European Art History Essay

his god. His lapis eyes are the first thing people spot because the black outline and the bright blue of the lapis make them stand out. The artist must have made the eyes the focus point because they are looking upward to the gods. Meaning that this art is specifically made with the god in mind. The man has a round face with pointy elf like ears and pointed nose. Despite the eyes and nose, there is one part of him that stands out, his smile. His mouth…

the style drip painting. In 1930, the beginning of the depression, he moved to New York City and studied under Thomas Hart Benton at the Art Students League. During this time, he got the lasting impression of the use of paint and great independence. During the Great Depression he worked for the WPA Federal Art Project, a New Deal program that funded visual arts. Pollock became a breakthrough artist around the time of 36’ when he was introduced to liquid paint. He bought a studio in Long Island…

compositions, forms, work of works, as well as colors. Formal analysis is not necessarily means how the viewer see the world but the way he or she goes through the work of art. The color also signifies in making connections among senses of configurations and movements. While Fry conducts careful studies on awareness of visual arts, but he decides on doing is his own studies on natural science instead. At the end, Fry then returns back to his work of “Still of Life”. 2 The artwork is…

Music is a way of life, it’s the beat in the human heart and the rhythm of a person’s step. Some people have the ability to make music even more touching and meaningful to human life. These people are composers and use their talent to bless us with music. One of the famous songwriters/musician is the talented and esteemed Taylor Swift. The music she writes reflects her background, career and other relevant information. Taylor Swift’s background is an important part of who she is, knowing these…

Randy encourages parents to allow their children to paint on their bedroom walls. I agree with Randy because I find painting a way to express myself and I believe others may feel the same way. Painting on your walls is also a way to display your creativeness in a unique and beautiful way. Letting kids paint on their bedroom walls may be an outlet to express their emotions. If I were given permission to paint on my walls, I would paint a map of the entire world. I would mark all the places I have…

In this generation, movies are created for entertainment purposes. These movies are created to catch our eye and turn our heads. People create movies such as “Iron Man”, “Mission Impossible”, and “Jurassic Park” to make others ask, “what if this could happen?” Fortunately, there are few films out there that have a very deep meaning to others. To others, they are just more than movies. What they watch allows them to keep on believing and always work for their dreams. The film “Secretariat” has a…

9.Lights, Camera, Classification: A Categorization of Moviemakers One of the fondest memories for most people, whether they are children or adults, is going to a summer blockbuster with their family or friends. This is because most people can appreciate a good movie because it immerses them into a world that is different from their own, and allows them to forget about their life and focus on someone elses. Another great thing about movies is that there is one for everyone. There are so many…

Beauty by the Beholder: Have song lyrics developed to become a more creative art form than poetry? Art is subjective. Music and poetry are two of the most subjective art forms, as their beauty is based upon perspective and opinion. Both music and poetry have an extremely diverse collection of works, ranging from poor to excellent and everything in between. Although, compositionally, they are very different pieces, the song “Life is a Highway” by Rascal Flatts and the poem “Live Life to the…

from such fees, historians believe this is mostly due to his amazing skills and maybe a little to do with local common financial hardships of the people of that time. It was around this same time Johannes would meet a gentleman named Peiter van Ruijven, Mr. Ruijven would become a benefactor of Johannes and would come to buy most of the paintings Johannes would later come to paint. Johannes’ family would come to rely on the financial support of Peiter van Ruijven, his money would become very…

Museum Visual Analysis The artwork that I chose to write about was a piece that was at the Arlington Museum of Art. The artist and title to this piece are unknown. I chose this particular piece because it was one of the first pieces of art that drew my attention. The colors were so vivid, bright, and full of life. Though there is no mention to the artist I believe that he or she were creating this piece to bring some kind of joy or happiness, a sense of peace for one to just be able to empty the…