Kara Walker and her room-size tableaux of black cut-paper silhouettes.
Kara Walker is best known for her room-size tableaux of black cut-paper silhouettes that examine the underbelly of America's racial and gender tensions. Her works often address such highly charged themes as power, repression, history, race, and sexuality. Born in Stockton, California, Walker moved to the South at age 13 when her father, artist Larry Walker, accepted a position at Georgia State University and her family relocated to Stone Mountain, a suburb of Atlanta. Focusing on painting and printmaking in college, she received her BFA from the Atlanta College of Art in 1991 and her MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1994. Walker was included in the 1997 Biennial exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. Later that year, at the age of 27, she became the youngest recipient of the prestigious John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation's "genius" grant, which launched a public controversy around her work. In 2002 she was chosen to represent the United States in the São Paulo Biennial in Brazil. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally and is included in the collections of major museums worldwide. The 2007 Walker Art Center-organized exhibition Kara Walker: My Complement, My Oppressor, My Enemy, My Love is the artist's first full-scale U.S. museum survey. Walker currently lives in New York, where she is a professor of visual arts
Critical research. This piece by Salvador Dali is of his own mother, who appears to be in her late 50s. She is positioned in a three quarter view and her chin is tilted slightly down.
Critical Research #6 Zakir Hussain Title of Work: Portrait of the Artist's Mother Dofia Felipa Dome Domenech De Dali Artist Name: Salvador Dali Size: Unavailable Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 1920 Source: http://www.dailyartfixx.com/tag/van-gogh/ This piece by Salvador Dali is of his own mother, who appears to be in her late 50's. She is positioned in a three quarter view and her chin is tilted slightly down. She is a slightly heavy set woman and of a light complexion yet with little bits of rosy undertones that give her the appearance of being of Spanish decent. Her eyebrows are arched; her cheekbones are flat which causes her face to cave inwards a little. The woman's lips are pouted slightly and covered with a shade of a saturated and pure red lipstick. She has black hair, and she wears a dress that has what appears to be a veil around the collar. The rest of the dress is blue, but is painted in a way that gives the appearance of an ocean or possibly clouds and the area of yellow shaped above it looks like a sun. Overall, she appears to be a typical tradition housewife, the type of woman who no matter at what age always finds the time and cares about looking her best, and whose sole interest is the happiness of her family. Her face is composed of similar tones that are all based off the same yellowish-reddish-light brown color. Overall, there are light tones in
The handmaid's tale section 3
The Handmaid's tale Section 5 (pg. 176 -213) Brief Summary/Analysis Chapter 24 * Offred reflects on her relations with the commander. Offred feels that she enjoys the company that the Commander gives her. Suddenly she wants to laugh out loud and realizes that she can't because the room that she is in is accessible to all of the members. So she goes to the closet "the most conserved place given to her" and randomly laughs. * In this chapter, Offred expresses her feelings towards the commander and states that she looks forward to a friendship of some sort. * The chapter ends with the word 'opening' which might mean that she is opening to a new somewhat more happier life and the old life she had, the miserable lonely life is about to be over. Chapter 25 * The chapter starts of with a horrifying surprise for Cora as she thinks that Offred has killed her self because she was found sleeping on the closet floor from yesterday night. When Cora sees her alive she relief herself but has dropped and ruined her morning breakfast. Offred already feeling sick from the "Birth Ceremony of Janine" doesn't mind and only asks for the toast. Offred talks about the beauty of summer, fertility and the garden, signifying for the first time a bit of happiness. Offred talks about his meetings with the commander and games of scrabble and him letting see out dated magazines while he watches
THREE FIGURES IN A ROOM
Task one, discuss and describe one piece of art from one of the galleries you visited and explain why you liked it. he 'artists and their models' exhibition in Hong Kong features 58 selected masterpieces using a range of media for example paint, sculpture and installation from the Centre Pompidou, Paris and features works by masters of the of the first half of the twentieth century, Picasso, Matisse, Bacon, Soutine and Balthus among others. These outstanding portraits demonstrate both the diverse creativity in which portraiture and the figures have been treated with and provide a comprehensive overview of the various important movements in the history of Western Art from the poignant temperament of expressionism to the mix and match installations of pop art. The exhibition is coherent, clear and unpredictable. It is divided thematically into Muses, Formal distortions, Interior visions, Portraits of friends and Pop Pastiche. As a training artist myself, I was familiar with most of the artists and works on display. I have always admired Anglo-Irish figurative painter, Francis Bacon for his use of often bold, grotesque and nightmarish imagery. Bacon once said "The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery" which is one of the reasons why I find his work so intriguing to study. 'Three Figures in a Room' was one of the pieces I found most appealing. The Triptych has
The history of women as erotic subjects in art is endless.
