...informing us of what went on in a certain place-that figure is always to be seen as being incomplete." (Arnheim 11) The eye cannot continue beyond the borders of the photograph and the wholeness of the picture is lost. In a painting, the artist has painted all of the elements to be seen simultaneously. "The spectator may need time to examine each element of the painting but whenever he reaches a conclusion the simultaneity of the whole painting is here to reverse or quality his conclusion." ("Ways of Seeing" 26) A painting maintains its own authority, the painting does not capture momentary appearances it creates its' own. In doing so the viewer becomes a part of the painting, when the viewer steps away from the painting he is no longer an influence or a part of the painting. Paintings can not be seen in two places at the same time, "when the camera reproduces a painting, it destroys the uniqueness of its image." ("Ways of Seeing"13) The uniqueness is destroyed because the painting now travels to the spectator rather then the spectator to the painting. "The viewer, views it in his or her surroundings and it is influenced by their surroundings."...
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...Nicholas Bolivar November 17, 2015 Art Survey #2 Response Paper #2, Question A Francesco Goya was a Spanish painter born in Fuendetodos, Spain on March 30, 1746 and he is considered the most important Spanish artist of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Goya progressively through his lifetime changed the style of paintings he created going from being a romantic artist to a pessimistic that reflected a bleak outlook on personal, social and political levels. His influence from politics and current events of the time were the main reasons to his drastic change in artistry. During Goya’s life the political climate, to say the least, wasn’t very enjoyable. As soon as he became recognized and famous, his home was going through war, invasions as well as uprisings. In 1808 The Peninsular War began, deeply affecting how Goya approached his works of art. The war was a military conflict between Napoleon's empire and the allied powers of Spain, Britain and Portugal for control over the Iberian Peninsula. In the same year he created the painting known as The second of May 1808 or The charge of the Mamelukes. The painting depicts one of the many rebellions during France’s occupation of Spain and was one of Goya’s most influential and famous pieces. During the war Goya was appointed court painter to the French and in this position he created paintings that expressed his horror and hatred of the disasters of war and armed conflict. Examples of his departure from his previous style...
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...Many works of art have cried out against injustice, but few have been so powerful that they have influenced the world and created a new perspective and understanding of the pains and horrors of war. Pablo Picasso’s Guernica shows the catastrophes of war and the torment it inflicts upon the individual, particularly on civilians. This work has gained massive status, becoming a continuous reminder of the heartbreaks of war, and a model for peace. In 1937 a Basque town in the province of Biscay, Guernica was subjected to three hours of destruction by dozens of German and Italian bombers lead by General Francisco Franco, a Spanish military leader and statesman who ruled as the dictator of Spain from 1936 until his death in 1975. He came to power during the Spanish Civil War. More than 1,500 people were killed in a cruel act of war unmatched in European history. Picasso was asked to create an artwork by Republican Spain that would go in the Paris World Exposition. Up until two months before the exposition Picasso found himself uninspired. But as soon as knowledge of Guernica was exposed to the public Picasso swiftly made it clear to that Guernica would be his subject for the Paris Expo. He worked non stop for two months to produce the devastating display of the horrors of war in harsh black and white, measuring eleven feet high by twenty-five feet long so large that Picasso had to attach his paint brushes to long sticks to complete it. It is an oil painting on canvas, and is on...
