...THE RULES OF THE GAME: NOUVELLE EDITION FRANCAISE/THE KOBAL COLLECTION DEEP FOCUS CANON FODDER As the sun finally sets on the century of cinema, by what criteria do we determine its masterworks? BY PAU L SC H RA D E R Top guns (and dogs): the #1 The Rules of the Game September-October 2006 FILM COMMENT 33 Sunrise PREFACE THE BOOK I DIDN’T WRITE I n march 2003 i was having dinner in london with Faber and Faber’s editor of film books, Walter Donohue, and several others when the conversation turned to the current state of film criticism and lack of knowledge of film history in general. I remarked on a former assistant who, when told to look up Montgomery Clift, returned some minutes later asking, “Where is that?” I replied that I thought it was in the Hollywood Hills, and he returned to his search engine. Yes, we agreed, there are too many films, too much history, for today’s student to master. “Someone should write a film version of Harold Bloom’s The Western Canon,” a writer from The Independent suggested, and “the person who should write it,” he said, looking at me, “is you.” I looked to Walter, who replied, “If you write it, I’ll publish it.” And the die was cast. Faber offered a contract, and I set to work. Following the Bloom model I decided it should be an elitist canon, not populist, raising the bar so high that only a handful of films would pass over. I proceeded to compile a list of essential films, attempting, as best I could, to...
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...Art Dealers INTRODUCTION In the modern world of art, the dealers are not less important than the artists themselves. They normally have to be aware of the history of art and establish relevant relationships between artists, collectors, and museums. Normally, their role is to follow the market needs and respond to the demands. Some outstanding dealers can even influence the tastes of the audience. They often travel internationally, visiting exhibitions and auctions, searching for good pieces of art. The peculiarities of the job are that the dealers can sometimes develop from art academics and art critics. As any market, the art market has its own rules and values. In order to be successful, a dealer has to be able to evaluate the prospective value of the piece he is buying. It is important to be also knowledgeable of art and monitor the works correctly. INTERVIEW REPORT The interview with a popular Los Angeles art dealer Nicholas Wilder is to prove the above-stated and provide more details of the job. - How important is a professional education for an artist? - First of all, it is important for stability and support in a professional environment. This makes it possible to communicate more with established colleagues, professors of art academies. An artist creates his works in proximity to those who can truly appreciate its potential and help develop it. - Do you think that a dealership contract with an artist means some limits...
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...replicated beyond the shores of the country, bringing Malaysian Art to Karachi, Pakistan. A show that demarcates the objectives of Wei-Ling Gallery to promote contemporary Malaysian Art, previous instalments provided a platform to two dimensional art works that vetted specific matters. The artists strived to create dialectic works with characteristic impulses. In concurrence with the 5th instalment of the 18@8 exhibition, the gallery posed a new challenge to the participating artists and itself. A turning point for Wei-Ling Gallery is its initiative to orchestrate and curate shows based on its own direction, heartening the artists to widen their tangential perspectives with conceptualized shows. As the gallery is taking the road less travelled in more experimental and cutting edge shows, so do the artists. This vehicle (18@8) presents the artists with an avenue to work beyond the boundaries of individualistic concerns, transgressing beyond the norm of what we expect. With an exploratory ardour, Wei-Ling Gallery conceptualized and challenged the artists to partake in thematic investigations that result in art works that move beyond the constraints of the canvas. The encouragement to deviate from the propensity of the artists in conventional formats ostensibly creates invigorating impulses to re-think and re-shape their artistic practices to fulfil the prerequisites of the show. It is indeed deranging for many a local art aficionado to ponder and envision the shift of artistic...
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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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...Paper Assignment Option (A) You are assigned a short paper, three to five pages in length, on four pieces of artwork you have seen in person by visiting Detroit Institute of Arts, Toledo Museum of Art or University of Michigan Museum of Art (You have to attach the ticket or museum sticker with your paper to demonstrate your museum trip). The paper is due no later than Thursday, April 12, 2012. In order to articulate your point of view more effectively, you might want to attach pictures of the artworks you are talking about. The bulk of this assignment is about writing paragraphs that visually describes the piece, using terms and concepts learning in class. Consider the subject, medium, technique, and composition. Also consider the design elements and principles that we have learned in class. Try to be complete. You must use the vocabulary that we have learned. Choose four works of art each created in a different media. Types of media could be oil painting, ink wash painting, wood carving, metal casting, photography, video, cloth tapestry, or other media. Typical questions to consider about each work of art include: -Describe what you have seen. -Explain your reaction to the work. -What do you think the artist’s intent was for creating this work? -How would interpret the work? -For contemporary art works, how would the theme be rendered if it was created several centuries earlier? For example, included in your visual description of the piece shall be commentary on: Form Composition...
