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    The series of potraiture works by Georgette Chen titled “Eugene Chen‚ 1940” and ”Self Portrait‚ 1946” are representatives of how artistic elements and the composition of the work used by an artist can establish an emotional connection with the audience. Through these elements‚ the personalities‚ character‚ status of the individual in these portraiture works can be felt strongly by the audience. In addition‚ as time passes‚ Georgette Chen’s shift in artistic expression and stylistic approaches can

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    “Look at me…” response paper In the article “Look at me – Self Portrait Photography after Cindy Sherman” by Jennifer Dalton‚ Dalton argues that there are three young artists‚ “each grappling with his or her own face‚ identity‚ and vanity‚” (Dalton‚ 47) who are all working with self portraiture. In Dalton’s opinion‚ these artists are exceptionally talented‚ and are overcoming the shadow cast by their “distinguished precursor” (Dalton‚ 47). Nikki S‚ Lee is the first artist Dalton mentions‚ and

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    Analysis Of Elizabeth Portrait Portraits in the Tudor times were used to show what a monarch was doing at that time and it spreads the word to all the people of what the monarch at the moment is doing or is she helping you. It was also used to tell people how she looked if she was still fashionable and looked beautiful. They used portraits because they had no other use; there was no email‚ television‚ telephone or newspapers. In this portrait of Queen Elizabeth it shows Spanish armada in the right

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    huge fan of making self portraits. It wasn’t because I had trouble with shading‚ value or drawing faces‚ it was more of an issue that I had to draw myself. Taking pictures of myself is one of my least favorite things to do‚ so this project just seemed to be a cumulation of this But in the end‚ I did complete the art assignment‚ so I managed to overcome those challenges. I suppose at some point I dissociated myself with the picture‚ and permitted myself to approach this portrait in the same way I would

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    This portrait of the Afghan Girl is perhaps one of the most iconic images of this age and is without a doubt‚ McCurry’s most celebrated photograph. This image was published on the cover of the National Geographic Magazine‚ June 1985 issue and within a very short

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    ruler of Holland and Hainaut in the Hague around 1422‚ when he was already a master painter with workshop assistants.Van Eyck painted both secular and religious subject matter‚ including altarpieces‚ single panel religious figures and commissioned portraits. And he was highly influential and his techniques and style were adopted and refined by the Early Netherlandish painters‚ who is often considered one of the founders of Early Netherlandish painting school and one of the most significant representatives

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    One of the most notable features of James Joyce ’s A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is the use of Stephen as the main character‚ as well as a sort of literary device. Joyce‚ whose life so acutely resembles Stephen ’s‚ gives the character the surname "Dedalus‚" after the fabulous artificer of Greek mythology. As Stephen tires of his "borrowed" Irish culture‚ he starts to compare himself to the original Daedalus‚ who built wings for himself to escape the prison of King Minos of Crete. Like

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    I do not remember much of my first day in 7th grade‚ but the one thought that I can remember clearly is walking to my art class to the first time. The only time beforehand I was allowed to be in the school was 7th grade orientation which was two weeks before school‚ and gave us a chance to explore the school. I spent the whole time being yelled at by my father because I could not open my locker correctly. Likely the reason being he was yelling at me‚ as on the first day I opened it just fine. Therefore

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    The literary device of symbolism is used here to conform one of the roles for women in this patriarchal society or else‚ they are left as outsiders in society. After Grace gets the job to work as a house servant for Mrs. Alderman Parkinson‚ she meets Mary Whitney who influences Grace to follow the roles of women in order for her to have a positive life as a woman‚ instead of becoming an outsider: I should remember that we were not slaves‚ and being a servant was not a thing we were born to…it was

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    The Portrait concentrated on stating themes‚ arranging apparently transparent words into configuration of utmost symbolic density. For example during the passage where the director proposes Stephen to enter priesthood ‚ words like "the looped cord"‚ "the shadow"‚" the skull ‚ twice emphasized waning daylight ‚ "cross blind‚ "blind to the cross"‚"blinded by the cross" all convey the denial of nature and entrapment for Stephen which the Priest’s office represent for Stephen. The central image‚ the

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