Impressionism

The Renaissance period known as “Rebirth” was a period of time in which literature and art were highly valuable, some of today's most valuable art pieces were created during this era. Before the Italian Renaissance it was the Gothic age, art during the Gothic age if very different from that of the art of the Renaissance. The Gothic age began during the Middle Ages, when religion was very important and daily life was revolved around God. The style of Gothic was mainly seen in architecture, many…

During the early to late 1860’s landscapes were becoming more hyper-realistic due to the expansion of America with the Louisiana purchase. Artists were hired to go out with these brave colonials and paint the landscapes of this undiscovered region. What came back was absolutely breath taking. Even though this was a ploy to get people from the 13 colonies to migrate west, it was a successful one. Two of the artists chosen were Albert Bierstadt and Frederic Church, both painters by trade and both…

Let me simply state the central, polemical move in this book. I suggest a new route to the paintings of Delacroix, one that does not start with his Salon début, the Dante and Virgil in Hell (1822), but rather begins with an examination of the 1824 Salon. This context included works by artist who are now obscure – Xavier Sigalon, Leon Cogniet – and it was filled with critical voices of enduring and yet neglected relevance for French painting, such as the novelist Stendhal (Henri Beyle) and…

The work of art I chose to discuss this week is, Equestrian Portrait of King Phillip II (Michael Jackson), an oil on canvas painting done in 2010 by Kehinde Wiley. I chose this painting because Kehinde Wiley’s art interests me. When I first looked up some of his work I found that he has a signature style of remake classic paintings from the 17th century all the way up to the 19th century. But he adds his own twist to them. He gets innovative and incorporates African-American figures into his…

Based on the researched carried out it was said that Hopper’s was one of the eminent artistic in the history of American Painters. The essay will answer the question that said how the modern American city is portrayed in Edward Hopper’s paintings. Firstly it will discuss Representation of dream and reality on how he want people to believe that dream informed the conceal part of internal life. How the modern city portray him as prominent traditional designers in the history of America, which…

"A Starry Night" shows a lot of emotions and great piece of work by Vincent Van Gogh. With brush strokes of thick paint, called impasto according to the textbook, van Gogh invented rhythms that convey his intense feelings. In 1889, during the Post-impression movement van Gogh created one of the most famous pieces of artwork with his oil on canvas “The Starry Night”. The piece captures the best use of line, shape, mass, space, motion, texture and color. Van Gogh had a talent like no other, which…

The contrasting and comparing Frans Hals’ “The Women Regents of the Old Men’s Home in Haarlem and Rembrandt’s “Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp” is like fastening a window to a mirror set at an angle reflecting the occupant of the room and the figures of the passers-by. Nevertheless, had Hals and Rembrandt set up such a mirrors in their studio windows, at Haarlem and Amsterdam, in the middle of the seventeenth century, fixing the reflections by some magical progression, the end results are something…

Many artists throughout the world have looked to the Japanese as inspiration for their own art. Artists such as Van Gogh, Monet, and Picasso have utilized the Japanese style, known as Japonisme to give their art a fresh look, or just to experiment with new things. A very accomplished artist, James Tissot, used this Japanese style in his earlier works. Tissot began his art career in the mid 1850’s while studying in college. It was in the 1860’s when he began to experiment with the eastern art…

“City view” by Osnat Tzadok is a modern day contemporary abstract piece, presented as a vibrant coloured oil painting, on a stretched canvas over a wooden frame sized: 4 foot by 2 foot. Best appreciated in a spacious area against a plain background, so to promote its chromatic design and texture. As a Canadian artist, she uses real life images and a realistic approach to her abstract painting. Moreover, Tzadok painting’s show a concept of virtual and abstract life forms. This is shown by…

Henri Rousseau was a French post impressionist painter. He was given the nickname Le Douanier due to a job that he had during 1871-1983, he was working at the Paris Customs office. Rousseau was serving his country during his time in the Army prior to his artistic career. In 1893 he had retired, and decided to focus on painting and making it his number one priority. By giving his full attention to painting he was opening up new doors to the artistic world. Henri Rousseau decided to follow a…