The life and Writings of Claude McKay Introduction Every literary period can be defined by a group of writers. For the Harlem Renaissance‚ which was an extraordinary eruption of creativity among Black Americans in all fields of art‚ Claude McKay was the leader. Claude McKay was a major asset to the Harlem Renaissance with his contributions of such great pieces of writings such as "If We Must Die" and "The Lynching." McKay wrote in many different styles. His work which vary from "dialect verse
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this time consisted of paintings created out of personal interests‚ time and atmosphere being heavily incorporated into the paintings and using a wide range of colors that represented the scene. One of the most prolific Impressionist artists was Claude Monet who was known as one of the creators of the style. The painting that vividly shows his style and the style of many of the artists that practiced after him is called the Boulevard des Capucines. Created in 1873 this painting was created using oil
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I decided to write about Claude Debussy because I believe he was an extraordinary composer and his works really influenced the 20th century. Claude Debussy was born on August 22‚ 1862‚ in France. Debussy‚ showed a significant interested in piano since he was a kid. This passion about piano‚ opened the door for a new path regarding music‚ that changed his life in a very good and beneficial way. Although‚ he did not come from a rich family‚ Debussy became a very honorable person. His journey in the
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The water lilies was an series of approximately 250 oil paintings Claude Monet (1840-1926) produced late in his life while he was 74 till his death at 86 in his garden at Giverny‚ west of Paris along the Seine. Claude Monet was a impressionist. To illustrate‚ Louis Leroy‚ writing for the satirical journal Charivari‚ sized upon the tile of Monet’s painting IMPRESSION‚ SUNRISE while Monet exhibited his painting in Paris in 1874 (Marilyn 495). And this was the first time the term impression was used
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Henri Emile Benoit Matisse was born December 31‚ 1869. Matisse was known for his revolutionary effects during the early twentieth century which are his expressive use of color. Examples of his revolutionary and expressive work are of portraits‚ landscapes‚ nudes‚ and interior views causing him to be the very influential. Matisse was inspired by post-impressionists Paul Cezanne and Vincent van Gogh when he lived in Paris. Henri Emile Benoit Matisse was raised in the northern part of France. Matisse
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Photography had so much more of an influence on the Impressionist movement than just photography in its own right. Photography influenced artists in their paintings‚ in their pastel works‚ in their sculpture and in seeing the world around them in a different way. Modern artists were influenced by the invention of the camera because it gave them a cropped composition and showed the tonal effects of light and dark in much finer detail than they could interpret with the naked eye. This technology made
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M.C. Escher’s Belvedere made in May 1958 is a unique and complex lithograph which draws heavily from surrealism and the surrealist movement of the early 20th century. It delivers a deep and complex view of architectural structures‚ which are puzzling to the eye. Surrealism began in the early 1920’s. It was an art style which existed to promote the painting of works which blurred lines between fantasy and actuality or rather dreams and reality. This style contrasted some earlier styles which were
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up until the rising Jazz phenomena in the early 1920s. Characterized by rough brush strokes and soft pastel colors and emphasizing light and en plein air techniques‚ the term was first coined in 1874‚ when art critic Louis Leroy‚ mockingly called Claude Monet’s 1973 work Impression‚ Soleil Levant ‚ “Impressionistic”. Going the opposite way of the Hudson River School‚ which focused on the idea of sublimity and power to provoke
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Claude Monet’s painting Water Lilies illuminates a pond of water lilies by transitioning from darker shades around the edges to lighter ones in the middle. The lilies are spread out just enough apart to make them somewhat recognizable. If not looked at closely this could be viewed as a patch of colors. There is a dewy look because of the different shades of greens and blues Monet chose to use. While there may be a central point within the painting‚ the viewers’ eyes can easily scan the entire painting
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IMAGE : colorful cotton candy in soft color for background File #92055454 TITLES: Contemporary Art And Design Respond To Pantone’s Picks For Color Of The Year Pantone’s Picks Rose Quartz And Serenity Make Waves In Art World Each year since 1999‚ Pantone has selected a Pantone Color of the Year. The color picked by the Pantone Color Institute influences the trends of the following year in design and often spills over into the world of contemporary art. Today‚ the world of art and design are
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