Decisive Moment

The artist waited until a busy businessman ran across the water and broken ladder.  He captured the contrast between the man's hurry and the water's stillness in this 1932 gelatin silver photograph.   (www.nazeermkhan.wordpress.com/about).

Carving

Michelangelo’s friend and biographer, Giorgio Vasari, explained how the master carved his figures.  He says Michelangelo laid his model into a box. He filled the box with water until the figure was submerged. Then he slowly let the water run out of the box or dipped some out. The first parts of the figure to emerge from the water were the parts Michelangelo had to cut out first on his stone block.

http://100swallows.wordpress.com/2007/11/09/how-michelangelo-carved-his-figures/

Michelangelo lived in the Medici home at the age of 13.  He was raised amongst future princes and popes and absorbed cutting-edge intellectual theories. He crossed paths with the Medici the rest of his life, caught in a constant struggle to escape their control.

http://www.pbs.org/empires/medici/renaissance/michelangelo.html

Casting

Luis Jimenez lived from July 23, 1940 to June 13, 2006.  He studied art and architecture at the University of Texas.  He celebrated the life of everyday people.  He humanized the exploitation of laborers and families as they crossed the border to the United States.  The artist wanted to put a human face on the issues illegal aliens constantly faced.

Instant Collage

The story behind this picture is that the votives would be burned as a prayer for the afflicted body part.  A heart, a child's arm, and an adult's arm dangle alongside the candles.  This
photograph was taken on a New York City avenue.
(http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails?artobj=51909)

Assemblage

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Information taken from www.pacegallery.com/artists/327/louise-nevelson

Portrait

Artist Annie Liebovitz initially studied painting at San Francisco Art Institute.  She then developed a love for photography.  At age 21 she landed a job with Rolling Stone magazine.  Within 2 years she was made chief photographer.  She moved on to work for Vanity Fair because she was able to photograph a wider range of subjects.  The artist uses bold primary colors in surprising poses.  She was chosen as the photographer for the 1996 Summer Olympics as well as the Disney Dream Portraits (www.biography.com/people/annie-leibovitz-9542372).  The artist said her work is more about being good than being famous (www.vogue.com/voguepedia/annie-leibovitz).

Collage

Although Jess (Collins) was educated as a chemist, he switched to focus on his artwork.  The artist used chemistry, alchemy, and occult in his artwork.

Gouache

Encaustic

Oil Paint

Wall Paper Design

Woodcut

Contrast and Variety

Emphasis

The emphasis on the first focal point (red) is because this is where my eyes are drawn to each time I view the painting. I am always drawn to the yellow house.  The second focal point, as noted by the yellow arrow, was chosen because the water is one of the main reasons people come here for the summer.  Lastly, the blue arrow indicates that there is more to the painting, there is a vastness that makes the viewer want to see more of this area.

Visual Movement

The visual movement is shown by a mother holding and looking up at her child as the child stands on the mother's lap.  The child also seems to be looking at a tall object or possibly another adult.

Repetition and Rhythm

The mood of the children is also repeated by the downcast heads and hunched shoulders of each child.  Only one child's eye is shown and it seems to look downward. There are no other facial expressions made, no talking, and no smiles.  It is as if the children are resigned to their lot in life.

Asymmetrical Balance

Scale and Proportion

Impasto

The quote was taken from

http://www.art21.org/texts/robert-ryman/interview-robert-ryman-color-surface-and-seeing

Artwork Showing Pattern

Symbolic Color

Local Color

Tenebrism

Atmospheric Perspective

Expressive Line

Vincent van Gogh was the artist for "Road in Etten" 1881.  This is an example of expressive lines.  Here the artist shows laborers doing humble, routine tasks.  Expressive lines have become the signature of this artist.  The emotional and psychological content of this artwork demonstrates expressiveness.    The lines are loose and free and expressive:  a reflection of the artist himself.

POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SPACE

This artwork is called, "Adam and Eve" by artist Nikolai Kasak.  The contrasting colors represent positive and negative.  The positive space commands our attention.  The background is known as the negative shape.  Positive spaces have negative spaces around it as noted on the charcoal gray background.  The negative is the space between the shapes (gray background), but not the actual object.

VISUAL OVERLAPPING

Visual overlapping is accomplished by letting the contour of one form be interrupted by the contour of another form.  By changing the size and placement of the objects, the artwork can appear two or three dimensional.  As noted in the text box, the artist used a black background, layered by the mineral water, and then the label which seems to be edging off the bottle.

