History of Still-Life
History of Still-Life Ross Barber 12Be2 Flanders C16- Installed quite religious and common settings into the pieces, the extremely detailed oil on canvas works were often home to kitchen-like objects and utensils. Different foods such as cabbages, fish and hares were used especially to capture reflection from the surrounding light, thus creating a very real, almost touchable effect. Drink glasses were layered repeatedly to produce a realistic transparency; yet another method in generating such detailed realism in the piece. Dutch C17-In this period, the artists had not completely cast off and thrown away any such relation to religion; they just concentrated sorely on the idea of symbolism and reflection of light. To a modern-day viewer, the still-life would appear to be an assortment of strange objects placed on a wooden table. But to the seventeenth- century Dutch observer, the paintings conveyed the theme of vanitas: objects that symbolized the vanity of worldly things and the brevity of life. The skull and bones refer to death, the books and writing instruments to excessive pride through learning, and the fragile glass goblet of wine to temporary pleasure. A golden cup on its side would suggest immoderate wealth, and a man smoking a pipe displays idleness. The obsessive layering of oil
Surrealism is a movement in art. Sur-real means beyond reality, and surrealist art shows the importance of experiences, which are hidden, in normal life, such as dreams and memories.
Surrealism is a movement in art. Sur-real means beyond reality, and surrealist art shows the importance of experiences, which are hidden, in normal life, such as dreams and memories. The surrealists were a group of artists who invented and developed surrealism. Surrealist painting exhibits great variety of content and technique. That of Dalí, for example, consists of a more or less direct and photographic transcription of dreams, deriving its inspiration from the earlier dream-like paintings of de Chirico. Arp's sculptures are large, smooth, abstract forms, and Miró, a formal member of the group for a short time only, employed, as a rule, fantastic shapes, which included deliberate adaptations of children's art and which also had something in common with the designs used by Catalan artists to decorate pottery. The Russian-American painter Pavel Tchelichew, while not a member of the Surrealist group, created Surrealist images in his paintings as well as in his numerous ballet designs. The Persistence of memory. Salvador Dalí. Possibly the greatest surrealist artist was Max Ernst; he seemed to be a surrealist by temperament. From an early age he had a fertile imagination, observing reality vividly and letting his fantasies play on it. Painting his fantasies and self-induced hallucinations seemed perfectly normal to him. Ernest often painted forests that are tightly
What is surrealism?
Surrealism is a movement in art. Sur-real means beyond reality, and surrealist art shows the importance of experiences, which are hidden, in normal life, such as dreams and memories. The surrealists were a group of artists who invented and developed surrealism. Surrealist painting exhibits great variety of content and technique. That of Dalí, for example, consists of a more or less direct and photographic transcription of dreams, deriving its inspiration from the earlier dream-like paintings of de Chirico. Arp's sculptures are large, smooth, abstract forms, and Miró, a formal member of the group for a short time only, employed, as a rule, fantastic shapes, which included deliberate adaptations of children's art and which also had something in common with the designs used by Catalan artists to decorate pottery. The Russian-American painter Pavel Tchelichew, while not a member of the Surrealist group, created Surrealist images in his paintings as well as in his numerous ballet designs. The Persistence of memory. Salvador Dalí. Possibly the greatest surrealist artist was Max Ernst; he seemed to be a surrealist by temperament. From an early age he had a fertile imagination, observing reality vividly and letting his fantasies play on it. Painting his fantasies and self-induced hallucinations seemed perfectly normal to him. Ernest often painted forests that are tightly
Charles Rennie Mackintosh.
Charles Rennie Mackintosh was born in Glasgow on 7 June 1868. He trained as an architect in a local firm and studied art & design at evening classes at the Glasgow School of Art. For 20 years he worked as an architect/designer in Glasgow where all his best known work was created. Much of it is still there today. At art school Mackintosh and his friend and colleague Herbert MacNair met the artist sisters Margaret and Frances Macdonald. These four artists collaborated on designs for furniture, metalwork and illustration, developing a distinctive imagery of weird, abstracted female figures and metamorphic lines reminiscent of Aubrey Beardsley. Their style earned them the nickname of the 'Spook School' and their work, particularly in England, was treated with suspicion because of its decadent influence of Continental art nouveau. At this time Continental Art Nouveau was frowned upon by art critics. The majority of Mackintosh's work was created, with the help of a small number of patrons, within a short period of intense activity between 1896 and 1910. Francis Newbery helped Mackintosh to secure the prestigious commission to design the new Glasgow school of Art(now known as the Mackintosh Building); for Miss Kate Cranston he designed a series of Glasgow tea room interiors and the businessmen William Davidson and Walter Blackie commissioned large private houses, 'The Hill House'
Dal, Salvador (1904-1989).
