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    pieces of art; the Toreador Fresco and the Egyptian Fowling Scene. The Toreador Fresco is a fresco depicting a bull-leaping ceremony. It is from the palace at Knossos(Crete)‚ Greece and from around 1450-1400 BCE. The Egyptian Fowling Scene is a mural painting from the tomb of Nebamun. It is from Thebes‚ Egypt and from the 18th Dynasty‚ ca. 1400-1350 BCE. The styles between these two periods are very different‚ but there are still a few similarities found between the two pieces of art. The Toreador

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    and warmth. b. Rhythm: rhythm‚ a principle of design‚ is based on repetition‚ and the repetition of the bright colored brushstrokes in the bottom half of the painting create a sense of movement‚ as if the wind is blowing the grass. Also‚ these rhythmic strokes move your eye around the painting. 4. CONTENT: the content of this painting is a landscape of a town by the sea. It fits into the Fauvist style because of the time period; the very bright

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    Art Assignment Year 11 Bodil Droga - John Wolseley Australian contemporary artist John Wolseley is renowned for his Australian bush landscape paintings and sketches. Wolseley uses the landscape as a metaphor in his works to ‘explore the way geology contributes to the spirit of the landscape and to discover how we dwell and exist within a landscape’ whilst also addressing various eco-logical issues including the conservation of endangered species as well as the constant changing process of the

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    Canadian landscape‚ yet the city was the centre of activity and the urban environment naturally found its way into the Group ’s work. Environmental artist Simon Frank‚ usually painted in the Toronto region. The Group of Seven have many wonderful paintings. The following are places where the group have painted in: Midland Ontario‚ Montreal‚ Toronto‚ Yukon‚ Algonquin Park‚ British Columbia‚ Lake Superior and Nova Scotia. Section B The Group of Seven had a very unique style. The Group used to

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    horizontally. There’s also a shape that is defined by a contour line around the entire composition. The water is a series of lines‚ two straight lines and one organic curved expressive line. There are several symbols and shapes placed throughout the painting‚ two arrows‚ two circles and two semi-circles. Value: The subtle darkening of the inner shape from the outer edge of the composition has a low contrast but does help creating depth and distance. The overall darkness of the composition helps set

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    As I stood there looking into the painting as if it were a portal back in time. I could think of nothing but what it must have felt like to be abandoned from your ship by no choice of your own‚ as illustrated in “A Storm on a Mediterranean Coast” by Claude-Joseph Vernet. Art can do that to people‚ you can feel emotions that are unable to be put into words‚ and see things that are indescribable. Although art is conceptually viewed differently by each person. Art is better in person as opposed to digitally

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    Expressionist painting. Ih results in a nspired by one of my best friends‚ Eleanor‚ my painting displays a variety of Expressionist principles. Expressionism is based on the distortion of form and color‚ which often results in a wide array of expressed emotions. By creating colors that blended well and by using smooth brush strokes‚ I am able to create unity within my painting‚ which in my opinion makes it one of my successful works. Coming from a person who normally avoids painting and also

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    building holds 96 oil paintings‚ more than 100 water colors and drawings‚ and 1‚300 graphics‚ photographs and sculptures. This location is also the home of 7 out of 18 masterworks done by Dali. Salvador Dali left an outstanding line of art behind on January 23‚ 1989‚ He actually passed away in his hometown‚ Figueres‚ Spain. While exploring the museum I came across the painting “Homage to Crick and Watson” also known as “Galacidalacidesoxyribonucleiacid”. This painting immediately became

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    inside the opened book. The thick black lines ripple out from behind the black rectangle to unite the idea of an “open book” and its pages. Without the abstract organization of pages‚ the harmony and feeling of completeness would not be present. This painting uses both elements of art and principles of design to create a sense of depth‚ which in turn leaves us with our own interpretation of the piece. Three elements that are tastefully exercised to create unity and a

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    Simon Schama On Turner

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    present at the show. Turner at the time was only 14 years old‚ and was showing his artistic talent at a really young age. Turners painting “slave ship” was noticed by the critics‚ but not in a very good way. They called it “ accident in the kitchen with pots of mustard and tomato sauce.” The believed that turner was not following the rules of art and the darkness of the painting was hard for the critics to appreciate. 
He painted

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