forms. I will be discussing the famous painter of Van Gogh and a painting that he described as ugly. Van Gogh described this painting as “…one of the ugliest I have done…” He then stated that he tried to show the fervor of the human race describing various colors when visualized would not be appealing together. He also regarded the room he painted as “blood red and dark yellow” which gives another negative attribute to the painting. The lamps that Van Gogh describes are not bright and vibrant but
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In my own definition‚ fragmentary realism is pieces of artworks put together to tell a story. Jan Van Eyck did the artwork that was described in lecture that display fragmentary realism and it is Called Ghent Altarpiece painted in 1432. There are 12 different pictures grouped together to make a story in his work. In the upper center of the painting there is God the Father‚ Jesus on his left hand side and Mary the mother of Christ seated at his right hand side. At the upper end of the painting there
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Interpreting Multiple Interpretations Jan van Eyck’s Arnolfini Double Portrait is a painting that has intrigued viewers and scholars for centuries. Many scholars have contemplated the identity of the two sitters as well as the symbolism related to everything else in the room. Compared to Van Eyck’s other works‚ the delicate and detailed paintings appear to share a common thread of painting a scene that contains many items that would make it more realistic of a setting. The scene depicted seems likely
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wHAT IS ART? Art is that which brings life in harmony with the beauty of the beauty of the world. – Plato Art is the medium by which the artist communicates with his fellow. – Van Dyke Art is anything made or done by man that affects or moves us so that we see or feel the beauty in it. – Collins and Riley Art is taken from the Italian word “artis”‚ which means craftsmanship‚ skill‚ mastery of form and ideas‚ between materials and techniques. – A. Tan Art is a reflection or a mirror of beauty
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ontwikkeling van elektroniese kommunikasie het met die laaste eeu dramaties vinnig toegeneem en dus ook die omgewings waarin dit plaasvind geweldig bevorder‚ maar in sommige gevalle ook tot sosiale verval gelei. Tele-kommunikasie vind plaas tussen partye op n afstand van mekaar. Moderne tele-kommunikasie sisteme maak dit moontlik om telefoon‚ faks‚ data‚ radio of televisie seine te stuur. Groot volumes informasie kan oor lang afstande gestuur word. Om te kyk na die verskeie aspekte van die snelgroeiende
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Introduction Vincent Van Gogh was one of the greatest artists who involved himself in artwork with full dedication. Born in 1853 in Holland‚ he rose despite the odds he faced in his life which brought transformations and made him create improvising unique styles. Since his formative years and later in his middle years‚ Van Gogh maintained immense interest in artwork and did not fail to help others and engage in different forms of art available at the time. Later in his life‚ Van Gogh’s mental health
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The short story‚ “Rip Van Winkle”‚ was published in 1819 by American author‚ Washington Irving. The story is about a man who falls in a twenty year slumber. This story is one of the Irving’s prominent works along with “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”. The story is set during the colonial times‚ both before and after the American Revolution‚ in the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York. This story can be considered one of fairytales and folklore. The aspects of ghosts and time travel make the story
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In the Adler and Van Doren’s essay titled “The Activity and Art of Reading‚” we are asked to respond to the conclusion that a teacher can help the students‚ but the student “must do the learning.” His argument‚ for me‚ seems to be a bit difficult to follow and yet I found myself nodding my head at the same time. I am not in total agreement‚ but with my best efforts I am trying to understand‚ in full‚ the context which he communicated to his audience. Having been a former helicopter instructor myself
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camp near a lake in Canada and rooms with an unpopular obese kid named Van Wort. Yes‚ Van Wort‚ you can only guess that a boy with this name gets besieged by the other camp boys. The narrator finds himself involved in some of these acts of violence towards Van Wort. The narrator then reaches into his conscience and finds himself in a moral quandary‚ and decides to start helping Van Wort a little at a time‚ but is too late. Van Wort felt instigated by those who tortured him‚ to finally end the pain
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Alex Montalbano Vincent van Gogh 1 In the painting Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh‚ you see two prominent swirls in the background in the sky. One swirl flows into the second‚ smaller swirl. Both light blue swirls are flowing to the right through a dark blue night sky. In the upper right hand corner is a yellow-orange crescent moon surrounded by a yellow glow. Also in the background are eleven variously sized yellow-orange stars scattered amongst the blue sky. At the bottom of the background‚ right
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