...110: Test 1 Type your answers into this document. Place into the drop-box folder by Monday 6/29 12:00 Noon. IDENTIFICATION Please type your answers directly into each text box. Identify each image with: Artist Title Material Date Location Pablo Picasso Seated Bather ( La Baigneuse) Oil on Canvas, 64 ½ x 51 in. Early 1930 Paris Pablo Picasso Seated Bather ( La Baigneuse) Oil on Canvas, 64 ½ x 51 in. Early 1930 Paris 1 1 Cai Guo-Qiang Footprints of History Fireworks August 8th, 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Birds Nest Cai Guo-Qiang Footprints of History Fireworks August 8th, 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, Birds Nest 2 2 . Edouard Manet Luncheon on the Grass Oil on canvas 7 ft. x 8 ft. 10 in. 1863 Musee d’ Orsay, Paris Edouard Manet Luncheon on the Grass Oil on canvas 7 ft. x 8 ft. 10 in. 1863 Musee d’ Orsay, Paris 3 3 Jean- Michel Basquiat Charles the First Acrylic and oil oilstick on canvas, three panels. Triptych. 6’6 x 5’ 2 1/4 1982 New York Jean- Michel Basquiat Charles the First Acrylic and oil oilstick on canvas, three panels. Triptych. 6’6 x 5’ 2 1/4 1982 New York 4 4 Shirin Neshat Rebellious Silence, from the series Women of Allah Gelatin silver print and ink, 11x14 in. 1994 New York and Brussels Shirin Neshat Rebellious Silence, from the series Women of Allah Gelatin silver print and ink, 11x14 in. 1994 New York and Brussels 5 5 Artist: Jean - Michel...
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...realism art movement. Realism is the study of representation of a scene that stays as true to life as possible. They abandoned the ideals of romanticism, where the aesthetic was warped to fit their embellished emotionalism of preconceived ideas. Thus the realists focused on depicting scenes with authenticity. Many images of the workhouse arouse due to the Industrial revolution at the time. Realism began in France in the 1850s and flourished when photography was born. Edouard Manet was a character full of antithesis. On one hand he was a rebellious socialist yet he was also a dignified bourgeois. During his lifetime he became famous for breaking away from the traditional academic way of painting and was once hailed “the first modern painter” (A World History of Art, Hugh Honour & John Fleming pg 677) Yet he was heavily influenced by the masters of the past and their inspiration can clearly be seen “Le Déjeuner sur l’Herbe” (http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/manet/dejeuner/manet.dejeuner-sur-herbe.jpg) Manet wanted to make a statement with this peice of work, even more so than his controversial painting Olympia. But He was also desperate to be accepted by the Parisian salon because it was uneasy to artistically survive without that sort of status. However his wishes were denied, instead a small scale exhibition for the refused artists was held in an annex, that later became known as the Salon des Refusés. Both the critics and the public were outraged by this peice. Unlike the...
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...Critical Research Paper “The Mocking of Crist” by Edouard Manet Natallia Kolas Oakton Community College (DP Campus) HUM 123 (6:30 class) 09/27/2011 Even before going to the Art Institute, I knew that I wanted to write about one of Manet’s paintings. I admire his passion to create beautiful art even if it meant going against “old school” standards and principles. “The Mocking of Crist ” really caught my eye because of artist’s unusual interpretation of a religious subject. I felt intrigued by the idea of a red bearded Crist looking bored and out of place. When it was first presented to the public, “The Mocking of Crist ” received tons of negative criticism for the artist’s painting techniques, his choice of lower-class people as models and, of course, his interpretation of Jesus Christ’s character. “The Mocking of Crist” was painted between 1864 and 1865 in France. It is a great example of the Realist movement in art. Manet’s original title for the painting was “Jesus Insulted by the Soldiers.” Clearly, Manet did not mean to represent the soldiers' behavior in the way that title implied. Recently, once again, its name was changed to “Jesus Mocked by Soldiers.” Some sources also refer to it as “Christ Scourged.” In the center, Christ, the brightest figure, is sitting in a chair surrounded by three other male figures, soldiers. This scene is also known as the mocking of the “king of the Jews” before the execution. In this painting, the...
