Before answering how ideology operates in Lust for Life, one must first address what ideology is. Ideology is a set of ideas that construct ones ideas, goals, expectations and actions. Not just that but it could also be seen as a set of learnt assumptions and beliefs that sustain opinions. The film Lust for Life is based on the 1934 novel by Irving Stone, which depicts the life of the celebrated but tortured artistic genius, Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890). Whose character can also be seen as a learnt assumption due to his tortured mind through his love for painting and people.
In both of these stories the authors use imagery to help drive home their main points, although in a somewhat different manner. In “Desiree’s Baby" Chopin uses imagery to hint at the “truth” and lead up to the ironic ending. While in Carver’s “Cathedral” imagery is used to reinforce his main theme of don’t judge a book by its cover. Now we will take a closer look at imagery, and examine the intricacies of how these great authors use it in their works. So what is imagery?
Artists such as Michelangelo, who received generous commissions from Pope Julius II, created such splendid, ethereal, and religious works as David and the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel as a way to impress and captivate followers of the Catholic Church (and, undoubtedly, as a means to intimidate followers of the Protestant Reformation). At the same time, there was a sense of discovery in the Renaissance, and a newfound love of the classical writings of the ancient Greeks and Romans. The humanist program of study could typically only be afforded by aristocrats and the rising merchant class, and, as these people sought to boast of their might through the commission of art (the Medicis of Florence are well-known for this clever tactic), we have works such as School of Athens by Raphael, which depicts a beautiful blend of Christian subject and classical ideals. In the late 1800s, however, there was a sense of disillusionment with the increasingly industrialized world. Whilst Renaissance painters sought to create a "window into the world", artists of the late 19th century began to attempt to have their viewers
Although it is undeniably true that artists from two different periods were influenced by historical context and prevailing themes, they expressed their thoughts mainly based on their personal background and experiences. Some of the viewers criticized the specific artworks from their own perspectives while others were highly inspired by the meaning of the artworks. A famous artist from the Baroque period, Rubens Peter Paul, has created a major oil paint art piece called, Massacre of the Innocent which contains the story of mythology. An excerpt that is written by James Matheson Thompson, explained that historians and viewers tend to make the judgment of the artworks’ value by their own standards. They cannot judge or criticize because they do not have specific evidence that can tell the artists’ intention towards the artworks.
Analysis Essay Just like any tool in a writer’s arsenal, characterization has the power to affect the meaning of any story. As a reader, I know full well the power characterization holds, and more specifically, the power it hold in the story “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst. How the writer characterizes the characters in the Scarlet Ibis enforces the meaning of the theme, and what the story communicate. Doodle was portrayed in the story as a tenacious dreamer. He didn’t believe he could walk, he believed what the doctors and his family members said, yet when he was presented with the idea of training to walk, he hesitated, but later persisted.
This is the reason it is evident with Herr Keller the rejection of types of music and composers in the text. In Maestro, allows a deeper understanding of secondary characters as well as the main characters. Herr Keller’s past is important as it enables us to understand him as a character, with music being a key symbol in his life. The maestro’s preference for certain eras of music allows the reader to recognise the pain he suffers when listening to specific composers, due to the suffering experienced in his past. Mozart and Bach represent the music Herr Keller uses to seek refuge of the romantics.
In creating a majestic artwork, it is often the artist who imposes certain molding so that the craft will appear according to the message the artist wants to convey. He performs every stroke and every pinch considering the objects future form and the thoughts that will soon linger amongst the gazers. However, sculptress, Julie Lluch took her dedication to artistry to a very personal level. She permitted the medium to have its way of expressing its views about the world. Thus, Thinking Nude encompassed the qualities of a truly individualistic opus.
If a viewer wants to have a true appreciation of an artwork emotionally they should interpret a work of art in their own perspective. Semmel’s Purple Diagonal moved me emotionally when I viewed it with my own perspective. The work invoked curiousity and had me ponder about the distorted perspective we have as a society. This work was intended to be viewed in a feminist light, however I gained more out of the work emotionally before discovering this fact. Focusing on the forms in a work devoid of context added to my fulfillment in viewing a work.
Bacchiacca was a famous Florentine painter whose works stuck very much to the Florentine and neo-classical style of artwork. He was born in 1494 and lived until 1557, well throughout the late renaissance. The artist uses the positions of characters, display of emotions, and certain color tones to show the strength and resolve of Ghismonda while contrasting her values to the ignorance and weakness of her counterparts. In the painting Ghismonda lays in the center holding the golden chalice with Guiscardo's heart. This makes it clear that she is the central protagonist of this work.
Humanism had a strong impact on the writing of history. It enabled them to think in terms of the passage of time, of the past as past and also write history using their own sources. Although art has always been a way of expressing nature’s beauty and endowment, the artists moved into individualistic forms of creative expression. This new form of art was perfected by da Vinci and Michael Angelo. They idealized nature, moving from a realistic portrayal of the human figure to an idealized form.