The theme came from the time I went to Arlington Cemetery two years ago in a school excursion to Washington D.C.
In this painting I tried to show how, although the soldiers buried were unknown, what they did for their country would not be forgotten. I painted the eagle in this painting looking at the cemetery as if were showing its gratitude to the soldiers.
I chose a yellow- orange color for the background because I thought that this color is warm, relaxing and soothing. I also mixed in yellows to the eagle's feathers so it matched with the background.
It was a challenge to make my painting appealing to the judges in the competition, most of whom are war veterans. The result of this award is not yet determined but I have just received an
Many soldiers who come back from the war need to express how they feel. Many do it in the way of writing. Many soldiers die in war, but the ones who come back are just as “dead.” Many cadets come back with shell shock, amputated arms and legs, and sometimes even their friends aren’t there with them. So during World War I, there was a burst of new art and writings come from the soldiers. Many express in the way of books, poems, short stories and art itself. Most soldiers are just trying to escape. A lot of these soldiers are trying to show what war is really like, and people respond. They finally might think war might not be the answer. This is why writers use imagery, irony and structure to protest war.
I selected this picture because as soon as I walked into the Evans wing it jumped right out at me. The painting's huge size and grandeur drew my attention. I like the use of bold colors and strong details. The painting evokes an image of power with the muscled Automedon holding two giant horses.
...Veterans Memorial is not primary focus. Louis Torres points out Fredrick's Hart's sculptor "Three Soldiers" and Glenna Goodacre's "Vietnam Women's Memorial" as significant works of art. The articles shows the unjust and tainted opinion of the New York Times author, Daniel Orkrent's commentary. This argument was one primary ideas to contrast the positive and negative impact of the memorial.
Vivid imagery is one way with which writers protest war. Crane uses imagery to glorify, and shortly thereafter demean and undercut war, through the use of imagery, by placing positive and negative images of war close to eachother. “Blazing flag of the regiment,” and “the great battle God,” are placed before “A field where a thousand corpses lie.” (A) These lines’ purposes are to put images into the reader’s head, of how great war may appear, and then displaying that there are too many casualties involved with it. In Dulce Et Decorum Est, a man is described dyin...
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier has struck my interest for the past few years. I have always been interested in historical events that impacted many lives. The Holocaust, the Berlin Wall, and World War I and II have always been something I take very seriously and I am very interested in learning about America’s history. The backstory behind the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is fascinating and after researching it I learned new things that made me more motivated to write this essay in hopes that I get the honor of laying a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. If I am chosen to take part in the wreath laying ceremony it would mean so much to me because laying a wreath is a very symbolic ritual and I believe it shows how much people care about all the soldiers who served in World War I.
As the birds are singing their sweet melody, the terrain of Arlington National Cemetery is filled with sadness. Although the brilliant rays of sun are shinning through the thick colossal treetops, there is a chill in the air. While watching the mourners, the feeling of their sorrows is all too real.
Washington, DC is a spectacular place. This being my first time in DC, I was in awe of everything and all the historical places I encountered. The presence of the monuments and history is what made the capitol so magnificent. Having only read about the Lincoln memorial, I never had the chance to experience the sensation of being inside such an honorable place of importance. The imposing white marble walls of the memorial and the many people surrounding it could be seen from afar. Arriving at the location, an unknown feeling came over me. I was experiencing history in a whole different level. When I think about a memorial, the term remembrance comes to mind. Seeing the statue of Abraham Lincoln brought pieces of memories from history class and evoked thoughts of what it might have felt like to be in his shoes. I was astonished by the statue’s enormousness and how grand Abraham Lincoln looked in his chair. The size of the statue compared to pictures from books and elsewhere was surreal. Abraham Lincoln was a very “powerful and prominent individual” in the history of our nation, the statue’s design and size reflected upon that. Looking around me, I wanted to know what the others thoughts were on seeing his statue and how they felt in that building. I finally had the courage to ask one or two people what they thought; they all had the same appreciation as me. Hearing about an important person or learning about them in a history book gives you vast knowledge but it doesn’t evoke the feeling of utter appreciation as the memorial does. When Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, many people wanted to build a memorial in honor of him. They wanted to be able to show how important he was to shaping our nation and to “honor his existence”. Ce...
