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John Dunkley’s ‘Neither Day nor Night’ exhibit has more than thirty paintings and a few carved-wood and stone sculptures. Even though his work is shown in many galleries in Jamaica, Dunkley has never been the focus of a solo exhibition since the 1970s, and never outside Jamaica. He is considered to be one of Jamaica's most important historical artists. T-he paintings in this exhibit are from 1930s - 1940s, he was born in 1891 and passed away 1947. The exhibition at the Pérez Art Museum Miami is…

Born in Italy during the Italian Renaissance, Sofia Anguissola was the first internationally recognized female artist. Influenced equally by grand mannerists and realistic portraitists, Anguissola was a pioneer in portraiture and genre painting. This paper examines the events and paintings that advanced her career and prominence. Sofonisba Anguissola, born into a noble family in Cremona, was not the daughter of an artist, unlike most female painters at that time. However, through the…

In 1940, a few seventeen year-old boys accidentally discovered Lascaux in southwestern France. It wasn’t before long until archaeologists got their hands on these cave paintings, and starting dissecting any artifacts that were on the scene (Lascaux, New World Encyclopedia). These Paleolithic paintings demonstrated their explicit Stone Age artwork, current culture, and human development (Lascaux, New World Encyclopedia). But by 1979, the caves were closed to the public in order to preserve the…

Marvin Marin English 111 Professor Emma Trelles May 4, 2017 True Colors The statement by Pablo Picasso that “Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth” is a true representation of the plays Trifles and Anna in The Tropics. The society preaches equality and fairness in role distribution between both genders, with the aim of promoting co existence among them. In both plays, Trifles and Anna in The Tropics, the script writers presents how males have been dominant in both plays. Susan Glaspell,…

The book of Judith has inspired a lot of artists to paint this heroic female in the Old Testament. Throughout the history, there are various versions of interpretations. In the modern age, Judith not only represents salvation, but also indicates her existence as a threat to the patriarchal society. Gustav Klimt paints Judith I in 1901 and Judith II 1909. The two versions signify his stylistic transformation, while his obsession with femme fatale is never changed. Klimt’s modern interpretation…

Salvador Dali Masterpainter Salvador Dali was born on May 11, 1904, in Figueres, Spain. From an early age, Dali was encouraged to practice his art and would eventually go on to study at an academy in Madrid. In the 1920s he went to Paris and met some cool dudes like Miro and Picasso which lead to his surrealist stage. He is perhaps best known for his 1931 painting “The persistence of memory”, showing melting clocks in a cool setting. The rise of a fascist leader Francisco Franco in Spain…

The painting Las Meninas is a very exquisite painting. It requires deep thought to understand. Although Velázquez painted the original, Picasso also made his own interpretation of it in a cubistic painting more fit to his style. There are differences and similarities to the two paintings and each painter needed much motivation to paint both masterpieces. The original Las Meninas painted by Velázquez, has a subtle but deep underlying meaning that can be difficult to define. In the painting you…

Before the time of movies, TV shows, or even live plays paintings were a type of entertainment. How can a painting be entertainment? That is what comes to mind when we hear people say that. The Tower of Babel is a prime example of a painting that is entertaining. The Tower of Babel was painted by Pieter Bruegel the Elder in 1563. It was painted during the Renaissance period. It now hangs in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, Austria. Pieter Bruegel was commonly known as Pieter Bruegel the…

Francisco de Goya was a Spanish painter. He was born March 30th 1746 and died April 16th 1828. He is known for his paintings, drawings, sculptures, and printmaking. He is also known for his big and wild imagination and his devotion to painting. Francisco was born in Fuendetodos, Spain. He had four siblings named Rita, Jacinta, Mariano, and Carmilo. In 1749 the Goya family moved to Zaragoza, where Francisco went to school at a Pius School. When Francisco was 19 and 22 he sent in entries for the…

others and had many eccentricity ideas that were both influenced by different famous artists at that time. Such as Metaphysics and Cubism, where he got the attention from his fellow classmates. During his life, he got to travel to Paris and even meet Pablo Picasso, and poet Paul Eluard and painter Rene Magritte where he was introduced to Surrealism. (Bio) This led him into a period of Surrealism…