Painting

Description: This photograph was taken by Fulvio Bonavia. It is explored at the Vanitas exhibition, Publics, Paris. Its dimensions are 25.6 by 14.4 inches. The photo is vanitas themed. We can see the skull, flowers, crow, book, dice, candle and the fruit. The hues in this art piece are mostly dark and cool, from the flat background to the table and most of the objects. The bright colors are arranged in the diagonal from the upper left to the lower right. On the left there is a flowers bouquet…

The first image is an orientalist painting which represents a forbidden harem. Maryanne Stevens in The Orientalists: Delacroix to Matisse outlines that a piece of art can be identified as “orientalist” by looking at two major elements: 1) the subject matter, and 2) the technique. (Stevens, 15). In this case, the subject matter presents the inner happenings of a Sultan’s harem. The image of the forbidden harem allows this European painter to visually manifest the Orient. The man on the elevated…

that truly distinguishes his style of painting from other painters. In order to gain greater insight into the evolution and impact of Claude Monet’s painting style, I thoroughly examined three of his most distinctive artworks painted during the time period of 1870-1890 on exhibit at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, CA and will focus my discussion upon the similarities and differences between these paintings which demonstrate Monet’s earlier and later painting styles.…

Joan Mitchell’s Chamonix 1962 painting appears to be a mess at first glance; paint violently pushed across canvas, no focal point and seemingly just no point to this piece. However, by giving a name to this abstract mess, we are able to begin to use our imagination to begin to see shapes take form to see that Mitchell has made an abstraction of a French mountain and it is our job as a viewer to use our minds to make a story of her canvas. Mitchell’s 200 by 217.2cm canvas overtakes your vision…

In this paper you will read my thoughts on one painting by Fra Andrea Pozzo. You will also see different points I will bring up explaining why this painting is important and also why it caught my attention. There are multiple main points I will bring up that this piece has, such as, perspective, illusion, chiaroscuro, etc. Fra Andrea Pozzo, Glorification of saint Ignatius (pg.720) The Glorification of Saint Ignatius is a ceiling fresco painted by Fra Andrea Pozzo in the nave of Sant’Ignazio,…

the ground that the British happened to slaughter. The picture has a much deeper meaning than just another painting it develops the understanding in others that this was one of the main events that had lead up to the war. The dead bodies on the ground was only the beginning of many more to come that is also why I found that detail of the painting very significant. The chaos that this painting seems to portray is also another given example of the chaos that was soon to come with the beginning of…

The painting that I chose from the gallery was The Penitent Magdalene, created by Flemish artist Abraham Janssens around the year 1620. I really liked this painting and was drawn towards it because the woman represented in it looks very sorrowful, upset, and perhaps even a little lonely, tear mark clearly visible by her eyes. Despite this, she looks like she is contemplating something important and troubling to her. Perhaps it could be an event in her life that has gone wrong? Her arm is resting…

it is used in art. One piece caught my attention more than all the others, Diego Velazquez’ painting The Maids Of Honor (1656). This particular painting stood out to me because of the way the Infantas white dress grabs the eye away from everything else in the image. Not only does the light illuminate the child it pulls attention to her gaze, and how she is looking out at something not seen in the painting. Now that the artist has you looking at the face, you automatically look at the faces of…

(Michael Jackson), an oil on canvas painting done in 2010 by Kehinde Wiley. I chose this painting because Kehinde Wiley’s art interests me. When I first looked up some of his work I found that he has a signature style of remake classic paintings from the 17th century all the way up to the 19th century. But he adds his own twist to them. He gets innovative and incorporates African-American figures into his paintings as the focal point. For example in the painting I looked at, Equestrian Portrait…

Painting Process Essay Are you feeling crafty, and want to get a little messy? Painting sounds like fun, but you are not particularly artistic. The ability to make something extremely creative isn’t required to make a piece of art that will look marvelous. Having all the right materials and tools available before you begin is most important for making a work of art. Not much is needed to make a masterpiece from paint. Pretty much anything that you are comfortable with be painted on is a…