"Many twentieth century artists have expressed‚ through their artwork a highly personal way of viewing the world and of assessing and reflecting on the human condition". As an artist‚ our existence provokes emotion‚ and a lot of the most powerful artworks are ones that focus on pain‚ suffering and depression. It is believed that one cannot live their entire lives without feeling these emotions and art is more moving if these themes are involved. The following artists have expressed and experienced
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For this painting Johannes Vermeer used charcoal‚ chalk‚ tempera‚ white lead‚ red and yellow ochre‚ vermillion and oil paints in various tones most of which he grinded up himself daily. No one knows how Johannes Vermeer made the initial drawing for this painting but it is thought that preliminary drawing on the canvas was to act as a guide during the painting and also intended to fix the significant contours of the composition. Once the initial outline drawing was finished he began the underpainting
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Art (LACMA). Rothko painted this 84 x 72-inch oil on canvas work in 1957. The painting is done in his signature style of using color and form-floating rectangular shapes. Rothko was part of the American movement that became known as Abstract Expressionism‚ which was more than just a painting style. It refers to the process the artists worked in conveying powerful emotions through the quality and size of the paintings. They were also greatly influenced by European Surrealism and Expressionist painters
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The early 20th century is known for its systematic deflation of the traditional rules of Western art. Artists of this era overthrew long held conventions in a series of movements‚ all arising before 1920. For example Cubists created new styles of composition in painting as well as sculpture. Fauvists and Expressionists attacked traditional notions of pictorial representations through brushwork and bright colors. This is referred to as the style of abstraction. Abstract Expressionists attempted
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Abstract Expressionism Abstract Expressionism began in the 1940’s in New York and flourished in the 1950’s‚ making New York the centre of the art world. This meant that Paris was no longer the art capital of the world. Abstract Expressionism came at a bad time as it was during World War II and many of the artist in Europe evacuated to the sates which was another big reason New York became so popular to artists. Some distinguished artists who moved to New York were‚ Max Ernst‚ Piet Mondrain and Leo
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and wire. I tend to lean toward art in the form of painting or theatre for inspiration. The artist that stands out is Jackson Pollock‚ an American painter whose form of painting is referred to as abstract expressionism. Jackson Pollock’s art conveys the mindset of Abstract Expressionism. The painting has a life of its own. Pollock’s paintings are a spirited technique of pouring and dripping paint onto a canvas on the floor. It has been said that Pollock is more at ease working on the floor as
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Painting Styles ART 101 April 1‚ 2012 Painting Styles Neoclassic Art‚ Impressionist Artworks and Abstract Expressionism are very identifiable by their form‚ painting style and the era they speak of. All three have some comparisons and some very evident contrasts. The Neoclassic era of art reflected resurgence in the interest of the Greek and Roman Eras. People of this time were interested in seeing woman as more upstanding. They were also going back to a high moral tone‚ recognizing
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It is undoubtable that German aggressions has some part to play in the outbreak of war in 1914 – Bethmann-Hollweg’s ‘Blank Cheque’ remains an ominous symbol of blind aggression over considered economics‚ whilst the Kaiser’s 1913 claim that ‘the war between Germandom and Slavdom [was] inevitable’ seems to highlight fairly explicitly the militaristic attitude at the heart of central government. And yet it is only too easy to place undue emphasis on Germany in some respects‚ and under exaggerate
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For my report I decided to walk through the Yale Art Gallery. While looking through the museum I stumbled upon a painting that really caught my eye like no other painting did. This specific oil painting was called "Le Café de nuit" which is French for "The Night Café" made by Vincent Van Gogh in 1888. Vincent Van Gogh was a Dutch artist whose work was notable for its rough beauty‚ emotional honesty‚ and bold color. The movement that Van Gogh made this painting during the Post Impressionism Movement
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Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts DFA2203: History of Southeast Asian Art “A monographic study of one artist or on a particular theme or aspect of his/her artistic practice.” Study of ‘Affandi’ Muhammad Rahimin Bin Misnam F13FA0154 [FA2C] Lecturer: Mr Chua Poh Leng 23 Mar – 3 April 2015 There are few notable artists based in Indonesia and among them were even Dutch-born Indonesian painters. Though there are only but a few‚ one artist caught my attention from his
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