Stark Museum of Art

the San Diego Museum of Art, it is easy to see the amazing building and the work of art it is just by itself. The tall building has a very detailed and beautiful façade. The building shows an influence from cathedral and other ancient buildings from Europe. The decorated building makes the visitor feel as though they are stepping into a building in Europe. Once the museum is entered, the first sight noticeable are the big and elegant stairs that lead to the upstairs galleries. The museum has an…

Nocturne in Blue and Gold by Whistler (figure 4.34) and The Scream by Munch (figure 4.35). Compare: Nocturne in Blue and Gold and The Scream are alike in that they both use color to add emotion to their paintings. The sceneries are also very similar they both have a bridge of some sort, a person, and show the water and sky. Contrast: Nocturne in Blue and Gold and The Scream are very different in the emotions you feel when looking at both painting. Nocturne in Blue and Gold is more clam, and…

shape, mass, space, motion, texture and color. Van Gogh had a talent like no other, which pulled you into his works of art. "The starry sky painted by night, actually under a gas jet. The sky is aquamarine, the water is royal blue, the ground is mauve. The town is blue and purple. The gas is yellow and the reflections are russet…

Paul Jackson Poolock was born on 28 January in 1912. He don’t like use the bush. He like use dark tone color and colorful depend his emotion. Style his painting is abstract. Color on his work can present emotion and have definition. His works are harshness, determinate and free. He died on 11 August in 1956. I choose him because I like abstract style and I like technique painting. he has a different concept. The first picture. He uses oil color and house paint on canvas. When I saw the picture…

In an article online that is called “Past Exhibition” from the Norton Simon Museum said , “His mental health sustained physical damage to his body from lack of eating and seizures , which self-imposed him to revealing some of his masterpieces.” This quote states that when he had his illness going on, it made him want to sell his…

For this assignment, I visited the Hickory Museum of Art (HMA) in Hickory, North Carolina. Their major exhibition was “Unexpected Beauty,” a collection of photographs by photojournalist Steve McCurry. I observed several ways in which the HMA replicated historic museums practices, especially in regards to the museum effect, princely galleries, and above all, reinforcing an emphasis on the visual. By visiting the HMA I gained a firsthand experience of what these practices look like and the…

Gerardo Martinez Visual Arts Extended Essay How did Vincent Van Gogh’s art style evolve through the years 1886-1890? Vincent Van Gogh is known for both his paintings and for his troubling life. Many of his paintings can be seen in museums all across the world and he has several famous paintings such as ‘’ The Starry Night’’, ‘’Café Terrace at Night’ ‘Irises’ ‘as well as several others. His work continues to inspire many artists including my self. I’ve always wondered if Van Gogh’s style we all…

Netherlands. He died on July 29 1890, he was 37 years old when he died. He died at Auvers-Sur-Oise, France from a self inflicted gunshot wound. Van Gogh’s primary form of artwork was paintings. Almost all the paintings of his were oil paintings. His style of art was mostly scenery or things that he saw around him. Van Gogh struggled with mental illness and he remained poor and unknown throughout his life as an artist. “If you hear a voice within you say ‘you cannot paint,’ then by all means…

van Gogh and his mother was Anna Cornelia Carbentus, who also was an artist. When Van Gosh reached the age of 15 his family struggled finically, because of this Vincent was made to leave school and get a job. His first job was at his Uncle Cornelis' art dealership, Goupil & Cie. Van Gogh could speak, English, French, German, and Dutch. He transferred to Groupil Gallery in London. While there, he fell in love with a lady with the name of, Eugenie Loyer. After she denied his proposal to marry him,…

“Every art should become science, and every science should become art,” (Heinrich von Schlegel). I think that this quote relates to comparing art and considering that comparing art is a science. All the colors that the artists used on both of the paintings were both different than each other. The Mona Lisa painted by Leonardo de Vinci didn’t have incredibly countless colors compared to Starry Night which was painted by Vincent van Gogh. Gogh’s Starry Night used mostly blue with hints of yellow,…