The Spanish painter Picasso was a cubist and his worldwide famous ‘Guernica’ is a mural-sized flat oil painting on canvas (3.5 metres tall and 7.8 metres wide). It is all greys‚ blacks and whites and was painted in 1937. Picasso started the painting when he heard that the Germans had just bombed the quiet and traditional Basque town of Guernica on 26 April 1937 in support of the Spanish Nationalist forces of the Fascist General Franco during the Spanish Civil War. The broken sword near the bottom
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James Madison University DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE Fall 2013 GPOSC 200: Global Politics CLASS HOURS: TuTh 3:30- 4:45pm‚ 2105 Harrison Hall ______________________________________________________________________________ Instructor: Nicholas Howenstein Office: Miller Hall‚ Room 2112 Email: howensng@jmu.edu OFFICE HOURS: W 2:00-5:00pm and by appointment Course Description The purpose of this course is to provide an introduction to global politics. The course is designed to familiarize
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evolve into another style of art called Impressionism. Starry Night Over the Rhone was one of his last ‘few years’ paintings. It was painted in September of 1888. The canvas resides in Musée d’Orsay‚ Paris. This piece was created due to him being sick and ending up in the hospital in Arles‚ France. With that being said‚ this canvas was the best example of his Impressionism era. It consisted of depiction of lighting‚ composition‚ and subject matter. In the book of Living with Art‚ Mark Geitlin states
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Long ago when pencils‚ pens and painting colors‚ that we use today‚ were not discovered‚ people used to show their talents and creativity by carving into walls‚ woods and rocks. Such carvings can still be found at various places. The carvings done in the pyramids of Egypt are just a couple of examples of ancient art. Art was also found in the prehistoric ages. At that time people used whatever tools they could make by their own hands to materialize their imagination. Our final project was quite
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Pablo Picasso‚ ‘Les Demoiselles d’Avignon’ (1907‚ Oil on Canvas‚ 243.9cm x 233.7cm)‚ from Gantefuhrer-Trier‚ Anne‚ Cubism‚ (Cologne‚ 2006)‚ p.27. Illustration Two: Georges Braque‚ ‘Large Nude’ (1908‚ Oil on Canvas‚ 140cm x 100cm) from Ibid‚ p.31. Illustration Three: Pablo Picasso‚ ‘Reservoir at Horta‚ Horta de Ebro’ (1909‚ Oil on Canvas‚ 60 x 50cm) from Ibid‚ p.39. Illustration Four: Georges Braque‚ ‘Castle at La Roche-Guyon’ (1909‚ Oil on Canvas‚ 81 x 60cm) from Ibid‚ p.37. Illustration Five: Georges
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Braque . He began to revolutionize painting with a new emphasis on color . His bright‚ raw contributions the salons of 1905 and 1906‚ scandalized the viewers at the time‚ which he fully intended on . For Matisse‚ using color‚ whiteness‚ and blank canvas are used to represent a space that is naturalistic and reminiscences the kind of light nature provides . While this is being represented‚ the subject of the work also becomes artificial and unnatural. The landscape being depicted becomes a metaphor
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Abstract Expressionists of the 19th Century – Canvas/Painting Figure 1 1940 The Glazier Willem de Kooning Painting The Metropolitan Museum of Art Willem de Kooning’s The Glazier‚ is an abstract expressionist painting from the 19th Century. De Kooning’s use of a figurative subject in The Glazier‚ makes it less mainstream abstract expressionism‚ an area in which he was seen as a leader. The Somber earth tones and ambiguous use of space give the painting a mysterious feel. Certain portions
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abstract artist. In 2004‚ Mehretu articulately created the painting that was named “Stadia II”. As soon as my eyes set upon her art‚ I had the instant thought of “Wow‚ look at the balance of colors and design!” Mehretu’s brush seemed to be dancing on the canvas in this piece as she splashes colors of yellow‚ blue‚ red‚ black‚ grey‚ orange‚ white and aquamarine. Looking at the art from the bottom up‚ the hue altered from a softer yellow to a bolder dark blue and green. Line plays a huge role in the painting
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background. The abstract nature of the background‚ as well as others in the series‚ has been inspired by Arabic art. In contrast to this‚ the frame surrounding the canvas‚ which also forms part of the work‚ references the old master frames from Renaissance Italy. The frame is very much integral to the work to the extent of which the imagery on the canvas continues onto the frame. These works present a true fusion between
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