History of painting

Art is a influential mode of communication as it has the power to be a direct reflection of the cultural conditions surrounding the artist at the time of the arts creation. Art shows a side of history rarely portrayed in ancient textbooks. I has the ability to lay bare the subconscious opinions, values, and beliefs of individuals and cultures that the individuals and cultures do not even recognize in themselves. Think of artwork as a reflection of the difference between the soul and the mind.…

and the most demented rivalries of ideology. Yet, this did not affect his artwork. He never express his political opinion or experiences living throughout the horror of the 20th century, instead his painting were “the equivalent of an ideal place, sealed away from the assaults and erosions of history” ( Hughes, p.134). Matisse was inspired by Manet and Cezanne, and even kept a small Cezanne Bathers as his talisman. At around 1904 he got interested in the coloured dots of Seurat’s…

Compare and Contrast of Romanticism and Realism Romanticism replaced neoclassicism in the 1800-1900 century in France. Romantic artist abandoned traditional warmness and as an alternative reflected on the artist innermost feelings. The romantic artist images are composed of dark, romantic, mystery and thoughtfulness. They appreciated creativeness and exclusiveness above cleverness and talent instead of outdated methods, which concentrated closely on imitating the conventional ways. Furthermore,…

Cubism In the beginning of the 20th century, a visual art style , was created called Cubism. It was unlikely than others because they brought different views of subjects together in the same painting using angles, lines, and shapes. It was created by the French painter Georges Braque and the Spanish painter Pablo Picasso. Cubism comes from the word "cubes" that was given by Vauxcelles after he had seen the landscapes of Braque. Cubism was really popular after…

The artwork is displayed pretty spread apart from each other. It’s very spacious and you never feel crowded. Paintings are placed along the walls while sculptures are placed sporadically throughout the rooms. Some areas of the museum had themes, where artwork of similar history were put on display. You are able to walk which ever direction you’d like; the path isn’t predetermined for you. After viewing all of the displayed artwork, two pieces…

era, the realm of art was not left out of this. New artistic styles such as impressionism, post-impressionism, cubism, surrealism, and many other styles, introduced new ways of creating artwork for the modern period. This essay will discuss three paintings of this period, namely Henri Matisse’s Bonheur de Vivre (1906), Pablo Picasso’s…

lives. We live in a world made up of and by art, for instance, all around us we see paintings, architecture, sculpture, fashion, and even technology. However what is art really? How did it become such a big part of our lives? And what would our lives be without it? This research is to find out not only the answers to those questions, but to also dive deeper into art and its history. To find out about the history of art in the United States and Europe how they correlate and how they have…

Art is a way people express how they feel about, what is going on in the world and how they show their emotion. Art can come in so many different type of ways. Seeing the Value in Art means so much more than looking at a painting or a sculpture. When a person looks at a painting they have to have an open mind and an open imagination. Having these things will get you to the purpose of what the artist is trying to say. Art is one power tool that everyone has, but we use are art in a different way…

Judith Beheading Holofernes was painted in 1602, this painting of Judith beheading Holofernes by Caravaggio. Judith is a widow who charms the Assyrian general Holofernes first, then executes him at his camp. The painting was relived in 1950 and is now part of the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica collection located in Rome. Recognizing real Caravaggios is a little more complicated because he has a strange place in the history of art. He was notorious and famous in the 17th century and he enthused…

change, in which certain imagery continues to be used across history, or is changed overtime. Art pieces from different time periods can be compared and contrasted with each other, taking into account symbols that have been transformed or are still present in both pieces. Two paintings that show a great amount of continuity and transformations are The Third of May by Francisco Goya, and The Oath of the Horatii. Goya and David’s paintings are have many similarities in imagery and symbols, but…