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Modern Art- Cubism and Mexican Modernism

     Cubism is an early-20th-century art movement pioneered by Pablo Picasso. It was created by Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque in Paris around 1907 and 1914. Cubism was the first abstract style of modern art. A Cubist painter wanted to emphasize the two-dimensionality of the canvas. They reduced geometric forms. Also cubist painting ignores the traditions of perspective drawing. Picasso and Braque combined representational motifs with letters. Cubism makes visible some important characteristics of modern life. Cubism suggest constant change and evolution. In addition in cubist artwork objects are analyzed, broken up. It was used to revolt against society and the first world war. There are two features found in every Cubist artwork. The first is ambiguity between the background and foreground. An object or subject's location in the painting is questionable. The second is that Cubism takes multiple view points of the object or subject and shows those perspectives simultaneously. This is what gives Cubism it's signature look and feel.

     This is a portrait made by the artist Pablo Picasso in 1909. Pablo Picasso was a Spanish artist from 1881-1973. The name of the portrait is "Woman with Pears" and was made with oil on canvas. The of the portrait is 36 1/4 x 27 7/8" (92.1 x 70.8 cm). The portrait was made during the time of the cubist revolution. it was the time known as Cubism. Pablo Picasso portrayed one of his companions, Fernande Olivier within this portrait. While the pears in the background are modeled as round geometric shapes, he described Olivier, the women, geometrically. Olivier’s head and bust are described as geometrical segments. It represents the idea of cubism that depict the world as it is and not as it seems. Furthermore, the painting cares more about structure and space rather than color. It is very interesting that he painted it as three-dimensional space on the two-dimensional surface. 

     This portrait was made by the artist David Alfaro Siqueiros in 1936. David Alfaro Siqueiros was a young Mexican artist from 1896-1974. The name of the portrait is "Collective Suicide" and was made with lacquer on wood with applied sections. The size of the portrait is 49" x  6' (124.5 x 182.9 cm). The portrait was made after the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920). Siqueiros was the most politically radical. He was also arrested several times for his artwork. Collective Suicide features several innovative techniques that artist explored as part of Siqueiros Experimental Workshop that he founded in 1936. The top third layer of the panel was airbrushed with paint and stencils were used to depict the army of invading seventeenth-century Spanish conquistadors on horseback (lower right) and Chichimec Indians leaping to their deaths to avoid subjugation (left). Siqueiros's radical experiments proved influential for Abstract Expressionist artist Jackson Pollock.

Doris Walker

Doris Walker

Doris Walker was an astounding Columbian artist. In her interview, Walker wanted to create a “topography of war” that would transcend the specificity of historical events. Walker was a very unusual artist who though of war being everywhere. War is no longer between to nations anymore. It is between everyone everywhere. War is waged at different levels now. Walker is inspired to create sculptures that relate to the different levels of war with in each country.

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Post Impressionism

     Impressionism is a style of painting developed in the last third of the 19th century to represent the effect of light on objects through short brush strokes of bright colors in immediate juxtaposition. Impressionism art focused more on what the eyes see rather than what the mind knows, according to the lecture Harmon Intro Impressionism Post Impressionism.Certain impressionism art had something called open form or “cropping the image” which is a form whose exterior is irregular or broken, having a sense of growth, change or unresolved tension; from in a state of becoming or reaching out.  

 This piece of impressionism artwork is called Melody of the Night by Leonid Afremov.

        Post-Impressionist believe in a free interpretation of nature, not to see things but to see through them to a significance in reality deeper than what superficial appearance gave according to the lecture.Post impressionism is a varied development of Impressionism by a group of painters chiefly between 1880 and 1900 stressing formal structure, as with Cézanne and Seurat, or the expressive possibilities of form and color, as with Van Gogh and Gauguin. These portraits were made in reaction to what these artists saw as the somewhat formless and aloof quality of Impressionist painting. This is also art created by French artists. These artists were considered “Beings of extraordinary insight, mysterious, visionary and fantastic. Post-impressionist used paint while other artist were using pencil, sketch, painting quickly and with a lot of rhythm.

      This piece of Post-Impressionism art is called Starry Fright by Vincent Van Gogh.

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Renaissance and Baroque

     This painting is called Hercules and Acheloüs and was created by Cornelis Cornelisz van Haarlem in 1590. Cornelisz van Haarlem was a Dutch artist in the Baroque time period and was one of the leading mannerist artists in the Netherlands. The size of the painting above is 75 5/8 x 96 in. and was made with oil on canvas. The painting provides a great deal of texture as well as the scale between Hercules and the gaint Antaeus and the nymphs in the background. This painting provides a great deal of amplified perspective, depth of space, and a high contrast of light & dark. Hercules and Acheloüs are shown with a "spotlight" on them while the rest of the portrait is darker in comparison. It is quite dramatic to see a man pinning a bull down with brute strength. It is truly a great work of art from the Baroque era. According to Ovid's popular Mtamorphoses, "the river god Achelous transformed himself into a bull in order to fight Hercules for the favors of princess Deianeira of Calydon. In the struggle one of his horns snapped off: nymphs in the right background fill it with flowers and fruit creating a cornucopia (horn of plenty)."In the background, you can see Hercules crushing the gaint Antaeus and slaying the Lernaean hydra.

