This essay will compare and contrast the biographical background of two artworks. The French artist Claude Monet composed The Japanese Footbridge, 1899, oil on canvas and The Spanish artist Juan van der Hamen y Leon composed, Still Life with Sweets and Pottery, 1627, oil on canvas.
Although the biographical background of these two artworks are different, Monet composition is similar to Leon in that they both have a naturalistic or representational (pg. 29) appearance. Representational is composing artwork of the visible world in such way that we recognize the likeness.
Monet’s Japanese Footbridge was created during the Impressionism movment of the Modern Period. This was time when many artist where discover new ways of expression art and rebelling against the standard or acceptable way of art during that period of time.
Where as y Leon composed, Still Life with Sweets and Pottery, was created during the Baroque Period which followed the Renaissance Period. Baroque art is full of color, emotion and energy, with a greater contrast between light and dark
In conclusion, both artworks are representational with a significantly different biographical profile.
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Activity #11 - Periods and Culture
This essay will compare and contrast the periods and cultures of two renowned artists. The period is the time that artist was working in similar techniques and approaches, and culture is refinement of intellectual and artistic taste (sample essay).
The French artist Claude Monet composed The Japanese Footbridge, 1899 oil on canvas during the Modern Period 1800 - 1945 and more specifically the movement of Impressionism which begin in 1874 (pg. 510). The term Impressionism was created by an art critic and relates to scenes glimpsed for a moment, sketched rapidly in paint as impressions of light and color on the eye (pg. 510). With impressionism, the artist took their painting outside to capture the shifts of light, as seen throughout this composition. The culture directly correlates with Monet's passion of landscape which he often painted in his latter years. This piece was composed at his garden pond in Giverny, France.
The Spanish artist Juan van der Hamen y Leon composed, Still Life with Sweets and Pottery, 1627, oil on canvas. Although both artists use light to create emphasis, their periods and culture are hundreds of years apart. Hamen composition was created during the Baroque Period which developed in Europe around 1600 to the mid 17th century and emerged after the Late Renaissance period. Baroque art is full of color, emotion and energy, with a greater contrast between light and dark (pg. 421). Although this still life lacks movement it’s defined by emphasizing vivid colored objects with the use of light against a dark background. Leon is known for his work in producing still life which is his cultural artistic taste (artencyclopedia.com).
In conclusion, both artworks were created during significantly different periods, movements and cultures of time that span over 100's of years. .
The French artist Claude Monet composed The Japanese Footbridge, 1899 oil on canvas during the Modern Period 1800 - 1945 and more specifically the movement of Impressionism which begin in 1874 (pg. 510). The term Impressionism was created by an art critic and relates to scenes glimpsed for a moment, sketched rapidly in paint as impressions of light and color on the eye (pg. 510). With impressionism, the artist took their painting outside to capture the shifts of light, as seen throughout this composition. The culture directly correlates with Monet's passion of landscape which he often painted in his latter years. This piece was composed at his garden pond in Giverny, France.
The Spanish artist Juan van der Hamen y Leon composed, Still Life with Sweets and Pottery, 1627, oil on canvas. Although both artists use light to create emphasis, their periods and culture are hundreds of years apart. Hamen composition was created during the Baroque Period which developed in Europe around 1600 to the mid 17th century and emerged after the Late Renaissance period. Baroque art is full of color, emotion and energy, with a greater contrast between light and dark (pg. 421). Although this still life lacks movement it’s defined by emphasizing vivid colored objects with the use of light against a dark background. Leon is known for his work in producing still life which is his cultural artistic taste (artencyclopedia.com).
In conclusion, both artworks were created during significantly different periods, movements and cultures of time that span over 100's of years. .
