range of emotion by the artists when visually describing both the honor and horror of war. “The Oath of the Horatii” by Jacques-Louis David‚ “The Third of May 1808‚ the Execution of the Defenders of Madrid” by Francisco Goya‚ and “Guernica” by Pablo Picasso are three unique works that consist of a wide array of artistic elements to show what their creators thought about war. “The Oath of the Horatii” is a neoclassical painting by Jacques-Louis David that depicts the act of war in a patriotic and
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My expressive essay concerns the portraits of two artists‚ Francis Bacon and Pablo Picasso. Two such protraits are "self protrait" 1971 by Bacon and "weeping woman" 1937 by Picasso. I believe that both these paintings have been strongly influenced by their own life experiences. Francis Bacon was born on the 28th of October 1909 and he died on the 28th of April 1992. Bacon was born in Dublin‚ to parents of British descent. Captain Anthony Edward Mortimer Bacon‚ his father‚ was a veteran of the
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trying to say. Since the artist isn’t around to tell you what he really means‚ it’s hard to figure out who is right or wrong. Let’s take a look at the master-piece called Guernica by Pablo Picasso. Picasso painted this piece during the Spanish Civil War in 1937. The Spanish Republican government commissioned Picasso to create a large mural for the Spanish display at an exposition. They wanted a mural done to show tragedies of the war. Even though the government wanted to the mural to show the tragedies
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Cubism is an art movement created on 1907-1914 of the twentieth century. It is one of the most influential styles of art by two famous artists named Pablo Picasso and George Braque. They wanted to portray all of the sides of an object‚ in other words‚ all the viewpoints. For example‚ we can look at a table from different angles: from above while starting over it‚ from the side when sitting down etc. Generally‚ this art movement is the breaking down of shapes and using cubes in the artwork. A
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Georges Braque Georges Braque (May 13‚ 1882 August 31‚ 1963) was a French painter and sculptor who‚ with Pablo Picasso‚ developed cubism and became one of the major figures of twentieth-century art. Georges Braque was born in Argenteuil-sur-Seine‚ France. He grew up in Le Havre and trained to be a house painter and decorator as his father and grandfather were‚ but he also studied painting in the evenings at the École des Beaux-Arts in Le Havre from about 1897 to 1899.Braque’s paintings of 19081913
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of personal meaning to the artist. One of the most important figures in modern art is Pablo Picasso. Not only was Pablo Picasso a genius in the field of abstract art‚ but he also experimented with sculpting and ceramics. Pablo Picasso has taken the world to many places with his unique style of work which is why I believe he is considered to be a genius of the 20th century. Background Pablo Picasso‚ born Pablo Ruiz‚ was destined to become an artist at a very young age. Born in Malaga‚ Spain on October
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Pablo Picasso was born in 1881 in an extremely chaotic era of time. The Industrial Revolution‚ Darwinism and Marxism ran society; these three factors affected art and created a new era called Modernism. Post- Impressionist and Symbolist artists influenced Picasso’s style most. The Symbolist ideals played a huge part and influenced Picasso’s painting The Old Guitarist. Symbolist artists preferred subjective and imaginative subjects; these subjects were usually adopted from the artist’s emotions
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Early years Pablo Ruiz Picasso was born on October 25‚ 1881‚ in Malaga‚ Spain. He was the eldest and only son with two younger sisters‚ Lola and Concepción. His father‚ José Ruiz Blasco‚ was a professor in the School of Arts and Crafts. Pablo’s mother was Maria Ruiz Picasso (the artist used her surname from about 1901 on). It is rumored that Picasso learned to draw before he could speak. As a child‚ his father frequently took him to bullfights‚ and one of his earlier paintings was a scene from a
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well-known paintings in the world. It was painted by Pablo Picasso in 1937. The painting itself measures 11ftx 26.5ft. “Guernica” depicts the bombing of the Spanish town of Guernica during the Spanish civil war. The whole thing is done in a cubist style not surprising since Picasso is known for his cubism. In the painting there are people and animals alike all of them in pain and or suffering. “Guernica” is also filled with symbolism that Picasso incorporated into it‚ and hidden messages. The painting
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country famous and even a bit special. In my opinion my favorite artist would be Pablo Picasso. Pablo Picasso‚ known as one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century. I shall say the evolution of a young Pablo Picasso to the experienced genius that had shaped the way we see art today. From his Blue and Rose periods through the birth of Cubism‚ to the struggles of the experimental thirties. Picasso largely took his subjects from real life‚ although many of his abstract works look
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