... molded or fused together, creating unity in the work and a shallow sense of space. These characteristics can be seen a little more drastically in Les Demoiselles d"Avignon, where Picasso uses sharp, geometric lines and angular, overlapping planes, and dehumanizes the figures by giving them distorted bodies and mask-like faces. Picasso also creates a flat appearance by "fusing the figures together without much ... emphasized verticals indicating houses, steel structures, a port, posters, traffic lights, and huge stencil letters" (Leger colorplate 16). In looking at all three paintings, it...

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... . When discussing form, you can find several differences between the two. For instance, Leonardo was very clean, cut and defined in his painting technique. Parallel and perpendicular lines, symmetry, and geometric shapes are very apparent. If one removed the individuals in the painting, and cut it in half, you can see the symmetry. Doing this along with centering Christ's head on the ... in the clouds of smoke above them) pointing to the head of Christ. In addition to the lines in the clouds of smoke, he uses it in the whole painting. Geometric shapes and inorganic lines are not as empha...

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... with Saint John on Patmos (1640), Nicholas Poussin used linear perspective to demonstrate his knowledge of geometry. He created an idealized landscape adjusting natural and man-made forms according to geometric principles. In the ruins in the foreground/background, a cube, a three dimensional rectangle, and a cylinder are represented in perfect perspectival form, each illustrating a different aspect of foreshortening. The pathway recedes into ... of depth. Bibliography Similar to Poussin, Cézanne's Mont Sainte?Victoire (29-39) illustrates the three-dimensional quality of the landscape ...

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... inspired by the different style of paintings called cubism. Though that type of artwork inspired and influenced him, he developed his own sense of style. Mondrian's style contained more of a geometric style, rather than the squarer style seen in cubism, Mondrian named this style neoplasticism. When using this style of painting he only used white, gray, black, and the three primary ... truth. Over time his paintings started to develop a more abstract look to them. Mondrian's paintings were made up of mostly horizontal and vertical lines at a 90-degree angle, representing more geometric s...

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... be discussed in this essay; Mayan Temple by Alfred Jensen and Dallas Chaos II by Peter Dean. The Mayan Temple can be described as a perfect example of the utilization of geometric lines. It took me a while to be able to see the temple itself. Its title would imply exactly what it is but also that the artist used triangles to represent ... and back of the temple have bilateral symmetry. The lines used in this artwork makes up a pattern. This pattern is enhanced by vibrant high-keyed color. The pattern itself is a geometric shape, separating each one by the use of color. This artwork was ...

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... . Its size is 17 5/8 x 12 7/8 and derived from his 1975 painting of the same title (Lotz). 4 Bacon's style was of strong emotions, distorted figurative subjects, isolated and often framed by geometric shapes (Lutz). The focal point is a naked human form of a man. Only the back half, and two thirds of the body are shown; no head or arms can be seen. It ... ...

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