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Tempera vs. Oil Painting One of the oldest mediums that were used commonly by the artists were tempera and oil paint. Although these materials are used to paint very photo-realistic images, they have many differences. Tempera is mostly used to create a very opaque painting that needs to be made fairly quickly. This painting medium is consists of colored pigments mixed with a binding agent, an egg yolk. Tempera is an incredibly fast drying material and acts as an extremely long lasting method of…

relations with the other patients for fear of falling ill again”(“Visit the Museum”). This expressed how he gets attacked and he does not care about curing the fear it causes but to work harder on his art to prove everyone wrong that did not believe in or disagreed with him. Van Gogh regretted how earlier in his life he did not think this way because he “was cowardly and drunk - ill too, but I wasn’t brave”(“Visit the Museum”). But, at the time of him writing these letters he was able to endure…

Museum Paper The High Museum of Art is located in Atlanta and is where the artwork of Alex Katz’s exhibition, entitled “This Is Now” is currently being displayed. The exhibition will be at the museum from June 21-September 6 and has several of Katz’s best paintings that he has done throughout his career. The painting style used by Katz is figurative and flat using imagery to create vivid works of art. Katz’s is known for his flat landscape paintings that are on display in the exhibition, “Katz's…

Talents have helped most people in getting inner satisfaction while still earning good money for survival. Over the history, several people up to date have been reaping great from their talents. There is no single talent when well used, cannot bring great returns to the individual.Most stars in the world have placed great work on their talents to reach where they are today. Major stars have talents in leadership, art, and athletics among others. Salvador Dali is one great painter over history…

People can sometimes feel welcome with open arms in a crowd full of perfect strangers. being around strangers can bring warmth to the room and comfort to a worried mind while not truly knowing anyone. Another person in the room may feel the complete opposite because they are unable to connect with new people easily. In a painting by Rob Gonsalves, the viewer is shown the difference between being lonely and being alone. This beautiful experience of the painting begins by pulling your eyes toward…

In the middle of Manhattan in New York City – the land of opportunity, I walked into the St Patricks Cathederal. When I entered I felt serienty. It felt amazing to leave the chaos of the city behind e and enjoy some peace in this truly amazing church. I was able to sit back on the pew and enjoy some peace and just reflect back on life. As I was there, I noticed that beautiful stained glass windows, the light reflecting through them became more vivid. It seemed to fill me with warmth and a…

Raphael's The Alba Madonna depicts a variety of warm and cool colors throughout the painting. The blues and whites of the sky and river shows a deep contrast in temperature when comparing the warm pinks and oranges on the woman's dress. As Raphael started on the background, he outlined the mountain tops with light brush strokes and demonstrated the tactic of atmospheric perspective. When Raphael reached the top portion of his painting, the tint of the blue hues became lighter. As the viewer can…

The essay written by S.I. Hayakawa “What It Means to Be Creative” went over many aspects that are seen in Van Gogh. Van Gogh was a famous painter from about 1888 to current, seeing as his paintings are still sought after to this very day. He was also famous for cutting off his own ear. Through his letters to his brother Theo he has given us a look into his life, in addition we see the pain and suffering, as well as the joy he went through from day to day. In the Hayakawa essay he named numerous…

Observing the displayed works of art within the Herb Ritts photography gallery at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston Massachusetts, one might take notice of inkjet-based printed photograph of a dark lonely night over a barren sandy landscape in New Mexico saturated in blue. This is because in the bottom center of the picture, there is a coiled and illuminated “hose-like” boalum lamp which is large and up-close, and this provides such a sharp visual contrast to everything in the environment…

The painting conveys how the crazy storm is approaching towards the nearby land. From this, people near the shore are running away. They are telling other people to watch out and run away from those big waves. People that are laying on top of the rocks were trying to be safe from the waves. Furthermore, it looks like towards the smaller rocks people were swept from the waves to the land. They are trying to catch their breaths and other people are dragging them away from the shore. On top of that…