Description An expressionist figure painting of a nude woman using oil paint on linen Head leaning back and sitting comfortably in her arm-chair‚ the woman’s left arm is slung over her chest and her right arm supporting her leaning into the armrest. She has her right leg relaxed and her foot gently touching the floor. Her left leg is folded up‚ pushing hard against the edge of the seat. There are no recognizable objects other than the woman and the arm-chair. The artist uses a primary color scheme
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The Gulf Stream‚ is an oil painting created by Winslow Homer in 1899. This piece of artwork showcases a young‚ African American man with only pants on for clothing‚ that has a destroyed boat and is in the middle of the ocean with sharks beneath him with crashing waves that are tipping his boat closer into the ocean all while he sits on the boat just looking out into the ocean. This artwork also shows us the mental strength of mankind‚ the ability to remain calm and collected in horrendous situations
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Wailing Women‚ created by Ken Currie is a large-scale painting that attempts to capture the emotional trauma of war (figure 1). Currently located at the McMaster Art Gallery‚ this oil painting successfully conveys large-scale loss of human life through its expressionistic style. Currie’s choice of style allows for the figures to be more distorted and symbolic‚ making the piece more visually appealing. Rather than merely present the event to the viewer in an art form‚ the Currie creates an emotional
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stroke size wanted on the artwork. 2. Analyze the characteristics of different painting media (3 minimum)- the advantages and disadvantages and discuss in examples. (100 word min) Oil painting lets the artist create luminous hardwearing colors that blend well with surrounding paints and are slower drying than water colors‚ but that can also be a disadvantage because it makes it hard to move into the next stage of painting. But oils and acrylics can contain toxins in some cases. But the acrylics do
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Olivia Peguero Art and Paintings: Its Symbolism and Meanings At first look Olivia Peguero’s oil paintings are magnificent and lavish tropical visions of the Dominican Republic and Caribbean. Her art has been inextricably linked to the idea of island life and the splendor of its landscapes and botanical diversity. Peguero only produces a few pieces each year‚ some taking months to complete. She is often seen in images‚ flanked by her assistant or with only her easel and set of oils. Spending weeks
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Chinese Calligraphy Chinese calligraphy (Brush calligraphy) is an art unique to Asian cultures. Shu (calligraphy)‚ Hua (painting)‚ Qin (a string musical instrument)‚ and Qi (a strategic boardgame) are the four basic skills and disciplines of the Chinese literati. Regarded as the most abstract and sublime form of art in Chinese culture‚ "Shu Fa" (calligraphy) is often thought to be most revealing of one’s personality. During the imperial era‚ calligraphy was used as an important criterion for
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been quite a number of famous artists in this world‚ and you would be hard-pressed to come to a conclusion about which one is better than the other. While you might prefer one’s work over another‚ it’s difficult to argue with the near eternal stranglehold that these painters have on the artistic world. With so many paintings that have been created over time‚ which ones are the best? Below you’ll find five of only the most famous paintings in the world. II. Famous Paintings 1. The Scream Everyone
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of Toyo Sesshu. Painted in 1465‚ this piece was created in the style known as “haboku” or broken ink. At a young age Sesshu was trained in the tradition of Chinese ink painting and later became a Buddhist monk. When his training was completed‚ he left China and returned to his native land. Once there he would produce such paintings as the “Winter Landscape” (King & Chilvers‚ 2008‚ p. 188) and (Landscape of the Four Seasons” (Rumsey‚ 2004). His values as a Buddhist monk would reveal itself in his
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ST. DOMINIC COLLEGE OF ASIA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND COMPUTER STUDIES Title of Case Study “The Difference Between Digital and Traditional Painting” Submitted By: Sheena G. Ureta AB Multimedia Arts 4A 2013 ABOUT THE SCHOOL SDCA LOGO Located at the gateway of Bacoor‚ St. Dominic College of Asia (SDCA)‚ a progressive and globally-oriented collegiate institution‚ revolutionizes the higher education
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oil on canvas painting. This painting displays a grooved conical figure that has the appearance of a splitter screw. Its grooves are articulated as they wrap sensually wrap around around the point of the figure. The left side of the painting is where the base of the cone starts; it narrows down just before the tip reaches the right side of the painting. The use of grey makes the painting radiate an urbanized presence. The use of vertical and horizontal hatching transform the painting from a two-dimensional
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