Spray painting

Christina’s World was his introduction into the “evolution of his own private language of metaphor.” As positioned in the painting, Christina lays where the painter first recognized her steadfast ambition, explaining, that she "was limited physically but by no means spiritually." Art historians vary among their opinions on what type of art movement is present in the piece, some refer the painting as being magical realism with its attention to detail, while others…

drawing is tied up high on tube gates. The lights of the barn cast shadows down the sides of each calf, with darker and darker strokes of the lead. The smooth clean lines of the freshly fit cattle and the people around them holding clippers or hair sprays to get the calves looking their best. Each calf and person cast the lead shadows that dance beneath them onto the ridges of the straw bedding.…

pose together with her eyes looking blandly into the air suggest the intensity of this pleasurable experience. According to Jones, “Correggio saw the ancient myths, without any spiritual or philosophical veiling, as sexual stories. His classical paintings use painterly refinement to give jaw-dropping reality to the licentious tales of the ancients in what he plainly intends as fun.” Such physical and sensual delight is delivered to the viewers through both Correggio’s depiction of human body…

Gentileschi portrays herself in Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting (1630s). Note, this a very different approach because Gentileschi not only shows herself painting, but also shows herself as the very allegory of painting. An allegory can be defined as a figure that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, and acts like a personification. In this instance, Gentileschi displays herself epitomizing the very act of painting. She symbolizes it. Also, notice that Gentileschi breaks away…

The Transfiguration is a historical painting by a Renaissance artist most known as Raphael. The artwork portrays Jesus as the central light of the painting. The source of light comes from celestial clouds that surround Jesus. The figure of Jesus and the clouds that surround him in a circle frame form is the most illuminating part of the painting. There is a major contrast of light between Jesus and the common people that are placed below him. It is a cool brilliant white light that illuminates…

portraits between the years 1886 and 1889 put Vincent Van Gogh as one of the most successful self-portraitists of all time. Van Gogh was using portrait painting as a method of introspection trying to discover his own mind, as a way to make money for himself and a method of developing his skills to become one of the greatest artists to ever live. Through painting The Straw Hat Portrait Van Gogh was trying to develop his skills as an artist while he did not have the money to afford models to paint…

hangs the painting titled “Home Sweet Home”. This oil on canvas was created by the artist Charles Sheeler in 1931. The painting contains a few pieces of furniture. In the center is an empty wooden chair. On the left, you can see two rugs and a staircase that is leading upstairs. On the right, you can see a fireplace and a stove. Near the bottom of the painting you can make out a picnic table, it’s chopped off the painting but enough is there to tell what the object is. The painting also…

us through the history of art and what was considered important during those years. The next chapter is about oil paintings. As economies grew so did people’s want for materialistic objects. At the time, oil paintings were the only visuals and each were one of a kind. Oil painting developed with the classes. Classes became tied to having money, no matter how one got it, oil painting changed to reflect this. Not only was there a desire for…

While visiting the hallways of the Museum of Contemporary Art in San Diego, one work of art by Jennifer Steinkamp stood out greatly. One projector and a small computer in a dark room presented a work of art on a white wall: Flowers. The piece of art itself was a computer generated video of flowers that endlessly swayed side to side. However, it was not the projected content that intrigued me, but the medium of the work instead. I glanced at the computer, and my mind was filled with a multitude…

The artistic ability to create an optical illusion within artwork has piqued my interest for years. When there is an illusion in artwork, it grabs the attention of the viewers’ eyes and the viewer may even feel compelled to examine and interpret the artwork more thoroughly. One example of optical illusions in artwork are three dimensional street art. Three dimensional street art is so intriguing because the artist takes an ordinary concrete public space and transforms it into something…