In the history of art, we can always see that the artists get inspiration from the artwork by other artists to re-create their artworks. It shows that different people got different perspective when looking at the same thing and artist would like to express their perspective by creation of artwork. In this essay, we are going to discuss two artwork 'Bonheur de Vivre (Joy of Life)' by Matisse and 'Les Demoiselles dâAvignon' by Picasso are inspired by 'The Large Bathers'...
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Michelangeloâs defiant statue of David has enraptured the world for centuries. Thought to be one of historyâs major art masterpieces, the marble figure portrays both the artists skill and the focus of art that embodies and defines the aesthetic of the renaissance at its peak. It showcases technical virtuosity of Greek sculpture and reintroduced ideals of humanism. Since its debut in the early 16th century, artists and art aficionados alike have admired the piece, championing it as a symbol of...
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âArt is a lie that brings us closer to the truthâ, - Pablo Picasso. This quote by Pablo Picasso states that although what is depicted in a work of art may be fictional, the message that the art conveys is often truthful. Unlike art, language is often literal. Excluding some proverbs, language gives us clear messages in comparison to art. The messages expressed in words are often not dependent on oneâs interpretation, or at least, not to the same extent...
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In this photo I see a poor woman holding and feeding her baby. They seem to be most probably refugees which need help. Moreover, they seem to a certain degree as if they have lost their hopes. The mother in this photo looks young. She might even be a teenager still which makes her life even harder. She needs to face the obstacles of life at a very early age. One of the strongest effects that this image has on...
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The # typographic character is one of the most influential symbols in contemporary communication today, and perhaps for the next decade. The logo was selected for social media use as it creates metadata when placed in front of words and numbers. The developed metadata creates awareness to the search engines of the content of the tag. In the process, people searching for the # tag find the necessary information. In websites, the symbol assists in creating a definition of the...
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For this essay I am going to be writing about how did pop art embody the spirit of the 1960âs. I have always been interested in this style of art as I like all the colors and the story on how the artist express themselves through their painting style. Also, like how abstract it is and how it has influenced the work today and that time. Pop art is the art of popular culture and it was a way, in...
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Abstraction, in its simplest terms, means the act of drawing out the essential qualities in a thing, a series of things, or a situation. Liam Gillick said in an interview: âI´m really interested in the gap between these two tracks: the critical subconscious abstract ideas behind modernism in relation to the trajectory of modernity. Is in this gap that I find the ideasâ (Gillick, 2011). âThe trajectory of modernityâ is the quality or condition of being or appearing to be...
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Known for creating meaning in his paintings, Marko Stout, an American contemporary artist, is not only famous throughout the industry, but also a favorite among the celebrities. Focusing on the modern urban style and New York City, Marko Stout puts his magic in painting, photography, video, sculpture, and film. His work has attracted people of all ages. His most recent work has gained a lot of attention. He has focused mainly on the contemporary style art giving more attention to...
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Andy Warhol was an influential artist, designer, and printmaker, known for being a leader in the pop art movement of the 1950s and 1960s, which stressed a major shift away from traditional themes in art and toward modernism. With the art of Warhol and his contemporaries, the subject matter became far from traditional âhigh artâ themes of morality, mythology, and classic history; rather, pop artists celebrated commonplace objects and people of everyday life, in this way seeking to elevate popular...
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In this essay I will describe how the works of art -âBonheur de Vivreâ by Henry Matisse and' Les Demoiselles dâAvignon' by Pablo Picasso, both were influenced by and how they moved away from the painting âThe Large Bathersâ by Paul Cezanne. Both Picasso and Matisse were prominent artists. Pablo Picasso primarily delved into the cubism and surrealism (âArt Periodsâ, 2019). Henry Matisse generally created artworks in the vein of fauvism and modernism (âHenry Matisseâ, 2019). âThe Large Bathersâ by...
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The sculpture of ancient Greece which existed from 800 BC to 300 BC got its inspiration from middle eastern monumental art and Egyptian art respectively. This with time gradually evolved into a unique vision of Greek art. Greek artists eventually reached a high point of artistic quality of working with the human figure that took the world by surprise, a style and method that was later copied by the romans and subsequent eras. Greek artists were very particular about the...
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Transcendence is the process that often occurs when viewing artworks that escorts our mind to another place. Transcendence originated from Latin and means climb beyond. The term means to explore beyond ourselves and is experienced quite often-involving art. Often used to describe the hidden world and beliefs of the artists who made them or majority of the time, the artworks aim is to provoke an emotion or past memory to export the viewer. Artists use many different forms and mediums...
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After World War II, the US economy was booming, which meant prosperity for many Americans. Ordinary people had more money to spend on desirable items, luxuries, and entertainment. Advertising played a huge role in the economy, encouraging people to buy everything they want, whether they could afford it or not. These advertisements and commercials often had bold, colorful images, which is where pop art got its start. Pop art emerged as a discussion of the imagery and mass media of...
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In this essay I will be discussing about the origins of typography. I will be mentioning key factors that played an important role throughout, and up until the 19th century. I will be mentioning Gutenberg, and how he influenced impact and improvement. I will also be mentioning factors such as: The printing press; Steam driven printing press; Illustrated and pictorial newspapers; Printed matter; Black letter; Roman type. Who Is Johannes Gutenberg? Johannes Gutenberg was a German blacksmith, painter, goldsmith and...
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My favorite non-Western region of art is Africa. I chose Africa because I find their artwork very fascinating with all the different, abstract textures, colors, and patterns. Africa has a long history, considering scientists believe it is where humans first came to be. The farthest back discoveries of art were the rock paintings. These showed evidence of animals and communities being built in southern Africa around 7000 BCE. Once the farming population moved away from the Sahara after it dried...
