Art History

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  • Fahrenheit 451 Censorship Research Paper

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    from several words. “Censor” is originated from Latin “censeo” and means evaluate. The word censorship was often used in the past, and it is used when we talk about the future. It means that the word has a history and a powerful meaning to people from different epochs. Looking at the world’s history we can see that censorship was often used in the totalitarian countries. Censorship then served as a tool to maintain power. Europe experienced painful consequences of censorship in the XX century when communists

  • Joan Miró Research Paper

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    in the Catalonia countryside, he portrayed his love for the nature and beauty of his homeland. He painted various landscapes and still-life pieces, such as The Farm and The Catalan Landscape, during his time there. Miró’s art development was influenced and molded through an art academy in Barcelona and other artists in Paris. He was drawn to the Dada and Surrealist movements and collaborated with other Surrealist artists active in Paris during the 1920s.

  • Analyzing Ansley Adams Memento Mori

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    Ansley Adams is the creator of this oil painting called Memento Mori which is currently located at The Curtis R. Harley Art Gallery of USC Upstate. Ansley Adams created this painting circa two-thousand and fifteenth. The medium of the work is oil, and the dimension of t this painting is fifteen and a half by sixteen. The term Memento Moris is a Latin phrase that means to remember you must die. Ansley painting depicts a skull standing on top of a stand and a long neck bottle that is positioned the

  • Jeff Khoons Accomplishments

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    The person I am researching for art appreciation is the legendary artist Jeff Khoons, who created many of the finest works known in art history. He was born on January 21, 1955 in York, Pennsylvania. His artist career consists of him being a painter, illustrator, and a sculptor. One of the things that majorly influenced Jeff Khoons was the Jim Nutt exhibition, which was held in Whitney in 1974. At the time he was a student and he transferred to the School of Art Institute of Chicago to further advance

  • My Grandparents En Su Jardin Analysis

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    Artists throughout history have used many various subjects to portray in their artwork, from fruit bowls and landscapes to animals and people. Family members are often subject matter for artists as they are a strong part of the artist’s identity. Grandparents are of a particular importance, as shown by two different artists from two different eras. Frida Kahlo depicted her ancestry in a painting called My Parents My Grandparents and I and Tony Mendoza did the same in his Abuelos en su Jardin. While

  • How Did Jackson Pollock Contribute To The Art World

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    United States?" Outside of the art scene in New York City, few had even heard of Jackson Pollock, but just a few years the whole world knew his name. Pollock acted as a leading force of the abstract expressionist movement. Action Painting, as art critic Harold Rosenberg coined the style as, developed during the 1940s up until the early 1960s. In the 1940s, Pollock made very little money from painting. Before achieving commercial success, he had to resort to trading his art for groceries. Pollock showed

  • Women In Venus Of Urbino

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    Female nudes in domestic spaces are traditional subjects depicted throughout art history. Titian’s Venus of Urbino, painted during the Venetian Renaissance, features a nude in a home-like setting, engaging the viewer with a confident gaze and seductive gesture. Nude Figure by Firelight by Guy Rose, painted during the American Impressionist movement, depicts a red-haired woman in front of the fireplace, half of her body covered in blankets with her face turned away. Reclining Nude, an oil painting

  • Jenny Saville Essay

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    paintings that are abstract, vertical lines cut through the massive canvas sizes he chooses to work with, blemishes that disfigure body parts are revealed to be clumps of paint.. “Ever since the introduction of feminist ideologies into the realm of art, several women artists have instigated

  • Definition Essay: What Is Art?

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    Art. What is art? Incredibly complicated patterns, perfect flowing strokes of bright paint on canvas, or tall meticulously carved sculptures of shining marble. Art, beautiful, ugly, meaningful, pointless. Any adjective in the english language can be applied to the open ended concept of art, just as the meaning of the word is different to everybody, just as it is up to the perception of each individual to define ,what is art? While my personal belief is that art is completely open to the perception

  • Summary Of The Broken Stolen By Frida Kahlo

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    The author’s name is Charles Moffat and he is a Canadian artist, writer, and art historian. He is best known for his controversial paintings United States Censorship. The thing I liked most about this source is it just focuses on art history. They do not charge you to get the information and they are very educated. The article educates the reader on Kahlo’s life and how she drifted away from normal surrealism