Chapter One The history of women as erotic subjects in art is endless; therefore in this chapter I am going to look at why in some cases, the female nude was so shocking. As this is a wide subject I am going to look at two main pieces; Titian 'Venus of urbino' 1538 and Edouard Manet's 'Olympia' 1865. Titian is stated to be the greatest and most versatile artist of the Venetian Renaissance. Titian excelled in portraiture, religious picture and mythological scenes. Titian's nudes were from mythological scenes, mostly basing his females on goddess's favourably Venus, and these are embodiments of Neoplatonic ideas. Neoplatonism came from the philosopher Plato who believed that the visible world was a reflection of a mythological heavenly world. This was a popular belief in Titian's time, which is why art was based on mythological scenes set in modern settings. Titian's most famous Venus was his most disputed; the Venus of urbino, acquired in 1538 by Guidobaldo II della Rovere, duke of Camerino and Urbino as a possible matrimonial gift. There are three theories, which attempt to explain the paintings meaning; That the Venus is from the mythology, a wedding picture or pornography. To understand the painting and its effect we must look at the society at that time. Women in the sixteenth century were seen as inferior to men. Men at were in control of the society at that time
Andy warhol recovered essay
Andy Warhol is considered by many people as one of the most influential American artists of the second half of the 20th century. His signature style used silkscreen-printing techniques to create identical, mass produced images on canvas, then different colours were added to make each print unique and to create a variety of looks. When Marilyn Monroe died from an overdose of drugs Warhol produced a series of prints of her face, this was a tribute to commemorate her tragic death. He was an artist in the pop art movement, which is an abbreviation for popular art this movement was a reaction against abstract painting. Andy Warhol was born in Pittsburgh in 1928. He left high school in 1954 with a diploma and between 1945 and 1949, he majored in pictorial design at Carnegie institute of technology. He moved to New York and became a commercial artist, he worked as an illustrator for several magazines including Vogue, Harper's Bazaar and The New Yorker he also did advertising and window displays for stores such as Bonwit Teller and I. Miller. His work was shown in several places during the 1950s, including his first group show at The Museum of Modern Art in 1956. In the 1960s, he created many pop art prints that are icons of 20th century art such as Campbell's soup and Marilyn Monroe. Several films, which he made, were also produced during this time. In 1968, Valerie Solanis, founder
How did the fashions of the 1900's to the 1930's reflect Modernist theories?
How did the fashions of the 1900's to the 1930's reflect Modernist theories? A definition of Modernism is 'The deliberate departure from tradition and the use of innovative forms of expression that distinguish many styles in the arts and literature of the 20th century.'(The American Heritage-Dictionary of the English Language(2000)in Beard 2002: online) To explain this in more detail, there were many stylistic features that described the Modern Movement in art and design, these include 'truth to material', this means an honesty, in the sense that decoration must not mask the way a product is made, it's constructional basis or spatial arrangement; 'acceptance of technology', meaning the use of new materials is encouraged together with the mindset that products could be mass-produced and consumed; 'functionalism', meaning that form should be adapted to use material and structure as in 'form follows function'; the 'rejection of historical styles' and 'internationalism' meaning there are no divisions between disciplines and class of consumer. The concept of Modernism was a response to the growth of industrialisation from the 18th into the 20th century known as the 'machine age' and it affected all aspects of design. I am going to look at fashion design between 1900 and the 1930's and analyse its reflection of these Modernist theories. Typical fashions in 1900 featured the
Cubism is an art period that followed after the art period Fauvism. Cubism is one of the most influential art movements of the twentieth century. It was begun by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, by Cezanne's influence in 1907.
