Famous People In this painting there is a sensuous relationship between the painted surface and the marks and the objects that enrich its texture which generates an authenticity that often appears more mythic than real. When you look at one of her paintings you kind of go off to this other world where fantasy controls your mind. With her all over hieroglyphic mix of words, symbols, g

Francis Bacon On October 28, 1909 an abstract expressionist by the name of Francis Bacon was brought into the world in Georgian Dublin. Francis Bacon already having three older siblings, and one younger than him was considered the weakling of the family. As a young boy Francis suffered from severe asthma and was thought of as ugly by both his mother and father. He had lack of parental

Vincent Price Gallery Vincent Price Gallery As I am the one who loves the arts, I went to the Vincent Price Gallery. Actually, when I just passed by and saw the sign that said “To the Gallery”, I was automatically brought by my feet there. As soon as I set my feet on the porch, it attracted me a lot. It was really amazing. It is decorated by white color and used a lot of lights. Wh

Goya His name, Francisco Goya, born in 1746, one of Spains most innovative painters and etchers; also one of the triumvirate-including El Greco and Diego Velázquez-of great Spanish masters. Much in the art of Goya is derived from that of Velázquez, just as much in the art of the 19th-century French master Édouard Manet and the 20th-century genius Pablo Picasso is taken from Goya. Traine

Gotic Cathedrals Gothic Cathedrals “Throughout the earlier half of this millennium, one of the grandest stories in European history was written… primarily in stone,” (Gothic Dreams 1). The Gothic age was a time of overwhelming change in the area of architecture. The origin of intellectual and religious life consumed definitively from monasteries to cities, making gothic art much

Greek Art Art has changed a great deal since it began many centuries ago. Centuries, however, are not necessary to notice the small changes that are evident even between cultures of similar times. Such is the case with the Greeks and Romans. Both cultures had exquisite pieces of art, but they were very different from each other. The amazing thing about art is that no matter how many

Greek Art GREEK ART Ancient Greece: A Comparative Essay Ancient Greece 950 BCE was a culture that took great pride in perfection, excellence and overall greatness. The people weren’t what today’s society would consider modern, but of their time they were. The Greeks essentially molded the creative world with their intelligence in art, architecture, and astronomy for many cultures to c

Greek Sculptures The Transformation of the Greek Kouros from the Archaic to the Hellenistic The Ancient Greeks known for their clean cut style and beautiful art. From the start, their sculptures were simple and very conservative. The sculptures changed in body expressions, materials and in the style of the whole body. This is how the Grecian art form transformed from the beginn

Greek Ideal Greek Ideal Philosophy has always been central to the Greek culture. “The Love of Wisdom”, as translated from Greek, the art and the science of philosophy was born in ancient Greece and since then has found its way to Western and other civilizations. In a process of a never-ending inquiry into the subjects of science and humanities, philosophers were affecting multiple

Harn Museum On March 15th, 2002, I went to the Harn Museum at the University of Florida with my China and Japan class, where I saw the Ancient Chinese art exhibit. The 1996 World Book Encyclopedia, Volume 15, pg's: 675-676 describes porcelain as a type of ceramics highly valued for its beauty and strength. It is often called china, or chinaware, because it was first made in China. Po

Henri Mattisse Henri Matisse, celebrated as one of this century's greatest colorists, is also now recognized for the brilliant invention he brought to his sculptural compositions. Born in La Cateau-Cambrésis, in northern France, Matisse first studied law before taking up painting at the age of twenty-one, and in 1891 he enrolled at the Académie Julian in Paris. The following year he tran

Hispanic Artist HISPANIC ARTIST Art is something that people of all ages over the world can appreciate. Art doesn’t expect you to speak the same language; it’s just there for you to admire it. Today I would like to introduce six Hispanic Artists who have touched the lives of Americans. Some were visitors to the United States, others were native born with strong Hispanic famil

History Of Tattooing The Meaning of Tattooing Tattooing has been around for many years, spreading to different cultures, with variant meanings, yet when brought all together, tattooing shows remnants of a very diverse history. By the Merriam Webster’s Intermediate Dictionary tattoos are defined as marks or figures fixed upon the body using a needle to put ink under the skin, but to many

Humanities The humanities is a broad academic discipline concerned with how the people throughout history have expressed, confronted, understood the complexity of human values or conditions. The humanities seeks answers to the central questions of the meaning of human life. The humanities also deals with the contribution of human beings to advances in artistic forms which is a careful or

Abstract Art Abstract Expressionism is a form of art (mainly painting) that developed after one of the most difficult periods in human history. This period began during the great depression in the 1930's and ended with the end of World War II in 1945. When the war ended, Germany, Italy and Japan had been defeated and much of Europe and Japan were in ruins. The human loss in the Nazi c

