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The piece of art that will be focused on is “The Old Guitarist” by Pablo Picasso. It was created in 1904 in Barcelona, Spain. This is an oil painting on canvas, and the size is roughly 122.9 cm by 82.6 cm. It is currently on display in the Art Institute of Chicago as part of … Read more
Analysis of Puppy Artist Jeff Koons drew on the visual language of advertising, marketing, and the entertainment industry with the intent to “communicate with the masses”. Koons tested the boundaries between popular and elite culture, creating the 43 feet high West Highland terrier, Puppy. Koons utilized computer modeling to construct his extraordinary version of topiary … Read more
Andy Warhol was born Andrew Warhola in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1928. In 1945 he entered the Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University) where he majored in pictorial design. Upon graduation, Warhol moved to New York where he found steady work as a commercial artist. He worked as an illustrator for several magazines including … Read more
Radical, mass production, pop-culture, new theories: These phrases have one thing in common. These ideas, beliefs, and ways of life were all trending and thriving during the sixties. It was time of original ideas, contemporary art forms, as well as developing ways of consuming and producing. Warhol, one of the most popular artists during this … Read more
Controversial Warhol Art in the past was rarely used as a commercial technique until around the mid-20th century. Artist Andy Warhol initiated the visual style of pop art in order to explore relationships between advertisement, popular culture, and artistic expression. Although Warhol revolutionized pop art throughout the 1970s in the United States and around the … Read more
Jackson Pollock was an American artist during the 1930’s and 1940’s who created his own style of painting that gained him is notoriety and fame. The artist’s unhappy personal life, alcoholism, and untimely death in a car crash contributed to his legendary status (Pioch). Pollock’s style in the latter half of his career could best … Read more
One Body, Multiple Meanings Without a doubt, Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo are two of the most influential artists in the history of modern civilizations. With their array of detailed and accurate works, both da Vinci and Michelangelo are both regarded as two of the best artists ever. But despite these apparent similarities and comparisons, … Read more
Pop Art The pop art movement beginning in the mid-1950s was one of the biggest modern art movements ever, it is considered to have been the art movement that preceded postmodern art. Pop art is often associated with comics, Campbell’s soup can labels, and the famous diptych of Marilyn Monroe. There are any similarities within … Read more
Vincent van Gogh was quoted as saying “I put my heart and my soul into my work, and have lost my mind in the process” (2017). He is often remembered as the artist who cut off his own ear, giving credence to his own assertions. Mental illness aside, Van Gogh is also one of the … Read more
Frida Kahlo, the most famous female artist to date. Frida was a confident and brave woman, especially for her time. She didn’t let anyone tell her what she could and could not accomplish. Even through her personal troubles, she was able to live an inspirational life and create beautiful art pieces that are still treasured … Read more
Where does the impulse to create art come from? The impulse to create art comes from the artist imagination and life experience. The word impulse means: the influence of a particular feeling, mental state, and so on. One perfect example is Maya Lin, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, in 1982. It is to honor all of the … Read more
The major foundation of all civilizations, cultures and religions is the concept of community. A family, a town, a nation, a world, united in the search for a utopian society, has been the dreams of philosophers since the dawning of civilization. A united based people can create a sense of bliss, compassion, and love; concepts … Read more
Michelangelo Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, or simply Michelangelo, was born on March 6, 1475 in Caprese near Arezzo, Republic of Florence (now Tuscany, Italy). He was born into a family with a history of nobility in their bloodline, although most of the family’s status had faded away by the time he was born. His … Read more
Final Paper Instead of being interested in the lighting and phenomenon of color, post impressionists move towards bright colors and sharp edges. The artists of the post impressionistic period chose not to work together because there work focused on what they each individually felt including theories, goals, and views of the world. I chose Paul … Read more
