This style of painting of a mural also makes it look like graffiti on a wall with the contemporary drawing of figures the sweeping, almost cartoon style of painting. The poet José Bergamín commented that “Guernica was not a picture but graffiti, though graffiti done by a…
I will be discussing the 1937 work of Pablo Picasso titled “Guernica”, located in the Museo Reina Sofia in Madrid. This abstract oil painting has interesting black and white values, and intersecting contour lines to create interesting shapes and patterns. These shapes appear to be that of people and animals, expressing expressions of agony or anger engaged in a gruesome fight. Though this is not a realistic painting, we can clearly see that these people, hands, arms, and even animals are in a stressful…
Both of the paintings are containing rich gradations of light (we don’t see the light source, and it looks like as if the sun entered through a miraculously transparent wall so that we can observe the scene better.) We can clearly see town happenings scenes in both works, which displays a better perspective of the…
In terms of formal analysis, there are many differences, although several similarities are apparent, particularly religious iconography and subject matter. To begin with, the two paintings used tempera on wood panel, though…
I have chosen an art from the Realism and Romantic period for my project and will compare paintings by Jean-François Millet title The Gleaners and Eugène Delacroix title The Natchez. These two pictures have similar landscapes but hides the hardship and suffering whice have been shewed from the foreground of the paintings. Judging from the pictures The Gleaner and The Natchez, it is fair to say that “Picture say a thousand words” but hides the true story. The Gleaner painting was created in 1857 and the foreground of the photos shows three women in the field planting or harvesting crops and a beautiful landscape.…
When comparing these two works of art, I must first acknowledge the similarities to truly understand the differences. Upon my initial impression, I noticed both were frontal human forms of figurative sculptures. Both sculptures were created from stone using carved or subtractive techniques. Although these two works do have similarities they are also very different.…
No Expression Vs Outwardly Expressed When you hear the words Baroque and Neoclassical, what comes to mind? If you thought of the words flamboyant vs. simplicity, then you are well on your way to understanding the two styles of art that will be discussed in this paper. Baroque style was known for the realness and emotional ties that go with every painting or sculpture that is made with that style. Meanwhile, Neoclassical style is more on historical viewpoint with a decorative way. The painting, "La Grande Odalisque" by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, and the sculpture, "The Ecstasy of St. Teresa" by Gianlorenzo Bernini, both portray females in exotic poses.…
Even though the subject matter between both works of art are different there are some existing similarites in composition. By looking at the elements, I gain a better undersanding as well as appreciation of these pieces of art. Both paintings seem to be asymmetrical. In addition, both are balanced. In gentileschi’s piece the gazes and gestures of the figures suggest that there is more going on than the veiwer can…
The two paintings I chose to compare and contrast were Le Dejeuner sur l’herbe and The Birth of Venus. Both paintings were created in different time periods. Le Dejeuner sur l’herbe was created in 1862-1863 by Èdouard Manet. The Birth of Venus was created in 1484-1486 by Sandro Botticelli. When you look at both paintings there are many similarities you can point out just by looking at them.…
Indeed the most striking difference is the different nature of the work: Delacroix’s one being a painting on a canvas, is a two dimensional work and Wall’s final piece, even if the photographic medium was used, is a three dimensional transparency lightbox. The space that they use in an exhibition room and the effect on the viewer is consequently different, the painting using a light that comes from an outside source and the lightbox giving ‘birth’ to its own light. These differences are mainly a consequence of the techniques and materials used, (that are strongly) affected by the era they were made in. But the narrative of the works of art are different as well: The Death of Sardanapalus teems with figures (16 living) and an action of destruction is depicted; The Destroyed Room has not even one character, it is a still life, the trace left by a violent action. This are the impressions after a first glance.…
Matisse's creations were revered and well known for their divine thoughtfulness and a touch of benign lucidity. Matisse is often compared to Picasso, but when brought to my attention, I saw strong differences. Those including major contrasts in their artistic style. Matisse’s work was always based off of tradition whereas Pablo Picasso was a more modern artist. Not only did Matisse abide strongly to tradition, his art seemed to come effortlessly with a much less restless and slightly ironic approach compared to Pablo Picasso.…
Francisco Goya (1746-1828) was a prominent Spanish painter and printmaker of the mid-18th century. He is labeled as the first truly modern artist with his Romanticism elements portrayed in his artwork, such as imagination, subjectivity, and emotion. Goya was artistically gifted, with the capability to portray real life situations by using imagination and emotion. Goya’s earlier pieces are lighter and more carefree, while his later pieces focuses on the harsh reality of war with components of skepticism.…
Picasso and Philosophy on the Human Condition Pablo Picasso is known as one of the greatest artists of the 20th century. His body of work spanned over 70 years and to this day has a great impact on modern art. Through his life as an artist, he used his art to depict his philosophy on the human condition in various phases throughout his life. To better comprehend Picasso’s philosophy on the human condition, it should be understood that simply defined, philosophy of the human condition would mean “the study of ideas about knowledge, truth and nature” (mirriam-webster dictionary) involving the positive and negative aspects of human situations such as birth, growth, sex, relationships, death, war, etc. (dictionary.com) Picasso had many different…
A3 AND B3 13214829 KUM KA WAI In the aftermath of the Revolution, the French public turned to British history as a way of making sense of its recent past, and no French artist of the 19th century was more inspired by English subjects than Paul Delaroche. His monumental work The Execution of Lady Jane Grey was one of the most familiar and enduring images of his time, and remains today among the most popular paintings in the National Gallery. Because of her involvement with the political intrigue that made her queen for nine days when she was only sixteen years old, Grey is one of the best-known women in English history.…
One of the most important aspects of art is continuity and change, in which certain imagery continues to be used across history, or is changed overtime. Art pieces from different time periods can be compared and contrasted with each other, taking into account symbols that have been transformed or are still present in both pieces. Two paintings that show a great amount of continuity and transformations are The Third of May by Francisco Goya, and The Oath of the Horatii. Goya and David’s paintings are have many similarities in imagery and symbols, but have a myriad of differences in regards to meaning, form, context, and function.…