History of painting

One of the elements of mise en scène is lighting. Wong Kar Wai uses different types of lighting to express character’s feeling. For example, the first scene starts from Mr.Chow is walking stairs with low-key illumination. The low-key illumination means “ to produce an image where much of the screen is in shadow ” (Stadler and McWilliam 24). In this scene expresses Mr.Chow’s life of emptiness. Another instance is when Mr.Chow and Mrs. Su go to the dark alleys, the light is a low-key illumination,…

The major difference between the Maestà and the Sistine Ceiling are the surfaces in which each painting was painted on. For example, the Maestà resides upon a flat, two-sided wall which allows for public viewing of one side while utilizing the opposite side for special occasions. This wall also serves as an altarpiece in the Cathedral of Siena, employing the flat surface to effectively divide the wall into an easily comprehensible story. Yet, with the Sistine Ceiling, painted upon the curved…

A Palette of Feelings Color- the property possessed by an object that produces different sensations on the eye as a result of the way the object reflects or emits light (Dictionary.com). In today’s society, we tend to disregard colors that are unappealing. We always go straight for the pretty blues or the elegant purples. As we come across colors that are dreary or as we refer some as “ugly”, we turn away and ignore them. Even though they might not be the most attractive exterior color, their…

One of Yves Tanguy’s most crucial paintings is Plusieurs ont Vécu (Many Have Lived) (see fig. 1). The medium is oil on canvas and it was painted in Paris is 1939, shortly before Tanguy moved to the United States. Today, this painting is located in the Yale University Art Gallery in New Haven, CT. The subject of this painting is isolation and is one of Tanguy’s most famous post apocalyptic landscapes. The subject of isolation relates to the feelings of exile Tanguy felt before moving to the…

was an unusually large altarpiece of the Nativity, authorized by Tommaso Portinari. In 1483, it was installed in the Portinari family chapel in Florence, where it had an impression on Florentine painters. Adoration of the Shepherds is the center painting in the Portinari altarpiece. The piece exposes the work of many artists because of the different lines, forms, and colors present.…

3. The colour Anderson's film is very expressive in colour application, which is one of the important reasons why his films are considered unique. Each of his films will almost always be a surrealist colour, but it won't be overblown and will blend in harmony with the entire film. First, colour recreates the old European environment and architecture. The film rarely uses coloured background light source; colour often passes the costume of the person and the prop in the scene presents. The use of…

Breaking Free The multi-media piece I created is called Breaking Free. In this piece I used ink to draw a small bird perched on a branch. I then used chalk in order to add colour to the piece by colouring the branch brown and adding a multi-colour effect to the bird. In the eye I incorporated a black piece of photo paper with hints on white. I choose to do this piece as it I feel it represents me entering this completely new experience of university. I decided to draw a bird because travelling…

place alongside the American Romantic period. This movement sought to highlight the beauty of natural landscapes through paintings and to accentuate the beauty of nature over industrial and societal progress. However, ancient ruins were of interest to Cole, and many of his European counterparts viewed America’s lack of ruins as a fault. As a result, Cole created the series of paintings, The Course of Empire to depict a landscape and the subsequent creation and destruction of an empire in that…

The two artworks that will be discussed in this essay is The Third Of May which is a oil painting made in 1814 by Francisco Goya and The Butcher Boys wish is a 3D, mixed media ( bone, clay, plaster etc.) sculpture made in 1984 by Jane Alexander. The Third Of May creates a very dull mood. The artist has chosen earth tones, and there is a strong contrast of dark and light within the artwork. This dramatic lighting is seen through the focal point; the young Spanish man with his arm's…

swinging doors, and internally smuggled two artworks by other artists. They are an untitled painting by Susan Weil and An Original Sturtevant flag painting by Elaine Sturtevant. The Circuit is sized 41.5 by 38.25 by 4.5 inches. This type of work incorporates diverse artworks, paints, printed reproductions, fabrics, oil and various readymade materials, which was later defined as Rauschenberg’s “combine painting”. Short Circuit challenged the boundaries within mediums, materials and the artistic…