I decided to choose my subject by walking around the museum and seeing which one “called” to me. I chose Glisten (1972) by Sam Gilliam because the bright colors grabbed me as soon as I saw it and a feeling of happiness washed over me. Sam Gilliam (b. 1933) is a very well known African-American painter, innovative for his use of three-dimensional canvases (University of Kentucky), who is a part of the American Abstract Artists group, as well as many other movements, such as the Washington Color Field
Art has been on the earth since the beginning of time. Plentiful people since the ice age have made paintings on cave walls, which allowed us to understand how our ancestors used to live, how they survived, and what were their customs. There just wasn’t paintings, there were sculptures, rock carvings, and clay pots(History World. "HISTORY OF PAINTING." ). If art didn’t exist, we wouldn’t know or be able to imagine what it was like back then. When Captain Thomas Smith made a self- portrait about
The Cleveland Museum of Art has many different collections of art ranging from Prints, Ancient Egyptian Art, and Contemporary Art. The collection that I personally enjoy the most is Contemporary Art. Contemporary art is something that people can relate to and something that can be discussed. One piece of work that stands out the most to me is Bringing Forth the Fruits of Righteousness from Darkness created by Damien Hirst. This particular work of art caught my eye because of the materials used to
Helen Frankenthaler was an American born painter, sculptor and printmaker. Frankenthaler, with two fellow artists, led the way into the development of Color Field painting, a component of Abstract Expressionism. Frankenthaler is recognized as one of the greatest artists of the twentieth century as a result of her contribution of great talent and the ability to deliver beautiful and innovative works on canvas and paper. "Frankenthaler's radiant canvases are known and admired all over the world, her
Ad Reinhardt Abstract Painting 19601965 Ad Reinhardt's painting, Abstract Painting 1960-65, is at first glance' a black square canvas. The subject matter seems to be just what it is, a black painting. There are no people. No event or action is taken except for the fact that Reinhardt has made the painting. The title only provides us with the information that we are looking at an abstract painting. The only other information that the artist gives you is the time period, in which it was conceived
Minimalism In order to understand minimal artists’ tendency to produce objects and not images, we need to define minimalism. Michael Delahunt at Artlex (1) refers to minimalism as “A twentieth century style of art stressing the idea of reducing a work of art to the minimum number of colors, values, shapes, lines and textures”. But I think this definition does not completely reflect what minimal artists did. They did not get interested in ‘complex’ things as colors, values, lines etc. They preferred
Mark Rothko is recognized as one of the greatest artists of the twentieth century and during his lifetime was touted as a leading figure in postwar American painting. He is one of the outstanding figures of Abstract Expressionism and one of the creators of Color Field Painting. As a result of his contribution of great talent and the ability to deliver exceptional works on canvas one of his final projects, the Rothko Chapel offered to him by Houston philanthropists John and Dominique de Menil, would
Realism and conventionalism generally establish the parameters of debate over universals. Do abstract terms in language refer to abstract things in the world? The realist answers yes, leaving us with an inflated ontology; the conventionalist answers no, leaving us with subjective categories. I want to defend nominalism — in its original medieval sense, as one possibility that aims to preserve objectivity while positing nothing more than concrete individuals in the world. First, I will present paradigmatic
This short essay engages in a close reading of a passage of Emmanuel Levinas’s ‘The Face’ drawing on the concepts of identity and relational logics. Questions concerning the assumptions employed by Levinas about time, space and form of being will be asked of the text in order to create a dialogue with its meaning. The potential implications of these assumptions will also be explored through the consideration of hinge words and pivotal phrases. Tangible conclusions will not be drawn; however arguments
Williamson in his book Knowledge and It’s Limits primarily seeks to support his novel perspective of “knowledge first” epistemology (v). This approach sets forth the idea that knowledge cannot be analyzed into more basic concepts, such as belief or truth. The basis for this argument is that knowledge is a mental state, and thus it cannot be broken down into the combination of external conditions – like the state of the world such that it makes a proposition true – and internal conditions – like
Which word is easier to picture, house or honor? Both begin with the letter h, both are five letters long and most people would like to possess both. However, the word house is a concrete idea, meaning that it is a physical item that can be perceived with our senses. This is not true of honor which is an abstract concept with no physical properties and therefore beyond our senses. Studies have shown that concrete words are easier to imagine and therefore to recall (Binder, Westbury, McKiernan
In this essay, I will argue that Hume’s response to the “missing shade of blue” example is satisfactory. Firstly, I shall explain Hume’s account of the relationship between impressions and ideas and the copy principle. I shall then examine the “missing shade of blue” and its relation to this account. I shall then explore Hume’s response to his own counter-example and evaluate his position by considering possible objections and responses to his view. I shall then show why Hume’s response to the “missing
Ralph Ellison’s “Invisible Man” is intricate novel that does an excellent job at exhibiting motifs that the author himself felt passionate towards considering the era he lived in. Among the plethora of motifs that Ralph Ellison embedded three particular categories that can be constructed. These categories of concepts addressed in Ellison's classic are the following: Human Identity, Art and Understanding, and Human Existence. Human Identity is presented by a prevalent theme portrayed in this novel
Physical Value in Keats' Ode on a Grecian Urn The poetry of John Keats contains many references to physical things, from nightingales to gold and silver-garnished things, and a casual reader might be tempted to accept these at face value, as simple physical objects meant to evoke a response either sensual or emotional; however, this is not the case. Keats, in the poem Ode Upon a Grecian Urn, turns the traditional understanding of physical objects on its head, and uses them not solid tangible
Three concepts I got from the Finding Joe movie were that each of us if golden by nature, the Hero’s journey, and we should follow our bliss. The first concept is based on the story of a golden Buddha. This golden Buddha was worshipped by many, but when the area was going to be attacked, the people covered the golden statue in mud and concrete so that they would leave the area alone. The invaders ignored the Buddha as they thought it was not worth it to attack the mud covered statue. Time passed
"Everything you can imagine is real” (Picasso, 1908). Imagination is a vehicle that can be driven; directed and realised the purpose of this blog entry is to reflectively consider our understanding of imagination. How it shapes and is shaped by who we are. To explore if there are any limits of imagination. By doing this, it is hoped that the human scope to imagine will be considered the next frontier in human exploration. Equal in scope and possibility with the Universe we live in. “Those who dream
When entering through the doors into the exhibit there is a very calm atmosphere and immediately I noticed how colorful some paintings were. The fact that the wall colors were of different colors such as Grey and white gave the room an interesting contrast and made the artworks stand our more. From my first observations I noticed that there were colorful and lots of nature themed paintings. Which made me conclude that the main theme of the exhibition was nature and society. Many of the paintings
When individuals think of scholarships, they tend to believe of the free money through the government, small or large business, and just a person who wants to make a difference. However, when thinking of scholarships, I realize the opportunities of organization(s) is helping me reach my dreams and goals throughout life. In addition, organizations helping reach my goals will influence other individuals to go through the same path as I am. During this essay, I’ll discuss the specific demographic that
In extract 3, a similar phenomenon is used. This extract comes from page 6 of the CMS brochure. Here the brochure shows a quote from ‘Professor Deborah Chambers, Professor of Media and Cultural Studies, Newcastle University – External Examiner’ (extract 3). She describes the teaching quality at Loughborough University as ‘exemplary’ that reflects the ‘high quality of the Department of Social Sciences’, which according to Chambers is a ‘leading department internationally’. Here we see an example of
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