Zahra Jamal Art 101-1 Sarah Hanrahan Apple 12/14/2014 Theo Jansen Strandbeest Theo Jansen is a Dutch Artist born in the Netherlands, he studied physics and had a great skill for it and also for art. From his interest in both it seems as if he greatly enjoys projects. “Jansen’s artistic career began in 1980 with the creation and subsequent launch in Delft of a ‘UFO’ – a 4 meter-long artifact filled with helium and driven by lights and sounds”.(cityvision) “A few years later he developed the painting
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An important conflict in the short story Mr Van Gogh by Owen Marshall is that between Mr Van Gogh and the collective society of the small town. He is seen as an outcast from the town's society due to his intense passion for art, specifically for the artist Van Gogh's work. This leads to him being judged by the rest of the townspeople and dismissed as some crazy old man just because his passion is not a widely-accepted one, like horse-racing or politics. Ultimately this leads to the destruction and
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viewer’s eye along with Rosie who stands out with her tones the colors and text that makes the image pop. It’s a well put together image that did serve as a WWII propaganda, but it also can be considered as a work of art. Additionally this artist and his art work leads into another artist that was also know for the same type of WWII propaganda. Normal Rockwell was another well-known artist that was known for his paintings and illustrations. As an artist Rockwell received his first commission at
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better place for anything living. He also uses rhetorical questions to leave his audience thinking about how having darkness helps motivate and inspire people towards creating big and greater things in life. The questions he asks are, “how would Van Gogh have given the world his “Starry Night”? Who knows what this vision of the night sky might inspire in each of us, in our children or grandchildren?” These leaves the reader in thought about what things won’t be accomplished if there isn’t a completely
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“Fiercely the Red Sun Descending Burned His Way Among the Heavens” was painted by Thomas Moran in 1875, just 30 years after J.M.W. Turner, an Englishman who often painted certain aspects of America, painted “Slave Ship” in 1840. Moran knew he wanted to capture a scene from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s epic poem about a Native American warrior titled“The Song of Hiawatha.” However, he craved a certain inspiration. It was not until 1862 when he studied Turner’s work in England that he thought of using
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Edward Johnson HUM 110-IT1 November 4, 2012 Paintings on Paintings on Paintings The Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh struggled as a painter. His frustration often caused him to destroy certain parts of his works. He became renowned as a mad genius that cut off his own ear and for his revolutionary experiments with form and color. Van Gogh was a very productive painter. He painted well over 800 paintings. Interestingly, there is actually much more of his work that we don’t know of. It’s estimated
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Vincent Willem van Gogh (Dutch: [ˈvɪnsɛnt ˈʋɪləm vɑn ˈɣɔχ] ( listen);[note 1] 30 March 1853 – 29 July 1890) was apost-Impressionist painter of Dutch origin whose work—notable for its rough beauty, emotional honesty, and bold color—had a far-reaching influence on 20th-century art. After years of painful anxiety and frequent bouts of mental illness,[1][2] he died aged 37 from a gunshot wound, generally accepted to be self-inflicted (although no gun was ever found).[3][note 2] His work was then known
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individual, especially someone who prefers a symphony that soothes the soul and the mind simultaneously. More conventional forms of art like paintings and sculptures are enjoyable if, in simple words, “they make sense”. Celebrated artists like Van Gogh (known for his oil on canvas works), for example in his work “The Potato Eaters” has canvased a masterpiece that uses intricate details of colors but portrays a
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Unfortunately I was unable to find much information or a story on why Rembrandt painted the portrait of Philips Lucasz. So I will tell you what I found and some information of the man in the painting Philips Lucasz and tell you more about Rembrandt van Rijn. The man in the portrait is Philips Lucasz and lived in Middelburg. There he made a successful career in the Dutch East India Company and he was able to go up through most of the rankings in the company. He was appointed Councillor General Extraordinary
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figurative meanings were very significant for Van Gogh. Through each of his artwork, Van Gogh managed to deliver his emotional and spiritual state. He's one of the most popular postimpressionist artist of all time, keeping in mind he only sold one painting. His canvases with thickly loaded, obvious brushstrokes rendered in a shinning, extravagant palette emphasize Van Gogh's individual expression brought to life in paint. Every painting by Van Gogh gives a very clear sense of how the artist understood
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