Cave painting

Taylor Bieschke Image Making II Yousuf Karsh Yousuf Karsh is a portrait photographer. He is best known for his shots of Winston Churchill, Ernest Hemmingway and Audrey Hepburn. He was asked to shoot countless icons in film, politics, and literature during his time as a photographer. Yousuf was often asked to take photos of his subjects. Only early is his career did he have to ask to take his photos, but once the iconic shot of Winston Churchill was printed by Life, he no longer had to go out…

There are many artists well recognized around the world for the marvelous works they have done as individuals. The two artists that caught my eye in the early stages of the course were Tom Otterness and Magdalena Abakanowicz. Their artwork just stood out the most among their colleagues to me. In this essay, I shall speak about their backgrounds and some of their artworks that they have produced throughout the years. Tom Otterness was born in Wichita, Kansas in 1952. He moved to New York City in…

This painterly device, in which the color of the horizon of the sky turns out to be more dull and dry, is known as aerial perspective and was utilized by Renaissance artist to make the fantasy and illusion of profundity in landscape scenes. The painting shows that Jesus Christ interceded the table, his twelve messengers are arguing with each other about who among them had double-crossed and betrayed him. On the dinning…

of the ghostly angels above. The painting shows a dominant characteristic of Tintoretto’s, the recession of the table cutting the picture and creating an illusion of rapid spatial movement (Adams 374). This use of dramatic perspective was mixed with the unusual artistic device of the ‘exploding center’ (Murray et al 608). The focal point of this image, Jesus and his halo, appear as a sort of explosion in the receding calmness of the rest of the image. The painting is dominated by darkness, the…

Biography, 2nd ed. 17 Vols. Gale Research, 1998. BIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) was an Italian painter, sculptor, architect, engineer, and scientist. He was one of the greatest minds of the Italian Renaissance, and his influence on the painting of the following generations was enormous. Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452, near the village of Vinci about 25 miles west of Florence. He was the illegitimate son of Ser Piero da Vinci, a prominent notary of Florence, who…

The painting is a intricate portrait of a woman by Renaissance artist Rafael Sanzio. The woman shares many similarities to the woman in many of Raphael’s other paintings and almost seem to be the same person. The painting has a lifelike feel not only because of her warm, yet, captivating eyes, but, because of the intricate detail in her attire. His way of accentuating each and every detailed crease, the perfect contrast of light which not only shows the detail of her dress, but, adds the…

and organized them under 4 categories; painting, architecture, mechanics, and human anatomy. One famous painting that showed his understanding of art and science was the "Vitruvian Man". Many know this painting as the painting with a man inside both a square and a circle. In 1495, da Vinci was asked to paint "The Last Supper" on the back wall of a dining hall inside the monastery of the Santa Maria delle Grazie. It took him 3 years to complete. This painting shows the biblical moment when Jesus…

protective over his notes that he wrote from backwards and from right to left so no one knew what he was writing about. He called it mirror writing this is how he protected his notes or ideas from being stolen by the kingdoms. Leonardo is known for two paintings,”The Last Supper” and “The Mona Lisa.”…

Raphael was in Florence, he was admiring many artists, such as Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and also Fra Bartolmmeo. He combined all the techniques and skills that he has earned and made it into his own personal design. During this period, his paintings were La Madonna del Granduca, Madonna del Giardino, Holy Family with the…

in a band. Johannes studies education and philosophy at the University of Innsbruck in Austria. Johannes attends many social projects where he combines his music with his art work. Johannes also develops his work without reference to other body painting artists or their work. in 2009 Johannes also secured a place for himself at the international bodypainting Festival in Austria and he took part for his first time. The following years Johannes received many awards like, winner of the North…