Famous American Works Of Art Of particular interest here is the Taos Pueblo, an ancient Native American village with multistoried adobe dwellings believed to have been occupied for at least 800 years. In the early 1990s it was inhabited by some 2100 Tiwa-speaking Pueblo, noted for their ceremonial dances. Also of note in Taos are the Millicent A. Rogers Museum, featuring displays of Nati

Abstract Expressionism abstract expressionism movement in painting that emerged in New York City in the mid-1940s and attained prominence in American art in the following decade; also called action painting and the New York School. Given impetus by the work of Arshile GORKY, abstract expressionism is marked by an attention to surface qualities, i.e., brushstroke and texture; the use of

Abstract Expressionism ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM Abstract expressionism was a new and exciting movement. It evolved during the beginning of World War II when a group of artists decided that it was impossible to paint the normal still lifes and nudes of the times. The artists of this movement were opposed to all forms of social realism and wanted to explore their intellectual thought t

Intercession Of Christ And The Virgin Mary With God The Father Roots of Art Intercession of Christ and the Virgin Mary with God the Father The Intercession of Christ and the Virgin Mary with God the Father was made in Tuscany, Italy around 1402 by an unknown artist. It is a painting and was originally an altarpiece from the Chapel of the Satissima Trinity in the Cathedral of Santa M

Islamic Ceramics Islamic Ceramics In the late seventh century a cohesive religious, political and social culture was established in Mesopotamia which fueled the growth of trade and industry. The acceptance of Muhammad as a prophet and the Qur’an as the word of God lead to the unification of a vast nation. The religious following paved the way for a new government which in turn paved

Jackson Pollock: Working Methods Jackson Pollack was a complex man who brought many things into the forefront of impressionism. Although he led a very short life of 44 years he was known as one of the pioneers of abstract impressionism. His abstract painting techniques and unhealthy psychological being made him very sought after, studied and critiqued. Within his complexity came out a

John Mason John Mason was born in Madrid, Nebraska, in 1927. He studied art at the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles from 1949 to 1952 and again from 1955 to 1956; and he studied at the Chouinard Art Institute also in Los Angeles from 1953 to 1954. In 1957 he established a ceramic studio with Peter Voulkos. Both artists pushed the boundaries of ceramics to the outer limits to break

John Singer Sargent Perhaps one of the most well-known painters of the 19th and early 20th centuries, John Singer Sargent specialized in portraiture of the more influential and well off men and women of the era. Presidents Woodrow Wilson and Theodore Roosevelt, oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller, novelists Robert Louis Stevenson and Henry James, actress Ellen Terry and art patron Isabella S

Last Judgement Michelangelo was one of the greatest artists of all time. He excelled in architecture, sculpture, painting, poetry, and engineering. He was a true Renaissance man who lived a long emotional life. In painting "The Last Judgment," Michelangelo was able to incorporate all that he had learned about the human body. He was able to show the way the body moved, as well as it's dis

Leonardo Da Vinci Leonardo Da Vinci is one of the greatest and most ingenious men that history has produced. His contributions in the areas of art, science, and humanity are still among the most important that a single man has put forth, definitely making his a life worth knowing. Da Vinci, born on April 15, 1452, is credited with being a master painter, sculptor, architect,

Leonardo Da Vinci Background Leonardo was born in the town of Vinci in the Tuscan hills, on April 15, 1452. This is known from his grandfather, Antonio, who wrote down the details of the baptism: A grandson of mine was born, son of Ser Piero, my son, on April 15, Saturday at three in the night (11 pm). He was baptized by the priest Piero di Bartolomeo, Papino d

Leonardo Da Vinci Leonardo Da Vinci Leonardo Da Vinci, was one of the greatest painters and geniuses the world has ever seen. He was one of the key figures of the Renaissance, a great culture movement that had begun in Italy in the 1300’s. It was the period of the Renaissance when Leonardo was born on the fifteenth of August of 1452 and probably in the farmland in Anchiano, but probably

Leonardo Da Vinci My artist I will be talking about in this report is Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519). He was a great manwith many accomplishments. Literally the term Renaissance Man was used to describe the absolute genius of Leonardo Da Vinci. He accomplished so much in his life in all forms of science, art, you name it, he was gifted in that area. Most all people know at least o

Leonardo Da Vinci Leonardo Da Vinci Leonardo Da Vinci was one of the greatest creative geniuses ever known to man and was centuries ahead of his time. Who is Vand how, why, were, and when did he become such a legendary hero for all of mankind' Through this biographical analysis , Leonardo’s spirit, aspirations, and diversity will uncover the reasons that we have come to associate

Leonardo Da Vinci - 3 Masterpieces Leonardo Da Vinci was a Florentine artist and one of the great masters of the High Renaissance, who was also celebrated as a painter, sculptor, architect, engineer, and scientist. His innovations in the field of painting influenced the course of Italian art for more than a century after his death, and his scientific studies particularly in the fields of