Woodcut

Printmaking is an art form that involves the creation of a master piece of artwork from which multiple images are made. These prints are considered original works of art even though they can exist in multiples. This art is one of the oldest forms of art in the world. Historically, printmaking was used to spread religious ideas or images. The process originated in China at around 105 A.D. but it did not gain more use in Europe until around the mid-15th century. Printmaking today is practiced as…

House of Representatives (pg 377). We do not always differ with Japan. We take the fine arts seriously, just like Japan. The fine arts of modern Japan are similar to those of many Western countries (pg 392). One such piece of fine arts is the woodcut. Woodcuts were made in Japan as early as the 11th century (pg 393). How else has Japan affected the fine arts? The answer is simple: origami. Origami might have originated in the 8th century (pg 398). Arts are important everywhere, but what about…

The thing that stands out in MC Escher is the fictitious reality that grasps our imagination when we experience his art. Escher’s art consisted of woodwork, optical illusions and printmaking. Most believe that Escher must have had a complex mind to be able to conjure elaborate two and three-dimensional planes that falsely tickle our mind. When art critics have interviewed Escher they try to pick his mind to see how he developed ideas that had so much depth and perception, finding out about his…

North of Italy, painting was less influenced by the Greco-Roman revival that it had been in Italy. However, in the north, there were a number of technical innovations that revolutionized painting. In the Netherlands much of this art was not produced on canvas or church walls like that of Italy, but instead produced on wood panels. These could be alter pieces for churches, but portable. The Dutch mastered humanism and showed their virtuosity in minute details such as backgrounds, clothing details…

During the war, women adopted the ideals of Republican Motherhood in order to instill nationalist values in their children. This is seen in propaganda such as the woodcut of a patriot women, which portrays a colonial woman with a musket (Document A). However, women such as Molly Wallace believed a woman’s role extended beyond the duties of motherhood and desired a higher position in society (Document J). Furthermore…

Art speaks to us in ways that words alone cannot. Everyone conveys a different story from a single piece of artwork and its crazy how different people see things. Not only does art express many emotions that the artist is feeling, but it helps them connect with their viewers through the piece. All pieces of art, as soon as they are viewed, become part of an international conversation. Each artwork contributes something else to the explanation and observations of the world around us. A piece…

The arts in China and Japan are greatly influenced by the religious beliefs of each country. Both countries' beliefs are syncretic; they each have more than one religious belief blended together. The two dominant religions in China are Buddhism, which the main goal is to archive nirvana and Daoism, living in harmony with nature and the universe. Chinese artworks are known to be very precise and symmetrically balanced, well controlled and uniformed. Their arts focus on religion and Chinese…

Albrecht Durer was a German painter born on May 21, 1471, and died on April 6, 1528. Not only was Durer a painter, he was an engraver, printmaker, mathematician, and theorist from Nuremberg. Durer would make high-quality woodcuts that eventually advanced his career and influence across the European world. This was all done in his twenties! He was even considered the greatest artist of the Northern Renaissance. Durer’s work mostly revolves around altarpieces, religious works, portraits,…

The Renaissance brought many inventions to life, but one of the greatest creation is the print and press created by Johannes Gutenberg. Johannes was born in Mainz, Germany in 1395. Before his creation of the the print and press, he printed cards, pictures, designs, and patterns on clothes. Gutenberg never married nor did he have kids, his life was surrounded around his business. His printing experience started in 1438, created the press in 1440, and printed the 42-Line Bible in 1454-1455.…

Is graffiti vandalism or art? Graffiti is a way of individuals expressing their own individuality in a form of art. The particular stance, I have chosen to analyze is graffiti, art. Graffiti establishes a stand point in artists to get themselves noticed within the art world, it is also a way of showing and expressing their own individual style that artists can procreate on walls, or throughout streets. Lastly, graffiti is a way to express and get artists and messages across to others in the art…