... and apply this fiery drive to his paintbrush when creating his own masterpiece. When dealing with reality, I think a photograph may represent an actual physical recollection of a person or object, but a painting created from scratch adds the reality of perception to the table. Reality is always open to different observations and interpretations. Artists during the Realism period concentrated on the real world ... artist had similar feelings while creating such a wonderful composition. I discovered more occurrences of this in a book titled, "Attitudes of Impressionism," by Michael Posch. ...

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THE VALUE OF DRAWING IN PAINTING One of the nineteenth century French painter said: "To draw does not simply mean to reproduce contours; drawing does not consist merely of line; drawing is also expression, the inner ... any other way of doing it, a quickly drawn sketch is usually the "first look" an artist has at how they might execute an idea. When looking at the drawing in painting the most important factor is not something the viewer can see in the work, it is only something they can start to evaluate. No artist is born with the skills ... ...

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... later in music, that developed chiefly in France during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Impressionist painting comprises the work produced between about 1867 and 1886 by a group of artists who shared a set of related approaches and techniques. The most conspicuous characteristic of Impressionism was an attempt ... , they were usually produced in the artists" studios. It was not until Monet began the impressionist era, that other artists begin to paint outdoors. Monet then died on December 5, 1926 in Giverny. Renoir was a French painter born in Limoges. At a young age, he worked ...

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... this hidden treasure, other people are immediately struck by its beauty." This quotation is personified in Gabor Nagy's recent piece: "The Pleasure of Peonies". The painting is a vibrant and rich representation of peonies in a vase. The collage of colors is imbued with brightness in strokes of red, fucia, pink and ... such as Renoir and Edouard Manet began to paint them. Although landscape played a very important part in the development of impressionist painting, most of the artists associated with the movement at one time or another applied their ideas of light and color to other genre...

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... unexpectedly generates a wonderful sight. It states darkness in the artist's soul. The artist of the painting is none other than Vincent Willem Van Gogh, who is a famous Dutch post-Impressionist painter. He drew the painting in an asylum at Saint-Remy, France, in 1889. He cut off his own ear, ... melancholy. Van Gogh's expression and mood is located at trough. His grief of the inner-world is outspokenly embodied in color elements of the painting. The red-brown cypress tree represents Van Gogh's passion and struggle; the cypress tree almost reaches the top of edge, which illustrates that...

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... all these were memorialized on canvas. He pictured the underbelly of society in a real, true to life manner. He captured their feelings and emotions in every painting. For example in his "Woman Pulling Up h! er Stockings,"" Latrec shows a day in the lives of "low class- prostitutes. They seem to be ... they were indeed the shunned of society. Latrec uses the setting (a dark, dirty room) to relay a feeling of poverty and deprivation. In his next painting "Alone,"" Latrec, once again pictures a low class, poverty stricken woman who appears to be some kind of factory worker or maybe even pr...

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... goes on as to whether the most amazing innovation of the 20th century is pop art, or cubism. Both arose from a rebellion against an accepted style: the Cubists thought Post-Impressionist artists were too tame and limited, while Pop Artists thought the Abstract Expressionists pretentious and over-intense. Obviously, possibly the most famous pop artists of all time is Andy Warhol ... work clearly remains completely original and unlike any other. His professional work has turned him from an ex-graffiti artist, to now painting on canvases. Far from what he or anyone would expect, he is maki...

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... then. I came from a family of painters and I had learned to analyze sculpture, and also I was able to view how different classes of the society behaved. I could not only live from painting or from sculpting as I was planning on doing. So, I accepted commissions from popular magazines for portraits, cartoons, and caricatures. Even though, only some of my pieces were signed, many others ... , and sculptor. About four thousand of my lithographs were contributed to various political and social newspapers, and also many magazines. Also, from 1848-1871 I began painting Impressionist paintings....

