The subjects are placed in the center to emphasize the figures and the pair is set in the foreground. The bodies are positioned to form almost a singular figure to create the largest visual aspect of the painting. The composition of the painting is very compact to draw focus on the large forms in the foreground. Relative to the canvas, the subjects fill up a majority of the frame, again, to emphasize the countess and her daughter. The colors used in the painting are very warm and earthy.
Degas also used very light pastel colors in the background to make the ballerina stand out more in the painting, as well as making her seem like she is letting off light and making the work seem, in general, much more relaxing and carefree. Another famous Impressionist painting done during the eighteen hundreds was Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s Bal du Moulin da la Galette. In this painting, there is “a richness of form, a fluidity of brush stroke, and a flickering light.” Many bright colors are also used by Renoir, giving off an air of happiness amongst the people dancing, drinking, and
He grew up for the most part in Philadelphia and started painting when he was just 13 years old. He attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Pennsylvania, before setting up his studio with the help from the church. Later he traveled to Europe and settled in Paris, which finally became his primary residence for the remainder of his life. Living in Paris, was much pleasant for him than staying in the US. He had freedom from Prejudice, and nothing there was color related.
But soon he married a dancer, Alexander Danilova. Balanchine began to stage dances for the Cochran Revues in London, and was retained by the Royal Danish Balletin Copenhagen as guest ballet master. In 1933, Lincoln Kristein became interested in ballet and soon had a dream of establishing ballet company in United States. His first goal was to convince Balanchine to come with him to U.S, fairly quickly he agreed and went to U.S. Balanchine had all of it planed out. He thought of teaching the young and influencing the kids into getting interested in ballet style of dancing.
It creates a balance between the two sides (bottom) of the portrait. There is a contrast between light and dark. The chiaroscuro technique which involves the use of smaller amounts of shadow especially around her face. The bright colors used are definitely the first thing that please me the most in this artwork. Color is fragmented
It is necessary to note the juxtaposition of the setting. Possessions such as ‘ornamental fibre light’ and a ‘telephone’ on the ‘room divider shelf unit’ isn’t considered posh, as Beverly thinks. There is a ‘leather three piece suite’, an ‘onyx coffee table’ and ‘sheepskin rug’; which clashes with the normal household furniture. This is symbolic of Beverly and Laurence, consequently establishing their characters as aspirational middle class. Therefore, this gives the idea that through Beverly and Laurence’s possessions, Leigh is mocking stereotypes like them from the 70’s.
Her use of sensory details is impeccable. The line “think of your hands, fingertips on the soft hair” not only makes me think about touching someone’s hair but makes me feel my smooth fingers brushing through soft silky hair. She uses a great simile when comparing the men’s eyes to the night sky. She shows her use for metaphors when comparing her mother to a white dove. My favorite would have to be the simile just because I can clearly picture in my mind that the eyes of this man can look like the dark black night sky.
from Kristanits).” Kirstein visited London during the summer of his junior year at Harvard and went to a Diaghilev ballet seven times in ten evenings. In 1933, Kirstein met George Balanchine at the Savoy Theatre in London. Kirstein had already seen several of Balanchine’s works, including a performance by Balanchine’s company Les Ballets. Kirstein explained his dream of beginning a ballet company in America to Balanchine, and Balanchine replied famously, “But first, a school (qtd. From “Lincoln Kirstein 1907-1996”).” The School of American Ballet was opened on January 2, 1934 with 32 enrolled students.
I chose to do my museum report on three selected pieces from Sacramento’s Crocker art museum. There were two specific reasons that I chose this museum, first was that I wanted to see what beautiful art our city was holding in side these historical walls. The second was that I remember going to this particular museum when I was younger and wanted to see if it felt the same after taking this class and actually being able to look at art in a new way. My experience was so great It was like walking into the past, who knew of all the history paintings could show. The first piece of art I analyzed was Swabian Hamlet after a Rain by Christian Friedrich Mali.
Rockwell did travel to Paris in 1923 to study modern art but it was his root original style that everyone appreciated the most. Norman Rockwell was definitely the artist who represented America and the values and freedoms America stood for. The two works that really express these ideas are “A Problem We All Live With” and “Homecoming Solider.” “A Problem We All Live With”, which depicts an African American girl being escorted by U.S. Marshals into a middle school, was done later in Rockwell’s life and really had a significant effect on America. The painting was done as a 10 year anniversary to Brown vs.