Phoenix Art Museum

A Comparison of Two Statues Art has many forms. One popular form of art created in ancient times were statues. A statue, as defined by Merriam-Webster (n.d.) as “a three-dimensional representation usually of a person, animal, or mythical being that is produced by sculpturing, modeling, or casting.” Cultures around the world have created statues for many different reasons. Here we will examine two ancient statues, The Royal Aquaintences Memi and Sebu, from ancient Egypt, and the Statue of…

of Japanese art and aesthetics on the Western culture. Japonisme is specifically used when referring to the Japanese influence on European art. Japanese art influenced many European artists, including, Vincent Van Gogh and Paul Ranson. Ukiyo-e prints reached Europe in the 1800s. In Europe they became a source of inspiration for many impressionist painters. During the 1800s in France, there were exhibitions of Ukiyo-e art and it resulted in the growing popularity of Japanese style art all…

neo-impressionism flourished and the primary medium used was canvas on oil. The Starry Night follows that trend by being a canvas on oil painting with a typical size 29 by 36 inches. I feel highly gratified to have seen this famous painting in person at Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan. Today this work of Van Gogh is receiving the great attention the artist never enjoyed in his short life. The Starry Night at a cost of $100 million is worth a fortune. He would probably not have known what to…

In Emily Carr’s oil on canvas painting, Big Raven, the painter designs a breathtaking image of a raven sitting on a hill. Although it is wrong to compare this piece to an Italian or Northern Renaissance painting as they have completely different styles, the lighting and composition used in Big Raven resemble the artwork of that period in respect to having a sense of three-dimensionality and realism. To accomplish such rendering, the use of a consistent light source in the scene is crucial to…

to the darker spots in the painting to see all of the details. However good Ruisdael was at clouds and trees, he was better still at what he observed, rather than scenes he imagined (Lambirth, 2006). After visiting the Minnesota Institute of Art museum I concluded the lighting of the environment around…

in the background and the man in the center of the painting narrating what he has been going through or what he plans to do next. Hopper does a great job of depicting the era through the look of the buildings and the peoples’ style of clothing. This art piece stands out to me because of the sense of loneliness it conveys. The lack of people in the painting and the overall darkness of the environment give the feeling that these few individuals are the only ones still awake in the city. Hopper…

I think the scream is a great painting overall. I wanted to do Van Gogh’s Starry Night, but realized that wasn’t an option after reading the paper requirements since we looked at it in class. I was going to go for another Van Gogh painting, but when I looked up his name I found The Scream and went for that one. One thing that really brings the piece together is the lines. They definitely lead your eye all around the paper. You start focusing in on the face and then the blue lines of the river…

Alanna Croysdale Mrs. Werner IB Lang and Lit SL I 15 September 2017 AZEK deck ad This print ad views a deck in the shape of a painter’s pallet from the top. It has colorful flowers placed around the edges of the deck and two people cooking a healthy, delicious looking meal in the center. It’s set on a field of perfect dark green grass and the lighting is focused on the deck. A short message, in white and gold, below the deck states “Create an enduring masterpiece”. At the bottom of the ad in a…

struggling financially. He worked at his Uncle’s art dealership. By this time, van Gogh was fluent in French, German, English, and his native Dutch. In 1873, van Gogh worked at the Groupil Gallery in London. He fell in love with Eugenie Loyer. Van Gogh suffered a breakdown when she rejected his marriage proposal. He devoted his life to God and threw away all of his books except for the Bible. He became angry and told customers not to buy the "worthless art". He was eventually fired. In the…

Introduction This week digital field trip was a review of the artist Vincent Van Gogh. The painting of choice that was inspiring by Van Gogh is called The Starry Night painted in 1889. Content Vincent van Gogh painted Starry Night in 1889 during his stay at the asylum and used vivid colors for expression. Vincent painted this oil painting in France where it’s “plagued in the winter months by the mistral, strong winds that blow day after day out of the Alps down the Rhone River valley. The…