American modernism

When looking at coming to the conclusion of whether or not we like an art piece, one needs to question why. Art can be good, or bad, and their are many characteristics that can help determine whether or not it is good or not. Although the visual aspect is important, the difference in the artist can make just as big of a difference. Artists who are worldly renown are given more credit toward their work, or at least more positive critiques. Looking at the artwork of Grant Wood, two pieces stand…

Marissa Alicea Modern Worlds Midterm Paper ARCH 4140 Prof. Kalipoliti Fall 2015 In The Belly of an Architect, Stourley Kracklite’s obsession with Boullee’s architecture blinds him from the things that are essential to his success as an architect and his happiness. As a result, he thinks his wife is poisoning him, rather than the cause of his cancer being due to other factors. He sees Caspasian stealing his exhibition and neglects that he’s stealing his wife. His idealism of Boullee’s…

One of the most important things to consider when analyzing a painting by an unknown artist is the combination of visual characteristics and how that plays into the artist’s sociopolitical message that is imbedded within the work. Initially, the viewer notices the texture of the deep attention to color and texture specifically of the fruit and clothing of the women displayed. The ruffles in the outfits worn by the two subjects of the painting are very realistic, which shows mastery of this…

Andy Warhol is one of the most relevant artist of the 21st century. He was an American artist who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. Warhol was considered “the gifted one” for his ability to paint and draw at such a young age. Not to mention he was a highly paid commercial illustrator in New York even before he began to make art destined for galleries. He was the son of a an Eastern European immigrant family in Pittsburgh. with their support andy was a successful…

After observing the painting and coming up with my own interpretation I did some research that changed my perspective over this piece of artwork. This painting was done by Pollock only three years prior to his death in 1956. When I saw this painting I had a sense of confusion because it was no ordinary painting. It had two separate parts to it, but I knew both had to come together to convey a sense of meaning. The more I researched its meaning I was shocked to figure out what this piece really…

thought as I passed by the self portrait of Vincent van Gogh and the Elenor of Toledo and countless more. With nothing really speaking to me in the way I would have hoped, I began to think I would have to settle. Rounding a corner found myself in the American landscape gallery. Immediately I was awestruck by not only the size of many of them but the detail as well. I then found myself focusing on one piece in particular. I was inthralled by the painting so much that only after a long while did I…

I really enjoyed visiting the Museum of Fine Arts in Downtown Houston, every panting was different many caught my attention, but the one that attracted me the most was the art piece Marsh Sunset made by Martin Johnson Heade, there was so much detail to is and I just couldn’t stop staring at the natural beauty of the landscape. When you drive past landscapes while on a road trip, sometimes no one puts in much thought into the beauty because it's there and the idea of it disappearing never comes…

The artist of this work is Piet Mondrian. The ideas and themes he convoyed in his work were making art which is simplified down to the basic colors and elements. He used just the primary colors in many of his art pieces and basic shapes and lines. He wanted to simply the art into its basic vertical and horizontal elements. He is associated with the Dutch modern movement. He was influenced by both Picasso and Braque. He is employing the principles of organization and the elements of design…

in the 1920's. O'Keeffe also painted subjects that were icons of the Southwest when she moved to New Mexico. Whether her subjects were New York skyscrapers, enlarged details of flowers, bleached cow skulls, or adobe churches, they became icons of American art. Her abstractions have such tangible presence that they suggest forms in…

The Bird Artist is a classy book that depicts controversial and cruel romantic narratives on the backdrop of profound animosity and pardon. The book features Fabian Vas as the main character and storyteller who sketches and paints at the Witless Bay (Norman, 1995). Fabian Vas lived in an era where the cultural worldview informed the social trends. The moral law was at its apex. Various art movements emerged at the dawn of the twentieth century. According to Fabian, painting is a God given…