Art education

How to Be a Good Photographer? “Photograph: a picture painted by the sun without instruction in art” –Ambrose Bierce. The perception of a beautiful painting is projected from the artist’s mind, feeling and mood; and a major part in completing the artists vision is the way he places the object in his art. Contrary to that some of the most beautiful pictures happen when objects naturally fall into place alas the natural movement of the sun from east to west can create many beautiful versions of…

Through art of investigation Sacks discovers the people that are featured in his essays by looking at them more then case studies. For this book Sacks often had to travel to very far destinations. He made it a point to travel outside the hospital setting, to interact…

to go to the St. Louis Art Museum. I found this to be the perfect place for me to find a piece to write my paper on. I fought over which piece I should write on as I found several that caught my eye. From Van Gough’s paintings to sculptures by local artist, I finally settled on Max Beckmann’s Large Picture of Women—Fisherwomen. In the piece I was able to analyze the work in terms of form and content, describe, interpret, and evaluate his piece. I found this work of art in St. Louis, Missouri…

“Art is defined as the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination. Producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power.” (Oxford Dictionary, 2015). Two artists, Leo Sewell and Betsy Youngquist, both show their imagination and innovation through very different art works. Both of these artists are now known worldwide because of their use of everyday junk objects to create their marvellous artworks. The use of everyday items such as old toys or…

When Claude Debussy composed his piece, La Mer (Movement II, Play of the Waves) between 1903 and 1905, he found inspiration in Katsushika Hokusai’s artwork, The Great Wave off Kanagawa. Because the song is based off of artwork, one with expect for it to be programmatic, and it meets those expectations. The title, La Mer, is customary for absolute music because it is telling of the idea that will be produced in the music. The music then follows through with the title by audibly depicting the sea…

Academie Julian, he was under the academic realist William-Adolphe Bouguereau. During this period of his life, he came to admire greatly the work of Francois Millet, and embraced Impressionism as his literary tool. He was admitted into the Ecole des Beaux Arts. At the end of 1891, he returned to Philadelphia and began teaching at the Philadelphia School of Design for Women. Henri got greatly influenced and recognised his love for Impressionism, calling it a "new academicism." He urged his…

The floor scrapers is an oil painting that was done by Gustave Caillebotte, who was a French Impressionist. The painting measures 40.2 inches by 57.7 inches or 102 by 146.5 centimeters. In the year 1894, the Caillebotte’s family originally gave the painting to Muse du Luxembourg where in was later moved to Muse d’Orsay in Paris in the year 1986. This paper aims at doing thorough conceptual analysis on the painting named “The Floor Scrappers” by Gustave Caillebotte. The young painter…

Mary Cassatt was a renowned American painter who created a famous painting known as “The Letter”. At first glance, it portrayed an older women sitting at a desk simply mailing out a letter. After analyzing the painting for some time, I uncovered more then what was seen at first glance. The painting is very unique and was difficult to interpret in the beginning. When I visually analyzed the painting, I saw an older Japanese woman wearing traditional Japanese attire while sitting at what looks…

All art forms are important to a culture because the music, the sculptures, the paintings, etc., all help form and differentiate each culture from another. Therefore, I disagree with the statement that visual artists are more important to a culture than performing artists because they create permanent work of art because both works of art can cause people to reflect on their lives, can bring enjoyment, and both can allow people to experience and interpret the art in their own way. It shouldn’t…

How did an increased interest in theosophy in the 19th century influence the direction of modern art? Theosophy, as a philosophical belief system, can be traced back to ancient times. Through her two part Isis Unveiled (1877), and her theosophical society, Russian Born Mme Helena Blavatsky, a religious mystic, played a huge part in reinstating the dogmas of theosophy into the art world. Isis Unveiled was written during a time of significant change around the globe. In 1859 Charles Darwin…