Claude Monet

Hello, and welcome to the St. Edward’s University Art Gallery. Today is an exhibition that reflects artwork that demonstrates the progressiveness of artist after moving past the more traditional and classical artwork. This audio guide will have you following along the paintings on the wall, and lastly the sculptures and models in the middle of the gallery. Watch your step and enjoy! Entering the gallery from the left door, looking to your right on the wall you will find Edvard Munch’s” Night in…

Daytime temperatures soared into the 90s this weekend, a sure sign that means summer’s right around the corner. My girls and I can’t wait! They’ve already started a summer bucket list and plan to read books, take hikes, and spend time with friends. Their enthusiasm motivated me to find quotes that will inspire us and your family to make the most of this season. 1. "And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that…

technology, the painter's understanding of light gradually in-depth, and the relationship between light and color is also more profound understanding, so this time the Western landscape painting color expression is more abundant. Through the works of Monet we can see the Western landscape painting on the color performance of the meticulous and beautiful. Art image is to express the communication between the heart and the outside world, "dare to use the stylized, decorative and exaggerated…

Post impressionism was an era of art that took place after impressionism. Post impressionism began in the early 1880s as a response to the previous era of art, known as impressionism. The post impressionism movement was caused by young artists and critics who wanted art pieces to have more focus on the subject matter of the piece, resulting in many artists placing more emphasis on the subject. Various art styles were created in this era, such as pointillism, a technique involving the use of dots…

It was a bright and early Halloween morning as I gear up to board the plane. I was about to leave on that cliché post college graduation trip to London. I left at 7:15pm from Boston. I ate half a bagel and I was ready to conquer the world, or at least London. I finally arrived across the pond and stepped my feet on the ground at 9 am. I hopped in my rental car and started towards my hotel, because I am ready to sleep. Jet lag had gotten to me. I finally arrived at Hostel 639. I decided…

Countless of times, I find myself wishing I was born earlier. Maybe it is because I have an old soul. Therefore, the past has a special allure to me, and I often turn to it to escape from our grim, day to day reality. Even though I’m well aware of all the benefits of living in the present day, I still can’t help myself feeling nostalgic when visiting old castles, attending medieval fairs or even reading books about Ancient Rome, lost civilizations or myths and mythology. Something comes alive…

Why do you need arts in your life? Art is developed in order to show the thought of the the people and express their feelings. Actually, high schools have the same images: a lot of students who want to become a doctor, engineers or lawyers. Those professions are very traditional and people earn a lot of money; however, high schools should require arts education because it can give some good benefits. The benefits of arts education are: it can help students to socialize, people can express better…

Over the Bike 30232 Teawoo Lim Cars brushed past me as I rode on a gray bike. It was a bit awkward and scary to ride a bike right next to automobiles. However, having ridden a bike for a year in Boston alleviated my fright. Boston’s public bike rental system—Hubway—was well organized: bike lanes were lined on sideways so that cars and bikes could move right next to each other. Before I moved to Boston, I knew bikes were a popular means of transportation. Thus, the first thing I did after I…

renowned work of art which illustrates a view of the port of Le Havre in north-western France is considered to be one of Monet’s “most poetic expressions”. The imagery of this work of art presents a focus on the calm feeling of a misty maritime scene. Monet incorporates a palette of mostly cool, dull colors into the painting with blues and grays, but also includes splashes of warm colors noticed in the sky and the red-orange sun. This usage of a noticeably bright color draws attention to the…

The godfather’s of animation and the - , How do they compare to one another?, How do they vary?. One might think the similarities between animation and painting is scarce, but when the traditional methods are brought to light can that still be considered as true?. When people aspire toward’s animation in today’s society, it often the bastions of traditional animation that capture the imagination, such as Studio Ghibli, founded by animator and director Hayao Miyazaki. The dedication by the…