Western painting

This painting of Jantar Mantar, is the work of William Simpson which is currently under in the possession of the Victoria and Alberta Museum. He was an artist and made this painting during his visit to India in 1865. William Simpson was born in 1823 and was interested in art since he was twelve. He was a painter and an apprentice to a lithographer in Glasgow and later on he came to London in 1851. “He became well known for his paintings with commissions by Queen Victoria to paint various…

a poem by Ernst Jandl for a christmas card, and while she talks about how she’d always loved language, she tells us that the moment she learned about painting a new love began. Katharina points out the strong contrast between poetry and paintings. She discusses how while a poem follows “a certain order system” which makes it quite “linear,” painting possesses a certainly more abstract quality yet is equally as fascinating. Katharina then goes on to talk about a specific element that she…

titled Girl Sitting 1962 depicts a nude female body in a sitting pose. This colorful piece was made in 1962 and can be found in the Oakland Museum of California. Located on a white wall within a thin black frame that is five by four feet tall, the painting is composed of oil paints on a canvas. The subject is positioned toward the left; therefore, leaving a big empty space on the right. Overall, several factors contribute to deliver an effective impression toward individuals who feel small when…

art in the 20th century (“Paul Cézanne”, 2016). Cézanne worked on his painting “The Large Bathers” for seven years, which remained unfinished at the time of his death in 1906. It is often considered Cezanne’s finest work (“The Bathers (Cézanne)”, 2016). Cezanne aimed to disregard current trends and give a timeless quality to his work. Two upcoming artists, Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso, is said to be influenced by this painting. In 1906, Henri Matisse finished the Bonheur de Vivre, or the “Joy…

Diego Rivera was well-known for paintings that portrayed Mexican life, society and the history of Mexican People. No matter what, Rivera did not shift his art and that shaped him to be somewhat controversial artist. Rivera was a communist who fought for communist ideal. He is an ideal of socially dedicated artist. His art describes such issues as Mexican labor, and American worker and Revolutionary figures. Rivera experienced the work of great masters such as Cézanne, Gauguin, Renoir, and…

work consists of mainly accredited portraits and history paintings. West is best known for his 1770 oil on canvas painting The Death of General Wolfe. This painting caused a lot of problems when it was displayed at the Royal Academy. One of the many reasons for this was because the figures were shown wearing modern clothing rather than the approved classical clothing. Even though there were problems, a lot of people respected the painting and the meaning and recognition behind it. As the times…

The Haywain by John Constable, 1821, is oil painted on canvas and by the size of the painting, it is a large-scale artwork that requires a lot of details. This is landscape image as it discussed on out the textbook. The artist translated and created the painting based on the real world image. The artist used the visual art to present the form to the viewers to perceive through their lense. Landscape are popular in the United States and Europe in the nineteenth century. Landscaping requires a lot…

Cataract 3 Bridget Riley’s painting Cataract 3 plays with the viewers vision. Cataract 3 is a 88.5 x 87.5 inches which is approximately the size of a double glass sliding door. Riley was widely know for painting in black and white until 1967, the year Cataract 3 was created. This piece is considered Op Art because it creates an optical sensation of movement through the manipulation and reposition of lines. Riley uses both horizontal and diagonal curved lines with different scales. The…

amalgamate Pop Art with Abstractism to create pieces that capture the soul of the subject. I intend to highlight through my paintings what an average person misses to record in the intimacy of candid moments. The mediums of my paintings include oil, water, acrylic colours, ink, and lustre dust over either canvases or sheets. I intend to redefine Pop art through my paintings and not limit it to popular culture imagery, bold strokes or colours. Through my work I would like people to take a step…

On April 7th, 1909 Joe Jones was born in St. Louis Missouri. In the year 1932, Jones painted an oil painting called “View of St. Louis”. The painting was done on canvas. The style of the art work was Midwest Regional Style or modern art. “View of St. Louis” is located in the American Art Collections at the St. Louis Art Museum. My goal in this paper is to recognize Joe Jones life in St. Louis during his adventures in art. People deserve to know more about a local legend in the art field. The…