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Eighteenth Century Hudson River
1,095 wordsArtwork during that Americans did were brought on by the European style of artwork. America eventually warped that style into their own personal style concerning the type of people from different cultures who had settled in America. Spanish and Indian cultures were where folk art came from. They were mainly of church and other religious focused artwork. The painting style from the English was also a hand in the definition of the nations artwork. Also before cameras were invented an artist would ...
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1,293 wordsThe Curious Life, Art, Fame, and Success of Rembrandt van Rijn Perhaps one of the most admired yet obscure artists in history is Rembrandt van Rijn. His inauspicious life significantly influenced his unique art style that was slightly controversial to the standard, classic baroque art of his time in the early to mid 1600 s. Rembrandt was born to a destitute family on July 15, 1606, in Leiden, Netherlands. His future was limited in opportunities due to his lack of money to finance anything that m...
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Rolling Stones John Lennon
1,335 wordsMany photographers in the past have had dynamic careers that have influenced many up and coming photographers and will for years to come. Because their work at the time has been preserved in inspirational and innovative images of their eras rock legends and cultural icons, similarities yet progressions can been seen through a comparison of photographers such as David Bailey, Anne Liebovitz and Rankin one of today's most talked about photographers. David Baileys career was at a high between the y...
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Self Portraits Van Gogh And Rembrandt
964 wordsEach artist is an individual with a unique style, and although these styles can be similar in practice the individuality of the artist often proves the discriminating factor for a successful artwork. Self-portraits are beneficial when looking at the individuality of the artist as there are two aspects to look at the artists style, and the artists view of him / herself . The latter can provide a brief insight into the mental situation of the artist as well as any apparent influencing factors of t...
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African American Culture Harlem Renaissance
1,768 wordsFrom April 6 to June 3, 2001, the Bowdoin College Museum of Art is hosting the exhibit Reflections in Black: Smithsonian African American Photography The First One Hundred Years, 1842 1942. This display is a portion of the original from the Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture of the Smithsonian Institution. The original exhibit includes works from 1942 to the present. Deborah Willis is the curator of both the original and Bowdoins abridged exhibits. The exhibit a...
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Marilyn Monroe Andy Warhol
1,017 wordsAndy Warhol We have seen photographs of the electric chair, and of Marilyn Monroe, we have seen Campbell Soup ads, but never in the isolation and starkness of Warhols presentation. The attitude implicit in his choice of images is much more complex than simple satire, grotesqueness, horror or celebration: We are forced to the personal confrontation in his art with the most vivid representations of sex, food and death but always through the intermediary of previous exposure through movies, the pre...
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Andy Warhol Closely Related
1,504 wordsEnvironmental sustainability of Pop Art The retrospective confirmed Warhol's importance as a painter while simultaneously extending his longstanding interest in environmental art -- or installation art, or more plainly, "decor. " This interest helps us to elaborate on the environmental sustainability of art using Warhols works. Judging from "Portraits of the 70 s, "decor" continues to be at least as important to Warhol as portraiture. Following plans devised by his longtime collaborator, David W...
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Color Photograph Created Color Photograph Created In 1989 Woman
713 wordsTerror and mockery come together in the portraits of Cindy Sherman on display at the Crocker Art Museum. Walking into the large, dimly lit ballroom, one may begin to feel a slight sense of trepidation as the viewer looks around to find nine sets of beady eyes watching ones every move. Sherman produced her History Portraits during the late eighties and early nineties, nine of which are displayed at the museum. In her portraits she uses lush fabrics, lavish jewelry, and false body parts to decorat...
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Romantic Poets Edmund Burke
8,828 wordsBritain had English Painting INTRODUCTION Britain had one century of painting. Elie Faure's statement summarizes best what critics, art researchers and collectors havent had the space, the heart or the inspiration to say in their restless attempts to present English Art. WHY? To answer this question we must take into account more than history and documents, we must evaluate the essence, the soul of the creator, of the English man. Andrew Crawley describes in his book (England), the English peopl...
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Metropolitan Museum Of Art Roman Influence
493 wordsMay Greek Art Erin Lives May 7, 2000 Extra Credit Ancient Faces: Mummy Portraits From Roman Egypt a special exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art concentrates on 70 portraits painted in Egypt during the first few centuries of Roman rule. Rome controlled Egypt as it controlled much else, through a policy of calculated multiculturalism. Egyptian customs were tolerated; Romans brought practices and beliefs of their own. Before long, things shaded together. The mummy paintings are traces of that...
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Museum Of Art Irving Penn Work
1,085 wordsIrving Penn has always strived for the best presentation of his work, he has become a master printer, revitalizing the platinum-palladium process as well as working with new techniques. The combination of innovative photography and meticulous printing has made Irving Penn one of the most significant photographers of the twentieth century. Photographing a cake can be art, Irving Penn said when he opened his studio in 1953. Before long he was backing up his statement with a series of advertising i...
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Jacques Louis David Prix De Rome
2,167 wordsDavid was the virtual art dictator of France for a generation. Extending beyond painting, his influence determined the course of fashion, furniture design, and interior decoration and was reflected in the development of moral philosophy. His art was a sudden and decisive break with tradition, and from this break modern art is dated. David studied with Vien, and after winning the Prix de Rome (which had been refused him four times, causing him to attempt suicide by starvation) he accompanied Vien...
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Jacques Louis David Prix De Rome
2,167 wordsDavid was the virtual art dictator of France for a generation. Extending beyond painting, his influence determined the course of fashion, furniture design, and interior decoration and was reflected in the development of moral philosophy. His art was a sudden and decisive break with tradition, and from this break " modern art" is dated. David studied with Vien, and after winning the Prix de Rome (which had been refused him four times, causing him to attempt suicide by starvation) he acc...
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Edouard Manet Ballets Russes
2,903 wordsPablo picasso And his Artistic Life A report by terra hardman Introduction Pablo Picasso was a Spanish painter and sculptor, generally considered the greatest artist of the 20 th century. He was unique as an inventor of forms, as an innovator of styles and techniques, as a master of various media, and as one of the most prolific artists in history. He created more than 20, 000 works. Picasso's genius manifested itself early: at the age of 10 he made his first paintings, and at 15 he performed br...
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Human Body Renaissance Art
583 wordsFrom 1300 to 1600, Europe saw the Renaissance, the rebirth of art and learning. Worldliness was a key part of their artwork through the individualism shown in the portraits with earthly backgrounds and through the glorification the human body. Realism was a major part of the artwork; a lot of attention was given to detail and setting. The artists were influenced largely by humanistic ideas such as human potential and achievement. Artists portrayed many different kinds of people, from peasants to...
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