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...Ancient Art is more than one type of Art. Such art was produced by advanced cultures of ancient societies, with some type of writing. These societies were China, Persia, Israel, Egypt, Greece, Rome, and etc. Ancient Art has been part of our world history for thousands of years. It represented the development of the human artistic mind, in telling stories or expressing the facts that where happening on that period of time. These Art work have been protected and displayed in museums so the going generations can explore it and learn the history of Art. Ancient Art I am writing about two different Ancient Arts. The Ancient Art I picket, are the Egyptian Art, and the Greek Art. These nations provided the world with the most amazing Art from B.C.E.-C.E. period of time. Their Art though the world plenty of their history culturally, and what where the happenings of that period of time. The Egyptian Art is in two- dimensional form of work, but also had a few three-dimensional Art. The Greek art work is in three- dimensional form of art work, but also had some two-dimensional art. The Egyptians artists used vertical and horizontal reference lines to maintain the correct proportions in their work. The Greek artist worked on pottery, sculpture as well as architecture. The Egyptian paintings were prepared by whitewash or a layer of coarse mud plaster. The pigments mostly were mineral, chosen to withstand strong sunlight without fading, after painting a varnish or resin was...
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...What is Art? Let me start off by saying that I am not a huge fan of this question. Mostly because I feel that art itself is up for interpretation. Sort of how people say that “beauty Is in the eye of the beholder”. So I guess since I have to give Art a definition, I will say that I think art is a form of expression, that can be done in multiple mediums, not just visually but through sound as well. So while I consider a classic painting such as the Mona Lisa to be a work of art, I also consider the 1977 Self-titled debut of the Clash to be a work of art as well. Like I said before, I think that art is open to interpretation. Different people are going to have different reactions and take different things away from each piece of art that they see. From music, sculptures, vehicles, clothing, hair, architecture, landscaping, and so on, art is everywhere. I’m a Makeup Artist. I work 5 days a week selling cosmetics and applying products to hundreds of faces. Makeup isn’t a medium that the average person would even consider when they think of art, but I approach what I do just like any other artist. The face is my canvas, and I use different products and brushes to transform people and make masterpieces. I don’t really feel like I’m qualified to decide what isn’t considered art. Anyone can be considered an artist and label their forms of expression as works of art. I think works of art possess qualities that make people notice. They elicit a reaction in people, sometimes good, bad...
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...Haya Alsahli Historical Context of Still life of Flowers and Fruits Art 1301, Art Appreciation TTh-1:30 – 2:55pm Spring 2017 Haya Al-sahli Dave Brown Art Appreciation 1301 April 20, 2017 Still Life of Flowers and Fruit Works of arts have some type of historical background. Artists have some type of intention for their artwork. Artists have these intentions for calling objects that were not created by them to be considered works of art. The year that an artwork was created can tell a lot about the work. When trying to figure out the meaning behind an artwork, it makes viewers understand the way the work of art is arranged. While artists create works of art, in this paper it will cover Still Life of Flowers and Fruits by Jan Van...
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...where he graduated in 1977, Gockel worked in the advertising industry for many years. During this time, he also lectured at his alma mater in his specialized fields. Wishing to devote more time to his artwork, he established the art publishing firm of Avant Art in 1983. From his earliest days on, he was fascinated by the magic of colors on paper. This talent and enthusiasm resulted in the release of this first art work by a German publisher at the age of 8. After he graduated from high school, he commenced his studies at the Polytechnic Academy in Munster in 1973. His main emphasis was typography, graphic design and advertising. He graduated in 1977, and in the following years he was active as a freelance artist, designer and lecturer of typography and graphic design at the Polytechnic Academy in Munster. In 1981 his work of art had developed so strongly, that he had to stop with all additional activities and become a full-time artist. This was the beginning of a long and successful career. In 1981 his work of art had developed so strongly, that he had to stop with all additional activities and become a full-time artist. This was the beginning of a long and successful career. In 1983 he and his wife Ingrid founded an art publishing company; Avant Art, today a top ranked player in the abstract segment of the market, with customers in more than 50 countries worldwide. Since 1987, the procelain, carpet and sportswear industries have made use of Gockel's design work. To meet...
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...Good Art Even though it might not seem like it, art is a very broad topic. When talking about art there are different categories. There is the art of literature, the art of music, the art of dance, the art of theater, and the art that we are most familiar with, such as drawings, paintings, and sculptures. If a person’s writing is good enough, then their work is published in a newspaper, as a book, or in a magazine. If a person makes good music then they can join an orchestra, join a band, or make records. When a person is good in theater then they are able to direct shows or movies, or act on Broadway or in Hollywood movies. A person who can create good art, if good enough, can be shown in a gallery, art show, or museum. The complicated question always comes up of how do you know the work of art is good? To decide whether a work of art is good we can ask a few questions such as, is the art popular in society, does it have emotional power, or has it passed the test of time? Even when asking these questions, deciding whether a work of art is good or not is still an opinion and opinions can always change. After time passes by it is much easier to decide if a work of art is good. Does the work of art stand the test of time? Artist such as Mozart and Van Gogh did not get their fame until after their death. Even now years after they are gone their works of art are still alive and admired by people. The paintings of Van Gogh and the music of Mozart did not change once they died. ...
