Modern portfolio theory

So far, I personally consider the fine art photographs as those with great compositions, the mixture of light and color, the magical quality, as well as the meaningful contemplation, and I would like to appreciatively describe one fine art photograph—Winter, Fifth Avenue given by Alfred Stieglitz. Accompanied by pure photography style, Stieglitz was instrumental in helping make photography the fine art, and this eye-catching image, Winter, Fifth Avenue, is one of his best known works captured in…

impressionistic features that were also capitalized by Cezanne. Picasso's quite obviously shattered many molds from past art with Les Demoiselles d'Avignon. So much in fact, that some individuals feel this painting symbolized the true beginnings of modern art. While this is surely open up for debate, few would doubt that this painting was the precursor to Cubism, with the angular definitions of the women in the painting, the lack of depth, and the almost collage feel of the painting. You also…

Style Goya was a Romantic painter; these unique artists aimed to break free from traditional rules and selected their own subjects. Romantic painters were independent of the social order and distinguished themselves from European culture as Goya did. These artists including Goya set out to grasp the moment of tragedy and combat. Goya excelled in the late Baroque and Rococo styles in his youth, but never entirely incorporated the influence of Neo-Classicism, (attributed from the influence of…

Ana Pavlova was the most celebrated influential ballerina of her time having founded the first company to travel ballet around the world in 1911; she was a prima ballerina and choreographer of Russian decent. Ana Pavlova was born into a home without her biological father, her mother was believed to have had an affair with a banker. However, Ana’s step-father was in the picture, he was a reserve soldier in Russia. Regardless of having a father figure she felt ashamed not knowing who her father…

stand out from the background. The presence of the building plays a crucial role in the landscape of the neighbourhood. To be specific, when being viewed straight, the retro vibe of this construction makes a complete difference to a bunch of typical modern skyscrapers at the back. However, this design is a perfect complement to the picturesque Bryant Park below when it is observed from high above. One of the important factors that harmonise this building with the surrounding area is the…

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…

lucidity. Matisse is often compared to Picasso, but when brought to my attention, I saw strong differences. Those including major contrasts in their artistic style. Matisse’s work was always based off of tradition whereas Pablo Picasso was a more modern artist. Not only did Matisse abide strongly to tradition, his art seemed to come effortlessly with a much less restless and slightly ironic approach compared to Pablo Picasso. Now when I apply Motherwell's quote to Matisse’s work, it hits me from…

styles, so do artists. Thus, the opening of the Museum of Modern Art affected the United States by making modern art accessible to the general public, by creating a place exclusively devoted to showcasing modern art, and as a result, inspiring and influencing American modern artists. Primarily, the Museum of Modern Art was important to the U.S. because it stood as a place where the American masses could view modern art. This was the very first modern art museum to open in the United States—it…

All of his works and his research established him as one of the 20th-century thinkers in the means of color. Jessica Leigh Lebos, a writer for Connect Savannah, illustrates, “[Cruz-Diez is] considered one of the most influential color theorist in modern times,” she goes on to say, “[he] spent more than 50 years delving into subjective nature of color itself—and how its perception is far from static.” SCADMoA explains, “[his] research has contributed to a new way of understanding color phenomena…

Jesse Treece is an artist that creates various photomontage collages into unique compositions. He does this by incorporating distinct photographic scenes into one. “Long Walks On The Beach” is one good example in which he created a collage of two separate scenes in one picture. In this art work, the image portrays two people walking on the beach, but the sky appears to be an image of a planet. “Discoface” is another interesting collage of his because he created the composition out of three or…