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... In 1840 Paris, France; Claude Oscar Monet was born (Claudemonetgallery.org). Claude Monet was known for many paintings. However, he was most known for his work with impressionism and showing light. His works were very different from the time era’s style, realism. Claude Monet broke out from realism by creating and preserving impressionism. With this new idea, he was able to capture nature and light effects on nature. I found his works to draw my attention to them by their vivid colors, and what effects light has on a scenery. What is impressionism? Impressionism is a movement that a group of Paris artist created. “in 1862 Monet became a student of Charles Gleyre in Paris, where he met Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Frédéric Bazille, and Alfred Sisley. Together they shared new approaches to art, painting the effects of light en plein air with broken color and rapid brushstrokes, in what later came to be known as Impressionism.” (Claudemonetgallery.org). His main goal was to show light effects on nature and show how different colors can change a paintings mood. Claude would use vibrant colors, and cool colors. These cool and vibrant colors would contrast against each other. Other paintings he would use just cool colors, others would be vibrant. His works made me feels as if I was outside and weather sets a mood; for example if I was viewing one his paintings and the sun was setting, it would make me feel relaxed. Claude Monet’s work was not only enjoyable to the viewer...
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...It is said that Manet was one of the most controversial painters of his time and occupied a very privileged place in Impressionist art, he was a painter of modern life. Manet's paintings represented a modernist style, and depicted them as they were, unobtrusively. Manet was able to combine in an original way what he learned from the great painters of his time. This was one of the reasons that his works provoked rejection and criticism. I agree with Manet, I believe that an artist must have free expression in order to transmit their talents, abilities, creativity, and imagination to produce their masterpiece. I imagine that the true basis of modern art is the freedom of expression of the artist before any subject, without having to choose between...
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...The relationship between the artist and the audience is a crucial element to the success of the artwork in its historical era. Titian’s traditional Renaissance symbolism and style of painting made his work a masterpiece of his time. According to art critic Brand Hamlee Titian’s work met the “demands of an admiring public. As he was particularly famous for his portraits and mythological works” this created a positive relationship between “Venus of Urbino” and the intended Renaissance audience. The relationship between the artwork and the audience is also evident through the Renaissance symbolism throughout his artwork, Venus seductive glaze captured Renaissance viewers and the high quality of Venetian light and tone to perfection was a vital characteristic to the success of the artwork to its intended audience. In addition, using symbolism, which had significance to the Renaissance mythological style also strengthened the relationship between the artist and the artwork. The Spaniel represents a symbol of fidelity a strong theme in Renaissance art as well as the use of roses, myrtle tree and the Spaniel were traditionally associated with the goddess Venus. The Brush strokes and pale rosy and ochre colours luxuriously applied created the central tones of the Venus body is an essential symbol of Renaissance sensuality, beauty and desire that was praised by all audiences. Although the intended Renaissance audience understood the key symbolism, the relationship between the artwork...
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...images without detail but with bold colors. There were many great impressionist artists. Artist of the impressionist period Edourard Manet was an artist in the years of 1832-1833. He was a founding father of Impressionism and was a crucial part of Salon des Refusés in 1863. Edourard Manet was an artistic influence to many impressionist artists. He claimed to not be himself as an Impressionist though. He said he would not be labeled as that and did not exhibit with the others. Many impressionists borrowed from his style also. Manet influenced development of Impressionism. Olympia which was created in 1863 was a famous painting that Manet created. His style in this period was characterized by loose brush strokes, simplification of details, and the suppression of transitional tones. Adopting the current style of realism initiated by Gustave Courbet, he painted The Absinthe Drinker and other contemporary subjects such as beggars, singers, Gypsies, people in cafes, and bullfights. After his early years, he rarely painted religious, mythological, or historical subjects such as his Christ Mocked, now in the Art Institute of Chicago, and Christ with Angels, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The roughly painted style and photographic lighting in these works was seen as specifically modern, and as a challenge to the Renaissance works Manet copied or used as source material. His work is considered 'early modern', partially because of the black outlining of figures, which...
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...Realism and Impressionism Movements Gloria Slezak ART 101- Art Appreciation Instructor Todd Leisek May 23, 2014 This essay will be about Realism and Impressionism movements. Both Realism and Impressionism movement was in the 19th century. The differences between these movements are that the Realism movement was in the mid-19th century and Impressionism was in the late 19th century. I will discuss two pieces of artwork that was done in these movements. One will be The Stone Breakers by Gustave Courbet and the other one is called Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette by Auguste Renoir. In this essay I will do my best to explain a little about how the characteristics and factors are reflected in these pieces of art. The Stone Breakers was a painting done by a French painter named Gustave Courbet. Gustave was well-known for his work of arts of still lives, self-portraits, females, common men workers, landscapes and many other common places. This painting was done in 1849 and is about hundred sixty-five years old. Addressed as the pioneer of the Realist movement Gustave set a unique artistic movement which caused a lot of disagreement among other artists. This movement demonstrated and signified the everyday life. Realism was exceptional and contentious in the sense that it broke away from the norm which was for centuries illustrating popular, religious figures, however Gustave ideologies were for artists to represent only what they can see or have lived. His painting was a work...
