In each period of art history‚ there is a story. For Baroque art‚ the story is why the period has been classically misunderstood. In the early 1600s‚ artists and intellectuals worked in academies to explore humanism begun in the Renaissance‚ classical thought (i.e. Plato and Aristotle)‚ and new trends in human thought and expression. But why does the word “Baroque” have a negative history? The original translations of this word include Italian for “tortuous medieval pedantry” and Portuguese for “deformed
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Public Art Essay Public art can have a positive impact on a community in a broad amount of ways Darren Walker once said; “It is impossible to have a society that is civil and educated without public art.” “It lifts up humanity and challenges the individual who encounters it to think differently about the world.” Vice president of the Rockefeller Foundation and vice chairman of the Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies. Public art can provide a new and an exciting way to experience a city
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Van Gogh and The Representation of Happiness Through His Own Bedroom Vincent Van Gogh‚ Bedroom in Arles‚ 1889‚ Oil on canvas‚ currently at the De Young Museum (San Francisco)‚ “Van Gogh‚ Gauguin‚ Cézanne and Beyond: Post-Impressionist Masterpieces from the Musée d’Orsay”Exhibition. On a smaller canvas than two other similar paintings‚ Vincent Van Gogh carefully painted for the third time his bedroom in Arles‚ a charming town in the south of France‚ and thus created this approximately 22
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Ancient Greek art still influences Western ideals of the perfection and artistic prowess of beauty. Greek culture has shaped our concept of beauty in the human figure‚ art pieces‚ and architecture. Today Greece has influenced Western concepts of beauty‚ as well as cultural values of democracy and philosophy which are still valued in today’s society. Its influence on how we see beauty in today’s society is evident‚ with the standards of how the female and male body should look‚ and our concept of
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HISTORY OF ART 5 OUTCOME: Analysis Café Terrace at night: Van Gogh The outcome that I choose is analysis to compare‚ to contrast‚ to distinguish‚ to point out and to relate the painting charateristics. The painting “Café Terrace at Night” was a painting made by Van Gogh. Today‚ it was called Café Van Gogh it was placed in Paris. It was a painting representing the exterior of the café at night. In the painting you will notice the light coming from the cafeteria it was yellow and it is
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Impressionism and Post-Impressionism Analysis of “The Potato Eaters” by Vincent Van Gogh In 1883‚ after leaving his wife Sien and his children Vincent Van Gogh headed to Nuenen. Coming off a disturbing part of his life‚ which included the break up with his ex-wife with several issues and suffering from gonorrhea‚ he was having a considerably difficult time. In Nuenen‚ Van Gogh started to devote himself to drawing‚ and started to gain attachment and sympathy for the
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There have been different art forms that have come and gone over the course of time. Some of the most intriguing art forms in my mind come from the 20th century. Out of all of these 20th century art forms‚ geometric abstract art and pop art are my favorite. These two art movements came close to each other in reference to time period. Geometric abstract art originated in the 7th century but became a dominant movement in 1937. Pop art emerged in the 1950s. These two art forms were similar in ways but
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DO YOU EVEN VAN GOGH‚ BRO? Pipkin 1 On July 27th 1890 Vincent Van Gogh died a fairly young man‚ completely crazy and lost in his own mind. I want to dive deeper into the life of this brilliant‚ yet completely crazy man‚ who has produced more than 2‚100 artworks‚ made up of some 1‚300 watercolors and 860 oil paintings(Vincent Van Gogh Biography‚ quotes
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Pop Pop art seems to have emerged as a result of consumer culture in America‚ and also in a response partly in accordance‚ partly in divergence to abstract expressionism. Pop art during the sixties created a union of high art and low art and now the low was overriding the high. The early sixties saw the techniques of the avant-garde used in commercial design (p 449)‚ and it seems somehow fitting that in turn‚ commercial design would somehow find its way into the halls of high art. Pop artists
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Art Deco was a very popular art movement during the 1930s. It was considered to be very modern and luxurious‚ and it originated from the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs Industriels et Modernes‚ which was held in Paris. The movement originated in France and moved towards the United States. In France‚ Art Deco was a symbol of wealth‚ fashion‚ and luxury. In the U.S.‚ it was representative of modern culture‚ machines‚ and efficiency. Trademark features of Art Deco were geometric shapes
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