     This painting is called the Portrait of a Man in Armor with Two Pages. This painting was made by Paris Boron who was an Italian artist in the 1500s. It was painted in 1548 in Venice. The size of this painting is 46 x 62 in and was made with oil on canvas. This painting provides a great deal of realism, directional lighting, and a dark theme. In this painting, one can see how the presumed officer is getting prepared in what seems to be an upcoming battle that's about to unfold. The scenery is quite dark and moody in which it gives an unpleasant feeling of sadness to the viewer. According to the Metropolitan Museum, "This painting shows a high-ranking officer with two pages, one of whom, an African, holds his helmet while the other fastens the armor on his right arm. The extensive landscape background, with stormy skies over the advancing armies, and the mood of melancholy are unique to Bordon. This work was much esteemed in the seventeenth century, when it was sold to Cardinal Leopoldo de’ Medici in Florence."

Intro to Renaissance & Baroque

1) There are many ways artist can unify their artwork. One way artist unify their artwork is by putting repetition into the artwork. When the artist puts a sense of repetitiveness into their art, they allow the viewer to view their artwork as a unified painting with the designs flowing smoothly. Another way artists' unify their paintings is by applying amplified perspective using contrast of scales to create a sense of depth. When the painting has a sense of depth to the painting it gives the viewer a sense of an actual photo that was taken at that time.

The painting above is called "Awesome Wonder" and it was made by Greg Olsen. This painting is a perfect example of exquisite and balanced unification. The most effective presentation of Jesus was when an old man who was pointing to the 'master' and said, "Behold the man!" When looking at this painting, the viewers get a sense of amplified depth and a sense of warmth and repetition of the trees and the colors. In the end, this painting is a perfect example of a unified painting made by Greg Olsen.

2) An artist creates asymmetrical balance by having an imaginary line in the center of the painting that splits the painting in half allowing the halves to be equally balanced. The painting also has a sense of directional control in which the viewer follows the artists' drawing throughout their artwork. As the artist draw their paintings they wanted to provide a sense of balance with the image being portrayed as well as an giving a sense of direction/ motion.

The painting above was made by Ellen Beauregard for balance. In this painting, Ellen was showing how there is harmony between the circular way the fish move and the way they blend to the watery blue background. The painting was said to be representing balance due to it's creating harmony through the way the artist placed the two fishes.

3) Scale is the size relation of one thing to another. Scale is the most important decision that an artist can make when planning a work of art. Scale can change the way the painting is being viewed by others. When the artist adds scales to the painting it gives the viewer a sense of visual effect.

The painting above was called the "Traditional Chinese Jade Sculpture: the scale of humans in the world". The artist responsible for this sculpture is currently unknown, but according to artsmia.org, website of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, "This mountain, apparently the largest piece of historic carved jade outside of China, was commissioned in 1784 by the Ch'ien-lung emperor (1736-95) whose own poem appears carved on the backside. The front displays a longer verse, the Lan T'ing Su ("Prelude to the Orchid Pavilion"), a famous poem composed in 353 by Wang Hsi-chi, perhaps the greatest calligrapher of the Far East. The occasion for the poem is illustrated by this jade carving, a literary gathering of poets and scholars organized by Wang at Lan-t'ing, the Orchid Pavilion. Several literati can be seen writing, drinking wine, and collating texts near the Orchid Pavilion at the foot of Mt. Hui-chi." As one can see in this beautifully carved jade sculpture, the artist who carved this sculpture gave us a sense of the scale he/ she used. The artist gives us a sense of the living aspects of the historic civilizations.

Antiquity Assignment #1

     There are many differences between the quality and meaning of the arts in Egyptian and Greek & Roman styles. In the Egyptian art, royalty was usually depicted for many of the great sculptures as well as great relief sculptures. Egyptian art is mainly focused on symbolism while Greek & Roman art mainly focuses on the philosophy of life and it's naturalist way of life.
               

     In this Egyptian art, we can see the statue of Khafre which is currently in the Cairo Museum. this statue is a symbolism of a great leadership in ancient Egypt.  This statue provides us with the strength and authority, the willfulness and courage, the sensitivity and intelligence of the King. As you can see, this statue has been intact over many years even with all the time has passed. the only reason it looks a little worn down is because time hasn't been very 'nice' to it. The thing I liked the most was the posture of the king when he is sitting on his throne showing no fear at all and the way his hand is made into a fist resting on top of his lap. This posture gives me a sense of his fearsomeness and his unwavering looks as someone not to be messed with. 

                                                            

     In this Roman/ Greek art, we can see the athlete in the culminating act of throwing the disk, rendering his body in a complicated torsion full of life. The moment captured in the statue is an example of rhythmus, harmony and balance. Myron is often credited as being the first sculpture to master this style. Naturally, as always in Greek athletics, the Discobolus is completely naked. This pose was    said to be unnatural to a human, and today it is considered to be an improper way to throw    the discus. The thing about this sculpture has peeked my interest is the lack of emotion on the sculptures face. As you can see Myron body is proportioned, symmetrically. In fact, this sculpture like a picture take at the exact moment that Myron was about to throw the discus in the Olympics. It is like a physical memory frozen between time which is quite significant during this time.

About Me

Hello, my name is Ali Alghazali and I am a married 19 year old. This is my first year in college and it has been an amazing experience for me so far. The students I have met are nice and polite. The professors and staff are all helpful, and they encourage for everyone to pass. I am a proud Yemeni Muslim and I am going to be a father in the summer. I am a Programming & Systems major. Art has always been an amazing feature of life's greatest moments. I don't have much experience with art, but I would love to explore the different arts in the world. I am interested in the different opportunities provided to us in this world.