Klimt’s The Kiss features two figures in the centre of the composition – one male and one female. The two lovers are embracing each other‚ their figures intertwined‚ the female having one of her arm wrapped across the male’s neck while the male holds her face and leans in for a kiss on the cheek. Only the female’s face is fully visible‚ the male’s face being blocked by the angle of how he leans in to kiss. They kneel on the edge of a flower field‚ with a gold/green background. The canvas itself is
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Gustav Klimt is an Austrian Erotic Symbolist and his subject was usually female body. Gustav Klimt painted “the Kiss” or “Der Kuss” during 1907-1908. Klimt was one the founding members of Vienna Secession. Some people say behind the respectable facade Klemt was a man with a ferocious sexual appetite; he fathered at least three known illegitimate children. His work considered being very modern during that time. Klimt believed that no one had the right of censorship over his work. His work methods
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There are several different works called The Kiss‚ created by different artists. Auguste Rodin‚ Constatin Brancusi‚ and Gustav Klimt all have their own version of the work. While Rodin and Brancusi created a sculpture‚ Klimt created a painting. These artists conveyed many different emotions for their viewers to perceive. These works of art also have several things in common. It is important to learn about each artist in order to learn the ideas and thoughts that come from their works. Auguste
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The Kiss I ‚ Understanding story 1‚ What does Nathalie think of Brantain? She thinks Brantain is a frank ‚ honest ‚ blustering guy ‚ who can’t conceal his feelings about her ‚ love her so much . Brantain is also an eager and persistent fellow . And the most important thing is he is rich. 2‚ Why does she want to marry him ? Because Brantain was enormously rich ; she liked and riquired the entourage which wealth can could give her 3‚ Who is Harvy ? Harvy is an associate‚ an intimate
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is the way humans embrace the change or react to the circumstances of the changing event that ultimately determines our destinies. To that end‚ writers have explored change as a literary theme for centuries. Charles Baudelaire‚ Leo Tolstoy‚ and Anton Chekhov give readers a glimpse into how change affects man in terms of the philosophies of their respective ages of Romanticism‚ Realism‚ and Naturalism. During the age of Romanticism‚ authors explored the ideology that people can learn‚ change‚ grow
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Realism is a style of writing that is a look into human behavior incorporating realistic mindsets and events that can be related to a problem in society. Realism takes out all the idealism in a story and relates the story to realistic reactions to a plausible situation. Tolstoy’s "How Much Land Does a Man Need?" and Chekhov’s "The Bet" are works of realism that have similar themes and calls out against czarist rule and its direct relation to Russia’s industrialization‚ and the corruption that fuelled
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Choose two stories by Hemingway or Chekhov‚ [ 668 ] [ 668 ] and compare the use the author makes of setting in these stories. Ernest Hemingway’s use of setting is apparent in two short stories‚ “Hills Like White Elephants” and “A Clean Well-Lighted Place”. Setting is used in these stories to illustrate the theme. In “Hills” we look at the importance of reason when faced with a world where the desires of two characters are in direct opposition. In “Clean” we look at life and the meaning one bestows
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No Country for Old Men Thomas Marturano Professor Gleason Take Home Essays 6. How can Anton Chigurh’s behavior be explained? What motivates him to kill so methodically and heartlessly? How does he regard the people he kills? Anton Chigurh can be described as a psychopathic killer that lives honestly by the morals and codes that he has declared for himself. The codes he’s created‚ in his mind‚ justify all his acts of insanity and madness. He uses them so he does not have to take responsibility
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Alienation is the isolation or separation from a group or an activity in which one should be involved. In Chekhov stories of “Man in the Case”‚ “The Darling” and “Gooseberries” the characters separated themselves from the outside world in order to achieve a peace with their inner self. Even though they all alienated themselves they all did it differently because they all had different situations in their lives that cause them to change. Each character had an undercover meaning for their alienation
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Paper Gattaca’s main character‚ Anton‚ is a prime example of how altering a human genetic makeup creates even more problems with discriminated and inequality than the human race is capable of handling. Anton wasn’t given an opportunity in the society to prove himself because the potential employees of companies were not tested on their skills or knowledge but on their physical and mental qualifications. This same society also used derogatory terms for people like Anton. Simply because his parents decided
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