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...The painting “At the Moulin Rouge” in my eyes is a really interesting work of art. The way Henri-de-Toulouse-Lautrec painted the women’s faces is extremely unique to me. He makes the men’s faces normal (normal skin tones and features) the women’s faces are slightly different from the norm. One women has a green face and slightly different features, the other women’s face is yellow and has longer eyes. Henri-de-Toulouse-Lautrec started painting “At the Moulin Rouge” in 1892 and finished in 1895. The painting portrays a group of three men and two women sitting around an old wooden table. The people in the paintings are Edouard Dujardin, La Macarona, Paul Secau, Maurice Guilbert and May Milton. There are many more famous faces in the painting as well. The painting “At the Moulin Rouge” is oil on canvas. Its dimensions are 123cm x 140 cm. The painting is stored at the Art Institute of Chicago. Henri-de-Toulouse-Lautrec was born on the 24th of November in 1864. He was born in a city called Albi in France. He was a member of an aristocratic family. He had a younger brother that died at a year old. Not being able to deal with the mourning of their late son, his parents soon separated after. When Henri turned eight he went to live with his mother in Paris. His family quickly started noticing his artistic talents when he started drawing sketches in his notebooks. In 1875 Henri-de-Toulouse-Lautrec returned to Albi, France because he started having health problems. Henri’s parents were...
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...The two historical art periods I chose to discuss are Impressionism and Post Impressionism. Impressionism occurred during the elate 19th century in France from 1874 – 1882. During this historic time period paintings were done in quick movements with lift and vibrant colors. Artists used thick strokes of paint and left brush strokes to vie paintings new dimensions. During this time period nature influenced these artist the most. The traditional government paintings were rejected by Impressionism artist in lieu of paintings that expressed the light and beauty of nature. The Impressionism movement was launched by Eduoard Manet, Edgar Degas, Claude Moent, Pierre Auguste Renoir, and Mary Cassatt. Together they formed the group known as the Anonymous Society of Painters. They revolutionized Western conceptions of painting. Although they were collectively known as the Anonymous Society of painters they were independent paints with different approaches to their style of painting. They were all however, criticized for the finish of their work which appeared to be sketch like. Their subjects were commonplace including landscapes, leisure and recreation in open air or “en plein air” settings, using quick and spontaneous brushstrokes to depict the fluctuation of light. Their subjects were captured by observation rather than idealization and they sought to capture typical moments in life with no moral message, rather than poses or dramatic scenes. They put special emphasis on and paid...
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...Art Movements: Impressionism and Post-Impressionism On the morning of April 25, 1874, 10 days subsequent to the Anonymous Society of painters, sculptors and engravers first collective exhibit, Mr. Louis Leroy, an art critic employed by the French newspaper Le Charvari, unwittingly supplied the moniker for one of the most momentous movements in art history. Figure 1: Impression Sunrise by Claude Monet (1872) Entitled The Impressionists, Leroy's opinion on the group's presentation, which was strictly an attempt to denigrate Monet's Impression Sunrise, instantaneously spawned much ridicule from the salons, colleagues and industry patrons, yet the assortment of artists, including Monet, Renoir, Pissarro, Degas, Manet, Sisley and Cezanne, ironically were quite fond of the term and implemented it to describe their artistic vision. When Classicism invaded Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries to usher in the Age of Enlightenment its form dominated societal culture until the rise of "The Rejects" as the Impressionists were referred to. Classicism was based upon strict form and a structured focal point. Impressionism rebelled every established convention of all previous art forms. Its focus was based on freedom or a release from prior constraints and depicted what was actually seen versus the most ascetically pleasing vision. While Classicism strictly adhered to lines, contours and muted colors, Impressionism was much more akin to coloring outside the lines, so to speak. The Impressionists...
