Cubism

The most famous work of Man Ray is recognized as "The violin of Ingres", became iconic images of the twentieth century. I pose for this picture of Kiki de Montparnasse notorious (Kiki de Montparnasse) - muse of famous artists of Paris. The work of Man Ray - something like a photographic pun, "untranslatable play on words", and accurate manner. "Ingres violin" - the literal translation of the French idiom violon d'Ingres (literally, it was his "strong point", his weakness, his favorite pastime).…

The two art works being discussed are similar in many aspects. The first painting The Kiss was created by a man named Gustav Klimt in 1907. This painting is oil and gold leaf on canvas and is about 5’ 10”- 5’ 10”. The Kiss was created in Vienna, Austria and was a reflection of his own personal life and that of his lover (Janson 921). The painting is now currently located at the Osterreichische Galerie Belvedere in Vienna, Austria. The second painting being compared to Klimt’s The Kiss is Edvand…

Born in Beijing in 1920 to a family of Song imperial descendant, Zao Wou-ki grew up in Dantu, Jiangsu Province and spent his childhood learning calligraphy and Chinese literati traditions. Zao’s father was an amateur painter and his grandfather a former naval gunner of the late Qing Dynasty and a devoted Daoist disciple. Since Zao was still a child, the Daoist thoughts, a theme that would permeate throughout his oeuvre, had been rooted in his mind when he just started exploring the world of art.…

The artist I picked was Diego Rivera. Rivera was born on December 8th, 1886 and died on November 24th, 1957. Born in Guanajuato, Mexico and deceased in Mexico city at the age of 71. Rivera was a Mexican Artist that made beautiful and inspiring murals. In his youth, he went to Paris for art school. He met many popular artists from his time there. He was very accomplished in making so many famous murals. Some of the murals he made were on public buildings and were made for the poor. A lot of…

Edgar Degas was a French painter known for his paintings, sculptures, prints and drawings. The painting The Dance Class, painted in 1874, was one of his most famous works because it was one of the most ambitious ones. Degas had used perspective to create an illusion of a three dimensional world. Light and shadow also play a significant role in introducing the painting as three dimensional. While the painting is static, one may focus on how gentle the movements are painted. For example, it…

As St. Thomas is one of the top shopping and culture destinations in the Caribbean, few travelers are surprised to find that the island is home to a vibrant art gallery scene devoted to the work of both local and international artists. However, few travelers are aware that one of the most influential painters of the last two centuries worked extensively in St. Thomas. Camille Pissarro, one of the driving forces of the Impressionism, was born in St. Thomas and spent much of his youth documenting…

Matisse’s Bonheur de Vivre, Picasso’s Les Demoiselles d’Avignon, and Paul Cezanne’s The Bathers all depict scenes of nudes, but in very different ways. Matisse builds upon Cezanne’s use of color and form to depict his own interpretation of bathers while Picasso uses color in his depiction of a nude scene in a very different way. Paul Cezanne’s, Large Bathers, depicts a moment in time as impressionist’s were apt to convey with their work. However, the women shown are drawn abstractly.…

Henri Matisse was a revolutionary and influential artist of the early 20th century, best known for his expressive color and form of his Fauvist style. Henri Matisse was born December 31, 1869, in Le Cateau in northern France. During a 6 decade career, he worked in all media, from painting to sculpture to printmaking. Although his subjects were traditional—nudes, figures in landscapes, portraits, interior views—his revolutionary use of brilliant color and exaggerated form to express emotion made…

Olympia is a painting by Édouard Manet, first exhibited at the 1865 Paris Salon Manet depicts a nude woman positioned in a similar pose to Titian’s “Venus of Urbino” (1538) – however, instead of painting a goddess, he shows a high class prostitute, making it a mockery. The model, Victorine Meurent, was working at the time the painting was first exhibited, which may have led to a few blushes since a few of the men had likely met her before. The painting depicts a nude white woman lying on a bed…

In the 20th century, new artistic styles sprang up all over the European continent, whereas many gifted painters executed numerous sensational works of art that not only shock the world, but also started an aesthetic revolution which represented a landmark in art history. It was headed by Fauvism leader Paul Cézanne, and then avant-garde artist Henri Matisse, as well as the pioneering Cubist Pablo Picasso. In my opinion, Paul Cézanne was the true begetter of modern art and a major influence in…