At first glance this Johannes Vermeer’s painting only 16 x 15 inches titled Woman holding a Balance, does not appear to be anything other than a well-crafted representational portrait of a woman. Nothing seems special about her arm is stretching out in front of her holding an empty jewelers balance over a full jewelry box. However, when one takes a second look at the painting, painted in 1662-1663 during the Italian Renaissance; a story of religious judgment began to unfold raped in religious symbolism
Defining Outsider Art Roger Cardinal first coined the term ‘outsider art’ in 1972 to describe the art of the mentally insane and more broadly art made by anyone outside of the academic art world. The stereotypical outsider artist is either mentally ill, lower class, a person of color or a recluse, some fitting in multiple categories. Outsider artist range from people like Adolf Wolfli, a schizophrenic child molester , to artist like Thortan Dial who is only considered outsider because of race and
Historical Innovation For the past decade Adobe Photoshop has been something that has evolved from a software we could use to make our teeth whiter, to something we use to create a whole new body or person. The innovation of Photoshop has had such an impact on the culture of current society were It’s changed how we view people, what we expect when we look in a magazine, and how we can achieve the perfect look. The creation of Photoshop has truly changed the way Americans view one another and how
The Unfairness of Life “Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it,” (qtd. in “Confucius Quotes”). One must slow interpretation in order to recognize natural beauty, since it comes in all shapes and forms. The Girl at the Mirror is a simple yet meaningful painting which provides the viewer with an emotional foundation, Norman Rockwell does this by depicting a young girl looking at herself in front a mirror, followed by her ambitious yet disgruntled facial expression. Within the painting a series
tributes. His innovative work has not only been featured in numerous galleries and museums, but has changed the face of graphic design for the better. Milton Glaser attended the high school of Music and Art and the Cooper Union art School in New York before receiving a Scholarship to the Academy of Fine Arts located in Bologna, Italy. There, he studied etching under Giorgio Morandi. In 1954, Glaser co-founded Push Pin Studios along with Reyonld Ruffins, Edward
Poetry and other forms of literature have played a large role in human society for as long as we as a species could talk. Throughout the years as we evolved our literature has evolved with us, from simple story telling into many other more complex texts such as poetry and novels. Poetry in particular is often used as a tool to examine how things were in the past as they tend to accurately represent the views and ideologies of both the time period and the region in which they were written. As such
Angel Tapia Dan Shanley Film Criticism 18 September 2014 Revolutionizing the Youth Film Genre “Just once I want my life to be like an 80's movie, preferably one with a really awesome musical number for no apparent reason. But no, no, John Hughes did not direct my life (Royal)”. Hughes is best known for his 80’s teen movies because he made every person who watched them want to live that life. The reason they were always so good was because he wrote for the teen audience. He was the first writer
Overview In a modern person’s view, making complex stories intelligible to audiences might seems impossible back in 1913, when film had no sound, no special effects, or any other modern filming techniques. In this case, film form contributed a great share within the storytelling process. Death’s Marathon by D.W. Griffith is a successful example that film form scheme is properly manipulated. It all starts with the film title, before we elaborate the formal properties of this film. The word
Cindy Sherman Cindy Sherman is a photographer, whose career revolves around challenging the roles of the subjects depicted in her artwork and her role as the artist. She leaves the interpretation of each piece entirely to the viewers, which is why the majority of her work is titled “Untitled” (with the respective number after) and why she refuses to call her work “self portraits”. The lack of titles and description of her pieces force the viewer to analyze on their own terms and jump to their own
Conducting comparisons are important in many aspects. A comparison answers the question: What are the similarities and differences between two subjects? Comparing different subjects allows one to put each one alongside one another and evaluate each piece in relation to another. In this comparison, I will be comparing two paintings. The first is Leonardo Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, which is arguably the most recognized painting in the world, from the Italian Renaissance period. The second painting is Dante