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    This artwork is created by Kehinde Wiley and the name of this artwork is called “Fishermen at Sea (Jean-Frantz Laguerre and Andielo Pierre)‚ 2017.” This painting is part of his “In Search of The Miraculous” exhibition. Wiley is essentially known for his naturalistic style of African-Americans. His art is extremely contemporary which mostly references classical works from great painters and incorporates “street models” which he takes pictures of and uses them to creatively recreate pieces in his own

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    In this response‚ I intend to discuss Arthur Streeton’s Fire’s On‚ a 183.8 x 122.5cm oil on canvas painting‚ produced in 1891 in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales‚ Australia. Fire’s On depicts the steep “walls of rock” “crowned” with “bronze green” “gums” and the “crest mouth” that he encountered on his journey through the Blue Mountains. Streeton created this painting to justly portray the rough‚ “glor[ious]”‚ unsung landscape of Australia‚ namely its “great‚ gold plains” and “hot‚ trying winds”

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    This painting is by Ellen Plankey‚ it is untitled and a pastel. For the purposes of this paper‚ I’ll call it “Young Girl on Blanket”. This is a picture of a young woman sitting on what appears to be a blanket. She’s looking off to her right and is wearing a dark blue skirt and a baby blue cloth around her head as a wrap. She’s topless‚ but how it’s shadowed only one of her breasts is very prominent; the other blurred by shadow. She’s surrounded by plants‚ all of which are leafy bushes. The sky in

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    ideas we have discussed that were fundamental to the development of modern painting. (Fauvism example) 1. Shift from the renaissance idea that painting is a window through which you look to an illusion to the idea that painting is an object(a flat surface with color) 2. Color has meaning in and of itself independence of representation 3. Work of art is self-sufficient(and independent). The relationships within the painting are more important than the painting’s relationship with the outside word

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    Cézanne and Camille Pissarro were two Impressionist artists who shared a friendship that greatly influenced their artwork. The two artists collaborated on their artwork‚ sharing similar painting techniques and depicting similar subject matter. This cooperation is explored in the special exhibit "Pioneering Modern Painting: Cézanne and Pissarro 1865-1885‚" on display at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The comparison of Pissarro’s Small Bridge‚ Pontoise‚ 1875‚ and Cézanne’s The Bridge at Maincy‚

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    Culture Professor Winn Visual Analysis Paper Due: 2/5/17 Pieter Claesz’s Vanitas: Two Paintings in One Claesz’s Vanitas Still Life is an Oil on Panel still life depicting various objects on a table. A violin rests on top of a booklet. A wine glass is keeled over the booklet as well. Behind the booklet is a human skull. Left to the violin lies a round silver ball that casts a reflection of the painter painting this picture. In front of the round silver ball lies a snuff box. Lying right next to

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    a native of Lorraine began to make studies for a picture of her. In the present painting‚ exhibited in the Salon of 1880‚ Joan is shown receiving her revelation in her parents garden. Behind her are Saints Michael‚ Margaret‚ and Catherine. (Caption next to painting in The Metropolitan)" Jules Bastien-Lepage creates a realistic atmosphere‚ including a supernatural‚ religious-like presence within his painting. Oil on canvas was used to create the realistic quality of the work. By closely

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    hall way area with paintings‚ shirts‚ and shirt designs. The artist‚ Kimberly Chai‚ is originally from Hawaii‚ and many of her works reflect as aspect of Hawaiian culture. Even before looking at the artist and the topic of her works‚ I could easily tell that her work was Hawaiian. Being from Hawaii as well‚ I really felt a sense of home when I looked at the work here. Of all her work‚ I enjoyed her Stolen Hibiscus‚ Reflections‚ and Nene and Ohalo Berries paintings. The first painting that caught my

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    The Emotional Contrast of Two Female Images While searching through online galleries for images that pleased my eye‚ I happened upon two images that I could not ignore. As luck‚ or fate‚ would have it‚ both paintings depicted the simple image of a woman‚ yet became my favorites for opposite reasons. The image of Penelope‚ a painstakingly well-crafted likeness‚ contained a haunting emotion that I found myself returning to day after day‚ simply because it pleased my eye. The other image of a Girl

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    discuss his ideas on imagination and envy‚ as outlined in chapter seven. In chapter five‚ Berger talks about oil painting being more of an art form than a technique. While he concedes that the technique has been with us for centuries‚ his argument is that it came into prominence when people‚ mainly the upper classes‚ wanted to portray a style of living‚ one that was prosperous. Painting up until this point mainly advocated religious beliefs‚ but with a change in social climate and the rise of capitalism

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