Essay 3: Compare & Contrast Two Paintings Write a two-to-three-page (500-800 words) essay that describes and analyzes a pair of paintings on a similar subject matter. Choose ONE of the following pairs of paintings to analyze: 1. Family Portrait by Rembrandt & Family Group by William Glackens 2. The First Steps by Marguerite Gérard & First Steps by Vincent van Gogh 3. Paris‚ A Rainy Day by Gustave Caillebotte & Rainy Day on Fifth Avenue 1893 by Childe Hassam. Describe the two paintings
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Impressionism Impressionism as an historical art period is best described as a shift in thinking and focus. This paradigm shift‚ away from realism and toward individualism‚ began a centuries long transformation of self-expression in art as a whole. Impressionism is generally considered a French movement and is typically defined as spanning from approximately 1867 to 1886. Impressionism is best embodied by and was perhaps initiated by Claud Monet in such world-renowned works as Impressions: soleil
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I have found the realism arts to be very fascinating. The three pieces of art that I will be discussing are Francisco Goya’s The Third of May‚ 1808 oil on canvas 8ft 9 in. x 13ft 4in‚ Eugene Delacroix’s Liberty Leading the People‚ 1830 oil on canvas 8 ft 6 3/8 in. x 10ft. 8 in. and Honore Daumier‚ Fight between Schools‚ Idealism and Realism‚ 1855 Caricature The painting The Third of May‚ by Francisco de Goya‚ was done to commemorate the events of that took place during the Napoleonic Wars in
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INTRODUCTION In this paper I will describe Monet ’s painting "Palazzo da Mula‚ Venice." I will do this by first giving my interpretation of the painting while examining it close up and then give my interpretation of the painting while examining it far away. Finally‚ I will explain how the philosophy of impressionism is illustrated in this painting. EXAMINING THE PAINTING - CLOSE UP Upon first glance‚ the painting seems out of focus. The colors are beautiful blues but seem to flow together
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Art in the First Decade is conceptual‚ philosophical and very conscious of its reception. Two prominent artists featured in the ‘ 21st Century: Art in the First Decade’ at the Gallery of Modern Art are Nathalie Djurberg and Ah Xian. (GoMA‚ 2011) Djurberg is a Swedish artist who lives and works in Berlin‚ explores themes of fantasy‚ dreams and sexuality through stop motion animation. Xian is a Chinese artist living in Australia who combines traditional Chinese materials and techniques with a contemporary
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Vincent van Gogh displays a large transition in the composition of his works towards his late career. While his early works were composed of dark colors‚ with a focus in browns and blacks‚ van Gogh developed a more colorful palette‚ larger painterly strokes‚ and a more diverse array of content towards his late career. Julie York states in her article‚ “His penetrating self-portraits… lend insight to human character and to van Gogh’s uncompromising vision.” Between 1886 and 1889 his self-portraits
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There are things we see every day that we have no idea where they came from or what they are called. For example‚ the tile in your bathroom that is an arrangement of shapes closely fitted together‚ especially of polygons in a repeated pattern without gaps or overlapping is called a tessellation. Tessellations have been around since the 1800’s. Tessellations are everywhere and we do not even notice them. Tessellations are most commonly found in architecture‚ oriental carpets‚ quilts‚ origami‚ and
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Chanidapa Sasuk (Amp) 56110017 Group: 1 // Word count : 448 words Date of submission: October‚ 6‚ 2015 Vincent van Gogh is one of the most famous artists. He was born on March 30‚ 1853‚ in Groot-Zundert‚ Netherlands. Van Gogh was a post-impressionist painter whose work‚ notable for its beauty‚ emotion and color‚ highly influenced 20th century art. He struggled with mental illness‚ and remained poor and virtually unknown throughout his life. Van Gogh died in France on July 29‚ 1890‚ at age 37
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attention on spaces with large amounts of light and or shade rather than focusing on the details as other often would. This is what lead to majority of his creations to be worked in with layers. Essentially‚ the first layer was the basics needed for the painting as the second carved away shading and provided more details and texture along with correcting any defects that presented themselves. The last layer was used for finishing touches such as blending colors or smoothing the lines to make them
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MASTER ARTIST CHUCK CLOSE Chuck Close is an American painter and photographer who achieved fame as a photorealist; paintings based on using cameras and photographs to gather visual information and then from this‚ creating a painting that appears to be photographic. Close was born on July 5‚ 1940‚ in Monroe‚ Washington. Since a young boy he had a desire for art‚ throughout his childhood he had quite a few rough times whether it was his parents becoming very ill or his own health taking a turn for
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