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...Francisco Goya From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia "Goya" redirects here. For other uses, see Goya (disambiguation). This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Goya and the second or maternal family name is Lucientes. Francisco Goya Autorretrato de Goya (1795).jpg Self-portrait, c. 1796-97. Museo del Prado, Madrid Born 30 March 1746 Fuendetodos, Aragon, Spain Died 16 April 1828 (aged 82) Bordeaux, France Nationality Spanish Known for Painting, drawing Movement Romanticism Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes[A] (/ˈɡɔɪə/; Spanish: [fɾanˈθisko xoˈse ðe ˈɣoʝa i luˈθjentes]; 30 March 1746 – 16 April 1828) was a Spanish romantic painter and printmaker. He is considered the most important Spanish artist of late 18th and early 19th centuries and throughout his long career was a commentator and chronicler of his era. Immensely successful in his lifetime, Goya is often referred to as both the last of the Old Masters and the first of the moderns. He was born to a modest family in 1746 in the village of Fuendetodos in Aragon. He studied painting from age 14 under José Luzán y Martinez and moved to Madrid to study with Anton Raphael Mengs. He married Josefa Bayeu in 1773; the couple's life together was characterised by an almost constant series of pregnancies and miscarriages. He became a court painter to the Spanish Crown in 1786 and the early portion of his career is marked by portraits commissioned by the Spanish aristocracy and royalty...
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...Rogelio López Marín (Gory) was born in Havana, Cuba and he lives and works in Miami, FL. He has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting from the National School of Art in Havana. He took a Photographic and Graphic Design course under the tutorial of the Cuban artist Raúl Martínez and has a Master of Art History from the University of Havana. Gory’s work can be found in public collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 20th Century Art Permanent Collection, New York, NY (painting), LACMA (Los Angeles Museum of Art) permanent collection, CA (photography), The Corcoran Gallery of Art (Corcoran’s Permanent Collection of Photographs), Washington, DC, the Museum of Contemporary Photography, Columbia College, Chicago, IL, the Museum of Fine...
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...Neil.L Guernica American has been through many wars throughout the years. You can hear and learn about wars through textbooks, libraries, classrooms, and websites; but what about pictures and the art museums. A picture is worth a thousand words, and that is exactly what Pablo Picasso did with his painting Guernica. Guernica is a painting by famous Spanish artist Pablo Picasso. It was painted as a reaction to the aerial bombing of Guernica, Spain by German and Italian forces during the Spanish Civil War in 1937. The Spanish Republic, government of Spain, appointed Picasso to paint a large mural about the bombing to display at the 1937 World’s Fair in Paris. Guernica show the anguish, horror and pain inflicted on humanity and the innocent. It shows the destructions of war and the awareness for others to remember and never forget. Guernica is a powerful painting, considered a “Masterpiece” by Pablo Picasso and has become an anti-war icon. Guernica became a very powerful art work for many reasons but, most importantly for its usage of colors and of imagery depicting the emotions the characters are showing in the painting. Guernica consists of shades of blacks, grays and whites, representing sadness, and dark emotions for the characters and the event of the bombing. It shows the pains of the innocent, a woman wailing over a dead child in her hands, a horse ripped open, tragic events with images of soldier, flames painted to signify the town on fire and people...
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...On May 2, 1808, residents of Madrid rebelled against the French military, who occupied the city. In response to this conflict Goya printed Los Desastres de la Guerra (‘The Disasters of War’), a sequence of 82 prints depicting the effects of war and starvation. One of the 82 prints that I am going to focus on is caption Unhappy Mother. The etching depicts the death of a mother who is being carried by three men. There is a little girl no younger than three with her hands wiping her tears away. If you look closely you can see one of the three men looking at the little girl as they carry the woman away. There is a person behind the men. The person seems to be dead because there seems to be a gunshot wound on her back. The eighty etchings present...
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...NEOCLASSICISM Mary Williams520 American Intercontinental University April 20, 2013 Abstract This paper is to contrast and compare three works of art, showing their similarities. This is in an effort to evaluate and analyze the artwork. Neoclassicism As the French revolution began in 1789, the French Court’s luxurious life ended quite suddenly. The French court society ended and was transformed quite suddenly. Taste changed along with the social structure. Jacques-Louis David, a painter was an artist that was instrumental in change and led the way to the revolutions in the way of art and politics. He believed that art should serve a beneficial social purpose during social and governmental reform (Frank, 2011). David was a French painter in neoclassical style and considered to be the premier painter of his era. When David painted “The Oath of Horatii” he began a style of art called Neoclassicism which is an emulation of Greek and Roman art. The Oath of Horatii is about virtue and the willingness to die for liberty. This work is oil on canvas painting created in 1784. David was commissioned by the Administrator of Royal Residences. The painting is of three brothers from Roman legend. The scene is of them saluting their loyalty and patriotism before waging war against the Curatii brothers representing Alba Longa, settling a conflict between the states. One sister were engaged to one of the Curatii brothers...
