European Art History Essay

For my Experience paper I choose to go to the Art Institute of Chicago. Our adventure began when my family and I got in the car and drove to the Art Institute of Chicago. When, we got there we saw the amazing building and the big Lion statue. When I got there I saw the things that were around the building. I was so impress that the building had a lot of details around it. It had images and writing in the top of the like “Anno Domini” which means The year of the lord. That, name just gives us…

A) The name of the country my ancestors came from is the Repubblica italiana or the italian republic. B)The specific culture of italy is the italian culture. A, My ancestors left the repubblica italiana in 1890. B) My ancestors left for many different reasons. One of the reasons my ancestors left was because the soil had been over used and erosion over time had made it very hard to farm/ grow food. Since there wasn’t any good soil left they had to leave because since they were farmers with no…

Art is one of the most basic forms of expression there is. It has stood the test of time for thousands and thousands of years. Why? With every passing generation, we see new, creative minds emerging, full of new ideas and concepts. The human brain will never stop developing original thoughts and new, inventive ways to do old tasks. As time passes and society begins to progress and develop new styles, so do artists. Thus, the opening of the Museum of Modern Art affected the United States by…

The Group of Seven is recognized by their singular pieces of art work. The individuals of the Group of Seven are ultimately the most celebrated artists in Canadian History. The fine artwork of the Group of Seven went far further than showcasing their talent. This group began with a number seven members, hence the name, Group of Seven, but as they continued as a group they eventually grew to include ten artists (1). The Group of Seven launched with artists, Franklin Carmichael, Lawren Harris, A.Y…

exactly is the culture of this vast country. However, if one examines the history of Canadian art and compares it to the development of Canadian identity, one can easily discern their correlation. The rise of Canadian artistic expression in the 20th century greatly contributed to the Canadian identity by illustrating the growing nationalism in accompaniment to a stronger sense of independence. The evolution of the various sectors of art, such as the unique Canadian landscapes painted by the…

pool that was located right outside the museum admissions entrance. Once I started walking through the inside of the museum, I began to feel a variety of different emotions. The museum was incredibly beautiful by its astounding paintings, statues, history, etc. located both inside and outside of the museum. I enjoyed looking at the different types of Native American pottery, jewelry, and…

practice.We can interpret the above artist by examining the origins of Dadaism & Collage and to see how the facilitate the mundane into the extraordinary. This notion is illuminated through the anti-war anti-movement Dadaism. Dadaism is an Anti War anti Art Movement, a nonsense…

Beautiful Art (Three messages from Musee des Beaux Arts) “A history of art begins to look a little more interesting where it claims that art has a symbolic value” (Potts). Throughout history there has been a number of very symbolic paintings and images created by many different artists. Whether it was pablo picasso or Leonardo da vinci or any artist there is a meaning behind most pieces they paint. W.H Auden loved to go to an art museum and study paintings try and figure out the meanings of…

“Only through art can we emerge through ourselves and see what another person sees” (“Marcel Proust”). The words of French novelist Marcel Proust describe well the result of art’s interpretation as obtaining an understanding that would otherwise be less distinct. For the purpose of understanding the extent to which this effect enhances human understanding, it is necessary to define some key terms. “Interpretation” will be defined as the act of taking meaning from something, “art” will be defined…

as the journey’s destination and the underlying theme is Time. 4.5.1 Spirals and Journeys. A key development in the Scottish art scene came in the 1970s with the work of Richard Demarco in bringing together artists whose views helped to change opinion on what constituted art in Scotland. Demarco has been described as ‘a pioneer in Scotland of the notion of contemporary art as firmly integrated with the landscape, whether through the making of a journey or of…