Picasso October 25, 1881 Pablo Ruiz Picasso was born.At the same time when Picasso was having one of his many flings, Eva became very sick. When Eva was hospitalized, that was the first time Picasso was alone in years. He went to see her everyday at the hospital, but he needed someone to comfort him during his lonely nights. He found someone to comfort him during his lonely nights. Gaby

Piccasso SUBJECT: Pablo Picasso Pablo Picasso’s Blue Period 1901, before moving to Madrid Pablo Picasso was staying in Málaga with his friend Casagemas at his family’s house. He outraged his family while staying there by staying out late, not dressing properly, visiting brothels, and ignoring his family members that the two were not allowed to stay with the family. Pablo Pic

Picasso Perhaps the most radical painting of the twentieth-century, Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, hangs unobtrusively at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. This large canvas, measuring 96" x 92", was to revolutionize modern painting by charting a new way of depicting reality. In 1907 its painter, Pablo Picasso, broke all of the rules that the "artistically correct" learned at the ar

Peter Blume While on vacation in New York City, I stayed with my former high school teacher and friend, Gregg Ninos. After attending the celebrated Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gregg asked “Do you like the Denver Art Museum'” My reply was, “I used to.” The Met was by far the most impressive art museum I have ever experienced. Others, such as the Denver Art Museum, only pale in compa

Peter Paul Rubens Peter Paul Rubens Born in 1577 in a small German town called Siegen, Peter Paul Rubens lived a successful life of an artist. From birth he led a wealthy life with his father, Jan Rubens, from a family of spice merchants. Jan was a successful lawyer in Antwerp before fleeing from the city to escape the religious war. His life crumbled, however, when Jan died in 15

Art History Art History Lane Kuhlman The first object to grab my eye, when looking through the Egyptian artifacts at Cleveland Museum of Art, was a small turquoise figure of a baboon-like creature. The label read Thoth, God of Writing, as baboon and it indicated that it was from the late period, Dynasty 30 or later. After closer investigation of the object, I could see a gr

Philosphy Raphael’s Philosophy, or better known as School of Athens, 1509-1511 was one of the many great paintings that re-established the harmony of classical antiquity from the Greek and Roman predecessors of art during the glorious Renaissance era. It was a time of revival, renewal, and expression in the late fifteenth and early sixteenth century. Here, we will explore the visual el

Pierre Auguste Renoir Pierre Auguste Renoir Impressionism is a movement in painting, which developed in the 19th century. It arose because certain painters became unhappy and unsatisfied with having to continually paint classical subjects. There were many impressionist artists, these artist were concerned with light, outline, color, and shadow in painting. There were some painters w

Matisse Picasso The world Matisse and Picasso existed in was one of intense competition. Each strived to maintain their own personal style while simultaneously adapting to their surroundings. “To take possession is also to confess to indebtedness(Bois).” Their group and personal exhibitions were a vehicle to expose themselves to the rest of the art world and to eachother. However, th

Art At Its Finest What is art' Some people believe art to be only things that you might find in a museum, music, or dance. Many other things are actually forms of art if you look closely at them. So, art is really only something that conveys what the artist is trying to say and pass on to other people through the interpretation of their work. There is one type of art in particular that t

Pollock The end of WW2, the explosion of the atomic bomb, and the realization that mankind had developed the ability to destroy itself were all factors in creating a mood of introspection and reflection. Although most abstract expressionists were trained in traditional forms of art making, they saw representational art as incapable of expressing emotion. Mark Rothko and Jackson

Anthony Van Dyck Anthony Van Dyck’s “Andromeda Chained to the Rock” Anthony Van Dyck is a brilliant and tremendously influential portrait painter who was also a religious and narrative artist, a consummate draughtsman and etcher and a charming occasional landscape watercolorist. The seventh of twelve children born to a wealthy silk merchant in Belgium, Anthony van Dyck

Dance Dance Two drastically different performances can amazingly evoke similar emotions and reactions among the audience. The GMU Dance Company Fall Concert and The Drummers of West Africa were two significantly diverse performances, however, they were equally entertaining. Spiritual, cultural, and motivational differences created a distinction between the two concerts. Within the

Picasso Perhaps the most radical painting of the twentieth-century, Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, hangs unobtrusively at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. This large canvas, measuring 96" x 92", was to revolutionize modern painting by charting a new way of depicting reality. In 1907 its painter, Pablo Picasso, broke all of the rules that the "artistically correct" learned at the ar

Pop Art Pop Art Pop art was a movement that wasn’t so much a style, as a shared viewpoint about the artist’s modern environment. Some believe that pop art came about as a direct reaction against abstract impressionism. But the art is deeper than simply a rebellion; it allows a new perspective on culture. This perspective being the realization and acceptance of the twentieth centur

