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Chuck Close Essay When it comes to a Chuck Close and one of his paintings you can barely tell the difference between it and a photograph. He is an artist who creates large photo realistic portraits using specially made tools and equipment because he has a blood clot in his spine. Chuck Close has had many obstacles in his life that he has had to overcome such as his many health issues and that inspires people to always look on the bright side. Chuck Close was born July 5th, 1940 in Monroe…

Caravaggio: Michelangelo Merisi (1571-1610) more famously known as Caravaggio, was a revolutionary figure in European art. Diverging from the idealized figures of the High Renaissance, and the elongated and distorted proportions of Mannerism, Caravaggio invented his own unique style of painting that would later birth the Baroque. The three paintings, the Boy Bitten by a lizard (1593-1594), The Supper at Emmaus (1601), and Salome receives the Head of John the Baptist (1609-1610), demonstrate…

allow the individual to express themselves and how they affect their audience. Both painting and writing allow the artist or writer to express their individuality. In painting they express themselves through their artwork. Whether it is on a huge canvas or…

from ZACH MURDOCK, a local rancher. Through a mix-up, the antique store purchased his ninety-two-year-old grandmother’s beloved painting. GRAN believes the artwork has the power to transport a person to another time. Zach’s committed to returning the canvas to her by Christmas day. Hoping to patch up the sales blunder, Madison…

The content of this poem is just as significant as its form. Williams makes art historical analysis his subject. He looks over the whole poem explaining the pertinent details and compositional arrangements. This practice really highlights the flow between words and pictures. The reader can either read the poem first and then look at the painting, look at the painting and then read the poem, or even simultaneously look at the painting and read the poem. Each one of those options creates a…

Elizabeth Ross is the owner of a dance company in Birmingham called DANCEe. Last year, she choreographed a performance based on the storybook Where The Wild Things Are. This performance was a combination of contemporary “modern” dance and hip-hop. Both of these styles are very misunderstood, and many people do not consider them as actual dance. Both styles are legitimate art. They have a lot of hard work put into them, and can bring you some type of enjoyment. That enjoyment can be emotional or…

The Extraordinary Beauty behind Patience I chose to do my paper on the colorful and extraordinarily detailed titled “Dhrtarastra (Dharma King of the East Direction) with 16 Attendants” by Shashi Dhoj Tulachand. This work of art was created in the most beautiful and inspiring way, which is why I choose this story to talk about. Shashi is also known as Guru Nawang Chhogyall Tenzin, he is a 69 year- old spiritual leader of the Chhairo Gompa, a branch of Tibetan Buddhism. He is a master of thangka…

Many symbolic things display who a person is and how they are. Personally I am a lot of things. I am a sister, daughter, student and an artist. The list goes on and on. However, I believe everyone has one thing in their life that truly defines who they are, and who they would have been without it. I am a Texan girl through and through, from my sweet tea to the red dirt on the bottoms of my shoes. Around my ninth year of life I had to take a large amount of responsibility on my shoulder’s. At…

Pop Art is a popular art movement that came from Britain in the mid 1950’s. It later came to the United States around the same time period. A lot of artists moved up into the pop art stage. For example Eduardo Paolozzi and Richard Hamilton were artists from Britain. United States pop artists were Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns. Pop art was often used back then in newspapers and magazines and advertising. This created a challenge to artists who used traditions of fine art because Pop art…

‘I paint myself because I am so often alone and because I am the subject I know best’; This quote by Mexican surrealist Frida Kahlo expresses the importance of the ‘self portrait’ and how critical they are to understanding an artist. They are the form in which many artists have come to be remembered, offering insights into their lives, surroundings, and even their state of mind. Self portraits have been used throughout time to advertise artistic skills, to practise craft, to explore their inner…