...o View Vincent van Gogh’s The Starry Night on p. 61 and Sol LeWitt’s Wall Drawing No. 681 on p. 64 in Ch. 4 of A World of Art and describe both paintings in terms of their lines. What does each artist’s use of line communicate about the artist’s personality and view of the world? Van Gogh evidently found nature to be as compelling and formidable as God himself. “The Starry Night” emphasizes this. According to Sayre, Van Gogh was mentally tormented and this is evident by the use of the artist’s technique in his painting. The lines are harsh and jagged. Those of the church spire, the trees in the forefront, and the eaves of the houses are strong and dark. The swirls in the night sky are as strong, possibly indicative of his views of God’s and nature’s power. Perhaps Van Gogh’s view of the world was simple: he knew that the world was greater than him and therefore uncontrollable. The lines in “The Starry Night” truly demonstrate his lack of control. Still, despite the heaviness of the lines and the swirls, there is a calming effect evident in the painting with Van Gogh’s inclusion of church and solitude and serenity of the small village. In contrast, Sol LeWitt’s Wall Drawing No. 681 demonstrates the work of an artist who seemingly found that the world was easily controlled. His lines are perfectly formed. The diagonal, horizontal and vertical lines perhaps indicate some disorder in the world, but disorder that can still be explained, if not contained. o View Las Meninas...
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...1. Male Harp Player, from Keros (Cyclades), ca. 2600-2300 BCE. Can we be sure of the meaning of these statuettes? No What can we guess was their function?A meaning for music Where were they found? In prehistoric cemeteries Describe this Harp Player and compare it to the one at the Metropolitan Museum. To me it looks like a person sitting down playing the harp with their face looking up maybe he’s singing 2. Bull Leaping, from the palace, Knossos (Crete), ca. 1400-1370 BCE. What does this ceremony consist of? Leaping of the bull in which a young man grasped the horn of the bull and vaulted onto its back. What is the medium for this painting? Fresco What is the difference in the depiction of male and female figures? The female are painted in a dark color and the male are in a light color What are distinguishing factors of Cretan figures as manifested here? Long curly hair & proud and self-confident bearing 3. Landscape with swallows (Spring Fresco), from room Delta 2, Akrotiri, Thera, ca. 1650-1625 BCE. Is this the largest and most complete prehistoric example of a pure landscape painting? No Is the environs of Akrotiri rendered realistically? Describe. Yes the painter used vivid colors and undulating lines to capture the essence of nature 4. Marine style octopus flask, from Palaikastro (Crete), ca. 1450 BCE. Describe development and characteristics of Cretan pottery. What is the relationship between the decoration and the shape of this vessel? The...
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...Art101 Assignment 8.1: Discussion on Contemporary Art Trends (Manjares) What trends do you see in art today? Have you found art that is being produced currently that speaks to your experience? Have you found art that has engaged, informed, and changed your view? The 21st century has witnessed the growth of many technological innovations that affect everyday life, such as the Internet and satellite systems. Satart is a new type of art that is done by a satellite. There is no brush or stroke done in this type of art. I think this is a wonderful way to capture art from all around the globe. At first I thought that art was just as boring as when you watch a move that had no action, but know that I have done this course I have found that art is interesting and fun to know about. As you explore for the facts it is like building a puzzle every piece helps you understand and to appreciate art. After this course I have changed the way I see art. Now I can see what the artist felt and what he was trying to express with the colors and lines. It has made me look at art in a different way like when I see a painting I like it seems to talk to me and I reflect myself in it. I have enjoyed this course as well as all of my fellow peers. Thanks everyone I have had lots of fun!...
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...The four roles of an artist are as following: 1. Artists help us see the world in a new and innovative way, 2. Artists create a visual record of their time and place, 3. Artists make functional objects and structures more pleasurable by imbuing them with beauty and meaning, 4. Artists give form to the immaterial ideas and feelings. (Henry M. Sayre 2010) The cover illustration for Ray Bradbury's novel Fahrenheit 451 is very fascinating to me. It seems to be another version of The Man of La Mancha, except the man is covered in a newspaper that is on fire. Because the book is about censorship, the choice of covering the man in newspapers that are burning makes a lot of sense to the story. Joseph Mugnaini fulfills role number one, helping the viewer see the world in new and innovative ways by taking the idea of a knight (The Man of La Mancha) and changing his armor to newspaper. This idea is like taking an old iconic character, a knight, and putting a new spin on how one should interpret his role. Perhaps the knight is on fire because he is losing his battle, just like the main character in Bradbury's novel. In 1937, Pablo Picasso painted Guernica, oil on canvas. The Republican Spanish government commissioned the mural for the 1937 World Fair in Paris. Guernica is a large mural, twenty-six feet wide and eleven feet tall, and was placed at the entrance to Spain’s pavilion. Picasso did not do any work after receiving the commission until reading of the bombing of the Basque village...
