Joey Pelliccia Documented Essay 12/11/10 Vincent Van Gogh: Madman and Artist Vincent Van Gogh‚ from the words of many‚ is one of the most famous post-impressionist painters of modern art the world has ever seen. Van Gogh was a serious‚ smart thinking man that found art to be the passion of his life. Van Gogh was a driven artist‚ but inside was a fragile‚ ill man that was consumed by his sickness. One way to fully understand Van Gogh’s thinking about his art‚his thoughts‚ and his beliefs
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Tania Haddad ENG 100 Compare and contrast Femme Fatale They say that there is a fine line between a genius and a madman; however the statement would be more adequate if it would state that there is fine line between a good artist and a great artist. Egon Schiele and Gustav Klimt are both very famous artists‚ recognized for their own work‚ yet one must differentiate the works of these two outstanding artists‚. Although a lot of Schiele’s work has been influenced from the works of Klimt‚ he nevertheless
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Assignment 1 I have to say that the Night Café by Vincent van Gogh on page 17 is my favorite work so far. The contrast of warm and cool colors are amazing. They present the perfect equilibrium for this painting. They kind of put me in the mood to listen to some blues or jazz while gazing upon the painting. I can imagine a stage‚ at the bottom right of the painting‚ with a saxophonist playing. As I observe‚ I can’t help but notice the lone man next to the couple asleep and the two buddies on the
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Research Essay Mannerisum is a style of art that started in 1520 and ended roughly around 1600‚ although many other forms lived on about 100 or so years after. It started after Raphael’s premature death. Mannerisum was centered in Rome and Florence although it was present in other main Capitals in Europe. Mannerisum was accused of disrupting the unity and balance of the Renaissance. It was around during and after the High Renaissance it also rejected the Renaissance style. Mannerisum favored
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The Scream a Magnificent Artwork The scream painting by Edvard Munch is one of the most known pieces of artworks. In the scream we can see a genderless person with a horrified face‚ and with his mouth wide open‚ and with his hands on the sides of his face. The artist uses intense colors. Such as‚ red‚ orange‚ dark blue‚ brown‚ and black. The figure in the painting seems to me that he is uncertain and scared of something‚ and he has the look of terror‚ or fear. The scream it is thought of as the
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It’s amazing how many ways one person can express themselves. It’s equally amazing when that expression is put into a form of art. Art truly changes the world around us and can open our minds to how we view things‚ it might also make us feel some type of emotion or way about a subject. Art can be inspiring and beautiful‚ but just as much depressing and dark‚ it’s always interesting to see both elements in one piece of art. One art that expresses dark elements is “The Scream” by Edvard Munch‚ although
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Their paintings were competing with the extremely popular and realistic paintings of the Romantic artists‚ who were able to show a more sublime side of nature. Many of the Romantic paintings‚ have rolling fields of vibrant greens or a golden sun illuminating the entire compositions. An extremely significant line from “Where I lived and What I lived for” is “It is something to be able to paint a particular picture‚ or to carve a statue‚ and so to make a few objects beautiful; but it is far more glorious
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Wassily Kandinsky was born in Moscow‚ Russia in 1866. At the age of 30‚ he moved to Munich‚ where he studied drawing and painting. Kandinsky was also a musician and theorist; he was inspired to create art through his obsession with music. As time passed‚ Kandinsky became one of the founders of abstraction in painting in during the early 20th century. Created on 1912‚ Kandinsky’s Skizze 160A (Sketch 160A)‚ expects viewers to respond emotionally and spiritually. He uses colors‚ lines‚ and marks to
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How it all started I was born in Visalia‚CA‚ in 1996 I really discovered my passion for painting. I drew for the majority of my childhood‚ it was more interesting to me to convey my perspective through vibrancy and a little watercolor. In 2002‚ and 2003 a wax pig and flying frog sculpture were chosen to be bronzed at the Tulare County Fair. It inspired me to take still life‚ figure drawing‚ print making and painting at College of Sequoia in 2003. In 2004 I started my body art career‚ following my
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On October 10‚ 2017‚ I observed the painting called “Starry Night” by Vincent van Gogh from an online art source. This is a painting I have seen several times since the second grade in art class‚ but on Tuesday‚ October 10‚ 2017‚ at 2:34 pm. I witnessed this painting once again. Vincent Van Gogh‚ who was born in 1853 and lived until 1890‚ painted “Starry Night” in June of 1889. This painting represents the view of the East window from his room in the asylum of Saint-Paul-de-Mausole. (Van Gogh) From
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