I love the painting, The Birth of Venus, by Sandro Botticelli. I like the innocence of the figures. They are painted very simply. The simplicity adds beauty to the painting. I have an interest in Greek mythology, and I like to see how stories are brought to life through pictures.
Robert Mullner The soft focus of the photograph and the solidity colour of the rocks with the calm colours of the sunset intrigues me. I admire the fact usage of the mood that is being presented which is a calm mood. The significance this photograph has on me is how it is such a natural photo being made into a beautiful landscape photo Ozlay The digital composition of this photograph make the time being experienced seem vintage. The red tones in it create a feeling of summer and its festives. The disrupted focus is intriguing as it creates more creativity to the close-up shot of the Esky.
She truly believed in painting the flower close up to show the full detail, instead of painting a flower to the true scale whereas you would only see a tiny flower. The overall feeling this painting presents to the eyes is radiance. With its bright reds & oranges it brings a sense of warmth. The painting pulls in the viewer with its abstract light. Because of the scale of this painting it shows the beauty of flowers and gives it more of a intensity.
In both Henri Matisse’s Le Bonheur de Vivre (The Joy of Life) and Vasily Kandinsky’s Sketch I for “Composition VII” the artists use similar techniques/styles in color, but use different techniques when it comes to brushstroke, line, and spacing. Both are outstanding works of art that reflect not only modernism but also the artistic movements that encompass them. They are also more different than alike. Matisse and Kandinsky both use a vibrant color pallet in their paintings, with rich primary colors, and some hints of other rich secondary (and a few tertiary) colors. The colors are used to show different forms and they draw the eye around the paintings.
John Steinbeck uses animal imagery to express and introduce characters, events and themes in 'Of Mice and Men.' Steinbeck also uses nature, to convey events and settings in a subtle way. In section one of 'Of mice and Men' Steinbeck uses various colours to help the reader visualise the clearing as a tranquil and peaceful place. By describing the Salinas River as 'deep and green' the reader instantly envisages the water to be refreshing, mysterious and untouched. In addition, Steinbeck suggests that the clearing is full of sunlight: 'The water is warm too, for it slipped twinkling over the yellow sands.'
Ben Quilty – Margaret Olley Ben Quilty is a young artist who recently won the last Archibald prize with his portrait of his idol Margaret Olley, a fellow Australian artist that he deeply admires. Quilty’s technique, image and use of elements and principles reflect on his feelings towards his model. The materials used in his portrait of Margaret are suspected to be oil paint because the texture of the paints looks to be think and gloopy. It doesn’t look smooth of blended anywhere, there are also signs of the use of a palate knife along the right cheek and the brow of Margaret’s head. There is also a lack of paint for a majority of her face; the bright white of Margaret’s face is actually the surface of the canvas.
The long lines of the silk cloth stress curved sensuality and feminism. The use of color Ingres uses is displayed by the deep cool tones of the turquoise silk curtain decorated with red flowers which intensifies the warm flesh tone of this art piece as well. The lighting compliments the color by bringing attention to the warm tones of the nude's back, pelvis area, and her arm. The piece portrays sensuality and highlights the true beauty of a female body with disproportion, focal point, texture, lines, lighting, and color tone. Modes of Analysis are used to analyze a work of art to assist with the interpretation to the meaning of the piece.
Also the brightness of the primary colors makes the scene joyful. However, upon further examination of this print there’s one person located at the bottom right hand side sitting on the chair who appears to be sad and depressed. I mentioned this comment because the content of my response focuses on happiness. The Artwork displays images of defined and provocative bodies. The similarities of
Picasso developed Cubism along with another artist, George Braque. The two artists worked side by side during the cubism period. The painting has what you would call a “broken mirror” effect and is considered to be a characteristic of abstract. The geometric shape makes the paintings more pleasing to the eye is a good reason why Picasso’s paintings were so costly. When you can’t take your eyes off of a painting, it is surely reason enough to want to own it.
The first inkling of Modernism came after the French Academy refused 5000 works. Outraged by this censorship a Salon for the Refused artworks was created by Emperor Napoleon to exhibit the rejected art. Modernism can be considered as a Golden Age for art as well as a time of radical revolution against tradition. Impressionism began in Paris, France the art capital of the world in the late 1860’s. It was initiated by a group of artists (Claude Manet, Camille Pissarro, Auguste Renoir, Mary Cassatt, Edgar Degas, Paul Cezanne, Alfred Sisley and Edouard Manet) who were tired of following the traditional style of art and so decided to rid themselves of these ‘outdated’ shackles and began to paint unconventional subjects and outdoor landscapes.