Expressionism

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Do you know what impressionism means? A lot of artists are Impressionists, which developed in the 1960s in Paris. It is a style of painting mainly with French artist. Impressionist painting seeks to recreate the artist’s or viewer’s observation of a scene. It characterized by outlines from small brushstrokes of different colors. In impressionist paintings, pastel colors are frequently used. One of a popular impressionist painter is Pierre-Auguste Renoir, who is best known…

Your Name Professor Name Subject Name 04 September 20XX Vincent van Gogh as a Mad Genius Vincent van Gogh is celebrated as one of the most influential Western artists in history, but he is also one of the most complex. Born in the mid 1800s in the Netherlands, van Gogh spent the first portion of his life intent on studying theology but turned to art only a decade or so before his death. While he created over two thousand pieces of artwork that are revered today, he was not considered a famous…

In this essay I will be explaining to you about Dadaism.Also I will explain to you about the lives and the chances Hannah Hoch marcel and suzanne Duchamp took in their artwork. Dadaism was a art movement that started in the 20th century. Dadaism mostly started because of world war one. No one truly knows where Dadaism started.There are different forms of art for dadaism such as “poetry, photography, sculpture, paintings and collages.”(1) Suzanne Duchamp was born in a artistic family she was…

Passions, Strengths, and Vulnerabilities I have a passion for painting and drawing. I love creating; it is an outlet for self-expression and simply, something I love to do. I enjoy making signs, tables and barn doors too. I can adapt my creative ability to different aspects of my life. This enables me to see life’s adversity as a challenge to my creativity and not as an insurmountable obstacle. I also feel that music can have the ability to comfort, heal and help individuals find their…

David May Kucharski Drawing I Due: December 5th Vincent Van Gogh Vincent Van Gogh is most commonly known for his style of “impasto” which is a technique where paint, usually oil paint is laid on thickly and sometimes in layers so that the paint strokes are visible to the viewer. However, throughout his lifetime, Van Gogh experimented with many different styles and techniques. Some of those being oil paintings, watercolors, drawings, and sketches. But even within these different styles, one…

Paul Cézanne’s painting, The Large Bathers, has influenced many artists, particularly those that include nude figures in their work. This essay will describe how two of those artists in particular, Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso, have been inspired by and broken free of this particular Cézanne painting; their works to be discussed are Bonheur de Vivre (Joy of Life) and Les Demoiselles d’Avignon, respectively. Flam (2012) described The Large Bathers as having no emotion, nor having a polished…

When you’re born and raised on a tiny island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, you don’t get to experience all four seasons like, colorful fall leaves, thick white snow, and blooming flowers. However, on a small island the one advantage you have is being able to watch the sunrise in the east and watch the sunset on the west all in one day. Having the ability to watch the sunrise and sunset as a child all the way up until now I have grown an obsession with nature. I love to watch the sunrise…

These friends, later joined by others such as Degas and Renoir, shared painting techniques, collaborated on projects, and encouraged each other when their work was rejected by art critics. There were points in which almost all the members of their group would be refused by the Salon, while a few were accepted. “Pissarro became…opposed to the standards of the École des Beaux-Arts and the Academy throughout the 1860s, and he occasionally took part in lively debates with younger artists such as…

“As a question of architectural ambition, art museums are the new churches…” Jason Fargo states his point rather decisively. But what would induce one to agree? How does Fargo present his case in a way which attracts the reader to both continue reading and eventually, support his statement. Fargo targets an assortment of points with intelligent wordage, elaborate historical background, evidence, and emotional appeal. He paints us a picture to gaze upon, and, eventually, praise. Pathos:…

Painted in 1891 by Paul Gauguin, “Tahitian Women” (also known as “Tahitian Women on the Beach”) is very popular oil on canvas painting. It features both bold vibrant colors, as well as many subdued tones. Other notable aspects of this painting include its visual texture, the people portrayed, and the overall subject matter. Although there may be some story behind this artwork, it is up to the viewer to decide what they believe the piece is about. Focusing on the colors, it is obvious that some…