...What the Fragonard? Jean-Honoré Fragonard was a rather interesting man. He lived up to the idea of the stereotypical Frenchman, a lover of art, extravagance, and women. His passions are clearly shown in his painting The Swing. This work was created in 1766, using oil paint on a large, nearly square canvas, and now resides at the Wallace Collection in London. Many scholars describe this work as sensual and playful, even erotic. This piece centers around a young woman and her lover. She is sitting on a swing, her skirt up as she kicks off her shoe. He is hiding in the bushes underneath, gazing up her skirt. To the right of the girl and in deep shadow is an older man, who knows nothing about their love. To commence, Jean-Honoré Fragonard’s painting, The Swing, shows all of the five types of line. To begin, this painting incorporates vertical lines. The white piece of the girl’s...
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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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...contrasting colors, and the subject matter of a sinking ship culminates in feelings of sadness and despair while looking at Difficult Voyage. At the Dallas Museum of Art I saw Difficult Voyage by Kazou Shiraga and the painting really stuck with me. The painting tells a story through time about an accident on a ship. In the painting there are three recreations of the same ship in various states of being. The first ship towards the top is light and floating through the water normally with a relaxed passenger appearing safe and innocent. The second ship is on brighter as it is on fire and the passenger onboard is no longer calm but is working to stop the fire from sinking the ship. The third ship is partially submerged and the passenger is now dead and whiter than a ghost but the ship is covered in red. The painting has a very rough texture to it that alters how the light hits separate parts of the painting causing them to appear differently as the sun passes overhead. In addition the colors used shine daylight from the paintings light source on part of the painting while other parts are left in relative darkness. The painter uses a combination of pale and vivid colors to draw your attention across the canvas from the first thing you see at the top to the last thing you see at the bottom of the painting. The...
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...people with physical deformities, can be put into one of two categories; man or woman. Generally, the views and expectations one has for their own gender and the views and expectations one has for the opposite gender can be described as gendered stereotypes. Although stereotypes are not always close to the truth, in some cases they can hold some weight to an argument when they present the generalized representation of a certain group or groups. In this essay I will show how gendered stereotypes are used by advertising companies to appeal to each gender. Here in the U.S., you need not go far to bear witness the very apparent signs of genderfication and gendered stereotypes, tools used by advertisers that play important roles in our consumer-styled society. One only needs to go as far as their living room couch and turn on the television to be bombarded with shows and advertisements containing gendered images of the expectations our society has for its men and women by men and women. Author Steve Craig puts these gendered ideals into four distinct categories; Men’s men, Men’s women, Women’s men, and Women’s women (Craig). For this essay I will analyze four video advertisements, and, using Craig’s criteria, I will try to see under which of his categories each advertisement would fall and why. The first advertisement I will analyze is a three part series of Bud Light commercials entitled “Bud Light – Real Men of Genius”. In this three part commercial each of the three men...
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...Charles Dickens, a most accomplished writer, has ended “The Signalman” in a most remarkable and memorable way. This extract is of the end of the story. Previously, the narrator had been confided in by a most peculiar man, the Signalman, who in the narrator’s opinion is suffering from hallucinations. He claims to see an apparition which has proved to be a bad omen by bringing about two unnerving incidents, which in both cases had involved death. During the past week it had often appeared, according to the Signalman, who was puzzled by what this appearance foretold this third time. At this point in the story, the narrator is on his way for the third visit to his friend, the Signalman. The author uses atmosphere as a tool to make the ending of this story very effective. The evening is described as “lovely” and “the sun was not yet down”. These happy descriptions deceive the readers into thinking that something wonderful is about to happen but in actual fact they are going to be experiencing the exact opposite. The lack of preparation by the author for such a dreadful event makes the death of the Signalman all the more surprising as it is totally unexpected. This use of surprise makes the story much more outstanding. As the narrator approaches the scene, he witnesses what he thinks is the apparition. For a brief moment, he believes his friend for he too has finally caught sight of this daunting spectre that had been troubling his friend. But what does it matter now? The...
