Essays on Painting

Biography of Artist Georges Seurat was the inventor and acknowledged leader of Neo-Impressionism. He considered his large-figure, programmatic Neo-Impressionist compositions such as “Bathers at Asnières,” “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte,” “Models,” “Circus Sideshow,” “Le Chahut” and “Circus” his masterworks and the fullest expressions of the new aesthetic. Born into a…

PEST ANALYSIS The pest analysis refers to four main factors: POLITICAL ECONOMICAL SOCIAL TECHNOLOGICAL The analysis will focus towards the industry that how the political stability, rules and regulation, and the legal system of the country affecting the overall industry. The economic condition, liberalization, policy toward foreign investment, and growth rate of the economy as…

JAIN SCHOOL OF PAINTING We find Jain style in the four paintings of Jins (Jain Gods) in the Sittanvasala caves in 700A. D. The oldest examples of this school are the paintings of parshwa-Nath, Nemi-Nath and Rish-Nath etc, 20 Tirthankars in “KalKacharya Katha” and “Kalpa Sutra”. Most of the Jain paintings were done Black &…

Comparison and Contrast of Two Paintings Jacob Jordaens and Hendrick Terbrugghen are two great artists of the Baroque period. Both of them excellently represent the art of their time, and both leave a mark to younger generations of painters and audience. However, if we try to compare the works of these two painters, one would…

            “The Birth of Venus” by Alexandre Cabanel was painted in 1863 and is currently on display in the Musee d’Orsay in Paris, France (Rosenbloom, 1989). Nude paintings and similar erotic subjects were popular during this time and as a result, Napoleon III immediately purchased this painting for his own private collection (Rosenbloom, 1989). This…

Monet’s use of color along with use of intricate brush strokes and compositionis outstanding. The vast variations of brush strokes and color placementtechniques are what make his work so unique and individual. Grand Canal, Venice,1908 is a prime example of Monet’s talents in these areas. The structure of thepainting is very loose. There are few…

The Significance of Landscape Painting During the Romantic MovementRomanticism flourished as a movement in art in the 18th to 19th century. The main feature of Romanticism is that it was both against the aesthetic and classical values of the Classical and Neoclassical art especially pertaining to the latter’s observance of balance, order and reason .[1]…

This paper will discuss the painting “La Carte Postale” by Rene Magritte. It will compare and contract the primary relationships of focusing and scanning, position versus movement, organic versus geometric, high definition versus low definition and formal versus informal relationships as the basis for analysis. “La Carte Postale” is a formal painting with a strong…

Nighthawks by Edward Hopper (Painting) 1942 INTRODUCTION             The painting ‘Nighthawks’ painted by Edward Hopper in 1942 expresses / shows mood swings; solitude and unhappiness. These emotions are exhibited by any individual / non-communicating figures. Hopper said: `I didn’t see it as particularly lonely… Unconsciously, probably, I was painting the loneliness of a large city.’…

Duccio di Buoninsegna and Giotto di Bondone The Renaissance Period changed the way Western art was conceived following the strict and religious tomes of the Gothic era.  The Renaissance was inspired by a naturalistic realism emphasizing the human qualities of the religious subject.  Both Duccio di Buoninsegna and Giotto di Bondone were at the forefront…