Departing from the Rococo style of the mid Seventeenth Century where decadence and luxurious lifestyles were symptomatic of the aristocracy‚ Neoclassicism emerged out of an increasing tendency to value the public virtues of classic Greek and Roman cultures and attempted to convey those morals in the subjects represented through a sense of order‚ harmony and proportion. These virtues included patriotism‚ morality‚ self sacrifice‚ and "the right action" above all else (Sayre‚ 2009). Jacques Louis
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AND HIS PAINTING “WHITE CENTER” Mark Rothko’s painting “White Center” is a breathtaking abstract painting I saw at the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary 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
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Abstract Expressionism was started in the middle 1930’s. The first time the term was used was to describe a painting by Kandinsky. The term usually describes New York School of Painters. Most often there are uses of no figurative and no representational figures used in the works. Arshile Gorky was the most instrumental in the Abstract Expressionism period. His work often is dictated by his studying of nature. In his work you can see the brush strokes which create a sense of movement. Jackson
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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 to reconstruct this style of art as a result of the major changes that were happening worldwide. The early 20th century was a dark time for Western civilization especially. In the time of World War I as well as World War
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clay‚ 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
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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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Week 5 Assignment – Painting Styles Leanne Diliberto Art/101 2/2/2014 Lynn Wocell Painting Styles Neoclassicism‚ Impressionism and Abstract Expression all have their own style. Each is from a different era and reflect on different subjects. Neoclassicism was part of the European art movement during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The inspiration for this movement comes from thr classical art and culture of ancient Greece or ancient Rome. Neoclassic Artwork
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To me‚ art means the expression of one’s creative skills or how one expresses themselves and their true feelings. Art produced at the present point in time is called contemporary art‚ which is also known art modern art. Edouard Manet was considered to be the beginning of modern art and James Pollock was considered to be the end. These two artists do differ with their works of art but they are both great artists. Edouard Manet was a French painter whose work inspired the impressionist style. He also
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country rich with culture and tradition. He found instead a country that was losing its culture. Upon his return to Paris‚ he created Mahana no atua from memory. He divided the painting into three horizontal sections. In the top section (the least abstract of the three)‚ Gauguin depicts the statue of a god with Tahitians on the beach behind it. In the
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Kandinsky painted in an expressive style in the early 20th century and Jackson Pollock was an abstract expressionist in the mid 20th century in the USA. During this time period society was going through great social and technological change due to two world wars and the development of technology and automation. Thus introducing the idea of the Modern world and the philosophies of Modernism into the art world. This affected the art world as it shaped the ideas‚ attitudes and practices of artists by
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