1. What are the significant political‚ scientific‚ and intellectual developments that occurred during the first half of the twentieth century (1900-1950)? (10 points) In the first half of the twentieth century‚ there were many significant developments that were political‚ scientific‚ and intellectual. The political developments that occurred in the twentieth century are fascism‚ liberal-democratic capitalism‚ and communism. Communism came into play during the Russian Civil War. Fascism took place
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Styles of Art Abstract -- Cubism -- Expressionism -- Fauvism --Impressionism -- Pointillism -- Pop Art -- Postimpressionism Primitivism -- Realism -- Surrealism THE STYLE >> Abstract Abstract artists felt that paintings did not have to show only things that were recognizable. In their paintings they did not try to show people‚ animals‚ or places exactly as they appeared in the real world. They mainly used color and shape in their paintings to show emotions. Some Abstract art is also
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is the negative space. “Sunflowers” Vincent Van Gogh painted in 1888. It’s not necessarily big on positive and negative space‚ but it is great for colour opposites and recession as it is r the blue background is receding. “Harmony in Read” Matisse in 1908. The window is the negative space and there are colour opposites present. It is almost abstract and everything is flattened out by the patterns of the tablecloth and
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Verdaccio Underpainting: A Brief Introduction Verdaccio is an underpainting technique and color which came from the Italian fresco painters of the early Renaissance. Created traditionally from a mixture of Mars Black and Yellow Ochre pigments‚ Verdaccio was used to establish tonal values in fresco painting quickly‚ creating a soft greenish-gray for the shadows of flesh tones. Architectural details in frescoes were often left in the pure Verdaccio coloring‚ hence we are able to still see evidence
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very imaginative tool; it is not the object that guides us‚ but our imagination that the object has led us to be guided by. It is artists that utilize this concept that seem to be the most successful. What did Henri Matisse have to say regarding a great artist? Do you agree? Matisse stated‚ “A great artist is someone who allows us to see the world in a way that we have never seen it before” Yes‚ I completely agree. I believe that because‚ as humans we experience life very fast paced. Rarely do we
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Renoir’s Controversial Second Act Late in life‚ the French impressionist’s career took an unexpected turn. A new exhibition showcases his radical move toward tradition Read more: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/Renoirs-Controversial-Second-Act.html?c=y&page=2#ixzz0fgzIUShl In October 1881‚ not long after he finished his joyous Luncheon of the Boating Party‚ probably his best-known work and certainly one of the most admired paintings of the past 150 years‚ Pierre-Auguste Renoir
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The Emotional Contrast of Two Female Images While searching through online galleries for images that pleased my eye‚ I happened upon two images that I could not ignore. As luck‚ or fate‚ would have it‚ both paintings depicted the simple image of a woman‚ yet became my favorites for opposite reasons. The image of Penelope‚ a painstakingly well-crafted likeness‚ contained a haunting emotion that I found myself returning to day after day‚ simply because it pleased my eye. The other image of a Girl
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Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea: Why the Greeks Matter. 1st ed. New York: Nan. A. Telese‚ 2003. Knox‚ Bernard. The Oldest Dead White European Males and Other Reflections on the Classics. 1st ed. New York: W. W. Norton & Company‚ 1993. Spurling‚ Hilary. “Matisse and His Models.” Smithsonian October 2005: 72-80. Wood‚ Michael‚ Bruce Cole‚ and Adelheid Gealt. Art of the Western World: From Ancient Greece to Post-Modernism. 1st ed. New York: Summit Books‚ 1989.
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One study concluded that wearing a bicycle helmet can reduce the hazard of head injury by 85 percent. In an accident‚ a bike helmet absorbs the shock and cushions the head‚" (Bike Helmet : Unused Lifesavers‚ Consumer Reports‚ May 1990‚ p. 348) 4) "Matisse is the best painter ever at putting the viewer at the shot . He’s the most realistic of all modern artistic creation ists‚ if you admit the feel of the breeze as necessary to a landscape and the aroma of oranges as essential to a still lifespan .
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JOHN BRACK THE CAR‚ YES‚ NO AND COLLINS STREET 5PM Structural- [Everything physical about Brack’s artworks- materials‚ images‚ compositional qualities‚ site (where) exhibited] * Painting * Limited palette of colours * Very strong linear design * Painted thinly and carefully * Often used outlines * Brushstrokes are precise * Lines are crisp and clear * Repetition and pattern * Organised and balanced Subjective- [Personal response to theme/topic of both artist
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