study painting in 1929 at the Art Students’ League‚ New York‚ under the Regionalist painter Thomas Hart Benton. During the 1930s he worked in the manner of the Regionalists‚ being influenced also by the Mexican muralist painters (Orozco‚ Rivera‚ Siqueiros) and by certain aspects of Surrealism. (JacksonPollock.com) “Surrealism is a style of art of the early 20th century that emphasized dream imagery‚ chance operations‚ and rapid‚ thoughtless forms of notation that expressed‚ it was felt
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Urban Modernity in NY (1908) and Ash Can artists General: The thrills of technology‚ such as coney island‚ city of wonders‚ also had the nitty gritty‚ more poverty and realistic side of the city with the ash can artists • Song Slide: nickelodeon o Diversity‚ adults children white black o Let the audience feel as a presence w/in performance o Act of watching was also entertainment • Coney Island at Night- film frame o Electricity changing what nighttime meant in urban setting • Before
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The dominant figure that steered the course of the Abstract Expressionist movement was the infamous painter Jackson Pollock. He was born Paul Jackson Pollock in Cody‚ Wyoming on January 28‚ 1912. He was the fifth and youngest son and grew up in Arizona and California after his family left him when he was a little over one year old. Pollock’s artistic journey began at the Manual Arts School in Los Angeles‚ California where he joined two of his brothers. From there‚ he went on to New York to attend
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Colombia‚ Botero attended a school for matadors from 1944 to 1946. He first exhibited his paintings in 1948 in Medellín with other artists from the region. At that time he was influenced by the work of Mexican artists Diego Rivera‚ David Alfaro Siqueiros‚ and José Clemente Orozco. After working briefly as a theater set designer‚ he moved in 1951 to Bogotá‚ Colombia’s capital. His paintings of this period show the influences of French painter Paul Gauguin and of early work by Spanish artist Pablo
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Every person has feelings. These feelings are aroused by a catalyst. A touch‚ a smell‚ a sight. When a person does art‚ his or her duty is to titillate the viewer. His or her work must be passionate‚ captivating and able to be thought about. When an artist renders a piece‚ be it a painting‚ water color‚ sculpture‚ dance or poem‚ he or she must inspire the viewer to come back and look at it a second and a third time. The artist must expand his or her mind to engulf others. Octavio Ocampo has accomplished
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Chicano Art Chicano Art and Indigenismo Artworks have played an indelible work to the lives of humanity. The creative nature in Artists is a complex matter to define. The uncertainties in the intrinsic nature in art lay difficult aspects that can only be answered by values‚ themes and skills depicted in an artist artwork. Apart from playing the intricate psychological effect on humans‚ the artworks have been used as a tool of expression that has been revered and uniquely preserved for future generation
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Murals are the quintessential public art embodying the spirit of the community in which they are created. They say this is who we are‚ this is what we think‚ this is where we come from‚ and this is what we want‚ reflecting most clearly any changes in the sociopolitical environment. Murals lay out a powerful visual image of the ideology of their creators or sponsors‚ be it the Church during the Renaissance‚ government funded projects‚ or individuals expressing opposition. In Mexico‚ after the Mexican
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Comprehensive Art Examination Three Year Concentration for Regents Credit Monday‚ June 23‚ 2003 - 9:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. only MAXIMUM POINTS SCORE INITIALS A INITIALS B 15 20 TOTAL 100 10 10 15 10 10 10 VI. VII. VIII. Art History Design‚ Materials & Techniques Areas of Specialization Essay Design Exercise Drawing from Direct Observation Portfolio Evaluation* Portfolio Self-Assessment Essay* I. II. III. IV. V. Last Name First Name School Name OSIS Number Exam Number
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Abolitionist favors the abolition of a practice or institution‚ esp. capital punishment or (formerly) slavery Abstract art Generally representational‚ but greatly simplified and or geometrified. In common usage as it is applied to modern twentieth-century art‚ an abstract work implies considerable simplification‚ distortion‚ and often a geometrification of forms. Nevertheless‚ most twentieth-century art is still representational‚ in that one can recognize figures derived from the natural world
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