the Bible. A new concept that developed during this time in Italy was linear perspective. This helped the artists to realistically show space. Oil paint was also introduced during this time. An example of an Italian Renaissance painting is “The Last Supper” by Leonardo da Vinci.

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    identity of the sitter in the portrait‚ who is she? What significance did the pearl earring have? When was the exact date of the painting? Vermeer was born and raised in the Dutch town‚ Delft and began his genre paintings in the late 1650s. Although Vermeer produced only 36 paintings in his lifetime‚ he had a different approach to his artworks. Dutch paintings were very popular as it captures the everyday experiences and the affection of the land and homes in the town. Paintings celebrate and record the

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    Leonardo Research Paper

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    eonardo da vinci liked to think that he was as good at engineering as he was at painting‚ and though this was not actually the case (nobody was as good at engineering as he was at painting)‚ the basis for his creativity was an enthusiasm for interweaving diverse disciplines. With a passion both playful and obsessive‚ he pursued innovative studies of anatomy‚ mechanics‚ art‚ music‚ optics‚ birds‚ the heart‚ flying machines‚ geology‚ and weaponry. He wanted to know everything there was to know about

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    The Last Judgment Michelangelo was one of the greatest artists of all time. He excelled in architecture‚ sculpture‚ painting‚ poetry‚ and engineering. He was a true Renaissance man who lived a long emotional life. In painting "The Last Judgment‚" Michelangelo was able to incorporate all that he had learned about the human body. He was able to show the way the body moved‚ as well as its displays of unrestrained passion‚ overwhelming grief‚ or endless torment. This is what makes "The Last Judgment"

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    Photography Essay

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    Photography Essay Title: Self Portrait with Cat Date: 1998 Artist: Floria Sigismondi Born: 1965 Media: C Print Size: 121.9 x 162.6cm Floria Sigismondi is an Italian photographer & director‚ who has played a major role in many productions of photographs such as “Self Portrait with Cat”‚ and the directing of music videos working with major artists such as Katy Perry‚ Marilyn Manson‚ Christina Aguilera‚ David Bowie and Muse‚ but is best known for the writing and directing of a 2010 release

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    Girl with Peal Earring‚ people can infer that Jon Vermeer used four principles of design to demonstrate how he uses the elements of art in his masterpiece. By viewing this portrait‚ Jon Vermeer exhibits movement‚ variety‚ emphasis‚ and unity in his painting. Movement is shown when Jon Vermeer adds final touches to the painting‚ a small amount of colt paint is set to make it seem more delicate‚ sharpening the edges and darkening the color in some places. Next‚ variety is an important concept‚ for

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    demonstrated in the paintings Las Meninas‚ Sebastiàn de Morra‚ and Baltasar Carlos and a Dwarf. Las Meninas is a pictorial summary and a commentary on the essential mystery of the visual world‚ as well as on the ambiguity that results when different states or levels interact or are juxtaposed. The painting of The Royal Family also known as Las Meninas has always been regarded as an unsurpassable masterpiece. According to Palomino‚ it ‘was finished ’ in 1656‚ and‚ while Velàzquez was painting it‚ the King

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    William Bouguereau. He was well known for his traditional academic style and depicted paintings in such a way where they would seem life like and flawless taking away any imperfections. He was admired by the wealthy and known for painting portraits of others‚ in which he won many awards for. He also enjoyed painting portraits of his children. In Bouguereau’s The Elder Sister he created a life like portrait of his daughter and son on canvas in 1869. One thing that distinguished him from other

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