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...imagination, surrounding cultures and history. Some art movements are a drastic change from previous movements, whereas others carry on characteristics from other movements or revive a movement from centuries earlier. It was not uncommon for different genres to exist during the same time periods. Romanticism, Realism, Pictorialism, Impressionism, Art Nouveau, and Victorian Photography were all movements that existed in the 19th century and early 20th century. (MindEdge 3.03; 2014) Some of these movements were an escape or a rebellion against the norm of mythological or glorified subject matters. Two movements whose painters are often times considered to be members of both genres are the Realism and Impressionism movements, such as Edouard Manet and Edward Degas. However, what influenced one movement was not necessarily the reasons for the characteristics, style or subject choices of the other. Visual art and artists, during the mid to late 1800’s to the early 1900’s, observed many changes take place in France. The changes experienced with the 1848 Revolution brought about a consciousness of what was depicted in the paintings of the Romanticism movement. Emotion and imagination, more exotic than common, of the individual used to express the forces of nature and human behavior captivated Romanticism artists. (Galkitz, K.C., 2004) The revolution brought about the downfall of the monarchy of Louis-Philippe and the formation of the...
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...Date Office Art Memo MEMORANDUM TO: Mr. John Blackman, CEO FROM: Steven Johnson, Art Director DATE: Date SUBJECT: COORPATE HEADQUARTERS OFFICE ART I have discovered six spectacular pieces of art for the corporate headquarters offices; three of the selections are from the impressionist period, and three are from the post-impressionist period. The three impressionist paintings I have chosen are Monet Family in Garden by Edouard Manet, Garden at Giverny by Claude Monet and Dune Landscape off a Steep Coast by Edgar Degas (Sayre, 2012). The three post-impressionist pieces I have chosen are Bend in the Forest Road by Paul Cézanne and Anglers and Forest at Pont Aubert by George Seurat (Sayre, 2012). This memorandum contains information about the art selections that I have chosen for the office and where I would like to place each piece of art based on my interpretation of the meaning as it pertains to our corporation. I have added a brief description of each painting. The first impressionist painting is Monet Family in Garden by Edouard Manet. In the left side of the painting, Claude Monet is gardening with a chicken and duck. Sitting under a tree in the center of the piece is Claude Monet’s wife, with their daughter lying next to her. Trees and shrubs form the outline of the garden along the sides and in the background. This piece of art has historical significance as it is one of Manet’s paintings in a new style, focusing on light and color all while capturing the...
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...still very relevant today. I believe, if Tchaikovsky was alive today, he would be so proud to know that people are still listening and implementing his work. I happened to catch a few event of the 2014 Winter Olympic and it was so great to know that Russia still uses his work. Tchaikovsky compositions was also the highlight of the opening ceremony, when they used Swan Lake and Winters Dream although they had a great illustration to go along with it, I liked just listening to the musical piece. I believe it was another ploy to raise awareness to Classical music world and allow new listeners to begin looking more in depth to classical music. Although Russia was just playing homage to Tchatkovsky. --The two artist I chose were Artist Edouard Manet and Antoine Cécile Hortense Haudebourt-Lescot. In Antoine Cécile Hortense Haudebourt-Lescot painting Young women seated in the Shade of a Tree ca. 1830, this portrait shows true realness in my opinion. This portrait is almost like it was a enlarged portrait of an actual picture. The way she captured the young woman facial expression and body...
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...the women’s suffrage movement. The art during this era included works that obviously dealt with the female body even if the artists did not fully establish themselves as feminists. On the other hand, there were artists, like Paul Gauguin, who represented women in a different way. He spent some time in Tahiti to change his inspiration for art and discovered different subjects that included young Tahitian women. His pieces were so different from the pieces during the feminist art movement because his art typically did not give a precise purpose or meaning. Feminist art was representing something so powerful that it almost always needed a strict meaning. Another piece of art that almost contradicts the feminist art movement is Olympia by Edouard Manet. Consisting of a nude woman, this painting could suggest the views of women by the artist and even their role in society. Looking at these three different types of art really helps understanding the difference of representation of women over the course of the years. The feminist art movement started in the 1960’s shortly after women gained the right to vote due to the women’s suffrage movement (Feminist art movement). These artists’ purposes did not just have to be representing women in a positive way. In my opinion, this movement represented the power of women and how the suffrage movement gave them that power. One of the most-known pieces of art, during this movement, is The Dinner Party by Judy Chicago. Today, this piece of art is...
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