History painting

By definition, the term “cubism” is explained as: “an early 20th century style and movement in art, especially painting, in which perspective with a single view point was abandoned and use was made of simple geometric shapes, interlocking planes, and later, collage.” Cubism was, in fact, one of the most influential visual art styles of the early twentieth century. While the Spaniard Pablo Picasso (1181-1973) and the Frenchman Georges Braque (1882-1963) created the idea behind cubism, it was the…

Malasia”. “El Brujo de Malasia” is an art piece from the Mexican artist Sergio Hernandez. “El Brujo de Malasia” is a painting composed of oil and sand on a linen fabric. The style by which Sergio Hernandez created his masterpiece is abstract expressionism; even though the abstract expressionist movement ended in the mid 1960’s, the movement became an inspiration for Hernandez. The painting appears…

people and objects are abstract as if they were taken apart and rearranged. Pablo Picasso finished the cubist, still life painting, Fan, Salt Box, Melon in 1909. This painting, in particular, was made with oil on canvas. Another influential artist of the 20th century, Georges Braque finished his cubist painting Guitar and Bottle of Marc on a table in 1930. This particular painting was…

for its traditional arts in addition to its contemporary pop culture. Asian lineages consist of the Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Cambodian, and Indonesian descendants. There is significant diversity amongst and surrounding the group’s history, language, and demographic including, education, population, income, religion, and occupation. (Ethnic Variation/Ethnicity - Asian Families, n.d.) Family Familiarity of a culture 's family orderliness is prerequisite to appreciation of a…

view things differently. A certain painting may beautiful to me but it may or may not be the same for others. We see art everyday and the ones that inspire us, reflect who we are today. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City is a place where I love to go and explore. My art history class helped me love art more. My favorite painting there is by an Impressionist artist named Claude Monet. His “Rouen Cathedral: The Portal (Sunlight)” has so much history and geniuses behind it. Monet…

recognisable and generally understood, it is much a part of popular culture as art history. Pop Art had a great number of artists who explored their work through this movement. One artist being David Hockney, who is an English Pop/Modernist Artist, draughtsman, printmaker, stage designer and photographer born in 1937 Bradford, UK. During the Pop Art movement, Hockney painted his most recognisable and significant paintings, his swimming pool artworks that he is widely known for, one being “A…

taken the throne after the French had been driven out of Spain. This work’s dimensions are 8' 9" x 12' 4" painted with oil on canvas. Guernica was painted later in 1937 by Pablo Picasso as a piece for the Spanish Pavilion at the World’s Fair. This painting was created with oil on canvas with dimensions reaching 11’6” x 25’8”. While Goya and Picasso took radically different approaches to depicting the emotional affects of war they each experienced, Picasso’s Guernica drew influences from Goya’s…

The Impressionist Movement: Edgar Degas and Mary Cassatt Throughout history, art has acted as a medium of expression for many of the political and social issues that surrounded the artists. Artworks inspired new art movements, and other times it was the political and social circumstances that brought on a new range of artists and styles. The 19th century moved through many art movements, but one that dominated most of the late 19th century was Impressionism. Impressionism was an art style that…

solely based the paintings meaning around both her emotional and physical pain that she endured both during and after her accident; as well as the pain she dealt with from her husband. Unfortunately at the young age of 17 Kahlo was hit by a bus, causing her to not only break her spinal column, torso and leg, but nearly lose her life (http://www.theartwolf.com/self-portraits/kahlo-self-portrait.htm) At first glance you will be able to recognise that every element of the painting has been…

the exhibit ends with a couple of paintings using impressionism to show the overall change in color, technique, and insight of art. Curating pieces and placing them in a chronological order, viewers are able to see the transformation from one style to another with new advancements in the art world due to the Industrial Revolution happening during this time. While I am not the curator myself I believe that the intended audience of the museum are artists and history buffs interested in the…