In this The Met Museum, I caught sight of an oil painting that was called A Shaded Avenue. This beautiful oil painting was created by Jean Honore Fragonard who was French. This painting contained a trail through the trees, several people who were walking and talking, a blue sky with covered clouds and two sculptures that was near the load. There are blooming trees covering over all trail and creating shadow in ground. As for overview of this painting, about 75% is dark color and the rest is bright
Words: 472 - Pages: 2
In the Makers video about artist Faith Ringgold, Ringgold gives a brief summary of how she came into the world of art and what she fought for while she was an artist. Ringgold was born in the Great Depression in the city of Harlem, the center of African American culture in the United States at the time. The Harlem Renaissance had happened just a couple of years before, and it would have an influence on Ringgold’s career as an artist. She ventured into the world of art when she was young and began
Words: 406 - Pages: 2
Over the past several centuries, artists and chemists have works with one another to develop the pigments and paints that we use today. Beginning in ancient Mesopotamia craftsmen discovered that by combing soapstone, ground up copper minerals, sand, and chalk, they could create a blue material. This material eventually became a crucial part of Egyptian art and culture. At the beginning of the eighteenth century, an alchemist was working on creating a red lake pigment. A lake pigment is usually made
Words: 276 - Pages: 2
Curiosity about patterns and techniques led me to an unexpected love for art. In elementary school, I began my admiration for art's beauty and process of creation, thus I was selected to be a member of the Art Club. The club sponsor, Ms. Atkinson was an exceptional art teacher, she facilitated our development with a variety of styles and techniques, as well as encouraged the use of numerous materials and mediums. During our last year, we were replicating the legendary Masters, such as Van Gogh's
Words: 296 - Pages: 2
similarities between two painting. First of all, the objects in both painting is similar. They both had the huge mountain, a forest, a pool or lake and also the appearance of human. The layout of both painting is also similar. There is a lake in the middle of the forest and the mountain is in the back. In contrast, there are also some differences between 2 painting Looking up the Yosemite Valley and Heart of the Andes. In Heart of the Andes, I think because of the time of a day, the painting Heart of the Andes
Words: 314 - Pages: 2
The artwork that I had chosen from the President’s Gallery was Kabuki St. Augustine by Maureen Warren. There were only two figures in the foreground mostly in black and white coloring, while the background was black. Even though the whole piece was in black and white since it came from a linocut, the red and blue watercolors were the only colors in the piece. The red and blue colors surround the man’s eyes while woman’s eyes, lips, and a line that is at the left side of her head were painted red
Words: 640 - Pages: 3
Upon first glance of Cézanne's paintings, it's plain to see that they're strikingly different, both taking on what can only be described as very different opinions of the same space that is being painted. Both paintings, however, seem to be done as if they were a photograph rather than a painting – using the exact same landscape and focal point on each separate canvas, yet completely different techniques were used in each approach. 'Mont Sainte-Victoire with Large Pine' seemingly approaches it from
Words: 505 - Pages: 3
BFA in painting. She is also attended the University of Chicago, Maryland Institute, and College of Arts. These colleges led her to be the first full-time student to be featured in New American Paintings. Ever since then she has featured her paintings abroad in places such as, Germany, Nicaragua, England and Canada. Recently, she has travelled to parts of Asia, which currently influences her art. In the Tonya’s Gregg Art Exhibition at Curtis Harley Gallery, she featured some of her paintings and drawings
Words: 534 - Pages: 3
piece is titled, Water Lilies with Japanese Bridge, created in 1992. The image shows lily pads on the multi colored water with flowers and a bridge over the water and lilies. The image is also made with many lines and dimension. The coloring of the painting is primary, red, blue and yellow. The color red is on the flowers at the bottom of the page in the left hand corner along with some of Lichtenstein's benday dots. The yellow is the lily pads at the the top of the page and the flower a little towards
Words: 400 - Pages: 2
Rosie the Riveter, a painting by Norman Rockwell, is on display at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. In this painting that was created in 1943, there is no text, only an image and it still communicates a strong message about its time. Although, this image-based design was used as a magazine cover for Post. This strong message is one of the reasons why many people are familiar with Rosie the Riveter and it is still popular today. Rockwell chose Mary Dole (now Mary Keefe), a nineteen year
Words: 658 - Pages: 3
