Brittany Lewis Dr. Muriel M. Brennan English 105 April 24‚ 2015 Talent versus. Hard Work Natural talent vs. hard work is a topic that has been debated by people of all professions throughout history. It’s also known as Nature vs. Nurture‚ the difference between one’s innate ability vs. ability affected by personal experience. In a study‚ the Florida State University psychologist K. Anders Ericsson and his colleagues asked violin students at a music academy to estimate the amount of time they
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The artwork ‘The Dog’ by Francisco de Goya Lucientes was very enigmatic from right from the first glance. From the lingering shadow‚ to the dog’s expression‚ there were many ambiguous and vague details which left a lot to the interpretation of the viewer themselves. The painting was called many things by different viewers and artists‚ such as “The Drowning Dog” or “The Sinking Dog”‚ which just shows the many different ways the audience interpreted this scene. Many viewed this scene as as a dog finding
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1.When and where did Durer work? Dura worked during the middle ages‚ and lived in Nuremberg during what we know recognize as its golden age. 2.Who and what was an influence on his artwork? In 1494‚ Durer traveled to Italy to study art‚ Durer was heavily influenced by the Italians‚ and one writer in particular: Vitruvius. Durer was most interested in their efforts to find the mathematical proportions for portraying the perfect figure. One artist Durer drew inspiration from in particular while
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Edward Hopper’s Intaglio Printmaking Process: In-depth Overview of His Technique Intaglio is a printmaking process that involves making an incision into a metal surface‚ usually on copper or zinc plates. Renowned American painter and printmaker Edward Hopper uses the etching technique for his prints such as the Night Shadows (figure 1) and Evening Wind (figure 2). In this research paper‚ I will be going over the intaglio printmaking process that Edward Hopper used but before that I will give a
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He certainly took advantage of what printmaking had to offer (same with his paintings). He did not only settle with etching but created a great blend when integrating aquatint. He used the aquatint to create stark settings. What ware great about his prints is that even thought he did a great job in transitioning subtle gradients great rigid contrast dramatized the image (a common feature seen in printmaking). The high contrast provided a distinctly dark and mysterious quality
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art historians‚ in general‚ merely focused on iconography or Durer’s artistic skills in depicting architectural perspective. In this paper‚ we will explore Durer’s woodcut printmaking in the context of commercial use and narrow down this discussion to
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It is a well known philosophy that all art produced is autobiographical‚ that creative output is a direct result of life’s experiences. Being brought up in an environment surrounded by books and enjoying the natural world from an early age has provided the influence for my artwork. These seemingly disparate entities both offered me the ability to immerse and lose myself as a child and offered me comfort. In adulthood I recall these themes through my work with nostalgia as they allow me to escape
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Paul Cadmus – Y.M.C.A Locker Room‚ 1934 Paul Cadmus’ Y.M.C.A Locker Room exuberates a skilled hand similar to much earlier works by Adriaen van Ostade and Rembrandt. Upon first observation‚ this 6 3/8 x 12 5/8 inch‚ black and white etching on paper would appear to be a highly detailed pen drawing. A closer look would reveal that each element is composed entirely of carefully positioned lines. Lines that are so precise‚ that even at a viewing distance of a few a feet‚ they seem to fade away and
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Onobrakpeya started his art unwittingly by engraving on wood thorn found in the forest of his environment‚ little did he know that the engraved images he used to stamp on paper constituted an art. The little boy followed his father to Benin City at a very tender age; he attended Baptist primary school in Oke Eruvbi‚ a river Valley‚ in the rural area of Benin City (and now‚ only a few kilometres to Ugbowo campus of the University of Benin). He had his Standards 3-6 education in Sapele; later‚ he returned
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etching‚ engraving and printmaking. Kathe Kollwitz; also‚ a German artist focused primarily on prints and drawings. The two pieces of art that is going to be looked at is the Durer found in figure 4.47‚ Draftsman Drawing a Reclining Nude‚ made in 1527‚ and the medium was woodcut. Compared against the Kollwitz found in figure 8.15‚ Death and the Mother‚ made in 1934‚ and the medium is Lithograph. Both of these artist use printmaking as their medium. The two types of printmaking illustrated in these
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