Gego
Gego moved on with her works: inventing, letting them grow and helping others, many others, to grow and expand their imagination which is what artwork is all about. Here she anchored her life, and accepted the need to find the meaning of life every day. According to the Chinese proverb: "Today is the future about which we were thinking yesterday." She began in many ways: founded a lamp and furniture manufacturing business, and prepared designs for architects. Finally, she produced work based on the adventure of the line in space. In 1955 she had her first solo exhibition at Galeria Gurlitt, in Munich. The following year, she changes the role of planes into volumes, starting from lines. Soon she arrives at the tridimensional parallel and curved forms, her first sculptures in stainless steel, iron and aluminium. She exhibits at the Gallery of the Sardio Group and at other galleries in Caracas. At the same time, she start giving classes at the College of Architecture and City Planning of the Universidad Central de Venezuela and at the Escuela de Artes Plásticas Cristóbal Rojas in Caracas.
A trip to the United States in 1959, where she lived for one year, is full of great achievements. She produces her most important sculpture of that time, Sphere, which now belongs to the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York. She participates in The Responsive Eye, a collective exhibition of historical transcendency, and two films are made about her works: Hierro Vivo, by Carlos Cruz Diez, and Metal Alive Sphere, by motion-picture producer Richard Rayner.
When she returns to Venezuela, she dedicates herself to teaching (1960-67). She exhibits at the Museo de Bellas Artes de Caracas (1961) and produces aerial structures within the interior spaces of the Banco Industrial de Venezuela. First of a series of important works which involved collaborating with architects, such as the façade of an eight-story building for the Instituto Nacional de Cooperación Educativa (INCE) and later for the Edifício Cediaz, both together with Gerd Leufert, at the Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas (IVIC) and the external area of Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Caracas Sofia Imber, at the Parque Central, among others.
More trips to Europe and the United States enlarge her knowledge and experience. During one year she works for The Tamarind Lithography Workshop (1966) of Los Angeles, California, where once again she shows in lithographs and etchings the adventure of line in space.
I was captivated by the art piece created by Francisco de Goya y Lucientes in 1810-
Maria Martinez?s pottery remains of major collecting interest in the art world due to its supreme sophistication. It dispels the myth that primitive people were incapable of sophistication which may stand the test of time, glow with a maturity and fluidity of design, and reflects the earth philosophy which paraphrases that we as humans are also basically clay vessels capable of great beauty (West).
If the above mentioned paintings do not sound intriguing, the Frick’s remarkable holdings also include works by David, Goya, Renoir, Bruegel, and Velasquez. However, its collection is not limited to paintings only as significant sculptures like Bernini’s “Head of an Angel” from 1655 and Clodion’s ”Zephyrus and Flora” from 1799 can be found there as well. Along with these sculptures, an extensive collection of Italian bronzes and eighteenth century furniture combine to create a museum which although is small in size compared to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, makes up for it with an extensive collection of carefully selected pieces from some of the world’s most renowned artists.
Frida Kahlo nació el 6 de Julio 1907 en la ciudad de México. Ella les dijo a muchas personas que nació el 7 de Julio 1910 porque quiso parecer más joven a los otros. Aunque sus padres fueron judíos, Frida nació en México. Frida fue una artista surrealista y sus obras vió de sus emociones de la tristexa y la cólera de su vida. Ella le encantó decir los chistes, reír, y sonreír. Frida Kahlo llevó las ropas de la cultura tradicional de México porque pensó que las ropas fueran una forma del arte. Todo el mundo admiró mucho a Frida, a causa de sus obras y su actitud.
In the Wallach Gallery exhibition of Anna Hyatt Huntington’s sculpture (1876-1973), the viewer gets to discover different versions of the emblematic figure that is Joan of Arc, from small bronze medals, to much bigger works of art. A digital replication of the initial statue that was unveiled at Riverside Drive and 93rd Street in December 1915 is also available the public in the gallery. The success of the Joan of Arc – or The Maid of Orleans’s depictions results from the symbol that she fosters in European and American culture: a French medieval patriotic heroine who received visions directly from God and who was told to help France combat the English domination and who died burned at the stake, as a martyr.
