The Painting "A picture can paint a thousand words." I found the one picture in my mind that does paint a thousand words and more. It was a couple of weeks ago when I saw this picture in the writing center; the writing center is part of State College. The beautiful colors caught my eye. I was so enchanted by the painting, I lost the group I was with. When I heard about the observation essay, where we have to write about a person or thing in the city that catches your eye. I knew right away that
Painting with Stencils Stenciling is an ancient craft, used since the Egyptians painted with stencils in the tombs of the pharaohs. Over the course of history, stenciling has fallen in and out of favor, and both peasants and kings have employed it to decorate walls, churches and furniture. Once again, it is a fashionable and stylish choice for adding personality and pizzazz to home décor, and craftsmen use it to embellish many decorative items. Artists also use stenciling, creating stylized motifs
Pamela Sienna Lift is a still life oil painting produced by the artist Pamela Sienna. It is displayed on the second floor of the Evansville Museum of Arts and Sciences in a gallery called, “The Order of Things”. Every artwork in this gallery is either an American or European still life from the 16th-20th century. Lift is one of the newer additions to the gallery, having been painted in 2004. The gallery is full of different still lives, such as paintings of flowers, fruits, and cloth, like Lift
Ophelia, 1866 in the metropolitan museum is a print copy of the original painting and etching on chine colle done by Millais for the royal academy exhibition in 1852. The painting shows the prince’s rejected lover named Ophelia, who had fallen into a brook while she had went to gather wildflowers. When I first came across the artwork I didn’t quite see a woman dead in a lake like the description was trying to convey. I couldn’t help but notice the positions of her arms as though they were limp, they
Tibetan Thanka Paintings Tibet, with its isolated, harsh geographical location and history of political and social remoteness would seem an unlikely place to provide a “cradle for creative art” (Bailey 22). Yet it is in this desolate section of the world that one of the most intriguing artistic cultures has been cultivating over hundreds of centuries. One facet of what makes Tibetan art so unique and interesting is its interdependency on its religious beliefs. In Tibet one might use the words
car will need a new paint job. The technology for painting cars has changed a lot over the years. Henry Ford said “You can have a car any color you want as long as it is black”. The color is the one biggest factor you use to select your car. In 1900, the first true vehicle painting was recorded. Back then it took most men about forty days to paint a car. In the 1930’s a dentist developed the spray gun using enamel paint which made painting easier. Henry Ford said “You can have a car any color
Painting is a process. When I paint, there comes a time in every piece where I take a step back, assess my work, and feel the sudden urge to chuck it into the nearest dumpster and scrap the idea entirely. More often than not, however, that canvas will be abandoned and left to sit untouched like a foreclosed house across the street- vacant, staring, and waiting. Artwork with stories like this serve as a resonant metaphor for my high school career, seen as the “scrapping” phase dominated my sophomore
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Lascaux and Cave Art Cave paintings might possibly be the oldest known form of communication that exists today. Cave paintings date back to a period of time called the Paleolithic Age. The Paleolithic Age took place from 40,000 to 10,000 B.C. Prehistoric Age is divided into three parts: Paleolithic being the earliest, Mesolithic being the middle at 10,000 B.C. and Neolithic Age being the latest at 8,000 B.C. During the Paleolithic Age it is believed that the cave paintings at Lascaux, France were created
To begin with, oil on a painting i.e. oil painting can be defined as a type of slow-drying paint that consists of particles of pigment suspended in a drying oil, commonly linseed oil. This paper will emphasize on Pair 3 which are both oil paintings by Titian and Manet and these painting are based both on the 15th and 18th century. A major component that will be focused on in the comparison of these artworks is the background. The backgrounds of both artworks are very different and they both create
In the middle it seems to me at least that this almost depicts a traditional Mayan or Aztec logo or reference of some sort. It has that sort of vibe honoring Mexico’s tradition that I feel that Martinez is depicting in the middle of this beautiful mural. Next is the right side of the mural. I believe that the opposite of the left side this side features a male instead of a female. This Mexican iconic skeleton represents another “Día de Muertos” or day of the dead figure to me. The literal depiction
artwork. There is always this feeling I get when I’m captured by painting or drawing, I want to stretch my hand out and get sucked right into the painting and see the world through that artist eyes. Visiting LACMA for the first time, I was very open minded and excited, mind you it is a new experience for me and I was experiencing a state of calm and relaxation, until I fixated my eyes on a piece that had me extremely curious. The painting I fell upon is called “Suicide at Dawn” and was created by an
understand the people who have come before us. This is evidenced by the knowledge humans have discovered of prehistoric men and their symbolic cave paintings. The expression, style, and meaning vary and archaeologists put in much effort to uncover these works. The first evidence of cave art appeared in Western Europe (Berenguer 67). Early cave paintings were characteristic of Western art. They were supported by an acute vision, deep expressiveness, enormous personality, and detailed execution (Berenguer
purpose of this essay is to investigate the use of perspective and pictorial value in traditional Chinese ink painting of Song Dynasty (960- 1279). Traditional Chinese ink paintings are known for depicting landscapes in a unique and profound style, but are usually not credit for their accuracy in depicting scene in a realistic way. Some may even consider that traditional Chinese ink paintings do not have the “correct” use of perspective and pictorial value in them. Did ancient Chinese artists have a
still remains. How do the cave and rock drawings connect to the prehistoric times? Why is it important? Where is it located? The importance of Art presents archeologist with a picture into the Past. From Cave and rock art, to the preservation of the paintings, to finally the meaning behind the art, archeologists then can discover how people lived and what it was like back then. The cave and rock drawings conveyed the approach of how people survived throughout time. The two caves: Lascaux and Altamira
Watercolors vs. Oils Fine paintings are a very prestigious part of today's society as well as society years ago. Watercolor paintings, which are paintings in which you use water as a base, date back centuries. Oil paintings, which are paintings made from an oil based pigment, also date back centuries to their prominent impact on famous Renaissance paintings. Throughout the years an ongoing debate emerged and challenged the idea of which paint option is the best, while the answer, in fact, lies
remain recognizable by the colorful exes painted across their pupils, while his teeth blend into the abstracted geometric forms in the paintings lower half." The painting of KAWBOB'S face is acrylic on canvas. Kaws uses geometric shape throughout the piece; from the large circles of the eyes to the rectangular shapes that are scattered across the piece. The painting features objects and other occupied space. This means that this piece has both positive and negative shapes. Thomas Ball, Loves Memories
Action Painting Changing concerns in the field of theory and practice reflected developments in the social and economic structures after the horrible events of World War II. The complex relationship between the loss of faith in the Enlightenment’s promise that rationality would produce increased freedom and changes in cultural value systems caused by revolutionary developments in science and technology brought into focus natural contradictions in modern thinking. Abstract Expressionists of
Landscape paintings are one of the most famous artworks associated with China, and considered to be one of their greatest achievements (Shaw 1988, 183). Literati, who were amateur artists, painted the landscapes as a recreational activity in their free time. Despite being amateur artists, their landscapes were highly technical and very detailed. The paintings often depicted a separate world in which artists could reflect on themselves away from the bustle and turmoil of the city area (Little 2000
Comparison of two paintings Paintings have been used to represent people since the beginning of the human race. Through time due to advancements in material and painting techniques combined with the ever-increasing talent of the artists, paintings representing people have become very lifelike and are extremely realistic. Some painted portraits have as much detail as modern photographs. However, there are also paintings of people that are representational in which the artist is trying to convey