Early Netherlandish painting

Chuck Close is a famous artist who draws huge portraits which he also uses photorealism (photorealism is a genre of art that ecompasses painting, drawing and other graphic media, in which an artist studies a photograph and then attempts to reproduce the image as realistically as possible in another medium). He is known for using that method on real life photographs. Chuck Close was born on July 5, 1940, in Monroe, Washington. Yes, Chuck close is still alive. In fact, he is about 76 years old.…

tell someone else, but that someone else walks away mid-story. You are that someone else, the artist is giving a story to a canvas, and if you don’t give the canvas the same amount of time that the artist gave it, you won’t hear the whole story. Paintings that are abstractions are the most important applicant to this rule. They are the hardest to understand and are never truly felt the first time you look at them. The title of this piece is called “Summer Image (For My Mother)” and is an…

drawn to Jesus. The painting might look like it is proportioned correctly, but in fact it is not. Jesus , who is seated, is the same size as the apostle standing on the left side of the painting. By making Jesus bigger than all the other apostles Leonardo is showing Jesus’s importance, something older artist did called hieratic perspective. Leonardo was always experimenting and his “Last Supper” is a result of his experimentation. Leonardo did not take the traditional route of painting on…

A Critique of Hunters and Warriors The painting Hunters and Warriors from Camille Rose Garcia's 'Snow White and the Black Lagoon' series is a colorful interpretation of the Snow White story, full of curves guiding the viewer's eye. Painted with acrylic, glitter and gold leaf on a 6' by 10' wood panel, this large scale artwork is packed with detail, taking advantage of the painting surface by letting the wood grain add texture through her paint. People, apples, hearts and animals all flow…

Cockcroft and Barnet-Sanchez: Interpretive space is important for a group because it is a symbol or sign just as a music and language. Cockcroft and Barnet-Sanchez said: “Since before the cave paintings at Altamira some 15,000 years before the Christ, wall paintings have served as a way of community people" (Cockcroft, Barnet-Sanchez, 303). Is it true to say that murals is artistic vehicle for educating, teaching religion. The United States supported for murals during the New Deal period, and…

On the subject of identity, Do Ho Suh and Shirin Neshat have successfully made names for themselves in the art world by being individuals. I find their works to be intriguing which is why I chose to compare them in this essay. Do Ho Suh is most commonly known for his intricate sculptures that defy scale in public spaces. On the other hand, Shirin Neshat, is best known for translating Iranian political unrest through the artistic lens. Do Ho Suh, born in Korea, believes in living…

The Senmut with princess Nefrua was a sculpture treats two bodies as a single cubic block. The cubic block gives an image of a woman and child, it is in 3D dimension, and it’s the form of metal. In this sculpture the line clearly shows the details of human head figure texture. It has hair, eyes, nose, ears, and mouth. Also underneath of the woman and child heads it was a big cubic that looks like represent the body of the two heads. The cubic has been carved with an ancient characters or symbols…

The Tahoe: A Visual Experience at the Nevada Museums of Art, celebrates and showcases two centuries of cultural and creative production of art and art history of Lake Tahoe, Donner Pass and surrounding Sierras. This exhibition is for the first time focusing on our local region instead of in conjunction with other national areas like Yosemite’s, Yellow Stone or the Grand Canyon. The goal of the exhibition is to allow future generations to celebrate and examine these areas, and their contribution…

In the famous painting “The Arnolfini Portrait” by Jan van Eyck, Giovanni is holding his wife’s hand in such a way, as if he is presenting her as his property or his treasure. Another point to be made about the painting is that Giovanna is facing towards her husband while posing, whereas Giovanni is facing towards the artist who is painting the picture and holding his hand up, which creates an idea for the viewer that he is the more dominant and of the most importance out of everyone and…

life into an old tired space. However, painting can be tricky and if not done correctly can result in unsightly blemishes, bubbling, and peeling. Here are the painting techniques most commonly used by professional painting services in Santa Rosa. Professional Prepping Can Make All the Difference The key to a beautiful paint job starts before you even open that first bucket of paint. Take time to properly prep the area and the end results will shine. Painting is messy, but there are things you…