cave paintings to massive stones, prehistoric art is something that should always be remembered. Caves were a great way to protect artifacts from ancient civilizations. Protecting artifacts from erosion, corrosion, and decay until two boys and a dog happen to stumble upon a society hidden away for thousands of years. The Lascaux Cave paintings were an enlightening discovery giving us a broader view of ancient life. The caves are about one hundred meters long and are filled with paintings of bison
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I used coloured pencil, biro, and acrylic paint to name a few. A piece I was particularly pleased with was my acrylic painting. I was pleased with this as I felt I had challenged myself and it was and effective media to use for what I was painting. I was also really pleased with how my final piece turned out. It looked detailed and precise, which was good, as the subject matter was inside the human brain and was focused on the preciseness
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As I was looking through all the renaissance art the one that stood out to me was “Madonna and Child with Saints Jerome and Francis”. This art piece is oil painting was created by Paris Bordone in Italy, Circa1525 during the high renaissance. Today, it is on display on the third floor on the Ahmanson building at LACMA. Figures The whole painting consists of four primary figures that are noticeable from the first glance of the art piece. The Virgin Mary and baby Christ are the two most popular figure
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and before it was installed a copper skirt of leaves was prepared to spare the general public any offence. Duchamp’s painting raised shock to its public viewers because it was meant to portray as a nude woman as she ascended the staircase. Contemporary views found Michelangelo’s David nudity to contemnor and they tried many attempts to vandalism the statue. Also, Duchamp’s painting to be deceiving and confusing because the paint did not look like the title. Duchamp used a combination of futurism
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which a strong and strange psychological morbidity is focused. The main theme is then introduced it has two characters – Sue and Johnsy. They met together suddenly at a hotel and found themselves sharing taste chicory salad, bishop sleeves and in painting. They become intimate friends and in a cheap rented house two friends Sue and Johnsy set up a common studio. The humours beginning arrest the attention of the readers and relive the tension that awaits them. After a serio-comic
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The birth of American genre painting Koso-ogly Saliya , Osh state University, senior instructor of the chair of Lexicology and Stylistics,
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Renaissance Art American InterContinental University Abstract Following the Middle Ages, Europe saw a great revival in the interest of classical learning and in the interest of ancient Greece and Rome. From this came the discovery of new technologies, new continents through exploration, and the emergence of the arts of philosophy, literature, and art. From this time came some of the most world renowned pieces of art, many of which are still on display today, with two such pieces being
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well as the Protestant rising up during this time. There was an emphasis on unity and harmony in all of the visual arts that often had themes from the Bible or stories. There was realism and more attention was paid to physical details in portrait paintings, there was more light contrast, landscapes were more expansive and there was use of more deep, rich colors. In architecture there were structures that expressed humans longing for spirituality and there was extreme presentation and in the grand scale
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located in the European Painting and Sculpture wing on the second floor of the Institute in Gallery 241. Although both are impressionist oil paintings of still lifes containing various fruits and a vessel on a table, they have key differences in color, mood, lighting, visual weight, and balance. Due to these differences, Monticelli’s piece appears more rich and lively while Gauguin’s piece seems dull and distant. Monticelli’s Still Life with Fruit and Wine Jug is an oil painting created on a 19 x 23
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Dennis Oppenheim, Terrestrial Studio at Storm King Art Center (May 14 – November 13, 2016) is a giddy jaunt through pristine outdoor sculpture in its natural habitat. Featuring newly realized works such as “Entrance to a Garden” and “Dead Furrow”, this exhibition breathes new life into the meaning of a living legacy and subsequently into the 500 acre grounds of storm king itself. Oppenheim, (1938-2011) coming out of the conceptual movement, first became known for his land art pieces in the mid 1960’s
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