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...(Museum of History).[1] Saturn in the Quinta de Goya, in 1874.[2] Photograph by Jean Laurent. This painting was surrounded by a paper framework. The Quinta del Sordo (English: Villa of the Deaf), or Quinta de Goya, was the name of an extensive estate and country house situated on a hill in the old municipality of Carabanchel on the outskirts of Madrid. The house is best known as the home of Francisco de Goya in the years leading up to his exile, and where he painted the Black Paintings comprising fourteen murals. Contrary to popular belief, the estate was give its name due to the deafness of a prior owner, having nothing to do with Goya himself. The house was demolished in 1909. Contents [hide] 1 Goya's ownership 2 Gallery 3 See Also 4 References 5 External links Goya's ownership[edit] Part of Madrid's city plan circa 1900 showing the location of the Quinta del Sordo Francisco de Goya purchased the home on February 27, 1819[3] from a prior owner who was deaf. Goya lived in the home until his exile to Bordeaux in 1824, whereupon he left his grandson Mariano in charge of the estate. During the brief periods when he would return to Madrid, Goya would stay at the home.[4] Several reasons have been suggested for Goya's purchase of the estate. Given Goya's liberalism, it would have been somewhat important to him to distance himself from the totalitarian court of Fernando VII. After the fall of Rafael del Riego in 1823, Goya felt it necessary to leave the country and move...
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...Goya’s Ghost Goya’s Ghost is a beautiful, melodrama movie, directed by Milos Forman, that took place in the 18th century of Spain. The movie shows us how Spain was during that time, which I think was intriguing. The plot with the church against Napoleon was also interesting because It made me learn something new. It showed me that there are some people that do not agree with the Church and does not see it as healthy for the system during the Renaissance Era. The movie starts off with priests reviewing Francisco Goya’s art, and all of the priests disliked the art except for Brother Lorenzo. “These images show us the true face of our country,” said Lorenzo. The images depicted played an important part because it gives us a hint on what the movie would be about. Francisco Goya is an excellent painter recognized by Lorenzo and Queen...
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...Artforms 4/16/11 Francisco Goya, The Third of May, 1808 p.327 Visual Elements A.Line-There are actual lines in this painting from the rifles toward the man holding his hands up. When looking at this painting you view quickly from the right to the left and can almost feel the inevitable execution. There is also a line in the sand separating the light from the dark. Seems to be imply between the good of the Spaniards who are about to be executed, from the evil hooded men who are shooting. I believe that there is an implied line between the end of the gun and the man with his arms up. It is giving an action that you can almost feel the gunshot from the barrel executing the man. Especially how when looking from right to left it goes from dark to light, like the gun has been fired. B.)Shape-The geometric shape of the lantern stands out to me right away. Its rectangular shape and the triangle shape of the light which it creates draw my eye in this painting. It seems to paint a positive light on the people that are about to be executed. There are many more geometric shapes in this painting than organic. The organic shapes that I see are the rounded hill in the background and the contours that are created in the sand. These two in the painting are good examples of biomorphic shapes. C.)Mass-The mass is implied here and is created by the forms of the captives. They seem to go in all directions here with their arms and the way each is bent. It really creates urgency that...
