line usage by both artists is extremely different from one another. Van Gogh's "The Starry Night" Sayre, H. M, (2010) (Fig.73) and LeWitt's "Wall Drawing No. 681” Sayre, H. M, (2010) (Fig.77) portray subject matter of different compositions. However, both depictions of art, also express, different qualities, styles, and eras. Van Gogh is from the eighteenth century and LeWitt’s is from the Late nineteenth century; whereas, Van Gogh’s work is a masterpiece, and LeWitt’s is contemporary art, even
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J.M Darhower once said: “Go for it, while you can. I know you have it in you. And I can't promise you'll get everything you want, but I can promise nothing will change if you don't try.” This is a quote that I’ve been living for since I was 13, the age at which I made my very first step to high school. I was born in Viet Nam seventeen years ago. My country is fairly impoverished compares to America and so is my family. Due to the poverty, I was raised in a substandard community, which allowed
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Analyse the ways history and memory generate compelling and unexpected insights. In your response, make detailed reference to your prescribed text and at least one other related text of your own choosing. History and memory work together in order to generate compelling and unexpected insights into the past. Stephen Frears' film The Queen allows the audience to gain unexpected insights about the titular character, and thus gain sympathy for her position. Likewise, The Outsider, a painting by Gordon
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1890’s by artists that were rejecting Impressionism. Impressionists were still painting objects as you see them where postimpressionist filled their works with feelings and emotions. These artists used many swirling motions like in the painting by Vincent Van Gogh, Starry Night. They tended to work in studios and take more time completing their work than impressionist did. Postimpressionist filled their works with feelings and emotions. Impressionism and Postimpressionism were similar in the facts that
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Joshua Agbaosi 5/5/14 Williams ARTH1010-81 Final Project George Inness. Old Aqueduct (1971) Frederic Edwin Church. Andes of Ecuador (1855) Space Both of the works depicted above use “Space” as their primary formal visual element. Inness’s work uses relative size and linear perspective to portray the appearance of a distant horizon by utilizing relative size. The cliffs in the background are painted on a relatively smaller scale than the man in the foreground of the painting, given a human
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and terms it is very important that you use the correct terms and vocabulary! Points will be taken off for poor grammar. Artist that you can do are: Gustav Klimt, Louise Nevelson, Kathe Kollwitz, John Singer Sargent, Auguste Rodin, Vincent Van Gogh, Edvard Munch, Diego Rivera, Georges-Pierre Seurat, Wangechi Mutu, Camille Claudel, Georgia Okeefe, or an artist that you and I will discuss if you have a specific artist in mind. The information you provide should include artist history,
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Kenia Velado Bio 100-10 4/14/14 kenia_velado@yahoo.com Synesthesia Most of us are pretty familiar with world renowned health conditions and diseases mainly because of the number of people affected by them. But what about the ones that are not that common. One of them is a condition called Synesthesia. It is a phenomenon that has been known for about 200 years. Synesthesia has helped scientists learn more about brain functions
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years by fundraisers, the government, corporations, and the generosity of individuals who give donations. The political implications are that there is a need for governmental agencies to support and allow a work of art to happen in public. 2. Vincent Van Gogh was and artist who lived in Europe during the late eighteen hundreds and died at the age of thirty. His paintings during his time were heavily
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Impressionism and Post-Impressionism Art In researching periods of art, the rebellious changes in the late 19th century sparked my interest. Artists in the late 19th century sought to transform the idea of portraying realistic subjects and developed a less formal style that they viewed as more true to how we actually see. I found the Impressionism and Post-Impressionism movements, each with their own distinct styles and characteristics were the gateway to the modern art of today. In this essay
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Starry Night is a piece of artwork, which was produced in June 1889 by a famous French painter named Vincent van Gogh, while he was in his place of asylum. The oil painting, which is done on a canvas material is 73.7 cm tall and 92.1 cm in width (Thomson, 2008). It is majorly formed of landscapes, and it depicts full characteristics of post-impressionism art movement. Currently, this painting is owned by the Museum of Modern Art, which is based in New York. This piece of artwork belongs to the post-impressionist
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