Renaissance was a great era of innovation and ideas that followed the Medieval period or the Dark Ages of ignorance and uncivilization. Renaissance can be defined as “Rebirth” in French because it was the rebirth and rediscovery of great ancient art styles, Greek and Roman, which can be seen in many art pieces from this period, for instance, David sculpture by Michelangelo and Venus of Urbino by Titian. Moreover, Renaissance was the efflorescence of Arts (CrashCourse, 2012). This new era...
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Over the past century, muralism, the art of social and political engagement, has become a staple of Mexico’s identity. Analyzing the visual, cultural, symbolic, social, and historical work of the three most famous Mexican muralists such as Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros, and Jose Clemente Orozco is an obligation when trying to understand the history of Mexico. Murals, to start things off, is a piece of artwork, most commonly a painting that is so huge and requires so much time...
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Inequality between genders in the Renaissance is no surprise however the women of the time, mostly upper class, were not completely stripped from their privileges. The power dynamic between men and women was very unbalanced and the scales held the men at a higher position. Due to men having a higher status than women, Renaissance women had much more benefits. Essentially men served as a ruling voice over the different spheres of society. A woman’s movements in society were included...
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Girl Before a Mirror (1932) – Pablo Picasso For this assignment, I have chosen to discuss the painting ‘Girl Before a Mirror’ (1932) by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso (October 25th, 1851- April 8th, 1973). My reasoning for selecting this painting in particular was that a large portion of my micro/macro studio project involved investigating and exploring distortion. Picasso is a master of distorting objects, both the tangible and the intangible, infusing them with emotion and symbolism whilst allowing them to...
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During the fourteenth century, more than half of the European population was killed off by the Black Death. The plague had social, economic, and religious effects on European history. After this incident, people began to transform; and gradually, new attitudes, ideas, and many different works of art were created. Leonardo da Vinci was one of the key figures in the Renaissance Period. Painted by Leonardo da Vinci, “The Last Supper” is a precious piece of art with hidden meaning that...
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“Give me one hundred preachers who fear nothing but sin and desire nothing but God, and I care not whether they be clergymen or laymen, they alone will shake the gates of Hell and set up the kingdom of Heaven upon Earth.”(Brainy Quotes) The concept of heaven, earth, and hell can be very contrasting. Ideas differ depending on religion, geographical location, and the culture you are surrounded by. In 1505, Hieronymus Bosch created The Garden of Earthly Delights. Hieronymus Bosch...
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Art transcends across different nations and cultures, from generation to generation. The Met artistic project exhibits historical artworks alongside contemporary artists, allowing viewers to identify connections that span centuries. Jean-François Millet’s oeuvre of peasant farmers and landscapes constitutes one of the most famous artworks from the 19th century. His meticulous work using oil and painting highlights daily human activities that are not of importance to the majority of people but are vital for their survival. Xu Bing is an expert...
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Visual analysis of the birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli The famous Italian renaissance artist Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi A. K. A. Sandro Botticelli created one of the most prominent visual arts in the early renaissance era, The Birth of Venus. It is a beautiful artwork executed using tempera on a canvas and it portrays a distinct Greek-Roman mythological event, the arrival of the goddess of beauty and love, Venus. The painting was made between c. 1484 and...
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Art Research Project Biography The Persistence of Memory painting is a Surrealism style of art created by Salvador Dali. The painting was created in 1931 during the surrealist art period. The surrealist art period was created after World War One, and started in Europe. According to the Artsy.net article from author Mann J., “Surrealism’s goal was to liberate thought, language, and human experience from the oppressive boundaries of rationalism…interested in the idea that the unconscious mind—which produced dreams” (3,4). The...
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Symbolism is an artistic trademark that uses its imagery to represent either fear, anxiety, happiness, or a different variety of emotions through lines, shapes, colors, textures, spaces, and forms. At first, it was a literary movement but starting in the late 19th and most of the 20th centuries more artists were starting to adopt the concept and it became the biggest trend in post-modernism art. Symbolism can incorporate a combination of realism, surrealism, naturalism, and romanticism (Heller, 2018). Artists use...
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Art is subjective. It can have an infinite number of interpretations influenced by the viewers’ feelings and experiences. Undeniably, the painting by Esteban Murillo, ‘The Young Beggar’, is one of his most recognized artworks because of the great emotional impact it has on the viewer. The painting can emit loneliness, sadness, poverty, but it can also issue other feelings depending on the viewer. ‘The Young Beggar’ is a criticism to the European society. The responses are shaped by the art...
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