The early 20th century is known for its systematic deflation of the traditional rules of Western art. Artists of this era overthrew long held conventions in a series of movements‚ all arising before 1920. For example Cubists created new styles of composition in painting as well as sculpture. Fauvists and Expressionists attacked traditional notions of pictorial representations through brushwork and bright colors. This is referred to as the style of abstraction. Abstract Expressionists attempted
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Structure and Content It ’s not easy to follow a picture description if the writer jumps randomly from one point to another. Therefore‚ make sure that your picture description is logically structured‚ for example: from left to right (or from right to left) from the background to the foreground (or from the foreground to the background) from the middle to the sides (or from the sides to the middle) from details to general impressions (or from general impressions to details) Which structure
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Picasso’s work is a cubism work as Van Gogh’s is a post impressionism work. Van Gogh used bright color in his work to bring the piece alive‚ Picasso however uses black‚ white and grey to give his work a serious sad feel to it. Van Gogh forms things such as the tree and the village so we know what they are when looking
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In the late 19th century‚ a new artistic movement started to emerge in the art world in France; this influential shift is named Impressionism. This movement pays its most recognition to many Impressionists‚ a group of French artists such as: Paul Cezane‚ Edgar Degas‚ Edouard Manet‚ Claude Monet‚ Camille Pissarro‚ Auguste Renoir‚ and so many more. Art works by these painters give viewers a totally fresh perception and interpretation of art‚ which is the immediate sensation or impression produced by
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Robischon Gallery At the Robischon Gallery in Denver‚ CO‚ there is a painting called Koi and Nest. It was painted by David Kroll. The medium is oil on linen. The size is thirty inches by thirty inches. It has four fishes in the center and three nests on the bottom. The background is black to contrast the fishes and nests. Fishes are orange and white while the nest is light brown. Two fishes are different by one fishes has blue spots while another has a golden tone. The colors of the eggs are
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He rejected Academic Art and even Impressionism as an art of mere surfaces. He argued for the depiction of urban life at its toughest and most exuberant‚ just like journalism. He believed that an artist should work with great speed‚ energy and finish a piece of work in one sitting. He stressed
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did not go to school long for any art training‚ but he did attend an academy and university in Turin. He then moved to Rome‚ which is where he ultimately lived the rest of his life and is also where he met his wife‚ Elisa Marcucci. French Neo-Impressionism influenced him greatly during a trip he made in Paris. When he returned home‚ he
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Prior to Willy’s suicide‚ expressionism is used to shows Willy’s imaginary conversation with Ben‚ and depict Willy’s internal struggles. Tragically‚ he still believes the money equates to success and believes that the $20‚000 insurance that Biff would receive upon Willy’s death would
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birth of expressionism and cubism. For example‚ Pablo Picasso and Paul Cezanne studied El Greco’s structural compositions‚ his ability to interweave space and form‚ and the special effects of highlights‚ which were all disregarded in the 17th century. Also‚ Jackson Pollock‚ an expressionist‚ also followed El Greco’s expressionistic composition. Therefore‚ the “unnatural” and “overly-complex” features in the 17th century became the dominant characteristics of the new form of Expressionism. In general
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de Kooning Painting The Metropolitan Museum of Art Willem de Kooning’s The Glazier‚ is an abstract expressionist painting from the 19th Century. De Kooning’s use of a figurative subject in The Glazier‚ makes it less mainstream abstract expressionism‚ an area in which he was seen as a leader. The Somber earth tones and ambiguous use of space give the painting a mysterious feel. Certain portions of the painting are very easy to identify and are well structured‚ for example the table covering
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