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... as Dado of my babyhood, the good rocking horse." Gaugions work moves away from impressionism quickly as he borrowed many influences from several sources around him. He borrowed from feloow impressionist artists, Japenese woodcuts, Egyptians, Medievil and of course the Primitive. In Europe at this time there was a growing fascination for their tribal neighbours and artefacts. Museums werer starting to pop ... chain of our denied masterpieces!" and " Lets wander by night, alone without lamb or candle." Gauguin was also influenced by Bernard. The two artists spent a month painting together...

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... in a very individual style, they were linked by the desire to find a new means of artistic expression. Rather than including recognizable objects in their work, they used the elements of painting itself - color, line, shape, brushstrokes, texture, and light - to express emotions. Their influences included prehistoric cave paintings, Native American, pre-Columbian, Mexican, and African art, along with the modern European ... of artmaking, they rejected representational art as incapable of expressing the emotional atmosphere of the time. By turning to new forms of expression Pollock, Roth...

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... have to be engaging both mentally and physically." Often time people see artwork as a product of the artist when really it is much more; the painting, in a way, is the artist or at least an extension of that artist. Liu displays her emotion and theme in her artwork in her famous ... process the viewers are able to feel what the artist is feeling in that moment. One example of Hung Liu's paintings is the Relic. The painting includes many symbols: the circle of pi which symbolizes the universe, the butterfly representing change and joy, the red square with the Chinese symbol for ... concis...

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... and objects. Picasso was becoming very successful using the ideas of Impressionists. His style changed, for the better, when he took a painting holiday at Gosol in the Pyrenees. The pictures he worked on there and after his return to home showed two new important influences. ... once. Cézanne's influence is seen in the geometrical angles and planes that would lead the critics to call Picasso's new style "Cubist-. This painting marked the beginning of modern art. Cubism wasn't accepted into art society immediately. At first, the term "Cubism- was used in a spirit of ... form part of a...

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... artist depicts a clear message or meaning. For example at the Phoenix Art Museum there is an oil on canvas painting called Portrait of a lady, by an unknown artist that is just a painting at first glance, but as one examines the painting closer, the story of a wealthy woman in New Spain becomes evident. This oil on canvas composition illustrates a ... bright with lots of colors. The artist put a red drape behind the head of the lady; this helps bring out the color of her face and makes the painting a little brighter. The artist is depicting a wealthy woman in New Spain in the 18th century...

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... had pets of their own. The way the cat was playing with the dog reminded me of the times my cats and dogs played with one another. The painting really brought a smile to my face. I can't tell you how many times they played with each other. Every time that they do it is something to ... artist who painted such a beautiful and masterful work of art. It must have taken a long time of patience to get the nature of the animals captured in the painting. Art piece #2 Title: New Port Coast Artist: William Trost Richards Medium: Oil on Canvas Year made: 1902 Gallery work located: American Collecti...

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... cool colors. The use of the warm colors shows the unpredictability of jazz. There are many forms of geometric shapes used in this painting. The shapes used in this painting again show the unpredictability of jazz, as well as the vibrancy of that music form. There are not a lot of distinguishing ... fact that the music is incredibly vibrant and unpredictable is quite noticeable. I can envision Stuart Davis listening to jazz and swing while painting this. You can see the notes within the painting. If you listen real carefully you can hear the music. I find Jean-Michel Basquiat's Horn Play...

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... art is received in the country. It is about being able to speak up and get involved in life and it's opportunities. The second painting was entitled "Bada Dada". This primarily focused on love in our culture and in eastern philosophy. The three figures within the artwork represent three ... women that she met at one point and discussed different ideas of culture with. The third painting titled "Healing Mothers" is about letting go of things in life and preparing for death. It discusses the bumps that take place in life ... well as the world. McDonalds was also represented in this piece ...

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... He was born in 1475 in Florence and died in 1564. Not only was he a renowned for his sculpture work he was also known for his exstrodinary painting ability he possessed. Below i will discuss three of his most famous pieces of work and let you into the mind of a great artist who has surly ... Michelangelo had already painted the ceiling of the Sistine chapel about 28 years before, however what is interesting is the style in which the painting of the last judgment was produce, what is noticeable is that the style is different from the works on the ceiling. The central figure of Christ ... ...

