Evaluate the significance of particular images, symbols or themes that are used throughout an artist’s practice Artists represent their issues and ideas through visual language, in particular through their choice of themes, symbolism and imagery. Hossien Valamanesh is a contemporary Iranian Australian artist. His cultural identity is reflected in his artmaking through a strong sense of place and engagement with the environment. Marion Borgelt is an Australian contemporary abstract artist working in Sydney. She is particularly interested in abstraction in terms of the use of symbols, precision of objects and their spatial relations.
Sano di Pietro was also highly regarded in his time: Sano di Pietro was one of the most prolific and successful Sienese painters, the head of a workshop that satisfied the demands of civic and religious institutions in the city as well as those of private devotion. His production, technically always of a very fine quality, rich in decorative effects, and characterized by a brilliant palette, often contains motifs that appear monotonous and repetitive (Art in Tuscany). When studying these paintings it is important to notice its many similarities besides the obvious sacred theme and the subjects. To start, their Byzantine origins are based on the predominant religion of the Roman Empire: Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire, and when that happened Christian art, too, began to take on a more official look. But by this time the western part of the Empire was falling to pieces, and the capital had been moved from Rome to Byzantium, in eastern Greece.
Leonardo experimented with oils in his paintings along with versatile colors to build up depth and layers. Leonard is later referred to the Duke of Milan by Lorenzo de' Medici were he paints the most famous fresco in history "The Last Supper" and later going on to another famous piece "Mona Lisa". After the passing of Leonardo it was discovered that he had many ideas of machines, tanks and helicopters that could be based on todays ingenuity. Leonardo was even curious about plant and animal life, studying anatomy with corpses that also involved in dissection and research. Leonardo displayed very advanced ideas that are common
Also, all are GIGANTIC--often measuring about seven feet wide by nine feet tall! Chuck Close is one of my favourite because his work is really nice and the way he put it together looks fantastic he used lots of different shapes and it looks really challenging! Chuck Close is one of my favourite because his work is really nice and the way he put it together looks fantastic he used lots of different shapes and it looks really challenging! In the 1960¹s, Close was influenced by the Pop Art movement. Pop artists celebrated images from television, movies, and print media.
He was born in Persia to native Persian speaking parents in the village of Wakhsh. The most important influences upon young Rumi, besides his father, are said to be the Persian poets Attar and Sanai. Rumi in one poem expresses his appreciation: "Attar was the spirit, Sanai his eyes twain, And in time thereafter, Came we in their train" and mentions in another poem: "Attar has traversed the seven cities of Love, We are still at the turn of one street". Rumi met another Sufi saint and mystic, Shams-e Tabrizi, on 15 November 1244 that completely changed his life. From an accomplished teacher and jurist, Rumi was transformed into an ascetic.
Student Analysis How did these instruments impact Muslim and Western civilization? Document 6 Source: The standard for Arabic literature and poetry is the Quran, which influenced Sufi poets. Read these two excerpts and answer the questions that follow. In the name of the Merciful and Compassionate God. That is the Book!
During the Safavids period from 1501 to 1722, Iran flourished in arts and architecture; and also including ceramics, metal, glass, and gardens. The Safavids have also invented very famous illustrated manuscripts like the Shahnameh and the Haft Peykar. In this paper, I will be writing about one of the pages from each of the two illustrated manuscripts; “Giv In Conversation with Kay Kavus,” and “Braham Gur in the Green Pavilion. Firstly, the illustrated page “Giv In Conversation with Kay Kavus” is from a manuscript of the Shahnameh, or Book of Kings by the Persian Poet Firdawsi. Shahnameh is an illustrated manuscript that consists of both images and texts that narrates the achievements and adventures of the Kings of Iran, from the creation of the world until the Islamic conquest of the country in 642 CE.
Bringing in many references to historical artists such as Stuart Davis, Ellworth Kelly, and Roy Lichtenstein, he makes comparison among the aforementioned artists' artworks and the art of Rojas. Berardini uses descriptions of two Rojas’s paintings in this exhibition to support his idea. Colors have always been one of the most important trademarks in Rojas’s works, especially the “oceanic blues and rusty, peasant-dress reds” (Berardini 135). Lentini, Lara. "New York."
The Art Nouveau movement led Klimt to explore with the theme of femme fatale in his work, using gold and symbols to create a sense of eroticism. Gustav use of gold and symbols in his paintings became known as his "golden phase," sparking positive responses from the art world. Gustav Klimt was one of the greatest representatives of the Art Nouveau movement in Vienna. Art Nouveau was an international movement of many different styles of art—especially the decorative used most often by Klimt. According to Peter Vergo, a professor of art history and theory, Gustav is still "considered one of the greatest decorative painters of the 20th century."
Wassily Kandinsky Wassily Kandinsky, a Russian born painter, is often known in art history to be a relative pioneer in the pure abstract art world. Kandinsky is habitually credited with inventing European abstract painting. Kandinsky consistently created works of art made up of geometric shapes and lines; all whilst using luminous colors that were appealing to the eye of the viewer. There is a sense of controversy that propagates towards Wassily Kandinsky and the famous art he produced. Clarity will be brought upon Kandinsky’s methods, as well as exploring the many motives behind what he was painting and why throughout many periods in his life that led up his involvement in the Abstract Expressionist movement.