Western painting

Lopez 1 Art 6 Midterm For my midterm paper I decided to choose Ansel Adams' photograph, Moonrise. I decided to choose this because it seemed interesting and we haven't looked over much photography in class so I thought it would be fun to look at it more in-depth. From the picture I can see a graveyard and a small town. The gravestones and the towns are seen very vividly in the scene and the lines which make them up are also very visible. What I found interesting was how the lines, which make…

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Christina’s World was his introduction into the “evolution of his own private language of metaphor.” As positioned in the painting, Christina lays where the painter first recognized her steadfast ambition, explaining, that she "was limited physically but by no means spiritually." Art historians vary among their opinions on what type of art movement is present in the piece, some refer the painting as being magical realism with its attention to detail, while others…

When pencil and paper are brought together, the result can be a magnificent black and white masterpiece. Across the vast expanse of white paper, the lead of the pencil creates varying shades of gray and black. Each stroke of the pencil creating the next line of a story in this work of art. This story is known to all show stockmen on show day. This work of art was brought to life by Amanda Raithel in 2011. As it is titled Pit Crew, it refers to the fitters hard at work on the cattle on show day…

pose together with her eyes looking blandly into the air suggest the intensity of this pleasurable experience. According to Jones, “Correggio saw the ancient myths, without any spiritual or philosophical veiling, as sexual stories. His classical paintings use painterly refinement to give jaw-dropping reality to the licentious tales of the ancients in what he plainly intends as fun.” Such physical and sensual delight is delivered to the viewers through both Correggio’s depiction of human body…

Gentileschi portrays herself in Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting (1630s). Note, this a very different approach because Gentileschi not only shows herself painting, but also shows herself as the very allegory of painting. An allegory can be defined as a figure that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, and acts like a personification. In this instance, Gentileschi displays herself epitomizing the very act of painting. She symbolizes it. Also, notice that Gentileschi breaks away…

The Transfiguration is a historical painting by a Renaissance artist most known as Raphael. The artwork portrays Jesus as the central light of the painting. The source of light comes from celestial clouds that surround Jesus. The figure of Jesus and the clouds that surround him in a circle frame form is the most illuminating part of the painting. There is a major contrast of light between Jesus and the common people that are placed below him. It is a cool brilliant white light that illuminates…

portraits between the years 1886 and 1889 put Vincent Van Gogh as one of the most successful self-portraitists of all time. Van Gogh was using portrait painting as a method of introspection trying to discover his own mind, as a way to make money for himself and a method of developing his skills to become one of the greatest artists to ever live. Through painting The Straw Hat Portrait Van Gogh was trying to develop his skills as an artist while he did not have the money to afford models to paint…

hangs the painting titled “Home Sweet Home”. This oil on canvas was created by the artist Charles Sheeler in 1931. The painting contains a few pieces of furniture. In the center is an empty wooden chair. On the left, you can see two rugs and a staircase that is leading upstairs. On the right, you can see a fireplace and a stove. Near the bottom of the painting you can make out a picnic table, it’s chopped off the painting but enough is there to tell what the object is. The painting also…

us through the history of art and what was considered important during those years. The next chapter is about oil paintings. As economies grew so did people’s want for materialistic objects. At the time, oil paintings were the only visuals and each were one of a kind. Oil painting developed with the classes. Classes became tied to having money, no matter how one got it, oil painting changed to reflect this. Not only was there a desire for…