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...beauty. Francisco de Goya’s art work of “The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters” is an example of aesthetics. Dreams are defined as a series of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations that occur involuntary in the mind during certain stages of sleep. Frequently dreams are said to portray events and images that are highly unlikely to occur in physical reality. In Francisco de Goya's portrayal in his art “The Sleep (or dream) of Reason Produces Monsters” he expresses a rare yet common type of dream commonly referred to as a nightmare. Nightmares consist of the same traits and qualities of regular and more common dreams but are filled with frightening thoughts, feelings, and/or images. In this print Goya expresses his fears of the society surrounding him he feels is unwilling to change for the better. Goya mockingly expresses his fears by perhaps portraying the society as the demonized bats, owls and the craze eyed lynx that linger and swarm behind him. The Sleep of Reason Produces Monster is a work of art created by Franciso de Goya. The art is a self-portrait of de Goya. His head is face down, asleep amid his drawing tools, while owls and bats menacingly surround him. At his feet a lynx sits motionless, alert, and staring. The owls, symbols of folly, and bats, symbols of ignorance, are poised to attack the artist. Also, the bats, bloodsucking creatures of the night, evoked associations with the devil. Owls were symbols of mindless stupidity at the time. Goya is a man...
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...The Third of May is a painting by the Spanish painter Francisco Goya, now in the Museo del Prado, Madrid. It was completed in 1814, but is about an event that happened 6 years prior. The piece was painted in oil paints, creating a blended texture throughout the work. The piece shows what seems to be a dispute, weapons and blood involved. To generalize, the picture is takes place in the early hours of the morning. Historically, this is after the battle at Medina del Rio Seco in Spain. Napoleon Bonaparte---the Emperor of the French from August 15, 1769 to May 5, 1821---sent his troops into Medina del Rio Seco to conquer the city. They were met by 21,000 Spaniards, fighting to protect their land. The artwork shows two groups of people, a seemingly regal group of...
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...Francisco de Goya, is regarded as one of the most important artist in Spain during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Goya was born on March 30, 1746, in Fuendetodos, Spain. As a young aspiring artist, Goya was mentored by Jose Luzan Martinez, where Goya learned through imitation and patience to recreate famous works of art. Furthermore, after spending most of his youth recreating prestigious works of art, Goya decided to further his talent and love for the arts. Goya, felt that he can educate himself further on art, by traveling to Italy during the latter years of the eighteenth century. Moreover, as an artist in working in Spain, Goya was fortunate to be commissioned by the Spanish royal court. While working for the royal court, Goya...
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...Primeros y Finales Obras de Arte de Goya: Un Cambio Drástico? Las vidas de artistas usualmente no son normales y la vida de Francisco Goya es no diferente. Goya fue un artista europeo muy importante durante su vida y ahora. El aprendió de su padre cuando era joven pero entonces Goya escogió ser un artista. Goya fue al Madrid y trabajó junto a Francisco Bayeu. Bayeu influyó Goya usar cartones, claroscuro colores, aspectos de arte alegría y romanticismo. La carrera de Goya empezó con la creación de dibujos animados para la Real Fábrica de Tapices de Santa Bárbara. Cuando anós pasaron su arte se hizo más definido, la transición de la influencia primera a su estilo más tarde, es decir, que se ocupan de la crítica y el realismo son evidentes. Con su inscripción en la Real Academia de San Fernando en Madrid, su capacidad en arte rápidamente lo llevó a convertirse en el director adjunto de la pintura en la escuela y, finalmente, un pintor personal a Carlos III. En sus grabados y pinturas, Goya pudo capaz la rígida posa vestido elaborado que estuvo popular el estilo del día, pero también fue capaz de incluir la influencia del realismo en las obras reales. Goya, después de había recibido el apoyo de Carlos III, ‘tried to go further’ en su trabajo con Carlos IV, que era muy difícil debido a la invasión de España de Napoleón. Sin embargo, Carlos IV apoyo Goya y Goya fue nombrado director de la Academia. En sus últimas obras, Francisco de Goya pintó escenas de la tensión política...
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