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Chuck Close is one of the famous original American photorealists. The photorealism technique as reflected to one of his famed paintings “Lucas II” has been developed as an initial action in contrast to the usual well-known abstract expressionism technique in his time. The photorealism technique based the output from a photograph or as captured from…

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.’ The impact of the painting inserts…

Romanticism 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. Romanticism defies these  values and instead the movement  stressed…

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…

Jacob Jordaens and Hendrick Terbrugghen are two great artists of the Baroque period. Both excellently represent the art of their time and leave a mark on younger generations of painters and audiences. However, when comparing the works of these two painters, one naturally outdoes the other, making one’s work inferior. While both are great artists,…

Liberty Leading the People Analysis Painting Analysis Ideas of freedom are represented in this painting (Liberty Leading the People, Eugene Delacroix) in many different ways. Freedom is represented very plainly in the title as Liberty means being free or being free from society. The woman wants her people to be free from the government and…

We find the Jain style in the four paintings of Jins (Jain Gods) in the Sittanvasala caves in 700 AD. 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 in black and white…

PART 1: Similarities Giovanni Arnolfini and his Bride The French Ambassador 1.      Oil on Oak Oil on Oak 2.       Positioning of subjects, classical triangulation. A converging presence visible as the little dog in the foreground. Subjects also triangulated and are facing one another. Converging point appears to be a skull (looking like a piece of…

Introduction This research paper seeks to illustrate differences that exist between CorelDraw and Ms Paint, in terms of their features and applications. CorelDraw CorelDraw as defined in (Bain and Bouton 2008) is a kind of vector graphic editor, which was developed as well as marketed by a company called Corel Corporation. CorelDraw has been developed…

Paul Klee, born in Munchenbuchsee, Switzerland on December 18, 1879, was a highly influential and uniquely talented artist. He resided mainly in Germany throughout his artistic career and was acknowledged as both Swiss and German. Even from an early age, Klee exhibited a strong fascination with drawing and music but held a negative opinion of…