The British fashion designer and couturier Alexander McQueen has also been influential to me. McQueen was known for his theatrical‚ dark and extravagant work. For several seasons‚ he created series of pattern on pattern suits. Pattern on pattern work is seen in Watchmen and Schnick Schnack Jungle. Schnick Schnack Jungle is made up of found objects which I connected together to create original miniature sculptures. I then painted a repetitive pattern composed of many different sizes. This has the
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This work of art is a seascape painting‚ painted with oil and painted on canvas. The artist was Peter Monamy (1681-1749). The painting portrays three ships stuck in a storm. There is a main ship‚ a ship in the background‚ as well as‚ another ship behind that. Through research it is not known if the artist was depicting a certain event in time‚ but some say it was a depiction of “the great gale of 1703” or when Sir Cloudisley Shovell’s fleet was stuck in a storm in 1707. I chose this painting because
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1. Some contemporary examples that utilize idealism are - the painting of Jose Lerma: The Lightweight and Michelle Blade: Cast & Cascade. The painting uses a variety of objects like wooden selves‚ Durta-lar‚ paper‚ wood‚ lace etc that has presence of almost mediation in my opinion‚ not because you have to focus on it as much as I did at first glance. . The picture creates an engagement with us viewers. It can be a painting is the women and her features of purity‚ shyness and calmness that can only
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IMPRESSIONIST ART ANTANE’GAYLE ART APPRECIATION HUMA205-1403A-04 PROFESSOR DEBORAH KASZOVITZ AMERICAN INTERCONTINENTAL UNIVERSITY JULY 10‚ 2014 Impressionist painters are artists that love to do their artwork outdoors; they love to get the feel of seeing things even if they cannot be seen. After being rejected from the Salon‚ they never gave up on their selves. They continued to paint until they reached where they wanted to be at in their lives. In this paper‚ I will be talking about
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Impressionism and Earth Art When one hears the term Impressionism or Earth Art‚ one can already presume and expect what sort of depiction each movement would present without having any prior knowledge of them. Impressionism‚ which began in the 1870’s‚ often depicted scenes and the artists’ impression of nature and‚ modest yet vivacious quarters of Paris. Now almost exactly one hundred years later‚ a completely new form of art takes the place of the prior paintings of those subject matters‚ actually
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How do artists manipulate colour to convey mood? With specific reference to the work of Picasso and Matisse. I have always been interested in how artists manipulate the mood and atmosphere of an image using colour. When on a visit to London I visited the National Gallery and Tate modern. Whilst I was walking around the National Gallery I was influenced by Van Gogh ’s use of colour on inanimate object and how he brought them to live using colour. When viewing Van Goghs Chair the colours left
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Art Theme Essay: Deception The art of lying and deception has developed over centuries of mistruth‚ to become in today’s modern world a necessity of life. Thus‚ the theme I chose for my body of works is deception. Deception is the act of misleading another to believe information that is false. In this case‚ my body of works are trying to decieve the person’s perspective as if it was a surreal moment. I chose this theme because it relates to our modern society and it will give the audience a chance
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Define an art issue and describe different points of view. “The more frightening the world becomes...the more art becomes abstract.” Wassily Kandinsky believed that creativity is constantly changing and evolving according to political and social climate. He thought that the more obscure and complex reality becomes‚ so too does art - Art reflects the restlessness of the times. During Kandinsky’s lifetime‚ modernity everywhere was advancing constantly. Unresolved problems emerged as reality failed
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“The Burial of Count Orgaz” analysis The Burial of Count Orgaz is a painting by famous renaissance artist El Greco. The painting is sixteen by eleven feet and was drawn with oil on canvas. The painting depicts a burial scene of Count Orgaz and a heaven scene with Christ above them. This painting is the most intriguing for El Greco’s use of two focal points. In El Greco’s career The Burial of Count Orgaz is widely accepted as his greatest work. In describing the painting itself it is divided into
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Hieronymus Bosch Horrendous torture‚ carnal mutilations‚ flying fish‚ the fires of hell‚ and the sinister depths of the human imagination are just a few of the illustrations found in the paintings of Bosch. Hieronymus van Aken‚ commonly known Bosch‚ is acknowledged worldwide as one of the most popular and most intriguing artists in history. A true master of symbolism‚ this paradox-riddled man was a herald in genre painting and landscaping. He was a painter rich in ideas with what is seemingly
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