Personal Study on artist Mark Demsteader
Introduction Hi, My name is Alice Russell and I am currently studying for my Art and Design A-Level at KEVI, Morpeth. We have been given the task of writing a personal study on an artist. As I was enthralled by Mark Demsteader's work; his use of tone, light and texture; I decided to complete my study on him I first saw Mark Demsteader's work when I was looking on a website: Art Group. Demsteader's work and his natural looking emotive pictures immediately captivated me. Demsteader creates a powerful portrayal of the human body in pure, assured lines of charcoal and gouache. His work has sparked a new interest in traditional life drawing. Demsteader's vast technical ability is reflected in the natural sensitivity with which he imbues each of his pieces. Although secluded in the picture plane, each model seems to live and breathe; their expression and poise convey a sense of narrative that invites the viewer to ask more questions about them. Mark Demsteader was born in 1963 in Manchester where he still lives and works. He studied at Rochdale College and Oldham College before taking up a postgraduate position at the Slade School of Art in London. In a long and varied career his drawings have won several awards including The Lyceum Prize and The Sidney Andrews Scholarship. In recent years Mark's reputation has grown rapidly, and he has become one of the most well-known and
A Commentary on “Standing Female Nude”
A Commentary on "Standing Female Nude" The poem "Standing Female Nude" by Carol Ann Duffy deals is written from the view of a nude female model who is having a painting drawn of her, and the model's rationale for why she is there and how she feels towards the whole event. The main themes which appear in the poem are that of the narrator's character which is goes into quite some detail during the poem, and that of the distance the narrator feels towards the artistic world. The narrator's character is by far the most important part of the poem as it is written in the first person. From the poem it is clear that the poem is set in France, due to the constant use of French words such as "Madame" or "bourgeoisie". The modelling seems to be taking place next to a river as the narrator calls herself in the painting a "river-whore". This setting next to a river is most certainly in an urban most likely run down part of a city, as firstly the painting would take place in the artists studio and that they are "both poor". The physical descriptions of the narrator are unmistakably quite scathing, the narrator says how her "breasts hang slightly low" showing that she is not as young as she used to be, although I would not like to put an exact age on that. The narrator also says how she is also less voluptuous than she used to be, "You're getting thin Madame, this is not good."
The influences caused by art.
One of the remarkable aspects of art is that it has influences on many things. It is often influenced by earlier elements and creates legacies that influence future artistic expression. Toulouse-Lautrec is an example of a remarkable artist with noted links to his artistic past as well as later artistic works. As a significant artist of his time, famous for his tremendous contribution to the art world, Lautrec successes can be linked to earlier works. As well, and despite some differences from other noted artists of his time, Lautrec's artistic spirit lives on, to some extent, in the work of later artists. Despite his physical disability as well as fragile health, Toulouse-Lautrec produced numerous amazing works of art. He managed to create his own recognizable style, showed an impressive sense of humour in his works and used technology to reach a larger public. During his brief life, Toulouse-Lautrec often enjoyed making quick sketches of people, while talking and drinking in nightclubs. As seen in "At the Moulin Rouge", this painting clearly exhibits his interest in Parisian nightlife of the 19th century. Here, he illustrated people in a humourous way. In addition to his interest in Parisian nightlife, he was also the first artist to produce posters for commercial purposes. One of his posters, "Moulin Rouge (poster)," was an advertisement inviting the public to a show.
Art Analysis: Safely Contained, Image: Scarface, Artist: Miles Donovan.
Art Analysis: Safely Contained Image: Scarface Artist: Miles Donovan This image is one of a series of four other paintings, all of iconic people. The image I am analyzing is of Robert De Nero as Scarface, an example of another of the images is Stevie Wonder. The image I am studying of Scarface is a computer generated image which was produced in Photoshop, the photo from a real shot in the film. The theme that is carried through the images is that they are all placed on a red background. I think this helps to make the images more striking, which works extremely well. With most paintings, such a heavy coloured background would make the foreground image appear o recede; but the artist in this piece has reversed this, making the red compliment the subject. We could maybe say this image is a stem of the 'pop art' movement; although it contains the blocked and flat colour elements, it still remains to be painted in a lifelike colour and composition, and so does not possess the vibrant colours usually related with 'pop art.' The size of the image is unknown but I should imagine it would be on a fairly large scale for it to have an impact, I think at such a size, the red background would be very imposing and would set forward, Robert De Nero the subject of the image. The form of the image is very simple, subject and background, both of which are easily distinguishable. The image
Henri Matisse - the green line
Green Stripe (Madame Matisse) 1905; Oil and tempera on canvas, 40.5 x 32.5 cm (15 7/8 x 12 7/8 in); Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Copenhagen Henry Matisse was probably the more outstanding contributors to the Fauvist movement. He also was the artist that carried most interest to it and his associates. One of his most famous pieces was Madame Matisse: The Green stripe. It provides an exceptional illustration of his artistic aspiration, which was primarily the bold application of colour to communicate and convey human emotions. The composition in question is comprised of a portrait in the foreground of Madame Matisse and a background explicitly separated into several apparent regions of colour. This explicit division in the background is evident in the concurrence of the orange, pale purple and blue green, with the foreground of the portrait being 'dichotomised' mainly by the green line itself. The stripe runs down the middle of the face of Madam Matisse and hence the composition is split in accordance with an almost perpendicular axis. Both the background and foreground, nevertheless, are portrayed as being more or less entirely two dimensional. A main consequence of this is that the fore- and backgrounds appear to incorporate one another, and Madame Matisse gives the impression to becoming a slight recognition of a portrait within a portrait. The space in the portrait is
The Arts and Crafts movement was a reaction to the industrial revolution.
