Western painting

In an effort to describe the modernist painting, Clement Greenberg in his publication The Collected Essays and Criticism, makes simplified and exaggerated claims. Despite his best efforts, most of his assertions are shrouded in oversight and lack the necessary premises to be adjudged as an entirely objective and salient. His comments on modern art’s effects on human senses and relations with space, are one of said claims. He states: “The Old Masters created an illusion of space in depth that…

Adolph Fredrick Reinhardt was an American abstract artist, writer, critic and educator. He studied art history under Meyer Schapiro at Columbia University, New York (1931–35), and painting with Carl Holty and Francis Criss at the American Artists School (1936–37). He also studied at the National Academy of Design with Karl Anderson in 1936, worked for the Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project (1936–39), and was a member (1937–47) of the American Abstract Artists group. Reinhardt…

As a NIACC student taking Art History II, I agree with Confucius, there is beauty in everything, but not everyone sees it. When viewing the North Iowa Area Community College Auditorium Art Gallery in Mason City, Iowa on Monday that is presenting “Painting & Mixed Media,” I can’t help but to be mystified by Rita Kirsch Dungey’s work. Rita’s work is a temporary NIACC art showcase that shows from February 16th through April 13th, 2016 along side of John Rodman’s “Photographs.” Many other college…

Impressionism is creating art with blurred images rather than defined lines. One of these Impressionist artists include Marie Bracquemond. Marie’s painting entitled Woman with an Umbrella consists of thin, blurred and controlled lines of pastel colors to intrigue art-lovers. The objective view of the painting remains clearly identifiable. In the middle of the painting is an average woman, wearing a soft yellow and blue ruffled dress with stripes and a touch of red along her collar. In her right…

The self-portraits by Frida Kahlo and Gustave Courbet have important similarities and noticeable differences. First, they both drawn planets of their face, they show sensations and both drown these plates to show the people how they feel. Also, maybe they both share their feeling because they had a hard life and that makes them feel tired, strong, or sad.Kahlo’s portrait shows different feeling like tired and mad. She looks rich but has a hard life and not happy with it. I know she feels like…

Have you ever seen the beautiful painting titled Water Lilies painted by the famous Claude Monet? If you haven’t, it’s a really great masterpiece and you should totally check it out at the Art Institute of Chicago! Claude Monet was a famous French artist who was a significant individual during the Impressionist movement. The Impressionist movement dealt with “capturing light and natural forms through art.” Like other impressionist artists such as Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Alfred Sisley, and…

Frida Kahlo, being physically handicapped, only produced about 200 paintings and sold a significantly low amount of works during her life. Despite all of this, Kahlo is seen as one of the largest icons in Mexican culture and continues to grow in popularity worldwide. In 1933, a painting appeared on a 34 cent postage stamp, in 2000, one of Frida’s self portraits sold for $5 million, and during November 2002, a biographical movie “Frida” was released (Smithsonian and Art Story). Frida Kahlo was…

responsible for the modern art movement these two artists are Vincent Van Gogh and Claude Monet. These two artists have very distinct style of painting, however, they both helped to shape the direction of painting would go over the following century. Monet and Van Gogh painted their lives on a canvas and in their thoughts and words. Through both of the men’s paintings we can understand the struggle as artists during this time in history. The first artist that will be talked about is Claude…

Dallas Museum of Art this past Sunday. I came across numerous works of art. From paintings to sculptures, and drawings. Most of everything I came across in my opinion, were meaningless. Mostly because I could not decipher what the artist is portraying or the message behind it, while others were just ok. Until I stumbled upon a painting located in the Impressionism Gallery on the 2nd floor by Gustave Courbet. The painting I chose to write about is called the Fox in the Snow by Gustave Courbet. I…

Lydgate is an orphan whose uncle is an viscount. He does not depend on his family but chooses to study medicine in Paris. He devotes himself to study pathology and anatomy. He longs to offer free medical service and contributes to social charity. Lydgate comes to Middlemarch hoping to have great success. He wants to try his new form of therapy but receives a lot of criticism. Lydgate works in a charitable hospital which is built by the banker Mr. Bulstrode. He meets with Rosamond who is the…