Expressionism

Although only briefly mentioned in the course text book, Photo Sequence of Racehorse (1884-1885) created by Eadweard Muybridge is the second work deserving enough to be preserved at all costs. Edgar Degas’ paintings of racehorses were inspired by Muybridge’s experiments with stop-action photography. Degas was able to examine the anatomy and movement of a racehorse through the photographs taken by Muybridge. It wasn’t just artists influenced by Muybridge’s photo experiments. The world of art,…

1.Who was Johann Winckelmann, and what was his importance in the history of art? Johann Winckelmann was a German scholar who believed classical art triumphed over “natural” art that was popular in his time (Kleiner 784). He published works like History of Ancient Art (1764) which details different classical art works. However, the thing that set this piece apart from those before him is the fact that he organized less by biography and more by subject, style, and period (Kleiner 784) .…

Gerardo Martinez Visual Arts Extended Essay How did Vincent Van Gogh’s art style evolve through the years 1886-1890? Vincent Van Gogh is known for both his paintings and for his troubling life. Many of his paintings can be seen in museums all across the world and he has several famous paintings such as ‘’ The Starry Night’’, ‘’Café Terrace at Night’ ‘Irises’ ‘as well as several others. His work continues to inspire many artists including my self. I’ve always wondered if Van Gogh’s style we all…

Art has been around since the dawn of time (1). In some cultures, art is the only thing that has survived throughout the civilizations (1). Furthermore, art is a part of life, therefore it has developed over the years. So what is art anyway? Art is an incredible purpose or terrible nightmare. It is functional and nonfunctional, therefore certain art elements, such as texture and aesthetics give life and meaning or triumph and mischief to one’s artwork. For me, art is expression, and the…

The Nineteenth Century brought a new movement to the art world in the form of Impressionism. Impressionism is creating art with blurred images rather than defined lines. One of these Impressionist artists include Marie Bracquemond. Marie’s painting entitled Woman with an Umbrella consists of thin, blurred and controlled lines of pastel colors to intrigue art-lovers. The objective view of the painting remains clearly identifiable. In the middle of the painting is an average woman, wearing a soft…

Van Gogh biography The artist I am researching is Vincent Willem Van Gogh. He was born on March 30th 1853 in Zundert Netherlands. He died on July 29 1890, he was 37 years old when he died. He died at Auvers-Sur-Oise, France from a self inflicted gunshot wound. Van Gogh’s primary form of artwork was paintings. Almost all the paintings of his were oil paintings. His style of art was mostly scenery or things that he saw around him. Van Gogh struggled with mental illness and he remained poor and…

Van Gogh was born in Groot-Zundert, Netherlands on March 30, 1853. His fathers name was Theodorus van Gogh and his mother was Anna Cornelia Carbentus, who also was an artist. When Van Gosh reached the age of 15 his family struggled finically, because of this Vincent was made to leave school and get a job. His first job was at his Uncle Cornelis' art dealership, Goupil & Cie. Van Gogh could speak, English, French, German, and Dutch. He transferred to Groupil Gallery in London. While there, he…

vanitas: In the arts, vanitas is one of the symbolic work of art especially linked a still-life painting of a 17th-century Dutch genre containing symbols of death or change as a reminder of their inevitability, also it is connected with other places and periods. The word vanitas it is actually a Lation word means "vanity" and loosely translated agree to the meaninglessness of earthly life and the transient nature of all earthly goods and pursuits. As applied to vanitas art, the word is drawn…

Before writing this post, I read an article about abstract art discussing Piet Mondrian views on art. Mondrian was involved in the De Stijl art movement, an art style focused on isolating a single visual style that would appropriate to all aspects of modern life. The style resulted in implementing geometric blocks of primary colors and vertical and horizontal lines. Mondrian's art theories greatly affected his abstract art style & his quote about abstract art stuck out to me when looking at this…

“Every art should become science, and every science should become art,” (Heinrich von Schlegel). I think that this quote relates to comparing art and considering that comparing art is a science. All the colors that the artists used on both of the paintings were both different than each other. The Mona Lisa painted by Leonardo de Vinci didn’t have incredibly countless colors compared to Starry Night which was painted by Vincent van Gogh. Gogh’s Starry Night used mostly blue with hints of yellow,…