Passing Storm over the Sierra Nevadas is a scenic‚ oil on canvas that is beautifully displayed at the San Antonio Museum of Art. Albert Bierstadt created the work of art in 1870. Bierstadt was born in Germany in 1830 and at the age of two his family moved to Massachusetts‚ he soon went back to study in Germany where he developed his art abilities. Many of Albert’s art pieces glorify landscapes vividly on actual places he visited while traveling the American West; his fascination with the landscapes
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Primavera Sandro Botticelli followed a different path than many artists and painters of his time‚ which in turn gave him a unique edge. Instead of basing his work on the ideas of light and shade‚ he incorporated the element of line‚ into many of his works of art‚ and he also relied heavily on drawing beforehand. This and his inclusion of classcism‚ individualsim‚ and his own play on realism are the aspects that set Botticelli apart and made him unique during the Early Renaissance period.
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Alice Neel’s painting titled David Bourdon and Gregory Battcock displays a relationship that appears to have gone dreadfully wrong. Alice Neel painted this painting in 1970 with the characters David Bourdon and Gregory Battcock as the titles suggests. With the different colors being used and Neel’s placement of these two men in the painting makes them seem to be at a cross road. This relatively large‚ naturalistic portrait being at 59 ¾ inches x 56 inches done on oil on canvas shows a failing relationship
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1. 1872‚ Monet‚ Claude‚ French‚ Impression:Sunrise‚ Oil on canvas‚ Impressionism. TXT- Monet presents his artwork through fragmented brushstrokes and the his subjects are described as phantasmic because of the loose pieces of color that are not distinguished. His paintings are known for capturing the moments in life to define the aspects in his composition and be able to create a scene of vibrating movements. Pg 30 CLS- His purpose for this painting was to obtain optical realism and to play with
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This report was to capture the essence and explain briefly a student response to visiting and viewing edvard munch’s "the scream" my teacher loved the choice of words and dictation. This can be used for an oral presentation (roughly 2-3 minutes in length) or just for saying you studied the piece and this was your response! GOOD LUCK! Art Response : THE SCREAM Agony? Uncertainty? Pain? All of these emotions are easily perceived when one observes Edvard Munch’s painting "The Scream." It is a piece
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The artwork that I have chosen to critique is by an American artist named Robert Motherwell‚ (1915 -1991). The particular piece I have chosen is called "Open" # 150 in black and cream 1970 acrylic on canvas 69 x 204 1/4 inches at the Modern Museum. This artwork is a symmetrical balanced abstract painting that is about 41 years old and is horizontal in its organization and is made up of one neutral color cream rectangle inside at the top of one large intense black color rectangle. Counting a total
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Throughout history‚ many artists have tried their best to capture the mood of their time period. In 1865‚ Albert Bierstadt created an incredible art piece named “Looking Down Yosemite Valley”‚ which illustrates the glorious mountain landscape of the California valley. He was so inspired by what he had seen‚ he decided to reimagine it by using oil on paperboard. While painting‚ he chose to make the skies light blue and the plantlife brighter than usual. In addition‚ he painted the valley mountains
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Jacob Lawrence is an African American painter known for his style of "dynamic cubism". He was born September 7‚ 1917 in Atlantic City‚ New York. He died June 9‚ 2000 in Seattle‚ Washington at the age of 82. The Builders (the family)‚ is one of Lawrence’s paintings featuring construction. This work was made on silk screen on wove paper‚ made in year 1974‚ 30 x 22-1/8 in size and currently resides in the DC Moore Gallery‚ New York‚ NY. In the painting‚ you see a family of African Americans walking
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Nature through the Seasons Diego Rivera’s artwork Puesta de sol 15 (Sunset 15) created in 1959 is a two dimensional painting created by using oil and tempera on cardboard‚ and is a prime piece that exemplifies my theme of nature through the seasons. This entire art project itself works together as a whole to create my theme‚ and Sunset 15 works to exemplify nature during the summer season. Sunsets are something typical of the summer season‚ and while Rivera’s take on a sunset is interesting‚ and
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Vincent Van Gogh was an artist who self-taught himself to paint with emotion. He was a troubled person who was a skilled painter that used his emotions to battle his depression. He was famed for his technique and style with the brush strokes that used emotion and feelings to move his art work. He produced at least 2‚000 works of art in his 10-year career. However‚ Van Gogh sold one painting only in his lifetime and he did not become successful until his passing on. Van Gogh was inspired by the work
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