Activity #9 - Re-write
The world of art experienced a dramatic change with the creation of photography in the early 1900’s. Although it was not fully perfected during that time, it brought a new concept to the visual appearance of art that changed the course and a medium of art across the world for centuries to come. The appearance of visual arts changed from representational to expressive and abstract. Photography became a tool used to capturing feelings, emotions and events at the precise moment the event took place. Unlike a painting or sculpture, it correctly produced an image of light and dark values known as positive image (pg .212), on a plate which we know today as a photograph.
Photography also changed the visual appearance of art with the sheer quantity of images that could be created in a single day. This allowed artist to paint from a photo and complete their composition at a faster pace. This changed the way artist applied paint and used color. It captured in an instant what could not be seen by the naked eye. For instance, in 1878 Eadweard Muybridge used a camera to prove that a running horse does gather all four feet off the ground at the same time. Of course artist painted living figures in motion, but it wasn’t until Muybridge actually photographed the event taking place, could we get a clear picture and true feel of the action.
Photography forever changed and evolved the visual appearance of art with its ability to capture feeling, emotions, and actions in an instant; which give artist a broader approach to painting.
Photography also changed the visual appearance of art with the sheer quantity of images that could be created in a single day. This allowed artist to paint from a photo and complete their composition at a faster pace. This changed the way artist applied paint and used color. It captured in an instant what could not be seen by the naked eye. For instance, in 1878 Eadweard Muybridge used a camera to prove that a running horse does gather all four feet off the ground at the same time. Of course artist painted living figures in motion, but it wasn’t until Muybridge actually photographed the event taking place, could we get a clear picture and true feel of the action.
Photography forever changed and evolved the visual appearance of art with its ability to capture feeling, emotions, and actions in an instant; which give artist a broader approach to painting.
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Activity #10 - Mediums and Techniques
The medium that applies to the Japanese Footbridge, 1899 by Claude Monet is oil on canvas. Oil paint consist of pigment mixed with oil, usually linseed oil (pg. 172). In observing the effects of the medium, I noticed that the artist used an oil technique called broken color (pg. 176), individual strokes of different colors. The use of oil, along with this technique allowed the artist to use thinner paint that created well defined long and short hidden brush strokes of cool colors that created the trees and bushes to frame the upper portion of the artwork. This added an element of texture to the painting that becomes part of the painting and used throughout. However, it appears that a thicker more loaded brush was used to create an atmospheric perspective appearance to the trees directly behind the footbridge. The foreground of the painting appears to consist of thin strokes to create the reflection of greenery in the water and thicker layers of circular paint strokes to create the lilies on the pond, a technique called impasto (pg. 175). The use of oil in this painting allowed the artist to use techniques and create texture throughout the painting, which gave the overall composition an expressive and active quality.
The medium used in Still Life with Sweets and Pottery, 1627 by Juan van der Hamen y Leon is also oil on canvas. Although both artists used oil on canvas, unlike Monet, Leon used an oil technique called glazes (pg. 175), a thin translucent veil of color applied over a thick layer of under painting. Glazes produces a smooth flawless finish of glowing color. For example, the color palette used in this still life could have produce a very boring and unexciting painting with it’s use of earth tone colors contrasted by red, against a dark background with implied lighting come in from the left on shapes of neutral tones. However, with the use of the glazes technique, the colors come to life and display a more uniformed appearance. The colors are rich and exciting. The red is more vibrant and the earth tones and neutral tones seem to have a smooth lustrous finish that adds character to the pottery. It also appears that the geometeric shapes were composed by using impasto (pg. 175), thick layers of paint, however smoothed by the glazes technique that created a more blended look. The medium enhance the artwork so well until it almost looks like a photo.