Andy Warhol Popularly known as Andy Warhol, Andrew Warhola was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Andy was the youngest of three children. Both of his parents were immigrants from Czechoslovakia. As a child, Andy was very artistic and creative which was encouraged greatly by his mother (TheArtStory.org). He had social issues which kept Andy at home … Read more
Diego Rivera is one of the most prominent artists of the 20th century. He was born in 1886 in Guanajuato, Mexico and died in 1957 in Mexico City at the age of 71 years. He started his drawing career at the age of three years. He started by painting on the walls, which prompted his … Read more
In the 1970s there was a four part program hosted by John Berger called “Ways of seeing”. In this program Berger conveyed a fascinating viewpoint towards art. He questioned art’s value, the reason humans create it, its attitude towards the sexes, and how it allows people to communicate. Weather I agree with Berger is irrelevant … Read more
In Salvador Dali’s The Persistence of Memory, I see the landscape of a dark piece of land. As the dark land continues out to the edge of the island, it becomes a more sand colored terrain, or coastline, where its edge meets surrounding water. The region is also surrounded by a blue, cloud filled sky … Read more
The piece of art that will be focused on is “The Old Guitarist” by Pablo Picasso. It was created in 1904 in Barcelona, Spain. This is an oil painting on canvas, and the size is roughly 122.9 cm by 82.6 cm. It is currently on display in the Art Institute of Chicago as part of … Read more
The Calling of Saint Matthew (1599–1600) Caravaggio’s technique was one that highlighted realism through which he remained faithful to truthful details and never beyond that normally seen. He created a type of realism that gripped the spectator’s attention to the symbolic meaning of the detailed content of the composition. His figures thus now became the … Read more
The story of Caravaggio is a unique tale, but then again – what artists’ is not? As analyzed by David M. Stone, there is a little mystery in Caravaggio’s “story”, and blood plays a large role throughout. All things considered, I believe that Stone discusses too much about the blood, overanalyzing and exhausting the idea, … Read more
Diego Rivera is one of the most prominent artists of the 20th century. He was born in 1886 in Guanajuato, Mexico and died in 1957 in Mexico City at the age of 71 years. He started his drawing career at the age of three years. He started by painting on the walls, which prompted his … Read more
The art of Frida Kahlo was far ahead of its time. Born in 1907 and died in 1954, all of her art was made between the 1920s and the 1950s, and it depicted many things that were considered taboo at the time, some of which still are. Some of the most prominent of these include … Read more
The Pieta by Michelangelo Michelangelo was an Italian architect, engineer, poet, sculptor and a great Italian renaissance man who had specialized in the design of sculptures on religious subjects. He was born to a government agent in Italy on March 6, 1475 and passed on February 18, 1564. By the age of thirteen, Michelangelo had … Read more
Jackson Pollock (Jackson Pollock, and Jackson Pollack, January 28, 1912 – August 11, 1956) is an influential American painter and abstract expressionist movement of the main forces. He is famous for his unique creation drip painting. In his life, he also enjoyed considerable fame and reputation: most of the time he is supposed to be … Read more
Discuss Tennyson’s representations of the artist figure and his conceptions of art, think about issues of esoteric isolation versus political or emotional connection. In his poem The Palace of Art, Tennyson portrays an artist attempting to build an existence, surrounding herself with only the beauty of art in a grand dwelling place. Ultimately the artist … Read more
Degas’s The Dance Class depicts movement through the use of brushwork and the “cut-off” composition of the painting, creating a realistic snapshot of dancers in motion. During the Impressionist movement, the goal for Impressionists was to create the impression of a single moment, not caught in time but passing through time. There are ways to … Read more
The painting Starry Night is one of the most recognizable paintings. It is everywhere, it can be seen on towels, coffee mugs, shirts, etc. It is a sumptuous piece of work. Vincent van Gough painted Starry Night in 1889 while he was a patient at Saint-Paul-de-Mausole, in the prior year he was recognized for cutting … Read more
This essay will examine the influence of Japanese woodblock prints on the work of Western artists. More specifically, this paper will focus on the influence that ukiyo-e woodblock prints had on 3 artists, Belgian cartoonist Herge, Canadian aboriginal Haida artist Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas and Dutch Post-Impressionist painter Van Gogh. These artists were chosen because they … Read more
