Strong Vincent

“As a question of architectural ambition, art museums are the new churches…” Jason Fargo states his point rather decisively. But what would induce one to agree? How does Fargo present his case in a way which attracts the reader to both continue reading and eventually, support his statement. Fargo targets an assortment of points with intelligent wordage, elaborate historical background, evidence, and emotional appeal. He paints us a picture to gaze upon, and, eventually, praise. Pathos:…

Depression is one of the worst things someone can go through. They do not feel themselves and if they do not talk to somebody about it and do not get treatment then they may never feel like themselves again. Sometimes if someone notices that their friend or family member is acting differently because they are depressed and they do not tell anyone because they do not want the person to get mad at them. Depression is a mood disorder in which someone feels so sad that they cannot function normally…

Painted in 1891 by Paul Gauguin, “Tahitian Women” (also known as “Tahitian Women on the Beach”) is very popular oil on canvas painting. It features both bold vibrant colors, as well as many subdued tones. Other notable aspects of this painting include its visual texture, the people portrayed, and the overall subject matter. Although there may be some story behind this artwork, it is up to the viewer to decide what they believe the piece is about. Focusing on the colors, it is obvious that some…

communicate a message to their audience. Media describes the items that the artist used to make that particular art. Vincent Van Gogh is an artist who used two mediums; oil and drawing to create his work of arts, Irises, and Sorrow. Van Gogh also used different techniques along with the media to visually communicate his art works with his audience. Irises is a very famous painting by Vincent Van Gogh used with oil paint. Van Gogh used oil paints in this particular art work to get that perfect…

In 1888 Van Gogh created The Night Café using oil paints on a canvas. It's title alone depicts it almost to a tee, however, what one might envision without seeing it would be completely subjective. The same concept can be applied to what one feels when looking at this work. The painting depicts a very eerie room with colors that clash and are almost painful to look at. However, you’re drawn in by a man standing off in the corner of the room who appears to be staring at you. He almost looks as…

All Chuck wanted was to be a normal kid like everyone else but, why couldn’t he? Chuck Close is a seventy-seven year old american painter. He had disabilities which was the biggest crisis in his life. Chuck close was born July 5, 1940. Chucky Closes parents; Leslie Close and Mildred Close, had no idea that he had these learning disabilities. Chuck enjoyed painting because it helped him cope with his life and what people thought about him. Chuck had face blindness, he had dyslexia, and he was…

Alex Colville’s piece titled Horse and Train from 1954 depicts a dark horse, viewed from the rear, galloping past the viewer’s right and toward a black train, which emerges from the works horizon to face the viewer. This painting is a gift of the Dominion Foundries and Steel Ltd. and can be found hanging on the walls of the Art Gallery of Hamilton. This piece combines contrasting shapes and lines to aid viewers in imagining the speed of both the horse and train. High-speed objects utilize…

Vincent Willem van Gogh was born on March 30, 1853 in Groot-Zundert, Netherlands to a Theodorus van Gogh, a local minister, and Anna Cornelia Carbentus. Vincent had two brothers (Theodorus and Cor) and three sisters (Elisabeth, Anna, and Willemina) and grew up a quiet and serious child. As a boy, he attended a village school in Zundert until 1860 and was then home schooled until 1864. At which time, he was sent away to a boarding school at Zevenbergen; where he became distressed after leaving…

In the nineteenth century the Royal Academies of Art in France and England were significant art societies in Europe. The schools held annual or semi-annual exhibitions, where artists could display their work to gain critical notice, known as the Salon. The Salon was run by the art academies, as a result the art that was selected to be shown had the technique and style that was taught there and nothing else. Edouard Manet was one of several artists at the time that challenged the academic…

My work explores the relationship between what artist sees and what the artist creates. My work is my interpretation of an eye of a lioness. It reproduces a close up image of a lioness’ eye as a small part of a portrait of a lioness. In my work, I created what I saw without focusing in on the details. There is no symbolism behind my work; it is just an oil pastel of an eye of a lioness. By visiting The Metropolitan Museum of Art online, I was inspired by the artwork of Georgia O’Keeffe. My…