Surrealism

Which of the following works demonstrates the Futurists' interest in motion? |a. |The City | |b. |Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash | |c. |Champs de Mars or The Red Tower | |d. |The Portuguese…

Being a pioneer in the minimalism and the feminist art movement, Yayoi Kusama is constantly pushing boundaries in the realm of culture and art. Every element in Kusama’s artwork, such as repetition, pattern and accumulation, questions the viewers to rethink social and political norms of society in the hopes that it would inspire change to gender equality. Her installation, Walking Piece, serves as an exemplary example of dissolving boundaries between humanity, art and environment. Dressed in a…

and social critique. Kollwitz’s post-war artwork depicted simplified human figures that expressed the human condition as well as the tragedy of war in black and white. She cared nothing for current art fashions, such as expressionism, cubism, and surrealism, because it was irrelevant to the concerns of working people (Skrapits 60). With this being said, her main goal was to communicate to the masses which drove her to the direction of greater simplicity, clarity, and overall, power of…

This artwork, named “The Dreamer”, made by Pablo Picasso in 1936. This work is in the center of Gallery 901 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This painting a medium size work which is 39 7/8 x 36 3/4 inch. And, there are two other works on the each side of The Dreamer. The left one is “Ariadne” by Giorgio de Chirico in 1913, and the right one is “Woman Asleep at the Table” by Pablo Picasso in 1936. All three paintings have the similar subject matter; person lays on the ground or a table.…

How do we avoid the uncanny becoming just another clichéd trope on the methodological menu? How might we revise ideas concerning the uncanny and explore what it means to us as Fine Art practitioners, keeping in mind ontological ambiguity? Freud described the uncanny as the class of frightening things that leads us back to what is known and familiar (Freud, 1919). Previously Jentsch concluded that the uncanny was a fear of the familiar based on intellectual uncertainty (Jentsch, 1906). The…

This particular study abroad program encompasses so much of the history and craft that goes into my major. As an artist of the theatre, I need to be aware of the historical significance of theatre and the stories that have been written. Seeing, reading, and visiting monuments and plays will make the history that I’ve learned in class tangible. Attending productions will further allow my creativity as an artist to flourish with diverse genres of theatre that will be available on the trip.…

Pablo Picasso, known as one of the world’s most influential and well-documented artists of the twentieth century. Unlike most, Picasso’s legacy as a prominent rule breaker, an inventor of forms, an innovator of styles and techniques, a master of various media, has long since been recognized the genius in modern art. Picasso is known for producing an estimated 50,000 pieces of artwork, including paintings, sculptures, ceramics, drawings, prints, and even tapestries and rugs. Yet the medium in…

showing the true upbringing of Poe, the creative lifestyle, and the list of the rewards he received during his time as a writer. Napierkowski and Ruby went on to say, "His poems and stories have influenced the literary schools of Symbolism and Surrealism as well as the popular genres of detective and horror fiction." Edgar Allan Poe was adopted in the year 1811 by John and Frances Allan, being raised in Baltimore, Maryland. He…

Semester Final: “The Individual” Essay Have you ever felt like an outcast to society whether it be due to the way you look, act, say, or think., well if you have then have you ever thought about joining something called Individualism. In These three stories that were made by authors who thought the exact same question answered them in the stories they wrote. Mark Twain’s depicts the satirical novel “The Adventure Of Huckleberry Finn”, Twain uses Huck’s perspective in order to show him as a…

Sean Reape Comm 320 10/12/2015 Ray Harryhausen to Peter Jackson Ray Harryhausen is arguably one of the most influential and creative artists to ever lay a hand on the camera, with his master visual effects skills he carries the title of father of stop-motion model animation, and created ?Dynamation? which is an animation technique where a certain object is physically manipulated making it appear to move on it?s own. This was a technique that would change not only the…