Vincent Price

Piet Mondrian was born March 7, 1872, as Pieter Cornerlis Mondriaan. He is well known for his involvement in the Dutch art movement De Stijl which “advocated pure abstraction and universality by a reduction to the essentials of form and color” (Neo-Plasticism and De Stijl). This means simplified shapes, ideally composed of just vertical or horizontal directions, and only primary colors in addition to black and white. From this concept, Mondrian produce many famous abstract paintings made up of…

Between the “Portrait of a Rabbi” and “Juno” the “Portrait of a Rabbi” looks to be the least finished of the two. There are aspects of both paintings that has caused some to claim that they are unfinished works. However, both works are completed works by Rembrandt. “Portrait of a Rabbi” demonstrates simple use of lines and economical use of paint. There are parts of his clothes in the bottom left corner that are indistinguishable and are made from a few brushstrokes. Rembrandt has used brush…

M.c. Escher is one of the world's most famous graphic artist known.He was born june 7th 1898 in leeuwarden netherlands. M.c. Escher studied at the school for architectural and decorative arts. He studied graphic arts. He has a wife and three sons as well. He was raised by his father he had four other brothers. M.c. Escher was a dutch man he died March 27,1972. M.c escher’s full name was Maurits Cornelis Escher. He was left handed and a talented artist but he did poorly in his other classes. He…

The life of Vincent van Gogh Vincent van Gogh was born in Holland on March 30th, 1853 to his parents Anna Carbentus van Gogh and Theodorus van Gogh. He had three sisters, Elisabeth, Anna, Wil, and two brothers, Theo and Cor. Van Gogh didn't get into art until 1870, at 16, he was employed by the Hague gallery that was run by French art dealers Goupil et Cie. Van Gogh decided that he didn’t want to be an art dealer any more because it didn't interest him anymore, and he decided wanted to…

Rembrandt was born to the son a miller on July 15, 1606. His family was modest but took a great deal of care about his education. Although he enrolled in the University of Leiden he soon left to follow his passion for art. Both his masters Jacob van Swanenburch and later on Pieter Lastman were greatly known for their historical paintings. He mastered and perfected everything he was taught after six months. As a young master he then gained a more famously known student named Gerrit Dou. His wife…

Influences or inspirations and techniques of Rene Magritte. My research for this group presentation involves studying the influences that ultimately inspired Rene Magritte's work and what techniques he would use when painting. One of the major concepts behind his work was the appeal of the human unconscious and Magritte often portrayed works where the subject would blur the lines between the rational and irrational. Magritte's work is quite realistic and illustrative and this technique allows…

In 1889, a Dutch painter by the name of Vincent van Gogh created this piece called Wheat Field with Cypresses. This painting's medium was oil on canvas and had a dimension of 28 7/8 x 36 ¾ in. A Cypress is an evergreen coniferous tree in which van Gogh loved to capture and paint landscapes with the trees in it. He considered this to one of the best summer landscapes. An element found in this piece by Vincent van Gogh is line. Lines are all over in this piece and the lines connect to each other…

The article, Triple-Self Portrait, illustrated by Charles Rosen and Henri Zerner is a descriptive process of a self-painting constructed by Norman Rockwell. The portrait is claimed to be a clever and witty comment on the artist’s own art. The artist has three pictures into one. The three pictures that are tacked on the top left on the canvas, the black-and-white drawing of Rockwell’s face, and the picture that represents him working from the back. Is it realism or something that can be called a…

Description Nocturne: Blue and Gold Old Battersea Bridge is an oil on canvas painting by the talented nineteenth century artist, James Abbott McNeil Whistler. At first glance, one notices the simple yet elegant nature of this painting. The focus in this piece is put on the Thames River and the Battersea Bridge since they are at the forefront of the painting. This art work encompasses the beauty of the Thames River during night time, hence the use of the word "nocturne" in the naming of this…

Painting the Starry Night Perched atop the living room fireplace, a replica of the Vincent Van Gogh masterpiece “The Starry Night” mesmerized my eyes and imagination. Overcoming the limitations of a 20”x30” dark frame, the hills rolled and the clouds swirled, immersing me within its third dimension. Inspired and amazed by power of rendering trivial scene into a creative art work“The Starry Night” , I challenged myself to create artwork as creative as Van Gogh’s, one that was deserving of the…