The medium used in Still Life with Sweets and Pottery, 1627 by Juan van der Hamen y Leon is also oil on canvas. Although both artists used oil on canvas, unlike Monet, Leon used an oil technique called glazes (pg. 175), a thin translucent veil of color applied over a thick layer of under painting. Glazes produces a smooth flawless finish of glowing color. For example, the color palette used in this still life could have produce a very boring and unexciting painting with it’s use of earth tone colors contrasted by red, against a dark background with implied lighting come in from the left on shapes of neutral tones. However, with the use of the glazes technique, the colors come to life and display a more uniformed appearance. The colors are rich and exciting. The red is more vibrant and the earth tones and neutral tones seem to have a smooth lustrous finish that adds character to the pottery. It also appears that the geometeric shapes were composed by using impasto (pg. 175), thick layers of paint, however smoothed by the glazes technique that created a more blended look. The medium enhance the artwork so well until it almost looks like a photo.
Sunday, July 15, 2007
Activity #9
The world of art experienced a dramatic change with the development of the camera in the early 1900’s. Although it was not fully perfected during that time, it brought a new concept to the visual appearance of art that changed the course and the medium of art across the world for centuries to come. Unlike a painting or sculpture, the camera allowed the capture of a true visual image at the moment and time that the event took place. It correctly produced an image of light and dark values known as positive image (pg .212), on a plate which we know today as a photograph. This ushered in the new art form and visual image of photography.
Photography also changed the visual appearance of art with the sheer quantity of images that could be created and circulated in a single day. It captured in an instant what could not be seen by the naked eye. For instance, in 1878 Eadweard Muybridge used a camera to prove that a running horse does gather all four feet off the ground at the same time. Of course artist painted living figures in motion, but it wasn’t until Muybridge actually photographed the event taking place, could we get a clear picture and true feel of the action. As time passed visual appearances became sharper and clearer.
The camera forever changed and evolved the visual appearance of art via different technologies. It’s like the mother that gave birth to film, motion picture, photojournalism, digital images, video and the internet.
Photography also changed the visual appearance of art with the sheer quantity of images that could be created and circulated in a single day. It captured in an instant what could not be seen by the naked eye. For instance, in 1878 Eadweard Muybridge used a camera to prove that a running horse does gather all four feet off the ground at the same time. Of course artist painted living figures in motion, but it wasn’t until Muybridge actually photographed the event taking place, could we get a clear picture and true feel of the action. As time passed visual appearances became sharper and clearer.
The camera forever changed and evolved the visual appearance of art via different technologies. It’s like the mother that gave birth to film, motion picture, photojournalism, digital images, video and the internet.
Activity #8
If you want her you must
pay call yo cop
& she will stay
t's important that u obey
drop the money n a day
the riddler
Tuesday, July 3, 2007
Activity #7 - Exhibition Introduction
Art and Naure
The focus of this exhibition is Art and Nature. Art and Nature is the natural and manufactured world and our relationship to it as addressed through art. It also provides a platform for artist to capture the natural beauty of our environment and its’ landscape in a way that creates imagery for the viewers eye and imagination. This exhibit is based on a portfolio of 6 paintings: Bridal Veil Falls (1871-73), Nevada Falls (1872) , Fiercely the Red Sun Descending/Burned His Way Along the Heavens (1875), The Wave (1880), Rainy Season (1981), Still Donet (2002), all composed between 1871 – 2002, and all concentrating on one theme – Art and Nature. It also includes paintings by national and international renowned artist such as Albert Bierstadt, Thomas Moran, and Sergeev Vladimir, just to name a few; and demonstrates the use of similar and contrasting visual elements that have lasted over the centuries.
My purpose here is compare and contrast the artworks and visual elements, as they apply to create some of the most notable compositions from the 1800’s to 2002, in correlation to the theme of Art and Nature. For instance, the 18th century American artists, Albert Beirstadt’s, Bridal Veil Falls and Nevada Fall and Thomas Moran’s, Fiercely the Red Sun Descending/Burned His Way Along the Heavens, were both created during the same time period. Both artist employ light and dark contrasting values to emphasis implied lighting. This is demonstrated with Beirstadt’s lighting of the powerful force of nature’s rushing water as it diagonal descends, this implies action, against it’s dark surrounding of towering trees, mountains, and nature; and Moran’s use of yellow and orange complementary colors, against grey and blue to emphasis the suns explosive power as the sky meets the ocean. Centuries later, the Ukrainian artist, Belobrovsky Alexander, used the same visual elements to create Rainy Season. However, he used a light background against a dark foreground of diagonal rain drops and clouds to create movement across the open field. All three artist creatively used implied lighting and color to emphasis the furious and powerful beauty of art in nature, in similar and contrasting ways.
