1. Rachel Ruysch and Georgia O’Keeffe
Rachel Ruysch and Georgia O’Keeffe were two great women artists working over two centuries apart but despite that they painted the similar subjects, they couldn’t have been more different in the ways they painted them and their reasons for doing so. Rachel Ruysch used still life and flowers to become a prominent painter in a time where women couldn’t study anatomy or have models which was a much more prominent subject during her time. Georgia O’Keeffe, on the other hand, denies all connection of her gender and her paintings. Rachel Ruysch’s Still Life with Bouquet of Flowers and Plums (1704) shows the full view of a bouquet of flowers along with plums as the title states. It’s extremely ornate and uses many different colors. This painting also tries to show a big picture, including as much as possible onto one canvas. Georgia O’Keeffe’s Black Iris (1926) on the other hand is an extreme close up and O’Keeffe only uses a few colors for the painting. It looks like a flower through a magnifying glass and makes you focus on small details of an iris that most people probably hadn’t considered before.
2. Dutch vs. Spanish Still Life
Dutch Banketj paintings and Spanish Bodegónes paintings both feature sumptuous arrangements of food but how they do
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Still Life with Lobster and Fruit by Abraham van Beyeren, (1650s) for example, looks like the aftermath of a grand banquet. As a display of wealth, it shows some type of fine tablecloth and fallen glasses, both expensive luxuries during the time period. But the food is probably the biggest display of wealth; most foremost is the lobster, still known today as a luxury item, grapes, peaches, melons and even peeled citruses which were known during the time period, similarly to the lobster, as a luxury
Elizabeth Catlett`s art documents history, but particularly the experiences of the black and brown working class women.. She combined what she has learned of African art, African American art, and
Jan de Heem painting, “Still Life with Lobster” is an oil painting with a bright red lobster that catches the viewer gaze into this beautiful dinner from the late 1640s.The color scheme used in this painting is analogous since it uses relatively close hues. In the painting, the lobster is on a silver platter but it has been left untouched. Surrounding the focal point of the painting is luxurious fruits including grapes, cherries, peaches, berries, oranges, and a half peeled lemon. To the left of the lobster is an overturned silver goblet. This particular style of painting is known as a vanitas form of painting. The artist is using a luxurious left over meal to show even the most expensive desires of the world doesn’t last for eternity. The
In the early 16th century the Netherlands experienced what was called “tulip mania” this was the beginning of the nations love for flora and foliage (Taylor 13). The result of this impressive flower invasion was a society that took a historical turn from which the results still remain today. Flower merchants, botanists and floral still life artists, were occupations that were an accurate reflection of the Netherlands demands (Brown). An interesting example of a life that was effected by, and devoted to the archiving of the flower craze was Rachel Ruysch (1664-1750) the 17th century Dutch flower painter. Rachel Ruyschs’ career straddled the 17th and 18th century, and her stunningly accurate floral pieces reflect the maturing, yet evolving art of floral still life painting (“Rachel Ruysch: Bibliography”). Ruyschs’ Still Life with Flowers on a Marble Tabletop (1716) is an excellent example of a painting that appropriately represents the genre of art that was created solely through specific societal events.
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These illustrations depict themes of status among the elite. Immediate developments, such as the “growing prominence of long-distance trade” (670) in the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries might have influenced these patterns. The emergence of chocolate in Europe, “a part of the larger Columbian exchange” (712), became widely used as beverage of recreational use. Tea in Europe also became popular after “the price dropped as the supply increased” (711). The broad context of the Columbian exchange helps me understand these paintings, as they represent the prominence of Europe in this network of commerce and their “concern with classification” (715-717).
Carrie Mae Weems is an eclectic artist dedicated to exploring the themes of family, gender, racism, and class in America. Although she is well known in the creative community for her revolutionary photography series, she is also an award-winning artist who has worked with textiles, video, and more. Lorna Simpson is an innovative, multimedia artist who revolutionized the art world with her introduction of photography installations featuring text. Her work explored stereotypes of race and gender, most often with an emphasis on African American women.
Coretta Scott King was one of the most important women leaders in the world. Working side-by-side with her husband, she took part in the Montgomery Bus Boycott and worked to pass the Civil Rights Act. After King's death, she founded The King Center for Nonviolent Social Change in Atlanta. Mrs. King traveled around the world speaking out on behalf of racial and economic justice, women’s and children’s rights, religious freedom, the needs of the poor and homeless, full-employment, health care, educational opportunities, and environmental justice.
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