Pictures at an Exhibition

registered on motion picture film, videotape, video-disc, or on any other medium now known to be invented. (FIAF, 2009) Gallery – is defined as a space in which art is being exhibited for the purposes of promoting and selling. One would typically visit a gallery to discover an artist, with an interest in buying the art. (Walter, et.al, 2009) Master copy – are copies which are designated for preservation only and not used for screenings (FIAF, 2009). They are sound and picture elements that are…

when different styles of art were common, but when the viewer considers the aesthetic qualities of the piece, the historical value and the ease of which one can draw an interpretation of the piece Duchamp’s is more thought-provoking. Though both pictures have compelling titles that contrast with the contents of the actual painting, Duchamp’s contrast more directly challenges what the viewer is thinking and is easier to draw an interpretation from. “Nude Descending Staircase (No. 2)” is a…

In my home, there is a record of my brothers and I, from pictures taken on birthdays and vacations or days when we looked ridiculous. They range from out birth to our current adult life, some breaks in between the photos, whether because the film was being processed or we did not have a usable camera at the time. Some of the pictures have been given away to others, class and family pictures to show how much we have grown or for the grandparents to show off to their friends. The exhibit…

4. Ilya Kabakov Ilya Kabakov offers an interesting counterpart to the artist duo Komar and Melamid. In comparison to Komar and Melamid who applied to emigrate twice in 1977, Kabakov was reluctant to leave his country, admitting that he would have remained in the Soviet Union “forever if perestroika hadn 't come”. Nonetheless, this was not due to any deep patriotism to the Soviet Union. Though he still retained his official position as a children’s book illustrator, he was seen as an unofficial…

based on the knowledge that Almodovar’s auteurism is widely celebrated and has a large cult following. Almodovar’s following consequently puts more people in the audience to watch his film, increasing ticket revenue for the festival. Finally, the exhibition of Julieta at the New York Film Festival places the film in the art cinema category, and therefore a position of sophistication in comparison to the movies released by the commercial film industry…

viewpoints.” The price of an artwork does not reflect sufficiently the value of an artwork. In my opinion, the value of an art piece depends on the eyes of the viewers. For example, I am a nature lover. I rather to spend money on the sightseeing picture than a picture or sculpture of a sexy lady. However, it does not mean that these artworks about people are not beautiful. They just become more valuable for those who enjoy them. The people who work on the art market, they understand the buyers’…

Vincent Van Gogh was born in 1853 in the village of Groot Zundert, in the northern region of the Netherlands. As a child, Van Gogh had shown little interest in art but at the age of sixteen he moved to The Hauge, where he worked for his uncle as a clerk for the art dealers Goupil and Co. for the next four years. However, after the influence of his father, a Protestant Pastor, Van Gogh left the firm to pursue theology studies, however, Van Gogh never completed his studies in theology and mission…

My first time at the Art Institute went better than I anticipated. My friend went with me and we had a great time. We started off with Folk Art and then went to European Art. We ended up in the Doctrine and Devotion exhibition, and it was really interesting how the religious art from different parts of the world such as, Germany, France, Italy, and Peru were very similar to each other. I thought it was pretty cool how art can be very similar, when it comes to the same themes even if it has to do…

1923 where has moved to Dusseldorf, during the Weimar Republic. “Trench” portrayed war that he experienced. The annual exhibition of this work was in Wallraf-Richartz Museum in Cologne in December 1923. At that time, there were no visual arts that portrayed the war in this kind of disturbing and shocking manner. Alfred H. Barr said that this painting might be the most famous picture in post-war Europe (Otto Dix 2015) which also made him famous. The initial function of this work was intended as a…

shown by different photographers and through different stages in time. Looking at the physical surroundings of the different classes and the people themselves. Dougie Wallace Wallace looks at the wealthier areas within London for his Harrodsburg pictures and works by looking at the people who live that life. He said he wanted to look at the big divide between the 1% richest of society and ‘the rest of us’. The confidence he displayed in the ‘What Artists Do All Day’ documentary really shocked me…