Katelin DeSieno April 16‚ 2013 Art 101 B01 Compare & Contrast Essay In this essay I will compare and contrast two paintings. The first is “Grainstack (Sunset)” painted by Claude Monet in 1891. The second being “Marilyn Monroe” painted by Andy Warhol in 1967. When Monet painted “Grainstack‚” he was experimenting with perceptual color. The idea of the Impressionist movement was to objectively record nature as it was seen by the painter‚ focusing on the effects of color and light
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Monet: The Break Up of the Ice In 1879‚ Europe had one of its coldest winters and Monet was living in Vetbeuil to experience this winter. When the Seine thawed‚ the ice flooded the countryside and damaged bridges. Monet took advantage of these conditions and began a series of motif paintings in which he would paint the same scene again and again under different light conditions. The ice and water landscape were perfect for this type of painting because they were able to better capture the reflections
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Many individuals have a philosophy of life‚ but Lily Owen’s is unique. Throughout The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd‚ Lily Owens develops her philosophy of life. At the opening of the novel‚ she is an innocent girl whose nightmares become a reality the next day. Once she has the truth of her mother’s death imprinted into her head‚ everything Lily considers correct is proven wrong. After running away from the jailhouse with Rosaleen‚ she struggles with a drastic change in age‚ from an innocent
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and danced with the birds‚ letting all emotion escape her as she pirouetted along the edge of the river. The water raged along the rocky banks‚ setting a beat for her steps as her bouncy curls brushed her shoulders again and again. A stunning white bird glistened in the sun‚ chirping a song as it hopped onto an Evergreen tree. The bird reminded her of her mother; sweet and optimistic. Lily halted to a stop when she caught her father‚ Caden‚ watching her‚ grief and pity filling his eyes. His hair
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Popcorn and Faith : The “ticket” towards success! Life is never way too easy to Lily Yu to start with. She came from a Chinese family and born in Manila‚ Her father is a copra magnate and her mother is a house wife‚ she had 12 sibling and they were all provided with their needs. They also have a place of their own to call “home” that shelters them which Psychologist Abraham Maslow theorized the basic human needs by suggesting that individuals are motivated to fulfill basic physiological
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Virgin and child with Lilies Currently situated at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston‚ Luca della Robbia’s Virgin and Child with Lilies is a sculpture created in relief to give the impression that it has been raised above the background plane. This fine piece of art has been sculpted from terracotta‚ a glazed clay-based ceramic and along with clear religious aspects; the work of art is given a hard realism via individual techniques of the artist. The relief shows colors such as blue‚ white‚
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Analysis of ‘America’ by Claude McKay ‘America’ by Claude McKay is an interesting poem that brings out its theme by using metaphors and personification. The diction used in the poem is also eye catching; communicating more than what meets the eye. Generally‚ the poem takes readers through strong emotions of attachment and hate‚ while at the same time magnifying the issues in the society. This poem can be considered a standard sonnet‚ which is made up of a couplet and three quatrains that have been
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and the wheat looks like fire smouldering. The clouds have now become smoke... Van Gogh seems to transmit in his painting a sense of intensity of emotion. b) Claude Monet Landscape with Thunderstorm "Landscape with Thunderstorm" was painted by Claude Monet in 1880 a year after van Gogh’s ! Cornfield with Cypresses". Monet is considered an impressionist painter and in fact the term impressionist was coined after one of his painting" Impression Sunrise" painted in 1872. "Landscape
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Bryan Medina 4/30/14 Period 4 Claude Debussy “Music is the expression of the movement of waters…” Nine words is what it takes to vividly put into perspective the life of Claude Debussy and how he composed his own music. Debussy wrote his music as if he were to trying to portray water; making his music flow‚ reflect‚ and permeate through the listener’s ears. Masterful compositions such as “Claire De Lune”‚ “Prelude” from the Suite Bergamasque
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over the past hundred years. Immigrants were treated fairly before but are now seen as poor‚ weak‚ and desperate for work. The poem “America” by Claude McKay and the song “Immigrants” from the Hamilton Mixtape both display the difficult times of living in America and how the immigrants choose to stay despite these difficulties. In the poem “America”‚ Claude McKay describes his love and appreciation for his new country despite the difficulties he faces. For example‚ McKay includes in his poem “I stand
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