Pop Art After World War II, Pop Art emerged as an Art movement in Great Britain and the United States. The contents of Pop Art being the use of borrowed imagery from mass culture-high art mimicking low art. Pop artists would use pornography, advertisements, commercial products, newspaper clippings and comic books as all elements to add to their work. It was in London in the 1940 where

Pop Art Movement Pop Art was a visual arts movement of the 1950’s and 1960’s in Britain and the United States of America. The term Pop Art referred to the interest of a number of artists in the images of mass media, advertising, comics and consumer products. Pop Art is an abbreviation of Popular Art, the images used in Pop Art were taken from popular or ‘pop’ culture. Pop art was “a d

Painting Is Not Dead In the past, art forms of all types were respected in the highest regards. However, in our modern day high-tech society, we are consumed by the media and the ease of fast paced imagery. Photography, digital photography, and the endless array of digital media forms seem to tell the world that older forms of art such as painting are obsolete and unworthy of substanti

Art Role of Colour in Impressionism In this essay, I shall try to examine how great a role colour played in the evolution of Impressionism. Impressionism in itself can be seen as a linkage in a long chain of procedures, which led the art to the point it is today. In order to do so, colour in Impressionism needs to be placed within an art-historical context for us to see more clearly

Pornography The term pornography originates from two Greek words, porne, which means harlot, and graphein, which means to write. My belief is that the combination of the two words was originally meant to describe, in literature, the sexual escapades of women deemed to be whores. As time has passed, this definition of pornography has grown to include any and all obscene literature and pi

Portland Center Stage Portland Center Stage There stands a building at 1037 SW Broadway St in Portland, Oregon that produces some of the finest theatrical performances that I have ever been witness to. It is called the Newmark’s Portland Center Stage. On the sixteenth day of July 2001, I attended of a play entitled “A New Brain”. What a superb play this was, written by a very controv

Compare And Contrast: Menkaure And Khamerernebty And Akhenaton Menkaure and Khamerernebty 1.) Content: Menkaure, the fifth king of the 4th dynasty of Egypt, was portrayed in a statue along with what is assumed to be his main queen, Khamerernebty to his left. “The poses are the universal ones: striding, left foot forward, hands clenched around cylinders, etc

Poussin Nicolas Poussin 1549-1665 The Rape of the Sabine Women 1633-34 Poussin, oil on canvas, Baroque Even though all the galleries are equally impressive,the gallery which i found most enjoyable was the European paintings wing. Artists from El Greco to Frans Hals are displayed. With all the famous masters represented in one room this is easily one the most awe inspiring collec

Drama Drama, a five letter word that is used worldwide, everyday. It is a way of communicating a point, a thought, an opinion, an idea, an event…through acting and taking on a different role. Drama can be molded and shaped to transform the mind. It causes awareness and in doing that, it brings forth controversy, as a result of allowing people to see more than one side to the story. L

Chinese Art History Chinese Art History In Wu Hung’s discussion of traditional Chinese concepts of monumentality, he utilizes the ancient legend of the Nine Bronze Tripods to illustrate how the traditions (including ancestral temple and ritual vessels, capital city and palaces, and tomb

Erotic Art If a person were to flip through a book on art history, they would see many images of the female nude. The concept of representing the female nude has gone back for centuries, and one of the first examples of this we see is the Willendorf Goddess. The ancient Greeks had numerous sculptures of the female nude, and the idea of the “classic nude” continued through the renaissance

A World Away Today was my first time at the Chicago Cultural Center and I enjoyed it to the fullest. In this paper I am supposed to critique an art exhibit but I truly don’t know where to begin. Every time I turned around, there was yet another amazing picture staring me in the face. Photos taken by Chicago based photographer Larry Snider. If I could I would talk about all of them I woul

Artspeech Of the three columns found in Greece, Doric columns are the simplest. They have a capital (the top, or crown) made of a circle topped by a square. The shaft (the tall part of the column) is plain and has 20 sides. There is no base in the Doric order. The Doric order is very plain, but powerful-looking in its design. Doric, like most Greek styles, works well horizontally on buil

Basquiat I saw Basquiat the movie, and it wasn’t what I expected. Although, I am not sure what exactly I expected. Before watching this movie, I had no knowledge of John-Michel Basquiat, except for the slides that were shown in art appreciation of his work. I was quite confused by his economic status, did he have money and pretend to be poor' Or was he actually poor because he didn’t

A Senior Recital Featuring Jennifer Mulhern A Senior Recital featuring Jennifer Mulhern I attended an instrumental performance the other night of a violoncello accompanied by the piano. The instrumental performance I attended was an ensemble performed by Jennifer Mulhern on violoncello and Faith DeBow playing the piano. This performance can be described as joyful and be