This essay will conduct a visual analysis on the work of Henri Matisse’s The Open Window of 1905 in the fauvism period. This will focus on Matisse’s use of color and how Matisse connects his work to reality. As a 20th century artist in the fauvism period‚ he uses expressive color to connect to his personal reality. Matisse uses nature as a form of expression to depict what each color can represent in everyday life. The Open Window was created in 1905 by Henri Matisse. The painting was painted in
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In As the World Burns: 50 Simple Things You Can Do to Stay in Denial‚ authors Derrick Jenson and Stephanie McMillan create a clever comic essay to capture their youthful audience into imminent environmental issues. First published in 2007‚ their essay contains bantering between two young girls which engages the audience into a statistically dominated argument on how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to save the planet. However‚ the statistics show that minor lifestyle changes will not have a lasting
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The major shape in this visual is the lady everything else has no shape‚ she major shape hence why she’s front and center in the visual. The major color to me is the blue‚ which is the brightest color in this visual. The colors are arranged from lightest to darkest. This image is very much so balanced as though it could be symmetrical. • Color: The color does have a focal
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The Effectiveness of the AT&T Texting While Driving Commercial Texting while driving has become a growing trend to many young adults and has also become one of the country’s top killers. AT&T has provided many commercials to relay the message that texting while driving is dangerous. The new traumatic texting while driving commercials have had greater effects on its audience now more than ever. This specific commercial provides you with a heartfelt story of a dreary man‚ Chandler‚ who is placed
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During the 1980s‚ when housing choices began to dwindle‚ homelessness became a major issue. The Merriam Webster dictionary defines homelessness as someone without a permanent home‚ typically living on the streets. For this visual analysis essay‚ the image selected is a meme of a homeless man. The text on the meme says that “Homeless people are lucky that they never have to clean their house.” Many questions come to surface after reading the text‚ which include‚ “Who would say such a thing?” “Why
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Visual Analysis of Mediated Images Though a visual may be analysed in many ways‚ of late a convention has been established to study under Six major schools of thought. 1. The personal perspective deals with an emotional subjective opinion. ‘What do I think of the picture’. It’s the first response or first thought that crosses your mind on viewing the picture. It bears personal bias and prejudices. 2. The historical perspective helps to determine the importance of the work based on the
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In life many things can be look normal from one view‚ but the way others look at it could be totally different. This visual analysis successfully uses objects and effects to share different point of views. The illustrator of the image provides a simple artistic concept. The image is set on a blurred background with a central image being clear‚ this implies that although things constant seem to be looked at differently things get focused on one solid thing. The frame of the glasses help to achieve
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category of the 47% of Americans that don’t pay income taxes. Horsey is implying that since cowboys fall into that category they are not “worthy” of Mitt Romney’s handshake. This hybrid cartoon is drawn in one frame‚ in color‚ that relies both on visual and word imagery. There is a dark blue banner at the top of the cartoon‚ written in white that reads‚ “ The average cowboys receives $25‚000 annually…” (Horsey). When first looking at the cartoon the audience notices the surrounding of the Great Plains
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Haley Merritt RHET 1302.031 Visual Analysis March 31‚ 2014 A Lack of Presence Strolling down Clements Street in Bristol‚ England‚ you would pass a mural of lovers embracing. Upon closer observation you can see that the two are distracted by their cell phones. Although the couple appears to have their faces inches from the other’s neither one of the individuals seems to be emotional present in the intimate moment. The elusive street artist Banksy is known for his thought provoking pieces. Banksy
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Visual Analysis of “Board Walk to Cat Walk” Cyd Charisse and Fred Astaire swing dancing to jazz Cyd Charisse and Fred Astaire are both dancing to jazz in this black and white photograph of the 1920’s. The couple is dancing as two men and two women are sitting in the background staring and concentrating all their attention on Ms. Charisse and Mr. Astaire. But the photograph explains more then just the swing dancing that is occurring. The outfits‚ music‚ and entertainment all tie in together
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