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...Minh Pham ART101 Lecture Response Oscar Tuazon Date of Lecture: 4/28/15 1. Prepare an informed question (based on your readings) for the lecturer (have this question ready prior to the lecture). Have you ever designed an art structure on the point? 2. Where does the lecturer live? Oscar Tuazon is a Los Angeles based artist. 3. Where did they go to school, what degrees have they earned? Oscar Tuazon went to Deep Springs College and the Whitney Independent Study Program. 4. Do they earn their income from the work that they do? Or do they also have a Day job? Oscar Tuazon is solely an artist and he earns an income from his work. 5. Describe the lecturer’s work. Long blocks of wood are buit into a structure that outlines geometric forms. Most of the structures are massive and steady. 6. What ideas, concepts, or themes does the lecturer address in their work? Oscar Tuazon draws attention to the volumes and exterior dimensions we tend to overlook daily. Line plays a strong element in his work. 7. Quote or paraphrase three things that the lecturer said, and explain what interests you about each one. “Line forms all structures.” Line is a powerful element in art, to create something you must start with a line. “My work always changes.” Change is great at most time, because experiencing new things is interesting and various styles can be beautiful. “Pinewood is my best material.” Choosing the right materials is essential in art, pinewood...
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...TUI University Module 2 – SLP ART101 – Art History Jean-Louis Andre Theodore Gericault (1791-1824) was a very prominent French artist, painter, and lithographer. He was considered a pioneer of the Romantic movement even though he lived such a short time. He was born in Rouen, France. He studied for a time under Pierre-Narcisse Guerin but soon left to study at the Louvre. He was influenced by his life – his military career, his time at the Louvre, his time at Versailles and the horse stables, a trip to Italy, etc. (1) He was known as a chaotic and tempestuous person but an almost obsessive artist. Gericault would do intensive research on his art – studying, interviewing people, recreating events, etc. He would check out body parts from the local morgue and keep them in his apartment to study them at various decaying stages and sketch them. (2) He also painted a series of portraits of the insane from patients of Dr. Etienne-Jean Georget, a pioneer in psychiatric medicine. (1) Romanticism focused on the soul. It went beyond logic and went to emotion. It focused on the fantastic and wild. It was about the artist feeling and expressing in a way that the observers could also relate. Brush strokes were quick as opposed to the methodical preciseness of Neo-classical works. The Romantic period was influenced by the Age of Enlightenment and the Revolutions. “Orthodoxies were gone, old certainties were undermined, philosophy questioned the logical order of the universe;...
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...Comparing Movements and Works of Art Tiffany Weed ART101: Art Appreciation Instructor: Todd Leisek November 3, 2013 My first art piece I have decided to pick is Georges Braque, Violin and Candlestick, 1910. The three questions art historians ask I chose are How Old Is It? What Is The Subject and Who made it. First off it is nice to know how old a painting is by putting a date of when the masterpiece has been completed. Artists have many different ways they can tell how old a piece of artwork may be. Physical evidence often reliably indicates an object’s age. (Kleiner 2014) Another question I found that is important is what its subject is. Knowing the subject of somebody’s artwork is really important so you are aware of what their artwork is trying to say. The subject usually speaks for itself when you look at it. Art historians traditionally separate pictorial subjects into various categories, such as religious, historical, mythological, genre (daily life), portraiture, landscape. (Kleiner 2014) The last question I picked was Who made it? This would be important because it the artist as not signed the painting any one can take the credit for that particular painting. With the artist signature people will also know whose art work they are buying when they purchase a particular painting. Some artist to this day still does not sign their artwork. Some artist does their art not so they can get acknowledged but because they love doing artwork so they choose to be invisible...
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...Bramante and Aesthetics of High Renaissance William Kidwell ART101: Art Appreciation Instructor Venecia-Tobin September 17, 2012 Bramante and Aesthetics of High Renaissance Italian architect and painter, born. about 1444 at Monte Asdrualdo (hence, sometimes ASDRUALDINO); died. in Rome, March 11th, 1514. Nothing is known of his early youth. His early artistic development also, about which Vasari has made so many erroneous statements, is mostly a matter of conjecture. Today, however, it seems fairly certain that Laurana, the architect of the ducal palace at Urbino, showed him the way to the impressive style of the High Renaissance. Bramante's artistic activity is divided into two periods of which the first was spent in Milan and the other in Rome. His work in Milan is characterized by a pronounced picturesque, decorative style. In Rome, on the other hand, we find a style which is more proper to the High Renaissance, exemplified in works that are, as far as possible, free from all external decoration, impressive by reason of their proportions, and recalling the antique by their grandeur and power. In 1476 Bramante became the court architect of Lodovico Sforza (Il Moro), having been in Milan, as has been abundantly shown, from 1474. At first he seems to have been engaged principally as a painter, following the vigorous manner of Mantegna and Melozzo da Forlí. It is true that only scanty remains of his work at this time have been found. Such are the recently discovered...
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