Michelangelo, a famous artist in the Renaissance Era, achieved many accomplishments in his lifetime. Two of his famous works of art were the Delphic Sibyl and the Libyan Sibyl, which were painted on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. The Renaissance Era was a period where art had advanced immensely from humanism, classicism, individualism, and … Read more
I am evaluating a famous piece by Vincent van Gogh titled, The Starry Night. In this piece, I see the wind in the air, I see the stars in the sky as well as, the light that expels off of them. I see the beautiful little village below all the wonder in the sky that … Read more
History is written by the victorious, the dominating nation, the ruling class, and subaltern voices are overpowered and unheard. Jean-Francois Lyotard, in his The Postmodern Condition, critiques the historical master-narrative, the vision of history as a totalizing narrative schema that reflects a singular perspective: “I define postmodern as incredulity toward metanarratives… The narrative function is … Read more
Jean Michel Basquiat had a consistent methodology when creating his artwork. No matter what his art consist of, each piece seemed to have the same technique. When he painted human faces, the majorities have the same skeleton representational face. His work looks like detailed and colorful graffiti that is sold for millions. Some believe he … Read more
Martha Graham was one of the most influential figures in American modern dance, and her techniques and styles are still practiced today. She became widely known throughout all ages and decades. Her first debut was in the 1920’s. As time went on, she became more experienced and wiser in the modern dance field. Martha Graham, … Read more
FORMAL ANALYSIS OF JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT Jean-Michel Basquiat crossed over from his downtown origins to the international art gallery circuit. Basquiat rose to become a celebrated, and probably the most commercially exploited American painter, in the widely celebrated Neo-Expressionism art movement. His work is an example of how the American artists could once more introduce the … Read more
Though life is full of both positive and negative experiences, some individuals are able to use some of the most undesirable aspects of their lives, such as pain or trauma, to engender greatness. Throughout history, it has been commonplace to witness negative life experiences being used to encourage artistic exploration in poetry, music, and artwork. … Read more
John Berger wrote an article entitled Ways of Seeing . In this article of his, he imposes his opinion of works of art , what constitutes a work of art. He also talks about reproductions of art. His perception of reproductions is that they pervert the original piece, and that by reproduction the beauty and … Read more
The paintings I have chosen for my essay are Tree of Hope by Frida Kahlo and Campbell’s Soup Can by Andy Warhol. These are the paintings that really drew my interest as both artists seemed to be speaking to me with their works. These paintings have helped me understand the power of art in speaking … Read more
Michelangelo Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, or simply Michelangelo, was born on March 6, 1475 in Caprese near Arezzo, Republic of Florence (now Tuscany, Italy). He was born into a family with a history of nobility in their bloodline, although most of the family’s status had faded away by the time he was born. His … Read more
The piece I am analyzing is The Hallucinogenic Toreador by Salvador Dali, painted with oil on canvas in 1969-1970. It is one of his monumental pieces, measuring at 157 x 118 inches. The piece is all about Unrequited Love, inspired by the Venus de Milo and Manolete, the toreador killed by a bull during a … Read more
Art is not defined by the materials an artist uses in it’s creation, or the seeming simplicity or complexity of the final product. Art is defined by the emotional stimulation and connection made between the audience- this can be the artist or an observer- and the work. If the object, painting, sculpture, etc. does not … Read more
James Baldwin in his essay “Notes of a Native Son” explains how his race and tensions between white and black people shaped his life. John Berger in his documentary “Ways of Seeing” shows how a different perspective can change how people view what they previously saw. In “How to Tame a Wild Tongue”, Gloria Anzaldua … Read more
The competition by the Monument Committee that Maya Lin had won with her Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial design had consisted of 1,400 anonymous entries. After Maya Lin’s 21-year old Asian identity had been revealed, her design had received a lot of backlash and discrimination. Nevertheless, Maya Lin was able to win the heart of the judges … Read more
Final Paper Section 1 Like any other online course, I did not know what to except when enrolling in Art 1000. I set pretty low expectations and thought it would be a breeze. Not even a day into the class did I find out that it would be the complete opposite. The course being only … Read more