One of the most sacred places in America is the Arlington National Cemetery. Each year heroes are laid to rest here. Families from across the nation visit Arlington throughout the year to pay respect to their love ones. Many American hero families who visit the Arlington Cemetery may have been mourning at the wrong grave.
The event that inspired the cartoon was the Veterans Health Administration scandal that occurred in 2014. The scandal revealed that veterans were forced to endure incredibly long wait periods before receiving services at the Veteran Affairs (VA) hospitals and some veterans died because of delayed care. The neglectful treatment of the nation’s veterans was outright appalling to the nation. In turn, this caused immediate outrage and advocacy for better treatment of the nation’s heroes. The image is not entirely clear if it is supposed to be in the setting of the Arlington Cemetery or if the cartoonist just created a fake cemetery to put the headstone in. The headstone is supposed to represent a great number of U.S. veterans who died due to the
Prior to creating a monument or memorial the emotion and the mood of the monument should be analyzed. The artist must first analyze how he or she feels about the topic then how he or she would want the visitors to feel after having seen the monument or memorial. In article G the architecture states “ The people and their names would allow everyone to respond and remember” the designer of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wanted to bring a somber and reflective mood to the memorial allowing the visitors and the loved ones of those who died to properly pay their respects and connect to the past. By adding their names this made each life lost due to this war count as a significant piece of history and it allows their families to understand their heroic death. Another article that corroborates with article G is article A, this article states “ In this way, the monumental core in Washington functions somewhat like a pilgrimage site, where communities of believers actually come together in the act of occupying a holy site, seeing a relic, reenacting a sacred event”. This shows the connectivity to the past and the desire to learn about the pass from many Americans and non-Americans. People want to see and interact with actual sculptures because it makes the things they read about to feel real. Millions of people gather every year to visit many of
The warm, fading light helps create an atmosphere of peace while the stony countenance of the soldiers' faces represent war, pain, and suffering. The close, angled view of the photograph give us a clear picture of a young woman placing a flower in a rifle bayonet. The flower - although small and rather average - is the main focus of the image. Its soft, gentle shape clashes strongly with the bayonet - a weapon of war used for murder- and provides a symbol of amity and serenity among destruction. The photo's main focus is on the girl, the flower, and the bayonet. The rest of the picture is blurred to create a gentle and soft
Art can be conveyed with a clear point or deeper meaning that is not as obvious. Likewise, one does not always feel the same emotion concerning a piece. Usually, there will be various inputs on the piece. In this piece, I noticed a bigger picture rather than, just looking at the obvious. A Soldier’s Sacrifice, shows two obvious points of symbolism, but in contrast one was a bit more understated. Altogether, I found this piece to be very symbolic, of the soldier’s family dynamic, his current environment, and an even greater sacrifice.
In the painting, the yellow faded coloring of the sky draws straight into the yellowing and tarnished look of the men’s uniforms. A symbol of just how long the war had been going on and the exhaustion felt by the men from rough terrain and the many battles they faced along the way. When looking at the men’s faces and body language, weakness, desperation, and a battle to keep moving forward is seen. Two rows of men are seen being led through a field of fellow brethren. Some are being held up as they struggle to keep forward momentum. A depiction of the brutality seen in war; devastation to both mind and body. The war never
Memorial Bridge seems to capture the essence of human effort. This nearly impressionistic piece depicts a scene in which workers are constructing a bridge in the foreground. Receding into the horizon is what looks to be a highly industrialized city (for 1932) , with smoke rising into the air from factory smokestacks. The fact that parts of this piece seem to be painted in an impasto fashion, coupled with the rather bland colors that make up the piece, leads to the idea of “slow but steady” movement. Indeed, when I look at this piece, I feel as though I am included in this group of workers, helping them to overcome the obstacle of constructing this bridge. If the background goes to show what this city has already accomplished, the foreground tells me that the work is still in progress. In fact, I am led to the idea that our work is “never done”; we continually strive for bigger and bigger challenges. Only our blood, sweat, and tears stand in the way of great material accomplishments.
When I first looked at the picture, it looked like there were only two colors green and blue. When I got closer to the picture I noticed there were many other colors used. I loved the way the colors were mixed into each other where you have to really look at the picture to see the colors. The other colors, other then green and blue, were pink, white, orange, red, and yellow. There were also different shades of green and blue. There was only one solid color in the picture; it was black.