Japanese art

Venturi, Complexity and Contradiction Venturi addresses the idea of how architecture promotes complexity and refers to it as an art. The art is in the process of construction and thinking when it comes to designing. He also expressed how he is against rationalization and rejecting complexity in architecture. I think he points out an interesting view when he says "I am for messy vitality over obvious unity", what I understand and find interesting about this is the idea of preferring the…

To relate how nostalgia is used in film we must first look at the many elements that are involved in film creation. These include the production, shooting techniques and casting. Restorative nostalgia as mentioned earlier in this research, be an ‘important segmentation variable’ when it comes to choosing locations and content for modern cinema (Seongseop & Sangkyun 2017, p.1). Throughout their research Seongseop & Sangkyun (2017) document how an audience can relate to specific locations and…

“Richter's paintings, one might say, are timely only insofar as they are untimely” (Osbourne 110). This quotes perfectly exemplifies the meaning of artist Gerhard Richard work. The Art Gallery of Ontario possess Gerhard Richter’s painting Helga Matura as a gift from the volunteer committee fund in 1986, though the piece was painted twenty years earlier in 1966 (“Helga Matura”). In the AGO’s Philip B. Lind Gallery Helga Matura is on display for the public to see. Gerhard Richter painted many…

Magical realism in art refers to a twentieth century movement which was started by European artists after World War 1 and which was followed by a second period that began in North America a decade later. The earliest period of Magical Realism began around 1919. Magical realism is a field where magical or unreal elements play a natural part in an otherwise realistic environment .Although it is most commonly used as a literary genre, magic realism also applied to film and the visual arts. The…

Day and Night: Escher’s Turning Point Tegan Sorensen V00885279 AHVS 260 Due: November 21st, 2017 M. C. Escher is an iconic artist, but more iconic than the artist is his art. From detailed landscapes to mind-boggling impossibilities, he worked in woodcuts, wood engravings, and lithographs. These allowed for extreme contrasts and impeccable detail. While many of his works could be named as iconic, Day and Night marked a significant change in Escher’s artistic journey. From its context and…

Frida Kahlo argues that she prefers painting herself because she is the only person whom she understands best. She does not just paint abstractly; rather, she paints to depict her own reality. The above statement is made to capture the essence of Kahlo’s artwork. Every time she gets holds of the brush, she paints is without any reservations, and her artwork is a reflection the feelings she had in her heart. On her life, Frida faced many tragic events and some of happy events. These events are…

There are numerous comparisons, similarities and differences to be noted between Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri and Emily Kame Kngwarreye none more than their art work. Both being from the central desert region of the Northern Territory, Australia and the Anmatyerre language group both Clifford and Emily share simular life experiences, beliefs of the dreaming, geography and views of their country. Both artists produced their work in a matching time and place with simular preferred mediums and both…

The second main theory is the Politeness Theory. In this movie, politeness theory and its concepts have appeared a lot. There are two concepts showed by the film. The first one is about that Claude and Marie usually would like to maintain their positive faces in public places. And another part is about how did Claude or Marie made face threatening acts, and what is the difference between their face threatening acts. Politeness Theory means when people interacted with others, they tried to…

remember I love to make art, to this day I still do. I had what a little kid had to make little art pieces; markers, watercolor, crayons, color pencils, and a lot of cheap dollar store office supplies. I had a big imagination as a child and I drew what I thought were my pride and joy, and at that age I knew I couldn’t do art for my future and I thought drawing won’t make a huge impact in my life, but little did I know that in my high school years did I realise that my own art that I created had…

otherworldly beauty of their landscape portraits. Thomas Moran in his pictorial presentation, Below the Towers of Tower Falls, Yellowstone Park, 1909, oil on canvas, which is based on nature utilizes shapes that are preponderantly organic and give his art the environmental and natural taste (Moran). His piece, with its vibrant natural presence and lighting is captivating to look at; it looks entirely natural as if it were a photo, yet the piece is a manmade artistic that depicts with intricacy…