Cubism is an art period that followed after the art period Fauvism. Cubism is one of the most influential art movements of the twentieth century. It was begun by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, by Cezanne's influence in 1907. The leading artists in the cubist period were Pablo Picasso, Georges Brack, Paul Cezanne, Jean Metzinger, Fernand Leger, Juan Gris, Marcel Duchamp, Robert Delaunay, Albert Gleizes and Matisse. These artists all contributed to the cubist art movement in their own individual way. Cubism sprung from a comment made by French Painter Paul Cezanne. Cezanne claimed "All nature is made up of the cone, the cylinder and the sphere". Cubists liked this idea. So therefore they decided to focus on the forms Cezanne was talking about, and they painted the world and objects as if they were really made up of geometric shapes. At first, their works shocked people. It was unrealistic and quite unlike traditional art styles. The cubists were interested in the way we look at the world. They noticed how things take on different shapes when we see them from different view points, for that reason cubists in some artworks painted many views of the same object together in one painting. Through this technique Cubists found a new way of capturing the 3D world on a flat artists canvas. In cubism the subject matter was broken up, analysed, and reassembled in an abstracted
Composition with red, yellow and blue, composed by Piet Mondrian from 1937-1942 possesses a sense of simplicity whilst simultaneously comprises of complexity.
Composition with Red, Yellow and Blue. Composition with red, yellow and blue, composed by Piet Mondrian from 1937-1942 possesses a sense of simplicity whilst simultaneously comprises of complexity. Mondrian has used oil on canvas as his materials and has created the artwork to a size of 72.7 cm by 69.2 cm. Composition with red, yellow and blue is currently located at the Tate Gallery. Piet Mondrian was Dutch but spent most of his time in Holland and Paris. The art movement that Composition with red, yellow and blue was created in was Surrealism. Piet Mondrian was associated with the mystique that an artwork could attain. He joined the Theosophical Society in 1909, and hence forward began to produce works, which had an abstract sense and another meaning to them. When Mondrian went to Paris - his inspiration - the Cubists, Mondrian viewed the work there in 1911-1913. After returning to Holland in 1914, Mondrian was fascinated by abstract paintings. With the war outbreak in Holland, Mondrian was forced to stay in Holland, where in 1916-1917, he helped form the Neo-Plasticism movement. Neo-plasticism impacted and brought out the best in a number of people, where it broke down the forms of nature, reducing the form to a pure, abstract design. In the painting, Composition with red, yellow and blue, the overall image somewhat resembles a grid, where two squares have been
The Exposure of Luxury is a painting that was designed as a puzzle, and incorporates symbols, and objects through mythological ideals
Venus, Cupid, Folly, and Time (The Exposure of Luxury) Agnolo di Cosmo (Bronzino) 546 Oil on wood National Gallery, London Agonolo di Cosmo (1503-1572), referred to by the name Bronzino was a Florentine portrait painter. Based in Florence he often painted portraits and mythological scenes of figures and symbolism. Bronzino painted in a Mannerist style. The characteristics of the style placed a lot of emphasis on being stylish, cultured, and elegant.1 His paintings, like The Exposure of Luxury, often are filled with symbolism and include acute attention to detail of the heads, hands, and feet. These are considered as evidence of artistic skill in the Mannerist style. The Exposure of Luxury is a painting that was designed as a puzzle, and incorporates symbols, and objects through mythological ideals. Cupid fondles his Mother Venus which is the focus of our attention, while Folly intently clenches a handful of roses to shower their foolish pleasure. Time, appears in the upper right corner as he draws back the curtain to reveal their incestuous play, unaware that their love is of a destructive nature.2 Other less prominent figures in the painting include, Envy and Inconstancy. At Venus' feet, lie the masks, symbolizing deceit, which was a favored symbolic device of the Mannerists. Interestingly the symbolic meaning of the painting suggests that "love- accompanied by envy