Water Lilies‚ done by Mark Tansey in 1994‚ is a monochromatic oil painting of the flooding of Claude Monet’s water lily garden in Giverny‚ France in 1910. The painting depicts Monet’s calm water lily pond being flooded by the rising waters of a nearby river. What immediately pulls you into this painting is the use of blue. Mark Tansey primarily paints in monochrome and can really reflect the mood of the color in the painting itself. On the right side of the painting the rough and turbulent waters
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"Water Lilies" by Monet Recently I visited the ”Boston loves Impressionism" at the MFA (Boston) and was thrilled to see Claude Monet’s masterpiece “The Water Lilies” conveniently alluring the fans right in front of the entrance. As I lessened the distance I clearly observed why it is regarded so much in the art world. The painting Water Lilies by Claude Monet is painted with observable brush stroke depicting regular width. Some of them are thinner and have unusual directions of movement and length
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In “To Paint a Water Lily‚” by Ted Hughes‚ the speaker examines the complex aspects of nature by revealing the challenges he faces as an artist in capturing its real meaning. When he looks at the scene‚ he sees an exciting little world of constant movement and activity‚ hidden by the peaceful stillness of the water lilies that float at the surface of the pond. Ted knows that to paint the water lily and do it righteousness requires more than a simple description of the plant itself—he must also somehow
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Hughes’ “To Paint a Water Lily‚” creates two diverse “minds” of nature: above and below the pond’s surface. Each mind is corrupt‚ filled with blood-thirsty dragonflies and antagonistic water creatures‚ but are tied together with the serene symbol of the water lily. Hughes’ speaker calls upon the artist to capture the miniscule beauty that ties the vicious minds of nature together‚ building his argument through contrasting imagery between the water and the air and the water lily. The speaker begins
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December 19th‚ 2012 “Garden at Sainte- Adresse‚ 1867” Oscar Claude Monet painted “Garden at Sainte- Adresse” in 1867. Seven years later “after an art exhibition in 1874‚ a critic insultingly dubbed Monet’s painting style ‘Impression‚’ since it was more concerned with form and light than realism‚ and the term stuck.” Not only did the term stick but gave both name and rise to a new style of painting introduced by Monet and others such as Renoir‚ Sisley‚ and Bazille. The “Garden at Sainte-Adresse”
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deceives us and misleads us to a rather different conclusion than his. Our initial impression is that we will be told how to paint a water lily whilst an artist is painting one. It also makes me think of Monet’s Water- lilies. In my mind I picture a beautiful lake shaded by large leafy willow trees‚ a bridge dominating the view and an army of dragonflies over a lily filled pond. It is an idyllic view. However it is not the impression formed by the poet Ted Hughes. Ted Hughes wants us to understand
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free brushstrokes rather than distinct lines in their art. During this time‚ a now well-known painter‚ Claude Monet‚ was an active artist in France. What will be considered is whether Monet should be judged an authority on Impressionism. The obvious answer appears to be “of course”‚ as whenever people think of Impressionism they think of Monet‚ and vice versa. However‚ it must be determined why Monet is an expert on Impressionism. The reasons can be first found in his life‚ accomplishments‚ and relationships
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Biography of Claude Monet on November 14th 1840 in Paris Claude Oscar Monet the founder of impressionist art was born. On 1857 was the Death of his mother Louise.1858 Claude Monet meets Eugène Boudin who encourages him to paint outdoors. 1859 Monet comes to Paris and enters the Swiss Academy.1860 Monet meets Pissaro and Courbet. In 1861 monet joined an army for a seven year time in Algeria. 1863 Monet discovers Manet’s painting and paints "en plein air" in the Fontainebleau forest. 1864 Monet stays in
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In Monet’s water lilies‚ he uses alike colors green and blue. Water is colored blue while lilies are painted green. In Monet’s water lilies‚ he uses alike colors green and blue. Water is colored blue while lilies are painted green. Monet and Vincent van gogh their artwork was based on movements of Impressionism and Post Impressionism. Their interest shows outdoor environment to show effect of natural sun light or atmospheric light on day to day life scene. Claude Monet’s “Water Lilies” is the great
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ressionism monet The work of Monet (1840-1926) and Renoir (1841–1919) epitomized the visual characteristics of Impressionism. Discuss this statement making detailed reference to one painting by each artist. Illustrate your answer. Impressionism was the name given to one of the most important movements in art history. It was the first of modern movements. Its aim was to achieve ever greater naturalism by a detailed study of tone and colour and‚ by an exact rendering of the way light falls on different
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