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...AP History of Art; Dr. Schiller, April 15, 2011 Realism through and including first half of 20th century Art Note Packet Realism Paintings and Photography (mid 1800s): Define this art movement: Gardner plate 29-3 1. Artist: 2. Name: 3. Date: 4. Medium: 5. What period of art: 6. Was there a patron: 7. Subject of the work: 8. Describe its form, color, and composition:: 9. How does it reflect the period in which it was made: 10.Anything else unusual or that we should know about this work: Gardner plate 29-5 1. Artist: 2. Name: 3. Date: 4. Medium: 5. What period of art: 6. Was there a patron: 7. Subject of the work: 8. Describe its form, color, and composition:: 9. How does it reflect the period in which it was made: 10.Anything else unusual or that we should know about this work: Gardner plate 29-8 1. Artist: 2. Name: 3. Date: 4. Medium: 5. What period of art: 6. Was there a patron: 7. Subject of the work: 8. Describe its form, color, and composition:: 9. How does it reflect the period in which it was made: 10.Anything else unusual or that we should know about this work: Gardner plate 29-12 1. Artist: 2. Name: 3. Date: 4. Medium: 5. What period of art: 6. Was there a patron: 7. Subject of...
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...Close is known as a reinvigorator of art and painting from late 1960’s until now. Its been decades when photography challenged paintings. Chuck emerged from the 1970s painting movement of Photorealism, also known as Super-Realism. He moved to the city New York in 1967 with a group of artist of his generation and been in his class at Yale University in New Haven. Chuck use to photograph his subjects and then works from the print, uses people close to him as his subjects he like. Close work is highly popular. The subject of this art work is a portrait. In this picture I can see that the artist used a face of a man. At background the artist didn’t use anything. In the foreground Chuck used charcoal & pencil to complete the work. The main subject looks real. The artist chose to depict this subject because he is trying to show his self-portrait & the style of his work. The texture looks smooth & sharp which compliments the subject because it is a composition of Close. To create the work, Chuck used pencil, charcoal, & ink. The artist’s use of tone, texture, colour is successful because it adds descriptive layers to create a describing mood or effect. The tones used are dark which gives a bright effect. The lines are confident which gives a I think the artist is trying to communitcate: “It doesn't upset artists to find out that artists used lenses or mirrors or other aids, but it certainly does upset the art historians. Because I think chuck...
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...audience see and differentiate between works of art. Central Idea: Works of art come in many different forms. Introduction: What could have been in the mind of Michelangelo, as he lay on his back for the better half of four years in 1477 painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel? The work of art known as “The Last Judgment “that he created couldn’t have been possible without his ingenious Fabrefacation. Fabrefacation is a lost word, a noun meaning, “the act of fashioning or making of art”. Preview Statement: First I would like to share with you some of the more famous Fabrefacation art you may already know. Later in the presentation’ I hope to show you pieces of art that many would not have considered being so. Finally, I hope to open your minds to the art that you may or may not already see every day in life. I. These are some more familiar forms of art. Whether you know the names of the artist or not, this is, for most of us how we perceive art. A. Alfred Stieglitz who was born in Hoboken, New Jersey in 1864, was schooled an engineer, but became one of the first and by far most famous Photo artist. B. According to Lisa Hosteter of the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art, Alfred Stieglitz broke away from The Journal of the Camera Club of New York in 1902 to create ‘Camera Work’ a publication where Photographers could emphasize more on the craftsmanship. C. Stieglitz was also instrumental in bringing the modern art of his time to the masses by featuring such...
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...simplicity of the white glaze emphasizes the antelope on top. His style is realistic, but the overall shape and scalloped edges also give it a romantic style. The thing I like most about this piece is the carvings on the lower part of the jar. They are both whimsical and confirming. If I could make a change to this part, it would be to make use of some of the open space left in between the carvings. The one thing I don’t like about this piece is the antelope on top. It is very random and doesn’t really fit with the rest of the piece. If I could make a change to this part, it would be to make the antelope some sort of bird instead. The concept behind Adrian Saxe’s pieces is that of “seduction and insult” according to Peter Schjeldahl, art critic for The New Yorker. I agree with this concept. Saxe’s piece is seductive in its lower piece and the antelope at the top is something of a slap to the face or insult. The artist uses circles, lines, and textures but the only symbolic item is the antelope on top. It is the brass-colored animal on top of the pristine-white jar. I can’t really be sure what they were meant to represent to the artist, but it certainly makes a statement. To me this represents the wild overcoming the constructed beauty. If I were to use these symbols in my own work they would differ to be a reflection of myself or my own views, but I don’t think the overall meaning would change. For example, if I were to construct a jar it would be of two significantly...
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...young and beardless. In Good Shepard Mosaic, the forms still have three-dimensional bulk, but the shading such as in the folds of the robes is less refined than in the past, and figured are not very grounded. The elements of realism have been sacrificed for a focus on spiritual elements such as anatomically incorrect tails of the sheep. "Miracle of loaves and fishes" is created in a very simple form in a small-scale frame. The rejection of illusionism takes away realistic features to focus on the religious meanings of the work, as Jesus holds a fish in one hand and loaves of bread in the other. The change from Roman functions of art to Christian functions of art is primarily the focus and purpose of the piece itself. Romans focused on detail and beauty of the art, while Christians gravitated towards telling stories of Jesus in simplified works of art to focus on Jesus himself and the story being...
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