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âIf you donât know history, then you donât know anything. You are a leaf that doesnât know it is part of a treeâ, â Michael Crichton. Studying history provides insight and explanations for what is present in todayâs society. Colonization is not the only piece of Africaâs history, but it is a major contributor. Studying the history of Africa, pre and post colonialism, provides explanations for how Africa arrived at its present and where it is headed in the future....
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In this essay has been tried to gathering the principal purpose of pop art as one of the most important art movements in the 20th century. The pop art movement has been begun in the United Kingdom and the United States while the 1950s. The movement represented a challenge to traditions of fine art by including imagery from popular and mass cultures, such as a comic book, advertising, and regular cultural objects. One of the missions was to use images...
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During the Baroque period from the early 17th century and mid-18th century, artist Michelangelo Caravaggio is one of the most transcendent and prominent artists in the antiquity of Western art. Michelangelo Caravaggio paintings compound a realistic perception of human nature that involves physical and emotional states and including a dramatic method of using light, which had an impressionable influence upon Baroque art. Almost each Caravaggioâs art pieces contain very influential and powerful societal forces that really make their work unique...
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The Romantic era, an intellectual, artistic, and literature movement that started officially in the 18th century, more specifically in 1798 through 1870. This movement mostly took place in Europe, mostly used in England and America. In 1800, the Romantic Era starting getting more popular and reaching its peak until about 1850. Lots of important poets that everyone knows today happened in this period, historical events, and art works for example like Edgar Allen Poe was known for the âDark Romanticismâ...
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There are six periods of music that are each known for their own unique style of music. The first of the periods was the medieval or gothic period which started in approximately 500 A.D., and lasted until about 1400. Next there was the Renaissance period which was from 1400, to 1600. The third period is known as the Baroque period which lasted from about 1600 to 1750. The fourth period was known as the Classical period that started in 1750...
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Introduction The practice of organizing type in a way that makes it legible, readable, and aesthetically pleasing is known as typography. It has developed into a complicated discipline in the digital era, rooted in ancient civilizations that employed chisels and brushes to transmit messages. It establishes fonts, space, and layout guidelines and unifies form and function. Typography adds more to a page than simply text, it creates tone and atmosphere and significantly impacts how a reader perceives and comprehends. It's...
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Tombstones with mihrab designs from early Islamic times that survived the Hijra period had initially appeared in countries like Iran, Syria, and Egypt. These stone, marble, stucco, or faience plaques were looked upon as Mihrabs or simply as tombstones in certain regions. It is, indeed, difficult to distinguish them, unless an inscription clarifies their purpose beyond any doubt. Since tombstones with mihrab designs were frequently used during Hijra, a period indicating Prophet Muhammadâs migration (622 CE) from Mecca to Medina...
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The term âexperimentâ can be defined as âan attempt at something new or different; an effort to be originalâ (The Free Dictionary), âthe process of testingâ (Merriam-Webster), âto test or to try a new way of doing somethingâ (Cambridge Dictionary), âinvolving a radically new and innovative styleâ (Lexico Dictionary). Those dictionary definitions certainly were thought and written for science experiments which aims to prove or disprove an idea, but we still can use the same meanings for design and typography...
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Many civilizations have influenced the world, both Roman and Greek existence have influenced American and European civilization to a greater extent than any other culture of the ancient land. When we conceive about the two societies, sometimes we may conceive of two groups of people lumped together who dominated the ancient universe. Nevertheless, this is not the case, the Roman and Greek cultures were contrasting in so many ways, especially in art. Both civilizations were really highly skilled builders. Throughout...
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The Romantic era was a time in music when there were tons of change throughout the 1850s until the 1920s in the theory and compositional practice of music. Many composers made their work with freedom, experimentation, and creativity more than the composers of older times. There were many composers that originated out of this era, some like Robert Schumann, Franz Schubert, FrĂŠdĂŠric Chopin, and Richard Wagner. Because of inspiration, many Romantic composers found inspiration in visual arts, poetry, drama and...
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Cinema is one of the youngest and at the same time one of the most popular arts. Its history is short compared to the thousand-year history of music, painting or theater. At the same time, millions of viewers fill the cinema halls every day, and even more people watch movies on television. Cinema in our time has become a very powerful information source. Everyone can turn on the TV and watch a movie they like. Like cinema around the world,...
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Paul Cezanne was a master in the art world and greatly influenced and inspired other artists such as Pablo Picasso. One of Cezanne's first great paintings was a portrait of his friend Achille Emperaire. Achille Emperaire was born with restricted growth and spinal deformity and Cezanne did not attempt to hide this in the piece, in fact, he did the very opposite and exaggerated his frail frame. He depicts Achille Emperaire in a high back armchair, clothed in ill-fitting garments...
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Art enhances the human condition. What would our lives be without it? Music, paintings, sculptures, and poetry all make life worth living, but an often forgotten art form, architecture, is arguably the most important. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the average American spends 87% of their life inside buildings. With so much time spent in and around structures it becomes increasingly important to understand the best way to build them. Marco Vitruvius is a Roman architect from the first...
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The products of organic design and Art Nouveau movement are catching my attention. I love the elements that those products used from the movement. I love those design products with nature style very much. Since I always think that nature is the artwork of God and they are really perfect. Also, I would like to learn some other features of different design elements. It is because my designs are always using some simple rectangular shape or some lines. I think...
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While it is well known that Japanese art has been an influential factor in European artists such as Monet, Van Gogh, Frank Floyd Wright, it is also true that this influence worked in reverse. European influence plays a role in Japanese art in a variety of ways. In 1868 Meiji Resoration many Japanese artists began to study techniques and themes of European art. A coined term to European influence on Japanese art is âwakon yosaiâ, this phrase is meant to...
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