History of painting

he was born in England in 1801, his family moved to America while he was in his teens (2016). He then became a wood engraver and then joined his father’s wallpaper business. Shortly after leaving the family business for the second time to pursue painting his work began to attract attention (Avery, 2009). Three of his landscapes were noticed by artists Colonel John Trumbull, Asher B. Durand, and William Dunlap discovered his work in 1825 and they proceeded to find him patrons. Through these three…

The second cover shows a cover of F. Scott Fitzgerald's book “The Great Gatsby”. The author's name is given at the very top, written in black in front of a white background. A little below stands the title in a bigger writing. The text is in two different fonts and in a sloping order. The first word is written in black, the next one in red and the last one in white. Behind the title you can see a bird's eye view of a black area which seems to consist of ashes. A yellow car has driven through…

The show titled Split Complementary shows a collection of recent works by artist Dianna Frid and Richard Rezac in conjunction with a variety of objects from the DePaul Art Museum’s permanent collection. Rezac’s work in based on sculptural pieces and drawings while Dianna Frid central focus is on mixed media. The objects in the permanent collection vary from books and photographs to historical artifacts. The exhibit explores the idea of juxtaposing the work of both artists while adding the…

listening to the video, it me feel at peace and gave me a feeling of joy because I was looking at all Van Gogh’s successful artwork that he created while facing adversity. One painting that stuck out to me that I like is “Starry Night Over the Rhone”, he painted the painting in 1888 in Arles. It was one painting of a four-painting…

recreate a painting by Van Gogh, an artist I have always admired for his distinctive technique and variety of works; and the picture I chose was one of the seven paintings by him in the series of "The Sunflowers". Unlike the original painting, which was painted with oils on canvas, I decided to use a different type of paints, acrylics; a technique with which I am familiar uy and enjoy it more than others. This was a big challenge because most observe details that are achieved in painting, as…

At the beginning of the 20th century, World War 1 had begun and with it came a new feeling for life and art. The question that had come about in life was, what exactly makes art...art? During each of the different artistic eras there are always transitional artists, those who lead the world into another direction. An example during the early 20th century is Marcel DuChamp (1887-1968). DuChamp spoke his mind and looked beyond the visual constraints that artists were placing on themselves at that…

The artist that influenced me to create the project I am presenting today is Romare Bearden. Due to the fact, he didn’t learned new techniques and mediums as an artist, but by his life personal experiences. Many of his work had a eye connection in the middle of one’s point of view, many types of geometric shapes, and had an linear and semi-abstract style (Patchwork Quilt). He also had struggled with two artistic sides of himself: his background as “a student of literature and of artistic…

Pelletier began painting as a way to lose himself. At least in his mind, art has the power to take him away from the concrete, cold surroundings of his cell, even if just for moments. However, it did not take long for him to see that painting gave him more than an imaginary vacation, but a reason for existing. Art literally saved his life from dissipating through the cracks of the justice system. The path to discovering his talent began many moons before prison or his first painting. Michael…

James Gillray in 1792 painted a painting called A Voluptuary under the horrors of Digestion. A voluptuary is a person who gives into self indulgence in luxury or gratification of the senses. The Voluptuary painting is of a prince. The prince is sitting down in a chair by a table with a mess of food upon it. Also there are many things on the floor and many empty bottles of various liquids laying around. Now if people were to consider him as a king there are criteria he would have to meet. He…

Normally, a painted desert scene and a horse sculpture don’t have very many things in common, if at all. In Passover, Dennis Blagg has created a stunning and realistic painting. In contrast, Hina, sculpted by Deborah Butterfield is an extraordinary sculpture of a resting horse. While the pieces are different art forms, they both convey the beauty of organic forms in nature. Dennis Blagg is an extremely talented artist in the Southwest area, particularly the Big Bend National Park region of…