Once I arrived at The Hispanic Society of America I learned that the Sorolla Room was the biggest attraction here. When you first walk in you can immediately see why so many people would like it. The room displays 14 paintings that make up Joaquin Sorolla vision of Spain, all 14 paintings are very colorful and are still in great shape. Before I came to The Hispanic Society of America I didn’t have any knowledge of Sorolla work. I actually didn’t even know who he was. I learned some basic things about him such as he was born in Valencia, Spain and was known for portraits and paintings of historical themes. Sorolla died in 1923 a little more than 10 years after he finished painting “vision of Spain’’. Joaquin Sorolla was a
Frida Kahlo is known for the most influential Latin American female artist. She is also known as a rebellious feminist. Kahlo was inspired to paint after her near-death bus incident when she was 17. After this horrendous incident that scarred her for life, she went under 35 different operations. These operations caused her extreme pain and she was no longer able to have kids. Kahlo’s art includes self portraits of her emotions, pain, and representations of her life. Frida Kahlo was an original individual, not only in her artwork but also in her
The works of art from the Archaic Period, Classical Period, and Hellenic Period developed physically and mentally, and the study of their aesthetic differences from period to period allow for a decided contrast and comparability. This interpretation has had a profound effect on the art world and that continues even in today’s world. The importance of Greek sculptures is evident in the storytelling of the gods, the people, and the culture. We use these sculptures as a tool to go back into the past of the Greek people, letting us admire how far mankind has truly come, whether it is in art or intelligence. Generation after generation has been and will continue to be able to see for themselves the society, culture and uniqueness of these periods through the wonderful sculptures that came out of ancient
“ I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them.” These are the words of the wise Pablo Ruiz y Picasso, a famous and talented artist in the 19th and 20th century. Many have crowned him the most influential artist of his time. Many of his works including Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, Ma Jolie, and Girl Before a Mirror have set the tone for many artists to follow after. However, Guernica was one of his most famous of his pieces, painting a nearly perfect emotional picture of what was happening during these times of despair. Guernica, one of his many contributions to the art world, will be described first in purely formal terms, and then a comparison and evaluation of three different critiques will be made.
Lucie Smith, Edward, Latin American Art of the 20th Century, New York, Thames and Hudson, 2004.
I chose Auguste Rodin’s The Thought as the artwork to write about in this paper. This paper will introduce the style, context, and subject of Rodin’s The Thought. Besides that, the paper will also demonstrate that although Rodin is considered as forerunner of modern sculpture, he didn’t reject elements of great artists of the past.
Williams, Bruce. "The Reflection of a Blind Gaze: Maria Luisa Bemberg, Filmmaker." A Woman's Gaze: Latin American Women Artists. Ed. Marjorie Agosin. New York; White Pine Press, 1998. 171-90.
The oldest known living fossil, more than 5,000 years old is native to China. Ginkgo, maidenhair tree, has an average life span of 1,000 years. The oldest trees are serving in the temples of the Chinese's and Japanese Buddhist monks. These trees are considered to be very sacred to their way of life. One of the traditions is the leaves and fruits have been used as a herbal medicine for over a thousand years. The female tree's fruit is a delicacy in food preparation also. Another reason for their stature in civilization is their ability to withstand many outside influences of nature. A tree in Hiroshima survived the atomic bomb of World War II in 1945 on the 6th of August. A 1 km distance from the center of explosion, it was the first to bud in September of the same year. The tree is now known as the "bearer of hope" for the people of Hiroshima. The temple was built around this mighty tree. The front stairs are divided in half to surround and protect the tree. "Engraved on it "No more Hiroshima" and people's prayers for peace." (1) Also in Japan, a shimenawa (cord of rice straw) is tied around the trunk of the tree to keep off evil spirits, showing how sacred these trees are to their civilization.
On October 25, 1881 Don José Ruiz y Blasco and Maria Picasso y López gave birth to a baby boy. Little did they know that one day, he would be one of the greatest and well known artist of the world. However, Picasso’s father was a painter, a professor of art, and the curator of the local museum (“Pablo Picasso and His Paintings”). His father said he was very impressed with his son’s drawings at a young age. Picasso's mother even claimed that Picasso’s first words were ‘Can I have a pencil?’ At age ten, Picasso’s family moved to A Coruna where a fine arts school hired Ruiz to teach. They spent four years there when Picasso’s father believed his son had become
The Gallery presented a set of bronze sculptures made by a French artist called Valerie Andrianoff. Val’s works of art can be perceived as a search for balance and stability as the heading of this exhibition has already suggested “The Balance of Life” (Byrs-Lasquier, n.d.). In the following, a few of her works will be selected to illustrate what kind of ideas she is trying to express and how I feel about these sculptures.