electromagnetic spectrum. History of RED Inside cave 13B at Pinnacle Point‚ an archeological site found on the coast of South Africa‚ paleoanthropologist in 2000 found evidence that between 170‚000 and 40‚000 years ago‚ Late Stone Age people were scraping and grinding ochre‚ a clay colored red by iron oxide‚ probably with the intention of using it to color their bodies. Red hematite powder was also found scattered around the remains at a grave site in a Zhoukoudian cave complex‚ near Beijing. Red dye called
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Chinese Painting is one of the oldest continuous artistic traditions in the world‚ it is also known in Chinese as Guohua. Traditional painting involves essentially the same techniques as calligraphy which is done with a brush dipped in black or colored ink. Compared with the western style of painting‚ oils are not used in Chinese Painting. Chinese paintings were usually painted on paper or silk; Traditional painting can also be done on album sheets‚ walls‚ folding screens‚ and other media. Chinese
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Sansui-ga is a form of Japanese monochrome landscape paintings‚ the preferred genre among Zen painters in the 14th-16th century. Sansui-ga painting is done in Chinese-inspired sumi-e or suiboku-ga‚ an ink wash painting style‚ which uses black ink in various concentrations. Gradations of ink are used to create a sense of light and shade‚ as well as modulated brushstrokes and lines to create a sense of volume and rhythm. (Parent) Vast landscapes on screens and sliding doors set a serene and contemplative
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attention on spaces with large amounts of light and or shade rather than focusing on the details as other often would. This is what lead to majority of his creations to be worked in with layers. Essentially‚ the first layer was the basics needed for the painting as the second carved away shading and provided more details and texture along with correcting any defects that presented themselves. The last layer was used for finishing touches such as blending colors or smoothing the lines to make them more realistic
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such rich colors enhances the painting to look realistic. Also‚ the use of light towards the front of the dog‚ makes it seem as if the sun is facing towards the dog and the owner is on the opposite side. Lastly‚ the scale of the dog and the ball (the ball being the size of
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This is exactly what Artemisia Gentileschi has done with oil painting mediums. Known as one of the famous female Baroque artist‚ all of her works are perfectly painted with great detail and colors. When one looks at her works‚ one can see the excellence in her skills that are portrayed in her paintings. Oil painting has been around since the 7th century AD in Asia; during this time‚ unknown artists‚ in order to create painting in the caves of Bamyan‚ Afghanistan‚
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MUSEUM PAPER MARK ROTHKO 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
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Joseph Wright of derby- an experiment on a bird in the air pump National gallery 1768 oil on canvas painting. 183 by 240 cm travelling scientist is shown demonstrating the formation of a vacuum by withdrawing air from a flask containing a white cockatoo‚ though common birds like sparrows would normally have been used. Air pumps were developed in the 17th century and were relatively familiar by Wright’s day. The artist’s subject is not scientific invention‚ but a human drama in a night-time setting
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skill. Jan Van Eyck’s painting; “The Arnolfini Portrait” depicts Giovanni di Nicolao Arnolfini and his wife. Arnolfini was a merchant from a city in Tuscany‚ Italy‚ called Lucca. The Arnolfini family was very powerful. People often say that the woman in the painting is pregnant‚ but that is not the case. In fact‚ she is holding her full-skirted dress to her stomach‚ because that was the contemporary fashion. Jan Van Eyck was really interested in the effects of light in paintings‚ and used it a lot.
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and truth. This is the basic premise for Plato’s Allegory of the Cave‚ in which prisoners sit in a cave‚ chained down‚ watching images cast on the wall in front of them. They accept these views as reality and they are unable to grasp their overall situation: the cave and images are a ruse‚ a mere shadow show orchestrated for them by unseen men. At some point‚ a prisoner is set free and is forced to see the situation inside the cave. Initially‚ one does not want to give up the security of his or
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