Canadian-American artist Agnes Martin is best known for geometric paintings based on grid patterns. Like many of the abstract expressionists with whom her work is associated, Martin rejected figurative images in attempting to portray her state of mind. In ... defined, her paintings give an ineffable pleasure to those who allow themselves the time to absorb the subtle nuances of line and tonalities that make complex networks of seemingly simple geometric patterns. As the Artforum critic Lizzie Borden put it, they demand "a higher degree of consciousness as the response of the viewer to almost...

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... with the media of the stage". For example, at the end of the first scene, dark veils sink onto the Man. Schoenberg said of this: "Darkness in motion! Like deep chords! The clouding of a darkness, like a change of colour in a deep, dismal chord" In a letter to Emil Hertzka, the director of Universal Editions, regarding a projected film version (which was never finally ... made), Schoenberg detailed his aesthetic vision behind the work: "I want: The Utmost unreality! The whole thing should have the effect (not of a dream) but of chords. Of music. It must never suggest symbols, or meanings...

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... shows the importance of intellectualism within each culture. It is apparent that from the beginnings of Greek art, meticulous order and precision were held on a high plateau. The Protogeometric and Geometric periods are good examples of such advanced thinking. The beginnings of the Protogeometric period display a distinct interest in mathematical order. During this period, artists decorated vases with circles and symmetrical ... patterns. As the dominant style changed from Protogeometric to Geometric, this order and precision was amplified. The popular "circle and semicircle patterns we...

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... shows the importance of intellectualism within each culture. It is apparent that from the beginnings of Greek art, meticulous order and precision were held on a high plateau. The Protogeometric and Geometric periods are good examples of such advanced thinking. The beginnings of the Protogeometric period display a distinct interest in mathematical order. During this period, artists decorated vases with circles and symmetrical ... patterns. As the dominant style changed from Protogeometric to Geometric, this order and precision was amplified. The popular "circle and semicircle patterns we...

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... . But beside the actual line form by the words, the whole painting is form by implied lines. She created this art work using geometric shapes, instead of organic shapes. Because the containers are manmade, we can see all the geometric shapes that are in it; from the roundness of the containers, to the bolts that hold the top of the containers together ... ...

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... , in other words I paint the American scene." Stuart Davis' works of the late 1930's celebrate the urban and technological environment and are quite complex and frequently recall Legers's brightly coloured geometric forms. Early works depict saloons and ragtime musicians. Titles and images of his works in the 30's reflect syncopation and unusual rhythm of jazz, particularly swing . Jean-Michel Basquiat was ... . The colors give a feeling of jazz with the use of blues and cool colors. The use of the warm colors shows the unpredictability of jazz. There are many forms of geometric shapes us...

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... used steel and other metal types. The "Untitled", (1969-91) series of Donald Judd is mostly made of aluminum and plexiglass. These installations usually consist of straight lines and simple geometric shapes forming boxlike sculptures which has volume. Richard Serra's installations usally consist of rusted steel sheets. He usually bends them and places them upright. His most known sculpture is the ... collapse. In his other work "Torqued Ellipses", he has several steel sheets transformed into ellipses. These ellipses, as seen in the picture to the right, are not closed to full geometric ...

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... roads and it's direction is uncertain. The origins of music are extremely difficult to pinpoint. It's problematic because every single sound in nature can contribute to the making of tones, chords, keys, etc. which come together in a melodic way. One dictionary definition of sound is that of "vibrations traveling through air, water, or some other medium, especially those within the range ... ...

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... Congress: Figure 7: Freedom of Speech Figure 8: Freedom of Worship Figure 9: Freedom from Want Figure 10: Freedom from Fear Public reaction to the Four Freedoms was overwhelming. Rockwell's paintings touched internal chords important to free people everywhere. The government reproduced the works as posters that reinvigorated populace aid in the war effort. The Treasury Department toured the four originals to sixteen cities ... ...

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... , which was later referred to as Cubism. There were three basic stages of Cubism. The first stage, called Cezannesque Cubism, basically consisted of a few features created by piecing many different geometric shapes together to create an image. The next stage, called Analytic Cubism, started around 1910, and consisted of less shapes with less simplicity. Man With a Guitar, 1910, contains a few parallel ... ...

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... sculptures suggested a new way of seeing the human form- from several sides at once, rather than from the fixed perspective of the traditional two dimensions. These visions combined with the geometric shapes and broke out into a revolutionary painting that shocked Picasso's critics, friends, and fellow artists alike. In 1907 Picasso began work on his breakthrough painting- a picture so large that he ... ...

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... alone. He eventually learned the cliché-verre process and made over seventy prints. Corot was so captivated by photography that around 1848, his style significantly changed from focusing on geometric shapes and linearity, to light and its effects. Millet also has an interest in photography and expresses it in stating, " Photographs are like casts from nature, which never can be ... ...

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... his work which appeared to come naturally to him since he had worked for numerous years as a commercial artist. Warhol used a graphic style and attempted to simplify the images into geometric forms which made them seem more mechanical like. He would often use a projector to enlarge the piece so that he could combine painting with his commercial art. Warhol did his ... ...

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... of strongly dissimilar elements. Contrast can be described as high or low. Contrast can be achieved through use of elements such as value (light against dark), shape (large against small, geometric against organic) (ames.k12.ia.us). It can be seen in areas where the brush strokes can be distinguish or with shapes. Does the scale of the forms seems appropriate ... ...

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... analyzing the painting Still Life with a Beer Mug, he pointed out the contrast of the curtains, objects on the table, and the interior view of the mug against the flat geometric shapes and patterns of the rest of the painting. According to Janvszczak, Leger did not want to copy manufactured objects, instead he wished to paint in a way as to make ... ...

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... actually beautiful but no longer solid to express the spirituality of the Christian religion. They worshipped icons and mosaics. While in Islamic Art, the traditions of calligraphy, vegetal ornament, and geometric patterning are strongly expressed in most pieces on view. Human figures in Islam were not encouraged because of the association with idols and statues. Even the prophet did not let ... ...

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