century‚ the works of Matisse are recognized around the world and across time for their colorful imagery and modern flair. In fact‚ he helped to build and shape the modern art movement of the early 1900’s. Matisse is arguably most well known for his Fauvism‚ impressionism‚ and use of bright colors. But it is only when one digs deeper into his collection that they find a more realistic and subtle approach from the artist. This more traditional technique can be observed in Matisse’s White Plumes. Painted
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fact they overlap. Surrealism took place roughly from 1920-1940 where expressionism
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MUSI4813 5/20/09 Music History Synopsis Ancient Greece Major Political events- Much of the written compositions made in this time were destroyed or went missing as the Christian church got rid of pagan influences. Rome was overthrown and Europe went into turmoil and people focused less on music and more on survival. Historical perspective- Aristotle and Plato wrote about music which they believed to have moral and ethical properties essential to the complete education of young students.
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The literary work that most captured my attention was The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin. I have chosen to do a Reader-Response approach to this paper. First off‚ I enjoyed the intense imagery the writer used in describing the sights and sounds that Louise experienced in her hour of life. From the‚ “…tops of the trees that were all aquiver with new spring life” and the‚ “countless sparrows….twittering in the eaves.” (Clugston. 2010) While I was reading this selection‚ I could see and hear
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bombing of a little Basque village named Guernica in Northern Spain. This world of unprecedented atrocities was the major influence on Picasso. He used techniques and innovations such as newspaper‚ dismantling traditional forms (marking the beginning of cubism)‚ using sharp edges and the black and grey tones to focus the viewer’s eye on what is actually occurring in the painting. From the way Pablo Picasso’s conceived and developed the ideas of Guernica is what makes the painting a masterpiece. It represents
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express the subconscious mind by using dream like images (Dewitte). One of the early artists during this movement was Pablo Picasso. His painting‚ “Two Women in Front of a Window”‚ is an excellent example of surrealism and it also contains elements of cubism. In contrast‚ Philippe de Champaigne’s piece “The Repentant Magdalen”‚ was painted during the Middle ages and exemplifies qualities commonly found in Medieval Art. This essay compares these two art periods with respect to the major works created by
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All art is art‚ and shouldn’t be dismissed. In “’Statement to Marius De Zayas‚’ 1923‚” Picasso states that art has to convince people of its truthfulness. In his article‚ Picasso defends the art of cubism.—because cubism‚ like many other types of art‚ is not understood yet by most people. However‚ cubism isn’t any different from a type of art someone likes and understands—it shares the same principles or elements as any/ all other types of art. Picasso elaborates on his claims by giving the reader
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In 19020’s was a decade of profound social change between rural and urban life American‚ traditional and “ Modern” Christianity‚ participants in the prosper consumer culture and those who did not full share in the modern society. Many American did not welcome this new era of commercial culture. These groups of people resented and feared the ethnic and racial diversity of American’s cities and what they considered a lack of moral standards of urban life. These changes affect the cities‚ economic
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Nouveau‚ Symbolism and Æstheticism. This type of art pandered to the tastes of the middle classes striving to live “the good life” which evolved into a culture of decadence and indulgence. The Modernists also distanced themselves from Abstract Expressionism during the Post World War II years‚ favouring autonomy‚ a hostility to mass culture and a “radical separation from the culture of everyday life” rather than a desire to “find a content rich with meaning and redolent of social responsibility.”
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October 15‚ 2009 Sasha Kuznetsov Head of a Ruler and a Woman’s Head Head of a Ruler: Woman’s Head: Ca. 2300-2000 B.C. 1909 Iran or Mesopotamia‚ Pablo Picasso (Spanish‚ 1881-1973). Arsenical Copper. Bronze. (MMA‚ 47.100.80).
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