Abstraction

Fiero mentions, “this painting… shows how far toward abstraction Picasso had moved … Knit by a lively arrangement of flat shaded planes, monochromatic in color, figure and ground are almost indistinguishable (Fiero).” Here Fiero emphasizes Picasso’s continuous progression toward the Cubist’s affinity of abstraction. She also focuses on the Cubist’s tenet of undermining profundity in painting. Picasso is able to accomplish this through…

lines and the neutral color palette is essential for it. Minimalism is also considered as an important movement of postmodernist art known as the style of abstract painting and preference of reduction. It decreases to the essential of geometric abstraction and focuses its attention to the materiality of the work itself. (Viscopy, Art Gallery NSW) Around the 1970s, Minimalism was established in Amerika…

Task 1 Object-oriented programming (OOP) is a programming paradigm that revolves around the concept of objects, which are instances of classes representing real-world entities. It is an advanced approach to software development that focuses on modeling entities as objects with attributes (data) and behaviors (methods), enabling developers to organize code in a more interactive and modular way. At its core, OOP aims to mimic the behavior of real-world entities and their interactions, making…

Though some might not know a thing about them, HeLa cells have affected an abundance of people. Original HeLa cells were cut from the cervix of the African American woman known as Henrietta Lacks. Born as Loretta Lacks, Henrietta was born in Roanoke, Virginia on August 1, 1920. At the age of 30, Henrietta was diagnosed with “Epidermoid carcinoma of the cervix, Stage I” (24). Her cancer could not be defeated and Henrietta died October 4, 1951. Before her death, Dr. George Gey of George Hopkins…

a. Sensation-Thinking (ST): Individuals who fall in the ST style behave primarily by sensation and rely on thinking in formulating judgments. They focus on facts and details because such tangible evidence can be collected and verified directly by the senses. STs are the ones to use a well-structured process of problem solving. Such people choose a certain alternative on the basis of a logical, impersonal analysis. ST people also look for a single answer to most questions and prefer the answers…

circa 650-640 BCE. This artwork is made of gold, is eighteen inches high, and is now in the Vatican Museum in Rome. This piece symbolizes the luxury and beauty practices of the time of opulence. The bells shown are acoustic to the senses and the abstractions of the lions are emphasized through the curved design. The Apollo of Veii is from the Classical period, is from the…

Ezra Stoller has an uncanny ability of careful attention to capture the perfect vantage point, lighting conditions and framing composition — building, or non-architectural element — as a trinity to comment on the structures. Due to this, architects would commission Stoller to “Stollerize” their buildings for his photographical technique to manifest in their architecture. Stoller’s iconic images are typically shot in crisp black-and-white to extensively define modernist architecture (in the late…

project he made up stories using his imagination about who lived at an address. Another project is about soccer ball made up of all paper, where it was his first time putting sculptures and paintings near each other. He likes modernization and abstraction. He also makes installations. Mark Bradford was born in Los Angeles,…

theory called “immaterialism”. This theory denies the existence of material substance and says that objects like tables and chairs are only ideas in the minds of preceivers and cannot exist with being perceived. Berkeley is also known for his abstraction. Berkeley was born in his family home Dysart castle. Near Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Ireland. He was the eldest son of William Berkeley and little is known about his mother. He was educated at Kilkenny College and attended Trinity college,…

and histories of African Americans, including migration, manual labor, war, family values, and education in the 20th century. Labeled a "storyteller, artist" he used his craft as a social commentary, criticizing social injustice. Lawrence used abstraction and vibrant colors to convey socially charged messages. Portraying the disparity of a social situation and the need for awareness and change while showcasing aspects of the human…