Contour Line

Outline

Foreshortening

Iconoclast Image

The image shown depicts the turmoil during the Middle Ages.  The Timurids (Islamists) were in power and are shown whitewashing the face of Christ.  Iconoclasm is the destruction of images and can be used to attack the beliefs of others.  The Timurids wished to destroy these images because they conflicted with their own beliefs.

This picture is an illumination or miniature.  It was painted by Hermann Paul and Jean Limbourg for the Duke of Berry. The artists used a variety of colors obtained from minerals, plants or chemicals (www.artlex.com/ArtLex/ij/illumination.html).

American Icon

I believe everyone can relate to this icon. According to the following website, www.makingitmagazine.net/?p=4773, the poster was created by illustrator/designer Maya Zankoul.  It reflects women's economic empowerment during the 1940's.  It represents the movement of women into the industrial workforce.  It has become a cultural icon whenever women's empowerment is discussed.  Advertisers take advantage of it by using it to sell cleaning products.

Abstract

The architectural drawing entitled "Traffic Study" was created by American architect Louis I. Kahn.  He used ink, graphite, and cut and pasted paper on paper.  The drawing was a proposed plan of traffic in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to see the movement pattern.  It is an abstract drawing because one can understand what it is the creator is drawing.  It is simple, yet emphasizes the pattern.

FORM AND CONTENT

This artwork is entitled, "Suprematist Painting" and was created by artist Kazimir Malevich.  It is an oil on canvas made in 1916-17.  This is an example of form and content.  The form is the image(s) we see and the content is the meaning.  The artist believed in reduction and founded what he called Suprematism. He uses geometric shapes and a low range of colors.  The content is one of objects producing power with no reference to reality.  The main theme is the internal movements of the personality.
http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/malevich/sup/

Representational Art

This artwork entitled, "Young Women on The Bank of The Seine" is by artist Gustave Courbet.  The artist used oil on canvas for this piece.  It is an example of representational art because it is realistic.  It was painted in 1856.  The artist captured the real world including the wooden boat in the background giving a natural overall appearance.

Pacaembu Painting

The painting, Pacaembu, is by artist Beatriz Milhazes.  She used acrylic on canvas for this artwork.  It is a non-representational or non-objective piece.  Her artwork is contemporary and is based on a square as depicted by a pink square in the center of Pacaembu.  This artwork shows the aesthetic features of lines, shapes, and colors.  It does not make any reference to the natural world.  The artist starts with a square then adds whatever shapes, lines, and colors she chooses.

Aesthetic

Artist Gilbert Adrian created this artwork entitled Dinner Dresses.  Mr. Adrian uses bright colors in varying combinations.  The picture is aesthetically pleasing to the viewer.  Medium used is silk.  Gilbert Adrian is inspired by Pablo Picasso.  The designer's wife, actress Janet Gaynor, owned the dresses.  She donated them to the Brooklyn Museum in 1963 (www.metmuseum.org).

Jesus Carrying The Cross

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Kitsch

I found this on www.pinterest.com.  The beer bottle opener was created by Rustic Vision.  It represents kitsch.  According to the Youtube video with Allee Willis in it, in our instructor support material, kitsch can be anything.   It can be a person, place, object, or anything a person thought of and wanted to share with the world.  Ms. Willis said "kitsch is something so over the top it makes you smile."  The beer bottle opener is a gadget I never thought of, but it is funny.

Running Shoe Coffin

The running shoe coffin was created by artist Samuel Kane Kwei.   He was trained as a cabinet maker and owns a workshop in Teshie in Africa.  He was introduced to American audiences by art dealer Vivian Burns.  This work represents the third role of the artist:  making functionable objects more pleasing.  These objects, or sculptures, are more appealing because they reflect on the life of the deceased.  Samuel Kane Kwei's sculptures have been collected and exhibited internationally. 

Architect: Mixing New With Old

This represents the first role of the artist:  helping others to see the world in a new and innovative way.  Notice the contrast between the stone building on the left to the glass building on the right. The glass building was designed by Renzo Piano.  It was designed to house the Peek & Cloppenburg store.  The stone building is the Cathedral of St. Antoniter.    Due to the site of the cathedral, the P&C building was designed horizontally much like a greenhouse.  The structure has vertical arc-shaped bands and is sustained by pillars and diagonal tie-rods.  (Information obtained from www.architecture.about.com/od/greatarchitects/p/piano.html.)

JING ASSIGNMENT 1 - GIVING FORM TO FEELINGS

This artwork was created by Cai Guo-Qiang.  The artist
gives form to the fourth role of artists, namely ideas and
feelings.  This is shown by depicting misuse of authority
by adults over children.  The child in front appears to be
crying.  The adult behind the child has an arm raised.  The artwork on the other side shows individual sets of two persons engaging in combat.