Edvard Munch Biography
Synopsis Painter Edvard Munch, born in 1863 in Löton, Norway, established a free-flowing, psychological-themed style all his own. His painting The Scream is one of the most recognizable works in the history of art. Later works were less intense, but his ensured his legacy earlier, darker paintings. As a testament to his importance, The Scream sold in 2012 for over $119 million, setting a new record. Biography Edvard Munch was born on December 12, 1863, in Löton, Norway, the second of five children. In 1864, Munch moved with his family to the city of Oslo, where his mother died four years later of tuberculosis. This was the beginning of a series of familial tragedies in Munch’s life: His sister Sophie also died of tuberculosis in 1877 at the age of 15, another of his sisters spent most of her life institutionalized for mental illness, and his one brother died of pneumonia at age 30. In 1879, Munch began attending a technical college to study engineering but left just a year later when his interest in art overtook his interest in engineering. In 1881, he enrolled at the Royal School of Art and Design. The next year, he rented a studio with six other artists and entered his first show, at the Industries and Art Exhibition. Three years of study and practice later, Munch received a scholarship and traveled to Paris, where he spent three weeks. After returning to Oslo,
womens presentation in realism and impressionism
Discuss and comment on the representation of women in Realist and/or Impressionist painting. In both impressionist and realist art, we mainly see women presented as either working and doing chores, for example 'The Gleaners' by Millet and 'Woman hanging up the washing' by Pissarro, or relaxing, often in front of mirrors or bathing, for example 'Lady at her toilette' by Morisot and 'Nude before a mirror' by Sickert. Women impressionist painters, such as Berthe Morisot, especially focused on the painting of women because at the time, women were not expected to be alone in a room with a man other than their husbands, so the subjects they could paint were limited. Some impressionist painters focused on the painting of women for a period of time, such as Sickert, who from 1905, paid special interest to the painting of nudes. Camille Pissarro's painting 'Woman hanging up the washing', presents a very typical image of women, especially for the times. She is doing chores and along with this, while she does them there is a child near her, we assume it is her child or one that she is looking after. The subject has not been glamorised in any way. She is wearing dull, ordinary clothes and doing common work, although the background is quite lush, suggesting she could be a maid of some sort. Most paintings depicting women doing work have similar ideas to 'Woman hanging up the washing',
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Filippo Brunelleschi - Perspective In Art Perspective Use of perspective in art finds its root in one man, Filippo Brunelleschi. Although we don't know for sure, it is likely that Brunelleschi also invented linear, or scientific perspective. Donatello's "The Feast of Herod" is the earliest surviving example of scientific perspective, which is established through the use of a "vanishing point", an imaginary single point on the page in which all the parallel lines meet. Donatello's Feast of Herod was a groundbreaking work by that day's standards, and a complete failure in the fulfillment of compositional requirements of traditional classical or medieval standards. The focal point of the piece, the presentation of St. John's head to Herod, is in the far left corner, and the crowd watching is clustered into the right corner. Upon examination of the action, however, Donatello's intention is clear; by placing the people in this way, the gesture and emotion of the scene is more implicit and effective. It is also more clearly established that the scene does not end at the focal point, it in fact continues off into every direction, an impression more clearly made with his use of scientific perspective. This "window" view into the scene was a radical step, and would influence how the picture plane was to be seen from that point on. Another important milestone in the history of
My Hero
Pavel Schroeder 6th hour My Hero My hero is Earvin "Magic" Johnson, a hard working man on and off court. He has a great basketball player, playing for 13 year with the Lakers. He was also a dedicated and generous businessman. But to top it all off, he had HIV, but in a good and positive way like Lance Armstrong had cancer. On the court, Johnson was a symbol of physical domination, unselfish with his ability to steal and pass. Johnson is considered one of the most successful players in the history of the game. In 905 NBA games, he scored 17,707 points, 6,559 rebounds and 10,141 assists, translating to career averages of 19.5 points, 7.2 rebounds and 11.2 assists per game. Also Johnson shares the single-game playoff record for assists. He was also the tallest point guard in the NBA and led 5 teams to companionships. He was a 12 time All-Star, and won a gold in the Olympic Games in 1992, in Barcelona. In 2002 he introduced Larry Bird. Larry later was put in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The Lakers reached the Finals for the third year in a row, where Johnson's Lakers and Bird's Celtics met for the first time in the post-season. For his feats, Johnson was voted as one of the 50 Greatest Players of All Time by the NBA in 1996. This all changed when he was hit with bad news. In, 1992 Johnson told the world that he was retiring on doctor's orders. After
Pop art was a direct response to the commercial and consumer society of modern time". Explain why this might be true. Pop art was an art formed by artist expressing their views
