Art has always been considered the effervescent universal tool of communication. Art does not require a concrete directive . One sculpture,drawing or written creative piece, can evoke a myriad of emotions and meaning . Artistic pieces can sometimes be considered the regurgitation of the artist's internal sanctum. In Richard Hooks graphic painting,Adoption of the Human Race, the effect of the imagery,symbols ,color and emotional content projects a profound unification of a spiritual edict.
Increasingly, man was accepted as an autonomous individual and emphasized as his own measure, resulting in a loss of true meaning. The “Mona Lisa,” “Pieta,” and “Arnolfini Wedding,” are beautiful masterpieces which not only exemplify esteemed Renaissance art, but also boldly display the convictions of their artists. While Leonardo da Vinci and Jan van Eyck realized the tenants of the gospel and understood the flaws of humanism, Michelangelo adhered to the commonly accepted beliefs of relativism. Most of his contemporaries valued the human intellect, underemphasized their powerful God, and shared Michelangelo’s position. Unsurprisingly, the ideals of humanism that emerged in the Renaissance have not died off, but set the stage for the morals of humanism observed
...up in the situation that all you would need to do is look out the window and a greater understanding is right there waiting for you. This is truly a larger than life painting with human beings acting and feeling on a more righteous level than us.
The Artist and the Art
The history of art dates back to ancient times. Artwork can be, and was, found around the world. What makes art interesting is that it can be created in any way, shape or form with any materials. It seems that the artwork can also tell us a lot about the artist.
All paintings are inspirational, but I chose to write about 3 specific paintings by 3 very different artists. The first of three artists is Andy Warhol and his “The Gun” painting, the second is Roy Lichtenstein and his “Girl with Ball” painting and the third is Robert Rauschenberg with his “Migration” painting. In the following report, you will read about the different styles of these artists, communicative theories, inner state theories, form and content, and how they compare and contrast among other subjects.
Anglo Saxon Europeans came across the Atlantic Ocean in search of sanctuary from total authoritarianism. They sought freedom to live life, as they wanted, free from slavery, freedom of religion, and freedom from taxation on all of their hard-earned property. Somewhere in their being, knowledge burned with a certain sense of their equality to all other men and they yearned for this equality. They had knowledge of the "New World" across the ocean where they could attain this freedom. This New World was a symbol of freedom and the Europeans had plenty of hopes and dreams to achieve; however, there was a slight problem with the New World. This New World was not new, but rather an old world with a well-established people possessing their own ideology on politics, religion, and culture. This trip across the sea was ill fated from the beginning because there would soon be a clash of cultures with one declared victor and one put nearly into extinction. One of the tools used by the Europeans in pursuit of their freedom was a religious discrimination against the Native Americans. The god of their bible had no room for people whose melanin has shades of red or black. This short essay will focus on one particular Native American, William Apess, who fought against the discrimination his people experienced by exposing the hypocrisy of the white Europeans who called themselves Christians. Apess fought for civil rights before his time. This essay will examine how he exposed the hypocrisy of these so-called Christians by providing not only biblical proof, but also exposing them to examples of their hate by giving them a glimpse in the mirror, a chance to reflect upon their actions, and how in pursuit of their own freedom they trampled the Native A...
Paintings entertain our eyes and mind whether we are visiting a museum or have them hanging in our living room wall. However, the painter often wants to transmit more to the audience than just amusement. The painting is a place where he can express himself, his inner world, and even tell stories. Such details that indicate what the painter is trying to communicate through his work may not be captured by everyone, or at least not by those that do not have a very strong artistic background. For this reason, texts that treat the subject of the painting help us understand more about its content and where our focus should be. There exists a relation between imagery and text. Is it enough for us to just read a text and have the same effect without having a look on the image the text describes? What about the contrary? Text does give us insight and allows us to grasp faster and easier the meaning of
In a painting, the artist has painted all of the elements to be seen simultaneously. “The spectator may need time to examine each element of the painting but whenever he reaches a conclusion the simultaneity of the whole painting is here to reverse or quality his conclusion.” (“Ways of Seeing” 26) A painting maintains its own authority, the painting does not capture momentary appearances it creates its’ own. In doing so the viewer becomes a part of the painting, when the viewer steps away from the painting he is no longer an influence or a part of the painting. Paintings can not be seen in two places at the same time, “when the camera reproduces a painting, it destroys the uniqueness of its image.” (“Ways of Seeing”13)
Art is a visual connection to the world. When we are brought into this world the first sense we learn to communicate with is sight. “Seeing comes before words. The child looks and recognizes before it can speak” (Bartholomae, and Petrosky). We learn as we grow by seeing our surroundings and its relation to us. Being able to see the world is much for exhilarating than reading of it. Art is so appealing to us because there will always be a mystery behind every art work. The artist did not spell out the meaning, because they leave it up to the viewer to decide for themselves. We have the opportunity to interpret the artist’s mind and put ourselves where they’re standing in that point of time. Seeing the view through someone else’s eye is not necessarily bad because it gives us a different perspective of the world. When we walk into an art museum and are asked to determine the meaning of a painting there is no criterion to follow because we get to be the judge. The piece...
reflected within this painting, are ever present in our lives, illustrating the absurdity of human