An Artist's Touch: Chapter Analysis

For this weeks artist, we were asked to summarise the information provided to us based on the artist, Tracey Moffatt, and research other information to include in the summary. We then had to gather four images of her artworks and write comments on them including, our thoughts, opinions and other general statements about the image. Another requirement of the two week task, was writing about what we personally thought our chosen series produced by Moffatt was about, and also including a short 200 word paragraph on what image we would add to the series and why. The last task was to create an artwork based on Tracey Moffatt’s style of art.

In his book Reading Between the Lines: A Christian’s Guide to Literature, Gene E. Veith writes a chapter entitled “The Word and the Image: The Importance of Reading,” where he stresses the value of reading in a world where images and technology are an increasing threat to literature. Veith begins by explaining the importance of reading to Christians, as their whole religion centers around The Book (Bible). According to Veith, writing allows ideas and knowledge to be stored permanently, permitting them to grow and develop rapidly, making people more educated throughout the generations. New technology is decreasing the importance of reading and writing. New images and technology attract people to emotional religious experiences rather than the

The piece that stood out to me is The Appeal” by Erica Daborn because of the simple black and white color. The first thing I noticed was the animals behind a wall or in some kind of cage while on the other side people are holding empty bowls. The people were asking the animals for food but there is also a lady with fox skin on her shoulders. The Mural was made with charcoal on a canvas and has many details in the texture of the animals and people. Daborn’s contrast on this mural makes it stand out, as well as the size of the canvas. She did very little of the landscape in the background so that people would look for the meaning instead of the beauty. On the plague next to the painting it mentions that it is a part of the Dialogues with Mother

C corporations are able to have unlimited shareholders, which is probably an important characteristic to large companies. (S corporations, for example, may not have more than 100 shareholders.) C corporations can also be owned by non-citizens or other business entities, where S corporations can only be owned by individuals who are US citizens.

The image I chose for this paper is titled A Rose. The image is a painting painted in oil on a canvas and was painted by Thomas P. Anshutz. The painting was produced in Pennsylvania during 1907. I researched this image on ARTstor by using the term realism and then I narrowed down my search by selecting a filter to return paintings as well as setting the geography filter to North America. The painting belongs to The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection and is on display in the American Wing in the gallery of Images of Woman from 1880 to 1910.

After buying Paul a suit, Spencer and Paul went to the Museum of Fine Arts. While at the museum, Spencer “was telling Paul something about a painting of the Hudson River School.” Spencer works as a detective during the day. He doesn’t need to know the finer points about contemporary art. However since Spencer knows about contemporary art, it shows that Spencer values self improvement through learning about other things that don’t pertain directly to his work.

The idea of this piece is to show the connection between mother and daughter being painted. It shows the time and the classic style of the

The pact to gaining respect is paved with knowledge and empathy”- Evan Brown. Anna Smith author of “Young Artists”, believes that knowledge and empathy are fundamental as an artist. In the letter, Smith expresses the pivotal roles principals such as, knowledge and empathy contribute to the development of an artist.

While watching Episode two of the DVD series titled “How Art Made the World,” with Nigel Spivey, I seen a few things that were interesting, but there was one main thing that really caught my attention. For instance, I was fascinated with the South African rituals. They performed religious rituals that they believed connected them to the spiritual world. As the video describes it, the ritual starts with a rhythmic chant followed by a dance. As the ritual intensifies, the man starts to fall out of sync and eventually passes out (Spivey, Episode 2).

In the beginning of the poem “One Art” by Elizabeth Bishop; she takes a lighter tone in the loss of a loved one as she exclaims “the art of losing isn’t hard to master.” (Bishop, 6) Our lives are filled with things that are lost but don’t cause disaster, for example, the “lost of door keys, the hour badly spent.” (Bishop 5) The poem has great reputation rhyme with six stanzas. Bishop used villanelle form as every line rhymes with either master or intent, and within each stanza the word ‘master” or “disaster” is in it. As you read the poem the tone of the poem gets more intense as she states “I lost two cities, lovely ones” (Bishop 13) “but is wasn’t a disaster” (Bishop 15) in the fifth stanza. Then later in the final stanza

For my artist retreat, I believe the type of artist that inhabit the space should go unspecified, creating a sense that any and all artist can come to this place and draw inspiration. The retreat I am creating on site 2 is focused around providing these artist with different views, that will help to inspire them as they work, and I believe the beauty of Allerton Park will inspire any form of artist. If I were to prescribe specific forms of artists to inhabit this space, then this pandering to one art form over another would prevent some artist from ever getting the opportunity to stay at the retreat. Openness to different artist will also ensure the continually use and this mixing of different artist in this space over time may help in the

If you have some free time and have always wanted to visit an art gallery, a start is the Art Sacré exposition. Just do not expect high quality art. Running from October twenty-third to December eight-teenth at Les Salles de Gesù, the exposition features four artists depicting spirituality and inner self.

The most prominent quality of Elizabeth Bishop’s, “One Art,” remains the concise organization and rhyme scheme of the poem, which amazingly keeps the audience informed at all times what the theme. Her choice of a villanelle constantly reminds the audience that “the art of losing” always seem easy until one loses something so much more than an inanimate object and at the point, it does become a “disaster.” Written in 1976, the poem is very modern and uses an impeccable rhyme scheme, diction, and imagery to convey the hints of misery and frantic the speaker feels.

The history of art dates back to ancient times. Artwork can be, and was, found around the world. What makes art interesting is that it can be created in any way, shape or form with any materials. It seems that the artwork can also tell us a lot about the artist. Art seems to be simply, a direct, visual reflection of the artist’s life. Therefore, one can assume that an artist’s life experiences and beliefs directly influence their art. If we look at examples from different periods of art we will be able to see the connection between the artist and the art.

of art as a finished product, signed by the artist and authenticated by the art market,