& Contrast Two Paintings Write a two-to-three-page (500-800 words) essay that describes and analyzes a pair of paintings on a similar subject matter. Choose ONE of the following pairs of paintings to analyze: 1. Family Portrait by Rembrandt & Family Group by William Glackens 2. The First Steps by Marguerite Gérard & First Steps by Vincent van Gogh 3. Paris‚ A Rainy Day by Gustave Caillebotte & Rainy Day on Fifth Avenue 1893 by Childe Hassam. Describe the two paintings in detail so that
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“Ophelia” by John Everett Millais is a piece depicting a Shakespearean play Hamlet painted in 1852. The paintings medium is oil on canvas. The iconic character Ophelia is in a contradicting situation that causes her to be bewildered and deranged. Which has made her a complex character and someone many people can connect with. In the scene that Ophelia is being depicted‚ Ophelia falls over into a pond when she suddenly becomes overwhelmed with the grief of her father’s murder and her lover deceives
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Physical Environment- Art Essay Artists are influenced by a variety of factors that show reflection in the works they create. They express their emotions and feelings in a visual way because they are appreciative of what they see; hence the environment they see every day -whether being natural or manmade- can be a major influence for many artists. Eugene von Guerard (traditionalist)‚ Howard Arkley (modernist) and Andy Goldsworthy (post-modernist) are three examples of artists from three different
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Philippines in 1521‚ the colonizers used art as a tool to propagate the Catholic faith through beautiful images. With communication as a problem‚ they used images to explain concepts behind Catholicism and tell stories of Christ’s life and passion. Paintings was exclusively for the churches and for religious purposes. Occassionally used for propaganda. Tagalog painters Jose Loden‚ Tomas Nazario and Miguel delos Reyes‚ did the first still life paintings in the country. They were commissioned in
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by Islam and Sufi ideas. All of his poems relate to Muslim religious views‚ which affect the true theme. The short poem I have chosen to analyze is‚ “You were born with wings‚ why prefer to crawl through life?” This poem is closely related to the painting of a man standing on a mountain’s peak‚ so far up that clouds can be seen below him. Both share similar interpretations of themes such as: seize opportunities‚ set high goals‚ and strive for the best in life. However‚ these messages are conveyed
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ART DECO Art Deco‚ or Deco‚ is an influential visual arts design style which first appeared in France during the 1920s‚ flourished internationally during the 30s and 40s‚ then waned in the post-World War II era.] It is an eclectic style that combines traditional craft motifs with Machine Age imagery and materials. The style is often characterized by rich colors‚ bold geometric shapes and lavish ornamentation. Deco emerged from the Interwar period when rapid industrialization was transforming
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(for example‚ Mainie Jellett) had come to before him‚ namely‚ that “the true work of art was creative‚ not just the precise representation or accurate imitation of an object‚ figure or scene” as that was not an expression of an authentic apperception (Thiessen 1999‚ 43). Bacon also stated that the purpose of art was not to ‘illustrate’ life‚ but to bring it closer to the imaginative and sensory; Bacon believed that “art is a method of opening up areas of feeling rather than merely an illustration of
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Year 10 Visual Art - Essay The human figure is one of the most enduring themes in the visual arts. The statement of figure in art changes as human needs and artist appearance developed (1). Early figure pictures only served very little purpose such as communication. The figure of art hugely developed after the invention of the camera as it captures the true emotion the figure had to offer. This dramatic change made the figure of art very worthy and creative (2). The context of images has changed
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The artwork I chose is the painting “The Banjo Lesson” by Henry Ossawa Tanner on page 337 of our textbook. This painting portrays a man giving a young male child a lesson of playing the banjo. The little boy is sitting on the man’s lap in a chair while the man shows him where to position his hands and fingers to play. The painting was done in 1893‚ and the way people lived during that period can be seen in the painting. The room looks to be dimly lit by a candle or fire on the right side and
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The chamber has shown the affinity and communication of nature and human through its decorative ceiling. There are 34 thematic paintings on panels in the chamber in total‚ the thematic oval panels on the 4 sides of the room showing religious or mythological scenes‚ or representing scenes of production process and trade. The object collection itself was stored in 20 cabinets. The arrangement of this hidden vault room is quite unique‚ instead of showing the collections in a large cabinet‚ Francesco
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