Now let’s examine art and nature in the works of Albert Bierstadt’s The Wave and the Ukrainian artist, Sergeev Vladimir Still Donet. Again, we have two artists that lived centuries apart, and from two different countries. However, they both used values of the cool color blue to create two very similar, yet contrasting compositions to explore the depth of art and nature. The Wave, a monochromatic composition, shows the strength and vigor of nature through a horizontal line of rolling waves. However, the tints and shades of blue, diminishes the feeling of force and creates a feeling of peacefulness as it reached the seashore. In contrast to Still Donets where the values of blue complimented by green reflect the tranquil, and stillness of nature, through out the composition, with the only movement being that of the birds ascending into space.
The paintings in this exhibit span through centuries of time that explore the theme of Art and Nature through its application of principles of design and visual elements.
The focus of this exhibition is Art and Nature. Art and Nature is the natural and manufactured world and our relationship to it as addressed through art. It also provides a platform for artist to capture the natural beauty of our environment and its’ landscape in a way that creates imagery for the viewers eye and imagination. This exhibit is based on a portfolio of 6 paintings: Bridal Veil Falls (1871-73), Nevada Falls (1872) , Fiercely the Red Sun Descending/Burned His Way Along the Heavens (1875), The Wave (1880), Rainy Season (1981), Still Donet (2002), all composed between 1871 – 2002, and all concentrating on one theme – Art and Nature. It also includes paintings by national and international renowned artist such as Albert Bierstadt, Thomas Moran, and Sergeev Vladimir, just to name a few; and demonstrates the use of similar and contrasting visual elements that have lasted over the centuries.
My purpose here is compare and contrast the artworks and visual elements, as they apply to create some of the most notable compositions from the 1800’s to 2002, in correlation to the theme of Art and Nature. For instance, the 18th century American artists, Albert Beirstadt’s, Bridal Veil Falls and Nevada Fall and Thomas Moran’s, Fiercely the Red Sun Descending/Burned His Way Along the Heavens, were both created during the same time period. Both artist employ light and dark contrasting values to emphasis implied lighting. This is demonstrated with Beirstadt’s lighting of the powerful force of nature’s rushing water as it diagonal descends, this implies action, against it’s dark surrounding of towering trees, mountains, and nature; and Moran’s use of yellow and orange complementary colors, against grey and blue to emphasis the suns explosive power as the sky meets the ocean. Centuries later, the Ukrainian artist, Belobrovsky Alexander, used the same visual elements to create Rainy Season. However, he used a light background against a dark foreground of diagonal rain drops and clouds to create movement across the open field. All three artist creatively used implied lighting and color to emphasis the furious and powerful beauty of art in nature, in similar and contrasting ways.
Now let’s examine art and nature in the works of Albert Bierstadt’s The Wave and the Ukrainian artist, Sergeev Vladimir Still Donet. Again, we have two artists that lived centuries apart, and from two different countries. However, they both used values of the cool color blue to create two very similar, yet contrasting compositions to explore the depth of art and nature. The Wave, a monochromatic composition, shows the strength and vigor of nature through a horizontal line of rolling waves. However, the tints and shades of blue, diminishes the feeling of force and creates a feeling of peacefulness as it reached the seashore. In contrast to Still Donets where the values of blue complimented by green reflect the tranquil, and stillness of nature, through out the composition, with the only movement being that of the birds ascending into space.
The paintings in this exhibit span through centuries of time that explore the theme of Art and Nature through its application of principles of design and visual elements.
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