Printmaking

desk, the paper of the letter and envelope; brings the viewer close to the room’s shallow space, where forced perspective is evident in the oddly skewed writing panel of the desk. These stylistic choices were influenced by traditional Japanese printmaking- the direct reference to Bijinga Ukiyo-e , the wooden prints of Kitagawa Utamara; yet, the woman’s garments and the other objects are all contemporary details of Cassatt’s…

Margaret Rose Preston was an Australian artist. She was known during the 1920s to 1940s for her creative works as a painter, printmaker and for introducing Aboriginal artists into contemporary art. Margaret was born on April 29, 1875, Port Adelaide. Margaret Preston was an influential teacher of art, taking students for private tuition. This influenced, and gave her the freedom to pursue her own artistic/creative visions. Preston’s students persuaded her to study in Europe and the United…

Pop Art is a popular art movement that came from Britain in the mid 1950’s. It later came to the United States around the same time period. A lot of artists moved up into the pop art stage. For example Eduardo Paolozzi and Richard Hamilton were artists from Britain. United States pop artists were Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns. Pop art was often used back then in newspapers and magazines and advertising. This created a challenge to artists who used traditions of fine art because Pop art…

The form of artwork is a photographic silkscreen on vinyl. The size of the work is 112 x 112 inches or (284.48 x 284.48 cm), a perfectly square framed piece. The general composition of the artwork includes a closeup shot of a young woman 's profile (with a very neutral emotion) from the chin up, in front of a plain, bare background. The axis of this piece is vertical, since all lines in the framework go straight up and down. In regards to elements in this artwork, there are several forms. There…

Creative arts can be said to be an expression of how people feel. Be it visual, or performance art, it is always a form in which people express their feelings, thoughts and especially their perception about different aspects of the world in general. National development implies the development of a whole nation and can be defined as defined as the all-around and balanced development of different aspects of the nation namely; political, economic, social, cultural, scientific and material. (Bawa,…

Teaching Autistic Students Teaching art to children with autism is always going to be challenging because of the inherent nature of the diagnosis – each child has different sensitivities, triggers, and aversions (Furniss, 2007). Many educational professionals may perceive these students as exceptionally high maintenance and potentially become extremely overwhelmed, wanting to lump everyone together with the same expectations as the other children. (While “othering” can be very isolating for…

In this text I am writing I will be talking about two artists and there artwork. I will talk about how these artists put there culture and there history into the artworks that I will also talk about. The artists I am doing are Frida Kahlo and Pablo Picasso, and the art works I doing for from them are. The Weeping Woman by Picasso and Garden life by Frida Kahlo. I will now begin to talk about the artists and the artworks. The first artwork is the Weeping Woman, made by Pablo Picasso. It was…

Andy Warhol’s thirty-two canvases titled 32 Soup Cans was created in 1962. This renowned American Pop Artist, known for his repeating reproductions and gaudy colors, produced this piece using the printmaking method. Warhol didn’t want his paintings of mass-produced commercial goods to be conceptually stimulating. He wanted to make his work relatable so that viewers could approach them and have a clear interpretation. Warhol replicated the appearance of manufactured objects and famous icons for…

A being that uses expression or application of their imagination and creativity to create a piece of work that causes emotion or a reaction in any sort of way is an—artist. The reaction do not have to be necessarily positive nor does the piece itself have to be aesthetically pleasing (if visually presentable); nevertheless, I do consider that the "cherry on the top" or a bonus. If the piece is controversial, it does not necessary mean the piece is bad itself it only proves that art is all about…

The Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art consists of an abundant amount of unique and interesting pieces of art. While touring the museum, I found several pieces of art in which were rather amazing at how they were created; one could tell a lot of thought and hours of dedication were put into each piece. While there were so many pieces to choose from, I chose two pieces which stood out to me the most to discuss in my paper, one is The Jackleg Testament, Part One Jack and Eve: A Woodcut Motion…