Landscape art

Michael Kenna was born in Widnes, England in 1953 and he specialized in artistic landscape photos. He was one of 5 children born into a working class home. He picked up his passion at Banbury school of the art where he began painting and then picked up photography later on. Michael Kenna moved to San Fransisco in 1977 where he since has lived to this day. He is best known for long exposure, artistic, black and white, landscape photos. In fact he has been known to shoot long exposures for over…

Essay There is all kinds of artwork and amazing pieces that most people have never seen before. But I got the opportunity to go to and see and admire one of a kind art work, with my art appreciation class when we went to the Philbrook museum last Friday, April 7th. We got to look at the amazing architecture, sculptures, beautiful, art work, and to learn more about the museum and the history of it. When I got there my first impression of the building was that it was very beautiful and had a…

Art has always been a paramount part of Aboriginal life, connecting the bygone and present-day, the people and the land, the uncanny and the truthfulness through art . Australian art has been the resurgence of Indigenous culture and its apperception as a major art form . But in a country increasingly divided by class and wealth, the elevate of Indigenous art has had consequences undreamed of by those who first projected it onto the international exhibiting stage. Aboriginal art had a restricted…

present day are Jonathan Borofsky and Michael Heizer, both men are American artists that specialize in sculptures though their art forms are different, they share a basic love of art and view that the process to create art that is loved is more important that the monetary gains or commercial appeal of their creations. Jonathan Borofsky is known for his super-human sized art pieces that provide a specific location that can be used to reflect and help separate people from the…

However by the 1930s, the Canadian press and general art community complained about the exclusive Canadian identity generated by the Group of Seven. The Group of Seven artists were from Ontario and Quebec and tended to paint these landscapes to shape their Canadian identity. Many critics argued that what emerged was not an overall Canadian identity but more of an Ontario or Quebecois variation. To appease the community, the Group of Seven expanded to include twenty-eight progressive,…

Japanese Art has played and influential role in western art. The influence of Japanese art made created a term, Japonism, this term specifically refers to Japanese influence on European art and culture. One of the most remarkable traditions in Japanese art is Ukiyo-e of the Edo period. As the ‘jewel’ of the Japanese printing art, it uses the most exquisite paper, the finest colors and elaborate technique. Ukiyo-e not only carved a deep influence in Japanese art, and also in western art history.…

Artists have used collections to group together different objects to create art pieces. Collections can be diverse and artists can use this technique to create unique pieces that harness their own aesthetics. Both George Herm and Jean Dubuffet are artists who have used this technique. George Herm’s, The Painter’s Mind features an old piece of wood with two L shaped brackets, an orange bottlecap glued to a scrappy piece of paper and a ripped off piece of paper from the book: The Painter’s mind,…

compositions, forms, work of works, as well as colors. Formal analysis is not necessarily means how the viewer see the world but the way he or she goes through the work of art. The color also signifies in making connections among senses of configurations and movements. While Fry conducts careful studies on awareness of visual arts, but he decides on doing is his own studies on natural science instead. At the end, Fry then returns back to his work of “Still of Life”. 2 The artwork is…

she began her art career in 1905 by studying at the Art Institute of Chicago. She continued her education a year later at the Art Student’s League of New York. After working in Chicago as a commercial artist for a while, she moved to Texas to teach art (“Georgia O’Keeffe: About the Painter”). Eventually she became supervisor of art in Amarillo Texas public schools (O’Keefe, Georgia). While teaching in Texas, O’Keefe became frustrated with her own work and stopped paining. Her love of art was…

certain elements of their work. For example, Raphael applies the one-point perspective system to his piece in an effort to make the painting seem realistic and relatable to viewers. Meanwhile, Durand prefers atmospheric perspective to emphasize nature landscape over human creation. While each style presents a unique element to their work, overall,…