"Pop art was a direct response to the commercial and consumer society of modern time". Explain why this might be true. Pop art was an art formed by artist expressing their views on modern day society. Pop art originally emerged from England in the fifties; although it was not exploited in England, in fact during the fifties it wasn't very well implemented. In the sixties, in New York, pop art began to have a high prospective. Many artists soon realized that pop art could be expressed in a variety of forms, this soon related to its commercial use. Pop art soon became a major category in the art world. Numerous artists couldn't really differentiate between sculptures or paintings if they were pop art, cubism, mosaic and many others. The category pop art can extend to any reach of art. The answer was simple; they could be in more than one category. Pop art brought art to the 20th and 21st century. Pop art was originally a descendant of Dada, Dada was a movement in the 1920's but came to halt in the thirties due to the great depression that shook the world. Marcel Duchamp tried to breach the gap between art and society, his goal was to bring them closer together. Roy Lichtenstein set the highest standard and led the way of pop art. Lichtenstein was and still is considered the most sophisticated pop artist around. Roy Lichtenstein was inspired by Picasso's paintings; he
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Dada and Surrealism Comparison Freedom has been a word of power and persuasion throughout the ages of mankind. From the beginning of our species and up through the present moment, freedom has been an idea that has provoked very intense feelings among people. Our very own country was predicated on the notions of freedom and liberty. So to believe that freedom didn't play a role in the French avant garde movement during the first half of the 20th century would be a mistake. Andre Breton provided a very eloquent description in the Surrealist Manifesto concerning the part freedom had played in his surrealist intentions. "The mere word 'freedom' is the only one that still excites me" (Breton, Surrealist Manifesto) speaks volumes about a man who dedicated his craft to living life in an unrestricted and edgy way. Capturing the essence of a moment through imagination seems to be a centralized depiction of all the avant garde years. Leaning on imagination to relinquish all thoughts of mistake was a wonderful way to deal with the oppression that was plaguing France and Europe during this period. Yes, freedom and imagination were definitely there from the beginning. Henri Rousseau, in a short autobiographical piece, believed "that complete freedom of production should be granted any initiator whose thoughts reach up toward the beautiful and good."(The Banquet years, p.56)
"IN THE 1920s WOMEN STARTED TO EMERGE AS A SIGNIFICANT FORCE"Discuss this statement
"IN THE 1920s WOMEN STARTED TO EMERGE AS A SIGNIFICANT FORCE" Discuss this statement In the 1920's women started to emerge as a significant force. Before the 1920's, women rarely found jobs in male-dominated fields because of their status in Victorian and Edwardian societies. However all this had changed in the 1920's. Women became more involved in visual arts as more than a hobby, new lifestyles were promoted, women were given a chance to play a role in political issues and women began to have some say in the direction of their lives. This all happened due to two reasons. One was the thinning of the male population due to World War I and two, the continuing awareness of the feminist movement. Before World War I, women had not been involved with visual arts very much. If they were involved with it, it was mainly as a hobby. By the 1920's, women started to take art more seriously. This was due to the "all electric" household, which allowed women more time to explore their interests. Many women began to make a career out of art, although they were seen as non-conformist and eccentric. Women introduced modern painting into Australian art during the early twentieth century. Women became recognised as talented artists, and their paintings were slowly accepted into society. Some examples of these women are, Grace Cossington-Smith, Grace Crowley Margaret Preston and Thea Proctor.
Analysis of Popular Stereotypes.
Analysis of Popular Stereotypes Popular stereotypes frequently present the scientist and the artist as extreme opposites in their pursuit of understanding - the scientist as being objective, disciplined and rational, and the artist as being subjective, impulsive and imaginative. Yet are they really so very different in the ways they look at the world? To what extent do you consider these stereotypes accurate, and to what extent do you consider them distortions of the ways in which the sciences and the arts give us their knowledge? Is there a difference between an artist and a scientist, except their profession? Are people born to be professors? Have some people a 'rational' brain? Or is it so that the artist have a bigger right brain-half that the scientist? Has an artist a greater ability to express him- or herself? - Is it a genetic question? One thing is obvious: people are not the same, everyone is individual with individual interests and hobbies. Some like to paint and some like to play with atoms and molecules. But the question remains; Is there a genetic difference between a scientist and an artist? Undoubtable is that the public opinion of scientists and artists is as two extremists. One as rational, often alone, thinking, and the other as impulsive, 'flower-power' and poetic and philosophical. How come? I believe that the human brain works in a way that is
Can Creativity exist without emotion?
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