exhibition. Among these artists that rebelled was Henri Matisse‚ a French artist that was not afraid to use bold bright colors in his art. His work from this era is described as “fauve”‚ a term meaning wild beasts in French that critic Louis Vauxcelles in reaction to the vibrant colors and harsh brushstrokes. Henri Matisse’s Le Bonheur de Vivre (The Joy of Life) although not a part of the Salon d’Automne‚ was completed shortly after
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Woman in a Purple Coat by Henri Matisse is a beautiful portrait. That is located at the Museum of Fine Arts‚ in The Audrey Jones Beck Building. It was made in 1937 during a period called Expressionism. This painting has a dimension of 81 cm x65.2 cm and has a smooth surface‚ when looking at it. This is one of the many oil painting that Matisse painted during his time. In the artwork the first thing we see is a woman wearing a long purple coat. Some might compare it to a trench coat in today’s modern
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Abby McCann Evolving Toward Ecstasy This art review by Robert Smith is on a Matisse Exhibition that was at the Metropolitan Museum of Art last November‚ “Matisse: In Search of True Painting.” The name of this article comes from a quote from Matisse himself‚ where he claims to work “towards what I feel; toward a kind of ecstasy.” From the beginning of the article‚ Smith raves about this exhibit. He calls it “one of the most thrillingly instructive exhibitions about this painter‚ or painting in
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a lack of light and shadow‚ a very geometric style to it called cubism. Picasso made this painting to show aggression towards Matisses painting‚ “The Joy of Life‚” I think the reason For this aggression‚ was because Picasso did not feel that an orgy‚ basically painted in Matisses painting really was the Joy of life‚ which is the name of the orgy like painting of Matisses. Picasso turns the “orgy” into a more strange and dangerous feel in his painting‚ giving the women a blank expression‚ with scary
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One work that came out of fauvism is Henri Matisse’s painting‚ Open Window‚ Collioure. Matisse created this painting by utilizing vibrant and saturated colors throughout. Rather than making use of color in a traditional way in order to represent the realities of the scene‚ Matisse includes color that interpret the scene to his liking. Matisse uses colors logically‚ they complement each other and thus create a more intense feeling when they are together. In addition
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One of many Daniel Chester French’s most famous works was the 1920 statue of Abraham Lincoln. The statue weighs 170 tons and is composed of 28 blocks of white Georgia marble. Its dimensions are 30 feet from the floor‚ 19-foot seated figure (with armchair and footrest) upon an 11-foot high pedestal. This figure of Lincoln gazes out as if he is looking at you and is constructed a slightly downward expression. Lincoln has his hands resting on the sides as well as his coat unbuttoned. From observing
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Part 1 It is good practice to quote the question – it helps with focus Plutarch’s view of Cleopatra and Antony’s relationship is likely to be a biased one; given his background as a Greek with Roman citizenship (http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/465201/Plutarch - Accessed 6th November 2008)‚ Roman opinions will have influenced him. Also‚ Plutarch was writing over 100 years after Cleopatra’s death; his passage cannot be a primary source. It’s almost immediately clear from this passage
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There may be several different reasons as to why Fiero titled the chapter “The Modernist Assault‚” However‚ the chapter seems to focus on changes in style and direction of creative expression. Saying that modernism is assaulting creative expression is an overstatement‚ however‚ the title explains how modernism is attacking the manner that individuals perceive creative expression‚ as well as how individuals are straying away from the Romantic and traditional art. The title and reasoning are very fitting
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I chose this painting because it is simple but so elegant at the same time. He uses lines that are straight and this painting you see contrast from dark to bright. This is a realistic painting of a women sitting. He was inspired by Picasso and Matisse because of the way they used color and were so unique. Cezanne inspired others to be open to simplest things to paint and not to be afraid to experiment. Seurat a Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte‚ 1884–1885‚ He used powerful
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1889‚ and it is considered a post-impressionist art work. It has a size of 73.70 x 92.10 cm. The medium used was oil on canvas. Its current location is in The Museum of Modern Art in New York‚ NY. Additionally‚ the art work Reclining Nude by Henri Matisse was created in 1935. Its size is 66 x 92.7 cm‚ and the medium used was oil on canvas. It is currently located in The Baltimore Museum of Art in Baltimore‚ Maryland. Therefore‚ even though these two art works are from different authors‚ they do have
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