Visual Arts

The art pattern of pulling in the late 20th century has achieved the position of art in its ain right. The attack to drawing is besides altering in ways that reflect tendencies within the art universe at big. Many graphicss in association with pulling challenge traditional boundaries among media. Second, there is self-consciousness about the…

Mona lisa: three different approaches The theme, subject matter, and content in these works are all markedly different.  In da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, the subject matter is the seated woman, clearly and respectfully portrayed, with the lighting as the only special effect and no irony apparent.  In Duchamp’s L. H.O.O.Q. (Mona Lisa with Moustache), a work…

Assignment 2 Evaluating The Visual Elements of Art & Principles of Organization in Pablo Picasso’s painting “Girl Before A Mirror. ” For this second assignment, you will need to make sure you have read chapters 4 & 5 (pages 75 thru 137) of the 9th edition of the “Living With Art” textbook. This topic will…

This painting is called ‘still life with a basket of apples’. It was made between 1890 and 1894, this means it took Cezanne 4 years to produce; it is 23 3/8 by 31 inches. The artwork is of some apples in a basket and a bottle of wine. This is a scene that is not…

Starry Night is a beautiful painting, representational in the type of art. The size of the painting is 29 in. by 36 ? in. , and oil on canvas were the materials used. Van Gogh is using an expressive quality and an emotionalism viewpoint. On the left side of the painting, there is a group…

            During the 6th and 4th centuries B.C., pottery was the commonly used method to create functional and decorative pieces. One of the famous products of pottery that were produced during this era was the painted vase which was ornamented using “black and red figure techniques.” More so, in Athens, Greece, artisans used this to…

            To Thomas Jefferson, architecture was a form of visual education in support of democratic ideal. He was the patron who introduced Greek Revival architecture to the United States. The early republic then was much influenced by Roman architecture and governance.  It is a fact that Roman architecture has its roots in ancient Greek architecture….

From where do we get our notion of art? The assumption is that art is something that takes talent, patience, and hard work, and thus should be appreciated for the considerable skills of its maker. Another assumption is that art is supposed to look “like something”. But who is to say that rendering objects from…

Critical Analysis of Guernica – By Bryce Craig Spanish artist Pablo Picasso can often be collectively seen as the greatest and most influential artist of the twentieth century. In a historical sense he encompassed all that is to be a practicing modernist artist and prevailed as one of the most significant artists overall in human…

Kokoschka was born in P’chlarn, a Danube town, on March 1, 1886. He studied at the Vienna School of Arts and Crafts from 1905 to 1908. As an early exponent of the avant-garde expressionist movement, he began to paint psychologically penetrating portraits of Viennese physicians, architects, and artists. Among these works are Hans Tietze and…