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... the Virgin Mary. His specific use of certain colours and symbols puts this work into a context where holy miracles and human emotion are all interconnected. This painting in its simplest form is one which is focused on a veiled woman in white being elevated towards the sky. Below the woman are twelve men, ... top. Leaning against this box is a picture of a man being crucified and one person on either side of him looking up. The figures in this painting and their place within it are easily explained with the addition of the title, The Assumption of the Virgin. The story of Mary's assumpti...

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... Eva Gouel was the name of his new lover whom he called ma jolie, the name of a popular song at that time. This period of his painting is referred to as the musical phase of cubism. Artists who were influenced by Cubism included Juan Gris (1887-1921), DwenNS Lwfwe (1881-1955), Piet ... the main artists included William de Kooning (1904,-), Mark Rothgo (1903-1980), and Jackson Pollock (1922-1956). Jackson Pollock was an American painter who studied painting in 1929 at the Art Students' League in New York under Thomas Hart Benton. During the 1930s he was influenced by the Mexican muralist p...

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... cannot conceive how five musicians in a small room with one window can be considered a concert. Another thing I noticed within the first few seconds of staring at this painting is that the violinist has a sword strapped to his hip. "The Concert" was painted in Flemish on the year 1620, during the Baroque period. Like I stated ... I have been a musician for the most part of my life, and my personal opinion is that the title aught to be "The Rehearsal". The painting is three and a half feet tall by six feet wide. This landscape style portrait fits well with the subject matter portrayed. T...

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... she is. She is trying to convey that not only is she an artist but also a teacher as well a very feminine woman. One aspect of this painting that is the attire she chooses for herself as well as her pupils. As for the pupils they are dressed in rather simple clothing with darker colors. But ... some of her skin. As well as a beautiful hat to match. This is obviously not the attire she would be wearing if she were truly at work painting, but instead she wishes to show off her feminine side as well as put her in the light by dressing in the brighter color. Another way Adelaide was ... sowi...

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... into uncivilized cultures to experience in full the connection between man and nature. After enlightened the artist would then be able to express thought through painting. One of the most enthusiastic painters to travel to far away cultures was Paul Gauguin. He was considered to be the rebel against modern society ... back to an earlier time asking why we were put on this earth and by whom, and so on. It is a very large and wide painting that seems to have a type of narrative to it. Pictured is a Tahitian paradise filled with females of all ages that are enjoying what nature has ... the ...

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... all the changes that have happened and she has no prohibitions". I think Yolanda Lopez has compared herself to the Virgin of Guadalupe in her painting, because of the power and influence that Virgin of Guadalupe has over the Chicano society. A lot of Mexican - Americans look up to ... woman, who dared to take first difficult step forward. Step towards her freedom, her self - improvement, self - respect. Yolanda in her painting represents her individuality which she has been fighting for. She shows us that she has accomplished her goal and many other Chicano women can do it ... turned ou...

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... . Many of theses artist's were called plain-air artists and they produced paintings in the style of Monet's French impressionists. The painting I have chosen to write about is in this style titled Laguna Beach, 1929 (www.lagunabeachinfo.org). The painting I choose was created at the time of the artistic bomb that started the population of talent that is still growing and producing ... fantastic art today. Laguna Beach, 1929 is a painting of an early 1900's ranch at the basin of an enormous hill covered in all sorts of wildlife. The season is most likely summer the sun is shinning small c...

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... like dark red, a lot of brown, brownish green and red, dark blue, black, gray, etc. The unique light color it is used in this painting is light yellow used for the background and the faces of the people. The Islamic picture is illuminated, has brighter, lighter colors; there is yellow, light ... on it, so it gives emphasis to them, trying to make faces the most accurate as possible, while the background has less importance, shapes, colors. The painting doesn't have so much detail on it. Meanwhile the Islamic piece is geometrically perfect, has a lot of details, it has straight lines, squ...

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