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    Elongation. The subject is lengthened for protraction or extension. Mangling‚ Subjects are either cut‚ lacerated‚ mutilated or hacked. Cubism. Subjects are shown in basic geometrical shapes. Samples of abstract art Mary Capan (Title Unknown) Vincent van Gogh (Starry Night) SYMBOLISM The presentation of an invisible sign such as an idea or a quality into something visible. Sample of Symbolism Author Unknown (Memento Mori) FAUVISM Themes are either ethical‚ philosophical or psychological

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    to add depth and meaning to the pieces they create. Artist such as Vincent Van Gogh‚ Sol LeWitt‚ Diego Velazquez‚ and Edward Hopper all had pieces that they used different forms to help capture the attention of the viewer and express their true meaning with the techniques they used in their portraits. Van Gogh and LeWitt both used lines and shapes to express themselves in their works The Starry Night and Wall Drawing No. 681. Van Gogh’s portrait shows many circular motions‚ which indicate the lines

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    The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved November 12‚ 2014‚ from In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/30.95.250. Sayre‚ H. M. (2011). The Humanities: Culture‚ Continuity‚ and Change. New York: Pearson. Van Gogh Gallery. (2009). Starry Night. Retrieved November 12‚ 2014‚ from vggallery: http://www.vggallery.com/painting/p_0612.htm

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    During the late 19th century and early 20th centuries‚ Realism‚ Impressionism‚ and Post- Impressionism were forms of art that transpired. These techniques in art brought a sense of individualism to Europe; thus‚ people were inspired to make art that represented society. Realism‚ Impressionism and Post-Impressionism reflected European Society through their expressions of depicting life as it truly was‚ hastily capturing moments in time‚ and painting nature as the artist conceptualized them‚ not how

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    a problem. He sees things that other people can’t see. He can see ghosts‚ walking with people as if living like nothing ever happened. A Doctor named Dr. Malcolm Crowe tries to help Cole with his problem until he realizes that Cole is similar to Vincent Grey who was a boy that had the exact same problems. M. Night Shyamalan uses symbolism in this film to give it a creepy atmosphere. The names of most of the characters are symbolic‚ they relate to things that are dark and may reflect to the personality

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    Vincent van Gogh created‚ “Wheat Field with Cypresses”‚ in 1889 on canvas using oil paints. Today‚ it is on display in the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art. “Wheat Field with Cypresses” was created during the post-impressionism era; showing abstract paint strokes that were color dominated‚ containing heavy movement‚ showing a window into the artists’ mind and soul. “Wheat Field with Cypresses” depicts a hot‚ windy summer day. Van Gogh uses rich gold’s and yellows to show the brightness of the

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    The Carnegie Museum of Art houses many fine art paintings that span throughout the centuries‚ including famous works by countless artists in different styles‚ from renaissance to contemporary. One famous work includes a piece by Vincent van Gogh’s Wheat Fields after the Rain (The Plain of Auvers)‚ painted in 1890 in Gallery 8‚ Scaife Galleries of the museum. It was acquired through the generosity of the Sarah Mellon Scaige Family‚ and its acquisition number is 68.18. The painting’s dimensions are

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    responder understanding of relationship with others plus the world around . The use of distinctively visual features has had a positive effect on my understanding of the novel Maestro by Peter Goldsworthy’s and the painting ‘starry starry night’ by Vincent van Gogh. This has been done through distinctively visual features such as descriptive and emotive language in Maestro and the use of colour‚ shading‚ lighting and placement in ‘starry starry night’.In saying this‚ this gives evidence as I do strongly

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    Wheat Field with Cypresses‚ 1889 Vincent van Gogh created a series of paintings while in the asylum in Saint-Remy in early June 1889. Van Gogh was a Dutch post-Impressionist painter whose work was known for its tactile beauty and bold colors. Van Gogh had a substantial influence on 20th-century art. After years of psychological afflictions and mental illness‚ he died at the young age of thirty seven‚ due to a gunshot wound‚ most commonly accepted to be self- inflicted. The term Post-Impressionism

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    Why do artists make self-portraits? Why would someone take the time to create a work of art that merely resembles themselves? To answer this‚ one must understand the famous artists of the past‚ both visual and literary. When analyzing a self-portrait‚ one notices that it often goes beyond the visual characteristics of the author. Minute details that can be easily overlooked frequently delve into the artist’s personality and can sometimes make the viewer look deeper into themselves. To answer

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