Through the use of projected images, music and dialogue, distinctively visual texts represent challenging aspects of life effectively. This is portrayed through texts such as John Misto’s play The Shoe Horn Sonata, Kevin McDonalds docu-drama Touching the Void and Roberto Innocenti’s picture book Rose Blanche. The shoe horn sonata by John Misto is a play that deals with the brutality of World War 2 by locking at the stories of two financial characters, Bridie and Sheila. When he wrote the play, Misto
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(one tree) and painted in period colors of naturalistic earth tones. Strong greens and tones of orange stand out from neutral creams and browns finishing with gold trim throughout. These colors create a serene earthy calm and tranquil aura. Overall Visual summary: The statue its self is triangular shaped with a wider base and narrow top. In a sitting position, the left leg bends at knee to 45 degree angle ending with the left foot resting on the ball of the foot on a
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This image depicts a creative theme derived from ancient Mythology of romance and modernized human nature. The artists communicates human emotions using two faces restrained in desolate room to portray verism that is common in modern life. The picture eloquently speaks about human relationships in a way that invokes strong emotions in the viewer. In the pilaster containing the human faces, they appear to be detested and in a state of meditation because their faces are dropped. The picture belong
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It was an exciting Thursday going to the Venice beach walkway and seeing merchants, tourists and very talented local artists. Out of the whole day, the only art work that really stood out to me from the rest of the paintings that I saw was called The Persona of Dreams painted by a man named Eric who was happened to be painting portraits of people to in order make money on the side from his real job as a barber. Also, his painting had many details that left me in deep awe and his visceral purple
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When first approaching the painting the most evident object seen is a tall cross in the top right corner of the canvas. Upon further study, there are many elements that draw the eye to the cross. I believe the artist has intended to make the cross the focal point of the piece. It is not by the name of the painting, which has lead to this conclusion, but all the design decisions displayed in the artwork. The painting is a narrative, representational artwork that illustrates a town or village nestled
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Description: The title of my work is “Monster Insides”. This artwork is an example of surrealism, which is art inspired by the unconscious mind. It is made up of different images put together into one work. It includes images like a photo of me in the middle staring at a mirror which reflects back a monster/demon like creature. It also includes the stormy sky at the window, a noose hanging from the ceiling, a person looking through one of the cupboards and a slightly visible demon like creature in
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The painting Marguerite (c.1909) by Guy Rose is currently on exhibition at the Bowers Museum. The painting displays the attractively detailed figure of Marguerite reading a book on what appears to be a living room. According to the Bowers Museum, “Marguerite was a model he [Guy Rose] frequently employed in France.”1 Marguerite's face stands out in contrast to the colors used for the kimono that she is wearing. Perhaps, the kimono is meant to give the sensation of calmness, relaxation or even to make
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deep within the painters’ soul and shows the raw soul of the sitter; portraits should allow you to see who the person truly is, its an embodiment. Vincent van Gogh’s 1889 conveys the essence of who van Gogh was, his state of mind and mood through visual
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Through color and various styles of painting, many artists accomplished how to artistically make charming and elegant pictures. The style basically describes the way an art work looks like. Style can also be referred to the manner that the artist uses to illustrate his work. It also reflects how the artist expresses his own perception about the artwork. Artworks that have the same specific features are examined to have a common style. The way an artist takes care of the medium, method and technique
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makes her seem very stable, trustworthy even. There is also high contrast between her and the background, making her stand out even with the background being in focus as well. Moreover, the uniform and her skin color contrast make the viewer play visual tennis; eventually focusing on the highlighted part where the badge is placed. Then following the diagonal line to the background, where apparatus can be seen, connotation that she understands technical issues can be make. Resulting from the background
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