Abstract Expressionism began in the periods of the 1940s and 1950s in New York. "It is a widely accepted notion among painters that it does not matter what one paints as long as it is well painted. This is the essence of academic painting. However‚ there is no such thing as good painting about nothing." which is described by Mark Rothko‚ who was an early abstract expressionist. Its development started back to the 1930s which were being shaped by social‚ political and geographical calamities: internally
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Mina Loy was born on December 27‚ 1882 in London‚ England. She attended a conservative art school‚ finding herself influenced by impressionism. She achieved some success as a painter‚ with her paintings included in the Salon d’Automne show in Paris in 1905. As an artist‚ she moved through various mediums‚ from oil to ink‚ then light fixtures‚ then finally sculptures. With her sculptures‚ she used everyday items she found on the streets of Manhattan. She moved to the United States of 1916. Loy felt
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ART HISTORY ASSIGNMENT 8 Part I American abstraction emerged from the background of Regionalism and Social Realism in the middle 1930’s.(1) The development and characteristics of Abstract Expressionism began with the Surrealist phase in which artists took an interest in myths and dream and in effect‚ unconscious creativity. From Expressionism‚ artists gained a passion for the “expressive qualities of paint.”(1) From Surrealism and Expressionism‚ Abstract Expressionism was born
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The self-portrait The Broken Column was painted by Frida Kahlo in 1944. This work is oil on canvas‚ mounted on masonite‚ and it is 40 x 30.7 cm. The Broken Column is at Museo Dolores Olmedo in Mexico. This painting is one of Kahlo’s most famous iconic self-portraits which represents feminism in its time‚ for it shatters the traditional idealized image of women through it subject matter‚ depiction of female beauty and symbolism. This life-size painting has a horizontal perspective
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The most secretive and elusive of the large carnivores‚ the leopard is also the shrewdest. Pound for pound‚ it is the strongest climber of the larger cats and is capable of killing prey far larger than itself. The coloring of the leopard varies from white to bright golden brown‚ spotted with black spots and rosettes. The rosettes consist of groups of 5 to 6 spots arranged in a tight ring. The tail is longer than half the body length measured from head to tail. This fierce animal has small round ears
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DESCRIPTION: Literal qualities ABOUT THE WORK: Frida Kahlo created the painting Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird in 1940 in Mexico City. The painting is an oil on canvas and is currently at Harry Ransom Center‚ The University of Texas at Austin. FROM THE WORK: 1. Line Several vertical lines occur within the leaves behind Frida herself. The strongest lines are created on her thorn necklace that hangs on her neck and down her chest. 2. Light & Value The light
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Newman attended drawing classes six days a week with Duncan Smith at the Art Students League. About his work: From the 1930s he started making paintings‚ in an expressionist style. Before developing his mature style In 1940s Newman worked in surrealist mode. This is characterized by areas of colors separated by thin vertical lines‚ and Newman named these lines “zips”. In the first works featuring zips‚ the color fields are diverse‚ but latter the colors are pure and flat. Newman himself thought
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List of literary movements From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search This is a list of modern literary movements: that is‚ movements after the Renaissance. These terms‚ helpful for curricula or anthologies‚ evolved over time to group certain writers who are often loosely related. Some of these movements (such as Dada and Beat) were defined by the members themselves‚ while other terms (the metaphysical poets‚ for example) emerged decades or centuries after the periods in
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Views of Modernity Presented in The Metamorphosis and The Convergence of the Twain Kiz F The University of Southern Queensland ENL3000 VIEWS OF MODERNITY PRESENTED IN THE METAMORPHOSIS AND THE CONVERGENCE OF THE TWAIN The Modernist period‚ a period which most literary critics agree began in the late nineteenth century‚ was characterized by a total break from past forms and a constant search for new ideas. It was through this search that surrealism began to emerge‚ and many authors began
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He painted it in 1937 and it is considered a Surrealist painting depicting the horrors of war and one of his most moving works. The painting is 25 feet long and 12 feet high‚ it’s vivid and shocking imagery holds the viewer’s eyes. He used no color in the painting‚ only black‚ whites and grays. It
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