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    Ana Gonzalez Major Essay English 100 Erica Duran 5-21-13 Major Essay Have you ever been dissatisfied about your physical appearance‚ such as by not being tall enough‚ having perfect skin‚ having beautiful hair‚ or just simply having your dream body like models out there? Some people don’t just want to be “average” or “normal‚” some want to stand out and get noticed. Some people will do anything to get there by doing things to themselves just to get people to notice their appearance.

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    Research Paper On Monet

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    Monet’s work was inspired by Edouard Manet‚ an early nineteenth century‚ pre-impressionist‚ painter who was an important figure in between impressionism and realism. Manet’s work inspired Monet to fully commit to the idea of impressionist painting. When discussing his paintings and the inspiration behind them‚ Monet‚ said “When you go out to paint‚ try to forget what objects you have before youa tree‚ a house‚ a field‚ or whatever. Merely think‚ here is a little square of blue‚ here an oblong of

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    ressionism monet The work of Monet (1840-1926) and Renoir (1841–1919) epitomized the visual characteristics of Impressionism. Discuss this statement making detailed reference to one painting by each artist. Illustrate your answer. Impressionism was the name given to one of the most important movements in art history. It was the first of modern movements. Its aim was to achieve ever greater naturalism by a detailed study of tone and colour and‚ by an exact rendering of the way light falls on different

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    being the ugliest person in Paris. He is hoisted on a throne and paraded around Paris by the jeering mob. Pierre Gringoire‚ a struggling poet and philosopher‚ tries unsuccessfully to get the crowd to watch his play instead of the parade. Archdeacon Claude Frollo appears and stops the parade and orders Quasimodo back to Notre Dame with him. Looking for something to eat‚ Gringoire admires the graceful beauty of La Esmerelda‚ a gypsy street dancer‚ and decides to follow her home. After rounding a corner

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    Renoir's Life and Work

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    • Disagreed with teacher but accepted its discipline in order to acquire the elementary skills needed to become a painter. • Alfred Sisley‚ Claude Monet‚ and Frédéric Bazille‚ and Renoir dreamed of an art that was closer to life and free from past traditions • painted friends in parents Portrait of the Painter Bazille (1867)‚ The Painter Sisley and His Wife (1868)‚ and Monet Painting in His Garden (1873) • moved temporarily to the forest of Fontainebleau‚ where they devoted themselves to painting

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    business‚ but he abandoned it after four years and returned to Paris in 1861. From 1862‚ he studied at the Paris École des Beaux-Arts within the atelier of Swiss artist Marc-Charles-Gabriel Gleyre‚ where he became acquainted with Frédéric Bazille‚ Claude Monet‚ and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Together they would paint landscapes en plein air rather than in the studio‚ in order to realistically capture the transient effects of sunlight. This approach‚ innovative at the time‚ resulted in paintings more colorful

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    Art Quiz 1

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    Arts Appreciation 1301 Chapter 1 Quiz 1. Chapter One opens by describing the work of artist Cai Guo-Qiang. Gunpowder is an unusual material to draw with and the sky is an unusual surface to draw on! What reasons does the artist give for using gunpowder as his drawing material? Cai Guo-Qiang wished to create beauty from something like gunpowder‚ which is originally considered a force of destruction. 2. On page 3‚ the author (Sayre p.3) states: “Appreciating art is never just a question of accepting

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    A Discussion on Realism and Impressionism Kendall Brast A Discussion on Realism and Impressionism The world was changing dramatically in the late 18th century. In North America‚ the British colonies had successfully revolted against the English empire and formed the United States of America. Fueled by this success‚ Europeans began to feel a strong desire for change‚ most notably in France‚ where the search for liberty led to the bloody French Revolution‚ which lasted from 1788 until 1799.

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    Claude Debussy In a quote from June 1885 Debussy wrote of his desire to follow his own way. “ I am sure the Institut would not approve‚ for‚ naturally regards the path which it ordains as the only right one. But there is no help for it! I am too enamored of my freedom‚ too fond of my own ideas.”. From the start of his music studies‚ though clearly talented‚ Debussy was also argumentative and experimental‚ and he challenged the rigid teaching of the academy‚ favoring techniques that at the time

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    Impressionism

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    Short Essay: Impressionism Word Count: 1‚089 Impressionism or the Impressionist school of painting was one of the most popular genres of art practiced in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The name derives from the unfinished look‚ which these paintings seem to project‚ are rather the creation of the impression‚ which they leave on the mind of the viewer. The Impressionist form of painting worked to capture the immediate moment‚ brimming with the vitality of the day and the

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