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...Part One: For the image depicting Metonymy I have chosen figure 1. Figure 1 is a photograph of a man in Madrid walking in front of a billboard advertisement featuring a pair of large eyes all the while he is doing something with his mobile device. This image greatly depicts the recent allegations of the NSA’s screening of foreign and domestic cell phone users both citizens or not. This image greatly reminds me of the eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg, in the Great Gatsby, who were ever watchful over its characters. The eyes represent the NSA ever watching what you are saying and doing and having been photographed abroad it depicts this is and international problem. For the image depicting Synecdoche I have chosen figure 2. Figure 2 is an image of a jogger in the wintertime battling the elements to remain in health and in shape. This image depicts the “Synecdoche proves” part of the rhetorical images. This image would be great for an advertisement wishing to advertise a brand of sports wear like Under Armour or Nike wishing to show its brands durability under harsh climates even for the everyday person. The scenery looks as though it could be in your neighborhood, assuming you’re in a part of the world that gets heavy snow. And the runner looks like your average Jane or Joe so that you could feel as though with this brand you too could conquer the element in their sportswear and also gets into shape no matter the time of the year. And for the image representing Metaphor I chose...
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...Francisco de Goya’s piece titled Third of May, 1808 painted in 1814-1815, represents the execution of the Citizens of Madrid by French soldiers. Goya captured this horrific day using oil on canvas. The painting is currently on display in the Museo del Prado, in Madrid. This piece is painted and drawn in a more modern style for its time. There are less sculptural forms and flatter shapes. Goya’s painting criticises both war and French actions. With the use of light and an emphasis on emotion, Goya has successfully conveyed ideas of social commentary and political...
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...Both of these creation myths go into to extensive detail about the cycle of creation. The creator for the Egyptian Atum was neither male nor female. The significance of his gender was that he could join himself to produce his own children. Atum joined with his shadow to give birth to his son Shu whom he had spit up and made the god of air. Atum also gave birth to a daughter Tefnut whom he had vomited up and made god of mist and moisture. While the Egyptian creation myth goes into detail about how the creator Atum created his children the Navajo creation myth does not. It is told that when the Navajos came out of the first world they consisted of six beings. Begochiddy child of the sun was the creator of all things and his beings were first man, first woman, salt woman, fire god, and coyote. The development of these two cultures differs because they Navajo went through many different underworlds before finding stability while the Egyptian did not. Atums children Shu and Tefnut produced Geb the earth and nut the sky. Geb and Nut were joined together until Tefnut pushed Nut up to maintain the sky and look over Geb. Nut produced rain for Geb and Geb made things grow on earth. Everyday Nut would give birth to the sun and it would run its course slowly and then die before dawn. Shu and Tefnut produced six other gods...
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...using the third-person point of view. The narrator is an outsider who tells the reader a story about the main character. A man that is so arrogant that he doesn’t even listen to his own instinct. London establishes this third-person point of view right from the beginning of the story, saying, “when the man turned aside from the main Yukon trail and climbed the high earth-bank.” The outsider narrator sets the stage by introducing the setting and referring to the main character as “the man.” It also starts to tell you the story of how really cold it was at that time and how he was not going to listen to anyone, even himself. Body There is a man that is traveling in the Yukon (in Alaska) on an extremely cold morning with a husky wolf-dog. The cold does not faze the man, a newcomer to the Yukon, who plans to meet his friends by six o'clock at an old claim. As it grows colder, he realizes his unprotected cheekbones will freeze, but he does not pay it much attention. He walks along a creek trail, mindful of the dangerous, concealed springs; even getting wet feet on such a cold day is extremely dangerous. He stops for lunch and builds a fire. The man continues on and, in a seemingly safe spot, falls through the snow and wets himself up to his shins. He curses his luck; starting a fire and drying his foot-gear will delay him at least an hour. His feet and fingers are numb, but he starts the fire. He remembers the old-timer from Sulphur Creek who had warned him that no man should travel...
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...White Feminism: the Self-Appointed Savior of the World The movement of (Eurocentric) feminism has been superglued to its privilege ever since the term “féminisme” was first coined in 1837 (source). Marked by its relentless, unapologetic, prioritization of the voices of middle-class, cisgender, heterosexual, white women over the experiences of queer women, women of color (third world women) , transgendered women; the movement has become an obstacle for equal rights in the broader sense. While “white” feminism is absolutely vital today and has produced outstanding achievements for women in the Western world, the byproducts of its undeniable privilege has been detrimental, to say the least, to women of third world countries in particular. Western...
