Cubism

He was someone who dreamed his painting and painted his dream. As a young child, Michelangelo wished to be an artist, but his wish did not match his family's business. At the age of 13, Michelangelo's father sent him to an art workshop in Florence, and after only one year of being there, Michelangelo was offered a life changing opportunity which marked the beginning of his professional artistic career. Today, Michelangelo is known as the "father and master of all the arts", his work is wildly…

The Group of Seven is recognized by their singular pieces of art work. The individuals of the Group of Seven are ultimately the most celebrated artists in Canadian History. The fine artwork of the Group of Seven went far further than showcasing their talent. This group began with a number seven members, hence the name, Group of Seven, but as they continued as a group they eventually grew to include ten artists (1). The Group of Seven launched with artists, Franklin Carmichael, Lawren Harris, A.Y…

Wassily Kandinsky was one of many influential artists during the Expressionist Movement. This movement lasted 20 years, from 1905 to 1925. This time period holds few historical significances, which influenced expressionism very much so. The end of World War I left Europe in ruins. Many people fluttered to America to escape the warfare. Artists began to express happy thoughts through painting to hopefully bring joy into one's lives. Kandinsky's contribution of paintings filled with shapes and…

Claude Monet was a leading founder in the art movement Impressionism, which focused on capturing light on its changing qualities and natural forms. Impressionism gradually builds up its own ideas and painting ways: artists provide the most accurate record of what is seen using a quickly painted oil sketch; they adopt new techniques which were short and broken brushstrokes, pure unblended colors and effects of lights changing; also they have a unique ability to see the world freshly. (Stokstad…

Talents have helped most people in getting inner satisfaction while still earning good money for survival. Over the history, several people up to date have been reaping great from their talents. There is no single talent when well used, cannot bring great returns to the individual.Most stars in the world have placed great work on their talents to reach where they are today. Major stars have talents in leadership, art, and athletics among others. Salvador Dali is one great painter over history…

Diego Rivera was forty-one years old when Frida and him first got to know each other. He was born Diego Maria de la Concepcion Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera Acosta y Rodriguez on December 8, 1886 in Guanajuato, Mexico. His father was a school teacher and his mother own a candy store. Diego was considered a prodigy from a young age. When he was ten years old, he demanded that he be sent to an art school. He continued his elementary education during the day and went to a prestigious art…

Interesting facts about Joseph Cornell 1. Joseph Cornell a New York native was an independent artist who began his career in the field of art in the early 1930’s and also continued into the late 1950’s. 2. Cornell worked with in several different types of works. He first began building his collage boxes; he built three dimensional sculptures, and he also painted murals using fresco styles of paints. 3. 4. He had four different styles, he used abstraction, he was a modernist, a surrealist and…

Angel Otero was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico and lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. All of his work is somehow influenced from his personal life. The sculptures he made were inspired by his grandmother and the life lessons she gave him during his childhood. Otero’s still life is a series of early paintings and are related from his teenage and his homeland. Otero used his transfer painting to give a picture of the landscapes of his home country. Otero used different materials for…

Francisco Goya was a Spanish romantic painter. He was known for his disruptive work and royal paintings. Goya’s paintings, drawings, and engravings reflected modern historical disturbances during his time (Harris-Frankfort 1). Goya had influenced Romantics of the early 1800s, with his skill of capturing dramatic moments and using his fantastic imagination (Stokstad 1). Goya’s paintings went from lighthearted and jolly to deeply pessimistic (Vorrhies 1). Francisco Goya was born on March 30,…

Art is a great topic to converse and talk about because art is everywhere and it defines us all whether we realize it or not art is upon us and describes our ways and the story of our live's. Throughout art's history in old Spain there were two famous painters who enjoyed art known as the great and famous Picasso and Velázquez. As a matter of fact these two famous painters painted things for a reason and that reason was to tell the world the stories of their live's through drawing and paintings…