Dalí, Salvador (1904-1989), Spanish painter, writer, and member of the surrealist movement. He was born in Figueras, Catalonia, and educated at the School of Fine Arts, Madrid. After 1929 he espoused surrealism, although the leaders of the movement later denounced Dalí as overly commercial. Dalí's paintings from this period depict dream imagery and everyday objects in unexpected forms, such as the famous limp watches in The Persistence of Memory (1931, Museum of Modern Art, New York City). Dalí moved to the United States in 1940, where he remained until 1948. His later paintings, often on religious themes, are more classical in style. They include Crucifixion (1954, Metropolitan Museum, New York City) and The Sacrament of the Last Supper (1955, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.). Dalí's paintings are characterized by meticulous draftsmanship and realistic detail, with brilliant colors heightened by transparent glazes. Dalí designed and produced surrealist films, illustrated books, handcrafted jewelry, and created theatrical sets and costumes. Among his writings are ballet scenarios and several books, including The Secret Life of Salvador Dalí (1942) and Journal d'un génie (1964; Diary of a Genius, 1965). Artist, born in Figueras, NE Spain. After studying at the Academy of Fine Arts, Madrid, he moved to Paris and joined the Surrealists (1928), becoming one of
Analysis of Waterlilles by Monet
________________ "Water Lilies" by Claude Monet: A Beauty at a Different Light ________________ Water lilies by Claude Monet was created in the 1920s. It is an artefact borne out of a man’s declining eyes. This painting uses big bold brush strokes which give an intense texture and movement to the painting. The painting is richly detailed, and this effect is achieved by the layering of colours instead of the use of many colours. This effect is achieved despite the lack of thin strokes and hard edges in the painting. In this painting, light is clearly a subject, the air and light in this painting are as visible as the more opaque things. This gives the effect that we are viewing this scene through a dense but richly coloured haze. A huge percentage of this painting is water, he makes the water intensely layered, yet the translucency of the water is depicted beautifully by the fact that every layer is visible. This image is really simple, yet it seems carefully selected and perfectly balanced, too perfect to be an accident of nature. The paint in the image is applied in very visible strokes and in varying degrees of thickness, this heightens the sense of physicality and movement of the scene depicted but at the same time makes it very apparent that we are looking at a painting. Contrary to popular belief that to be realistic, a painting has to be almost like a picture
On the whole, David Hockney was an interesting artist to work from. I think that his early paintings and his photographic work
Conclusion On the whole, David Hockney was an interesting artist to work from. I think that his early paintings and his photographic work (joiners) are more successful than his classic paintings which were painted more formally, almost like a replica image from a traditional photograph. His early work was about space which also displays expressionist elements. Making space in different ways gained him a reputation of a leading pop artist. Comparing to his classical perspective work, Hockney uses a more formal approach when painting more the traditional images. Paintings such as 'Study of George Lawson-1974' and 'Mr & Mrs Clark' are some of Hockney's classical work. These images are examples of his early creations which were not as popular as now to his present work. I think that his early approach to painting was too formal which doesn't make it interesting piece to look at from the viewer's point of view. Hockney's style then changed from oil to acrylic paints, applying them as a smooth surface of flat and brilliant colour that helped to emphasise the image. The 'Canyon painting- 1978' was the first painting Hockney using his new style of technique, by using big brushes loaded with paint. This early work contains more light and new colour combinations which livens up the picture to be more attention seeking. I feel that this is where Hockney introduces the theory
in search of the anasazi
IN SEARCH OF THE ANCIENT ANASAZI By Anna Karyl I stand near the boat ramp at Callville Bay on the part of Lake Mead that is situated between Overton and Las Vegas, Nevada. It's a mild, sunny day in spring with a slight breeze, characteristics typical of weather in the southern part of this state. I look out over the brilliant blue expanse of lake waters and wonder about a tribe of Native Americans who once ruled in this part of the world. The Navajo people called them the Anasazi. For centuries, the Anasazi lived in this area, built magnificent homes, traded with other tribes, and created beautiful art objects. But by 1300 A.D., the Anasazi were no more. They had mysteriously vanished from the face of the earth, and scientists are still debating as to why. What do we know about the Anasazi? We know that they are the ancestors of the Hopi people who prefer to call them "Pueblo Ancestors" rather than to use the more dubious Navajo's term which means either "ancient enemies" or "ancient ones." It is clear that the Anasazi disappeared around 1300 A.D. However, there is little data to explain how nearly 20,000 people could simply depart from their home without leaving any traces. Some of the explanations for their disappearance involve drought, war, or migration. But no one knows for sure. Archaelogists have also uncovered a vast array of pottery, jewelry, and
Art Noveau - Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Art Noveau Art Noveau is an international movement that extended from the 1890's to 1910's. This movement had many influences such as Japanese Design, the Pre-Raphaelite painters, Celtic and Nordic Art and especially the Arts and Crafts Movement of William Morris. It was a movement that walked under the flag of art that would break all connections from the past and bring down the barriers between the fine and applied arts. Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1869-1928) is one of the most influential figures of Art Noveau, as he developed his original, unrivalled and linear style in architecture and decorative arts. He finely exploited natural and artificial lighting and explored new spatial concepts, based on strong traditional Scottish elements adapted to the modern way of life. Mackintosh's poster of the Scottish Musical Review is mainly composed of linear art. The woman's body is elongated this displays elegance and modernism; the curved lines used are a chief characteristic of the movement which derive from natural forms and evoke organic growth. Mackintosh has eliminated three-dimensional shapes in the design; this was achieved through reduced shading. The birds that surround the woman look as if they were her wings; this implies that the performance would be magical and very entertaining. Birds are also commonly used as a symbol of music, this then relates to the title and
The Renasissance
The Renaissance, which began in Italy in the fourteenth century, was a period of great change in art, culture, and science. The word "Renaissance" means "Rebirth", this is a perfect word to describe the period. Many of the greatest artists in history, such as Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci, lived during this time period. Renaissance scientists made many great discoveries and played a large part in a fair portion of our current knowledge about the natural world. As well, Renaissance thinkers changed the way people saw themselves and the world around them. Renaissance society was very different from feudal society of the middle ages. The Medieval world was built around the nearest manor and most everyday activities had to do with a manor or castle. By the time of the Renaissance, towns in southern Europe had grown greatly in size. The wealthy people who lived in Renaissance society had more spare time and money than in the Middle Ages. This meant they could spend more time studying new ideas and had more money to truly patronize the arts. The medieval view of the world was a look at the bad side of things: People thought of life as short and full of suffering. There was very little medieval art that didn't have a religious theme, and most art was made by hired artists for a church, to teach people about there faith and encourage them to lead better lives so they could go