“Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist” (Picasso). Art has been around for about all of human history, and has told stories of societies, religions, changes and events throughout time. There was one artist though, who affected modern art with his work. This artist was Pablo Picasso. Born …
Pablo Picasso was born in Malaga, Spain in 1881. He lived to be 91 years old. And was deeply involved in the major artistic movements of his lifetime. Leading by example– Picasso pushed conventionality. He is the most widely exhibited and discussed artist of the 20th century. (Picasso, p.1) Picasso is credited along with George …
The Roman Empire made important contributions to the history of humanity that affected the social and economic progress of our modern society. People all over the world have used Roman inventions and innovations long after the empire itself disintegrated, giving shape to the world as we know it today. We are still astonished today at …
Modern art represents an evolving set of ideas among a number of painters, sculptors, and writers. Although modern art began, in retrospect, around 1850 with the arrival of Realism, approaches and styles of art were defined and redefined throughout the 20th century. Practitioners of each new style were determined to develop a visual language that …
Art is in various media from posters to public wall of which we call “graffiti”. Art is abstract as the use of colors shapes and the surface used adds a new dimension. Art portrays various ideas, feelings such as triumph, love, happiness, sorrow and boredom in loss to mention a few. Art is beauty and …
The first thing that I was told in terms of handling this project by the great Mr. Tom was “don’t wait until the last minute to decide to go to the museum and write your paper”, and guess what I did? Of course I waited until the last minute to do it. I’m a hard …
Thangka is a Tibetan word signifying and illuminated Buddhist scroll mounted on silk. Every multitudinous detail in such paintings is symbolic a Bodhisattva might be pictured seated in the center of a geometric mandala, concentration on which is used as a meditation aid. When judging prices, take a close look at the quality of execution of …
Francisco Goya and William Hogarth are both artists who were influential and impactful upon their own society and era. Both produced paintings that were rather controversial. Goya’s The Family of Charles IV and Hogarth’s Marriage à-la-mode: 2. The Tête à Tête are paintings that thematically critique the power of the upper class, despite them coming …
William Harnett, known for his trompe-l’oeil still lifes, realism and representational art. He paints his subjects, in this piece, a pipe, smoking tobacco, and matches on a table in a real, life like, manner. The objects are close to life size which gives the illusion that the items can be touched. Harnett uses lines of …
A feminist trajectory identified after carefully reviewing this semester’s reading relates to the emergence of a post-feminist ideology and theory. Post feminism theorists pos it that Second Wave Feminism has achieved its goals while being critical of Third Wave Feminism goals. Initially, the term post-feminism describes feminist critics of the second-wave feminism movement. However, today …
As I entered the Museum of Contemporary Art, I was drawn to the piece called Special Problems (from the Library of Photography series), 2013. It was a huge mural, and I liked it because it reminded me of the chapter in our class that discussed photography and collage. Matt Lipps’ photographic work is not traditional, …
I traveled to the Temple College Visual Arts Center Gallery on November 5th so that I could visit the exhibition by Jeffie Brewer, “Idiot Boy.” I’ve never been to an art exhibit before, honestly. I was excited to see this exhibit, as it was only the work of a single artist. To me, this makes …
The Mona Lisa, by the famous artist, Leonardo da Vinci is so admired mostly because of its unique history. It is known as one of the most recognizable works of art. It is an oil painting of a woman seated against an imaginary landscape. The Mona Lisa is also the most valuable portrait in the …
The painting that I decided to critique is “Mona Lisa,” a half-length portrait painting by, Italian polymath of the Renaissance, Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci. This art piece is very intriguing to my eyesight and personal preferences. The style that is the most eye catching to me and being used in this art piece …
In 1503 Leonardo da Vinci began painting the Mona Lisa. As indicated by Vasari Leonardo grasp hand took four years to make the portray after which he set it aside. Starting there he moved to France to paint at Clos Luc é subsequent to King Francoise inquire. Where he kept tackling the Mona Lisa. It …
Context: The Mona Lisa was painted by Leonardo da Vinci between 1503-1506. The painting of Mona Lisa and her secret smile is one of the most debated paintings in the whole world. It was an oil painting on a wood panel, that became one of the worlds famous paintings, and is one of the world’s …
When talking about a masterpiece, you need to include the painting of Mona Lisa, the most famous painting in the world that created by Leonardo da Vinci in 1503. This painting is a masterpiece because it is a superb piece of a design due to being realistic, it maintains communication with immediate past because it …
The portrait was painted sometime around 1503 and 1519 while Da Vinci was living in Florence. The Mona Lisa currently hangs in the Louvre Museum in Paris where hundreds of people visit just to get a look at the famous painting. The mystery of Mona Lisa is quite compelling, because no one really knows who …
Frida Kahlo is considered to be one of Mexico’s greatest artists. However Kahlo is also very well known in America. She is mainly recognized for her art that speaks to viewers emotionally and physically. Frida was an artist,a communist,an accident survivor,a non-conforming woman and an educator. To this day Frida still holds all of these …
Frida Kahlo was a woman of great stature, she conveyed her feelings and perception of the world through her art even at a time when women’s thoughts were not appreciated. Frida is known as one of the best artists in Mexico still to this day. The reason I chose Frida is because as a woman …
Frida Kahlo was a Mexican American artist whose art has influenced many. Frida Kahlo’s life was full of struggle and strife. She used her life of difficulty as inspiration for her art. Kahlo’s art was different than most and was a raw interpretation of how she saw herself and what she went through. Some things …
“I am not sick. I am broken. But I am happy to be alive as long as I can paint.” -Frida Kahlo. Frida Kahlo was born in Coyoacán, Mexico on July 6th, 1907. At the age of 6, Frida contracted poliomyelitis and was bedridden for a total of nine months. As a result of polio, she …
Through July 2018 to January of 2019 the Museum of Modern Art held an exhibition titled Toward a Concrete Utopia that explored the large-scale post-war urbanization of former Yugoslavia. It delved into how architecture and design tackled daily issues and attempted to foster a sense of community in the nation. In terms of the specific …
According to Novitz, High Art is the only acceptable Art. High Art are highly associated within our historical pasts. We tend to appreciate older artworks such as Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci, The Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh and etc., wherein we tend to learn and gain knowledge from the past events through …
