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    Lascaux Cave Paintings

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    Lascaux cave paintings were discovered in 1940 in Montignac‚ France. The cave paintings were 15‚000 to 17‚000 years old. The paintings were mostly paintings of animals‚ which are great examples of art during the Upper Paleolithic period. Some of the sections of the cave paintings have been identified as the Lateral Passage the Chamber of Felines‚ the Great Hall of the Bulls‚ the Shaft of the Dead Man‚ the Painted Gallery‚ and the Chamber of Engravings. The cave has about 2‚000 images that can

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    Painting Is Dead Analysis

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    Painting is dead’. Mr David Walcott introduced his approach to contemporary art and painting. ‘Use paint only to make texture; and to make the painting into its own independent object.’ Painter is left a little confused. ‘So this isn’t a painting course?’ He politely asks. ‘Well‚ yes it is technically. In this course you will learn to create and develop your own personal approach that does not rely on any outdated techniques. We will de-construct painting in such a way that you will not need to

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    There are four paintings that I want to show and analysis. Tow of them from ancient China‚ and the other two paintings from the Western imperial portraiture. Firstly‚ look at this painting. This painting is part of The Thirteen Emperors‚ which is collected in Museum of Fine Art Boston. This painting was created by the painter - Yan Liben around AD. 581 - 604. More specifically‚ the material of this painting is Classical Chinese Painting On Silk‚ from this short sentence‚ we can know this emperor

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    Indian School of Paintings

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    JAIN SCHOOL OF PAINTING We find Jain style in the four paintings of Jins (Jain Gods) in the Sittanvasala caves in 700A.D. The oldest examples of this school are the paintings of parshwa-Nath‚ Nemi-Nath and Rish-Nath etc‚ 20 Tirthankars in “KalKacharya Katha” and “Kalpa Sutra”. Most of the Jain paintings were done Black & white 10th&15th century. These paintings have been mostly executed on Tala-Patra. There was an article “Jain on Dwara Pallavit Chitrakala” in the “Vishal Bharat” written

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    Figure 3: News‚ 1991‚ Jan Senbergs I was also attracted to another painting‚ News (1991) by Jan Senbergs (see Figure 3). Due to its large size and appealing colour pallet of blue and browns‚ this piece at first‚ appeared quite aesthetically attractive. However‚ as I viewed the work longer and read into the piece‚ I saw the not so pleasant‚ surreal mechanical forms and the harsh brushstrokes that were created by the textured and expressively applied paint. These elements created a feeling of discomfort

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    painting styles

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    Week 5 Assignment – Painting Styles Leanne Diliberto Art/101 2/2/2014 Lynn Wocell Painting Styles Neoclassicism‚ Impressionism and Abstract Expression all have their own style. Each is from a different era and reflect on different subjects. Neoclassicism was part of the European art movement during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The inspiration for this movement comes from thr classical art and culture of ancient Greece or ancient Rome. Neoclassic Artwork

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    The painting “Beguiling Lore”‚ embodies a raven‚ an egg attached to a string‚ and a back ground with varying colors. The line work of this painting seems to differ between the main subject and the background. The subject‚ the raven and egg‚ are precise and use a more realistic technique while the background has blunt lines. The shapes in “Beguiling Lore” are mostly lines in the background with oblong splashes of color. The raven and egg have a rounder shape them that contrast greatly with the lines

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    depicts a very Romanesque portrait of King Napoleon I in a full military uniform riding on top of a horse that is kicking up onto its hind legs‚ while Napoleon is striking a pose with his right hand pointed up towards the sky. The Composition of this painting has Napoleon front and center in the middle of the canvas‚ on top of his horse‚ and he is actually highest figure on the canvas‚ most likely to signify his dominance as the ruler of France. Napoleon and his form a triangular composition with his

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    Tonita Peña in year unknown‚ signed with her legal name. The painting is untitled as well‚ its subject matter the participants in a ceremonial Pueblo dance. Line was used more conservatively in this painting than in Tonita’s other works. The skin of each dancer is not so boldly defined in its outline‚ different colors and shapes gently shifting from one to the other. In that respect‚ contrast is very subtly; however‚ the black in the painting stands out more boldly against the rest of the dancers. Color

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    The painting of the rhino‚ wounded man and disemboweled bison is found deep in the Lascaux cave in France. The entire cave dates back to the Paleolithic period in art. To be able to create this painting these early artists depended on light from make shift lamps or candles to see in these dark environments. In order to create this astonishing art work the need for art supplies that we easily find at a store today needed to be created from their natural resources. To create paint for this master piece

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