Iconography

The work of art I have chosen for this week’s discussion is Sun Mad by Ester Hernandez. When reviewing the work of art I start with the actual picture of the women in the bonnet and looking at the symbolism behind her body. The motif that I see running through the picture is that of frustration with the words “mad, unnaturally, insecticides, miticides, herbicides, and fungicides”. The maid is a skeletal image of what appears to be that of a migrant worker carrying grapes as is often seen in the…

and King Kong. It is evident that the adventure genre changed in the classical era to provide viewers with an escape from the then daily stresses and as a result entertain them with worlds of fantasy, such as seen in the myths, conventions, and iconography of King Kong. This film is an epitome of the escapism theme in the classical era. Peter Jackson, the director of a later rendition of the King Kong story, comments, “It was the perfect piece of escapism…I was transported into this amazing…

Caravaggio and Caravaggisti in 17th-Century Europe Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio was one of the most imitated artists in history. A lot of artists from around the world considered themselves to be his followers. Caravaggio never liked the imitation of his style but he was unable to stop it from happening. Artists like Baglione, Carlo Saraceni, and Guercino imitated his style for only a short period of their careers while others dedicated their lives to imitate him. The quality of his work…

devices like chiaroscuro, perspective, and foreshortening—just as the male artists were doing at the same time. As one delves deeper into the iconography present in the piece, words from Mary D. Garrard’s “Artemisia Gentileschi’s Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting” help make a viewer, a knowing viewer. In her article she states (talking about the iconography present), “a golden chain around her neck with a pendant mask which stands for imitation, unruly locks of hair which symbolize the…

and meditate. Whilst there are gatherings such as Five for Friday, every Friday morning throughout Lent, and mass in the chapel every Tuesday morning these events could be used more effectively to enhance the spirituality of Terrace. The use of iconography around the school, for example the Celtic Cross placed in the centre of the school, is a constant reminder to all students and teachers of Terrace’s history with the Christian Brothers and that we are foremost a Catholic school in the Edmund…

Jacks descent into insanity. The sound attribute is very suspenseful throughout the film as well, during the opening scenes, and throughout the movie, very suspenseful music is played which is a typical convention of the horror genre. The films iconography employs props such as an axe, a wave of blood, and Jacks menacing insane face. The narrative structure is also typical for the most part for that the protagonist survives the antagonist. For example, Wendy and her son, Danny, end up escaping…

Romance, Fantasy, Mystery, Psychological, Historical, etc. The repertoire of elements, identified by Nick Lacey, is the characteristics or conventions for categorising genres, which contains five major factors; iconography, characters, settings, style, and narrative structure. Iconography is the images, tools, or features which are presented in the movie, the meaning is sent through these objects such as spaceships and high-technology tools in Science-Fiction films. Stereotyped characters, there…

When you think about an ideal pharaoh with warrior-like attributes, you most likely aren’t thinking about a woman. In this case, Co-Ruler and Pharaoh, Hatshepsut was a ruler who gained a legacy that many will remember. Historians say, 1 “Hatshepsut was only the third woman to become pharaoh in 3,00 years of ancient Egyptian history, and the first to attain the full power of the position”. Hatshepsut’s story of reigning was different than most would have had. She was the daughter of King…

The name of the work is The Hudson River School by Thomas Cole. It is a combination of Romanticism and Nationalism. It was made on the ground which is material that is used to support canvas or panel. The ground of this painting was consisted of a layer of underpaint in a white or tinted hue. The color of the ground unifies the artist's varied color palette. This work has a use of atmospheric perspective. By depicting the far away mountains as hazy and gray, the valuable tool of atmospheric…

The rich iconography of the painting offers a plentiful range of colorful, almost idealized, images of childhood abundance. The toy racing car, soccer balls and the white picket fences project an image of plenty in suburban America. “When I made The Lost Boys, I really…