Design Essay 1 Rowan Milne Due to the industrial revolution in the 18th century, materials such as furniture etc were increasingly being mass-produced in order to meet demand. This led to a decrease in the amount of hand made products, as they would tend to be more expensive than the mass-produced goods. Eventually this resulted in fewer people having the individual artistic skills needed to produce these objects. However, although manufactured goods were cheap they lacked individuality and artistic value; this led to many people rejecting these items. The Arts and Crafts movement was a reaction to the industrial revolution. There were many types of people involved in this movement, such as designers, architects, poets, authors and musicians. They wanted to reach out from the manufactured market and to re-instate a society, which involved individuality and the need for original design. One method of enforcing this movement was to produce more objects by craftsmen and avoid the use of machinery. People involved in this movement were influenced and inspired by medieval designs and natural things such as birds and flowers. Many techniques from the past were also used to produce pieces of art, for e.g., stained glass window making, tapestry and weaving. William Morris was one of the key designers involved in the arts and crafts movement. He believed in designing things as a
Georgia O'Keeffe.
Georgia O'Keeffe was born on November 15, 1887, the second of seven children, and grew up on a farm in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. As a child she received art lessons at home, and her abilities were quickly recognized and encouraged by teachers throughout her school years. By the time she graduated from high school in 1905, O'Keeffe had determined to make her way as an artist. O'Keeffe pursued studies at the Art Institute of Chicago (1905-1906) and at the Art Students League, New York (1907-1908), where she was quick to master the principles of the approach to art-making that then formed the basis of the curriculum-imitative realism. In 1908, she won the League's William Merritt Chase still-life prize for her oil painting Untitled (Dead Rabbit with Copper Pot). Shortly thereafter, however, O'Keeffe quit making art, saying later that she had known then that she could never achieve distinction working within this tradition. Her interest in art was rekindled four years later when she took a summer course for art teachers at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, taught by Alon Bement of Teachers College, Columbia University. Bement introduced O'Keeffe to the then revolutionary ideas of his colleague at Teachers College, artist and art educator Arthur Wesley Dow. Dow believed that the goal of art was the expression of the artist's personal ideas and feelings and that such
Suicide 1916 by George Groszand how it is related to the theory of art.
Suicide 1916 by George Grosz and how it is related to the theory of art Suicide 1916 was painted by a German artist named George Grosz (1893-1958) during the period of First World. This period of the time informs us about how tough his life could have been to go through it. This painting most probably was made in 1916 shortly after the painter having to be discharged from the German Army for medical reasons. From the description of Suicide 1916, I could also notice that he left Europe for USA with the anger and disappointment he got from his country and the European society. In my opinion, Grosz painted this work aiming at the Germany society to express his anger and the hatred for the outbreak of the War. He tried to show his despair, hate and disillusionment caused by the War through this painting which tells us how the pervasive moral corruption took place in Berlin during the War time. Suicide 1916 shows dogs roaming past the abandoned bodies of suicides in red nocturnal streets as well as the inclusion of an aged client visiting a prostitute. This scene was most likely painted by the artist who had purpose to describe German soldiers' rude and immoral behavior without any dignity during the War. Suicide 1916 can also be one of those propagandas that existed in different forms like film, music, literature and design that was created to be ironic in that period of
David Hockney's We Two Boys Together Clinging
Artist: David Hockney Piece: We two boys together clinging We two boys together clinging is based on a poem by the nineteenth century American poet Walt Whitman, "We two boys together clinging", which is about the inseparable partnership of two men. This piece was produced in 1961, but it wasn't until 1967 homosexuality was made legal in the UK. The work is predominantly about the love between two men who couldn't legally be together, but couldn't not be together their love was so strong. Nevertheless, even if this painting has political undertones, ultimately its theme is that of love being triumphant. The subject matter is based on the poem, so the issue is a remembered issue; however the piece itself doesn't have much detail or form which is most likely imagined. There is definitely deliberate abstraction in the piece, as there is no detail or form in the people in the painting; the painting itself has a very childish quality to it in the style it has been painted. Hockney has also used text in the painting quoting the title of the poem and other parts of the poem, but some of these words have been painted carefully and un-childlike. This makes me think Hockney feels that the image painted isn't important, but the meaning and words behind the matter of the work are what makes the piece what it is. I feel the way the paint has been added to the board is furious and
ferdinand porsche and design of the volkswagen beetle
Ferdinand Porsche Designer of the Volkswagen Beetle Prof DR H.C Ferdinand Porsche was an Austrian car designer. He was born in Vratislavice nad Nisou in Bohemia. This is now part of Liberec, a city in the Czech Republic. He was born on September the 3rd 1875. This is also known as Maffersdorf in the German language. Porsche is best known for designing the original Volkswagen Beetle but is also known for his help in designing tanks for the Germans like the Tiger One and Two and the Elefant. In the year 1937 Adolf Hitler awarded the German National Prize for Art and Science to Ferdinand Porsche. This award is very rare so he did well to get it. When you see the name Ferdinand Porsche you will probably think of Porsche cars. You are right in thinking that because Ferdinand's son, who is also named Ferdinand started up Porsche Automobiles. The Porsche family has always been in the car industry with Ferdinand the Second's nephew being the chairman of Volkswagen from 1993 to 2002. Also Ferdinand the Second's son was involved in the design of the legendary Porsche 911. The name Porsche is an old Slavic name which might be related to an old Czech name Bores which is pronounced Boresh. As did many designers Ferdinand showed a great love for mechanical work at a very early age. He attended night school at the Imperial Technical School, during the day he always helped his dad out