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...existed, the First World lay in darkness and emptiness with the exception of six beings. They were First Man, First Woman, Salt Woman, Fire God, Coyote and Begochiddy, the child of the Sun. Begochiddy first created four mountains- white in the east, blue in the south, yellow in the west and black in the north. But there was still no light. The first beings grew tired of this and decided to leave the First World. At the center of the First World, Begochiddy planted an enormous seed which grew into a tall, hollow reed. He then gathered all his creations and crawled inside. The reed grew out of the First World and into the Second. The second world was light and blue. When the first beings emerged from the reed they found a nicer place to live, but already occupied by the Cat People. The First Beings and the Cat People fought for years and years. But in the end they couldn’t overcome their differences. Again Begochiddy collected his Beings and returned to the hollow reed. The reed grew on and on into the Third World. The Third World was yellow; beautiful and full of light. The First Beings rejoiced and built camps and had many children. Begochiddy created rivers and lakes and mountains and all kinds of animals and birds. The First Men and Women lived there happily. One day as Coyote was walking along the river he found a baby, the child of the Water Monster of the Third World. Coyote stole the baby and hid him under his blanket. When the Water Monster discovered his...
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...Heart of Darkness Essay Light and dark imagery is one element most commonly used in literature, and has held specific symbolic meanings for hundreds of years. Simply stated, light generally symbolizes good, while darkness symbolizes the complete opposite, evil. More specifically, Conrad uses detailed imagery of light and dark to show that white men can in fact be more savage than the natives. While the contrast of light and dark, white and black, and good and evil is a common theme in his novel, Conrad reverses the meanings of the two. In his story often the light is viewed as more menacing and evil than the darkness, and the white characters more spiteful than the black. In Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad uses light and dark imagery and the reversing of their regular meanings as a main focal point throughout the novel. Conrad establishes throughout this the theme that not everything is as it seems. Conrad uses light imagery as a symbol of civilization. Darkness is defined as the absence of light just like the black jungle is defined as the absence of white man’s civilization, a civilization full of corruption and evil. Conrad’s first description of Brussels is an example of this. “In a very few hours I arrived at a city that always made me think of a white sepulcher.” It is significant that Conrad describes the building as a white coffin, because the job there is sending men out to retrieve ivory, ultimately resulting in their death. This cycle of evil begins and ends in...
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...emptiness combined with a fieriness of Muspell, where nothing can grow. In Genesis the first book in the Holy bible, the earth was dark, empty, formless matter. It began when the Spirit of God covered the waters to prepare and perform his most creative work. God spoke and his creation was formed. (Genesis 1979) On the first day, "God created the light and separated the light from the darkness, calling light "day" and darkness "night". On the second day, "God created an expanse to separate the waters and called it "sky". On the third day, "God created the dry ground and gathered the waters, calling the dry ground "land," and the gathered waters, "seas”. God also created the plants, flowers, trees, and grasses on day three. On the fourth day, "God created the sun, moon, and the stars to give light to the earth and to govern and separate the day and the night". These also serve to mark the years, days, and seasons. On the fifth day, "God created every living creature of the seas and every winged bird, blessing them to multiply and fill the waters and the sky with life". On the sixth day, "God created the animals on the earth”. Then God created man in his own image, both male and female, and instructed them to multiply and replenish the earth (Genesis 1: 27-28). He made them rulers over the...
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...” and he glittered when he walked. And he was rich—yes, richer than a king— And admirably schooled in every grace: In fine, we thought that he was everything To make us wish that we were in his place. So on we worked, and waited for the light, And went without the meat, and cursed the bread; And Richard Cory, one calm summer night, Went home and put a bullet through his head. Background Edwin Arlington Robinson became the backdrop for many of Robinson's poems. Robinson described his childhood as stark and unhappy; he once wrote in a letter to Amy Lowell that he remembered wondering why he had been born at the age of six. After high school, Robinson spent two years studying at Harvard University as a special student and his first poems were published in the Harvard Advocate. Paraphrase Richard Cory goes to the center of the town. Every pedestrian stares at him from the sidewalk. He is a good man from head to feet He has a neat looks and he also has a perfect figure. Richard Cory is wearing formal clothes when he goes to downtown He is a very well-mannered man. But he still trembles when he talks. He has a word “Good-morning,” in greeting people and he is sparkling when he move. He is the wealthiest man and the powerful one but he is not rich at the life-core of himself. He is wonderfully trained with his elegance. It is a normal thing that he can get all the people want. Giving the people a hope...
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