Gregory Gioiosa

First thing that I noticed about this gorgeous oil and tempera on panel painting was the precise emotional aspect: romantic and simple, yet so exceptionally lifelike. This work surely shows a development from the powerfully

Georgia O 'Keefe was an American artist who began creating pieces that were very detailed, yet still abstract in some ways. In

I first became attracted to Yayoi Kusama’s work when I came upon a 1966 photograph of Kusama modeling on her own installation with painted dots covering her body. The photograph communicated what seemed to be a special message that fascinated me; I was curious about what symbolism the polka dots express and what connotations Kusama was intending to reveal by painting repetitive tessellations. I was instantly drawn to the manner in which Kusama dresses in the fashion of her own endless imagination; it seemed that Kusama’s body and art have merged into one creative entity, softening the variance between the artist and the art piece. In short, the photograph inspired me in discovering Kusuma’s history, analyzing her art pieces, and contemplating my

God has created the world beautifully by making the combination of many natural colors, and other things. The images of the natural work of art and animals address the reality of the life as how it begins and at what stage we are now. To create your better understanding the book “Exploring Art: A Global Thematic Approach” written by “Margaret Lazzari, Dona Schlesier” has highlighted the principles and importance of the art work by relating it to the past working of art and modern work of the artists. It increases the level of understanding of the viewers and makes it easy to give their opinions on the situation or concerns addresses in the

While the painters after the Impressionism period were collectively called the “Post-Impressionists,” the label is quite reductive. Each artist had their own unique style, from Seurat’s pointillism to Signac’s mosaic-like divisionism, Cezanne, Émile Bernard, and others. These artists were all connected in that they were reacting to the aesthetics of Impressionism. Two of the more influential painters from this movement were Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin, who aimed to connect with viewers on a deeper level by access Nature’s mystery and meaning beyond its superficial, observable level. However, each artist’s approach to achieving this goal was different. In close examination of Vincent van Gogh’s Self-Portrait (Dedicated to Paul Gauguin) and Paul Gauguin’s Self-Portrait with Portrait of Émile Bernard (Les misérables), one may clearly see the two artists’ contrasting styles on display.

The use of geometric shapes in this painting allows the subject to be viewed in both a recognizable and unrecognizable state at the same time. Overall, geometric shapes and patterns play an essential role in what the viewer sees, which is further supported by a powerful color palate.

Keith Haring, a man who did not fit in with either the societal norms or the street culture in New York City, like many others. Instead of changing himself to fit in, Haring chose to change the societal norms and street culture to comply with him through the use of his art. His artwork differed greatly from other artist in many ways, but the most apparent difference is the message that he sends through his pieces. He incorporated his own style into his pieces and expressed many different ideas to society that were generally not accepted, especially his view on AIDS. Through his artwork, Keith Haring was able to transform the New York City street culture, which resulted in a change in the art scene and gave exposure to ideas that had not been

In Paul Gaugin’s painting Day of the God (Mahana No Atua) it depicts a fictional presentation of an indigenous praise ritual being carried out by the Tahitian women the setting is on an island of Tahiti. Gaugin’s painting is oil on canvas and uses a variety of colors to comply with his post-impressionistic style depicting real objects and expressing flat curving shapes pink, magenta, blues and reds for the shadows of the water it gives it a mystical look but the background of the painting gives the viewer somewhat of a realistic setting with the blue skies and the wind carved mountains that are complimented by the soft white clouds. When looking at this composition the viewers eyes are naturally attracted to the colorful water in the lower half of the painting, when looking on the left half of the pool it gives a sense of depth but flat and two-dimensional on the right as well as illogic color schemes in the reflection of the water. With the colors that were used in this painting it gives off a warm relaxing feeling within its island setting. There are some noticeable differences in this painting, the women all have different pose’s as well as there all engaging in something different from the nude female bather in the front to the two islanders in the top left performing a ritual near the sculpture. The three women in the front are said to signify birth, life, and death which resembles the three “Ages of Man” with the figure to the

I found an art piece from El Museo Del Prado that caught my attention. The name of the art work is called “Angel with a crown of Lilies” which was painted by Giambattista Tiepolo, his full name was Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. He was one of the greatest eighteenth-century European painter and outstanding first master of the Grand Manner (a term used widely from the eighteenth century to describe what was considered to be the highest style of art in academic theory – a style based on an idealized, classical approach). Giambattista Tiepolo art works tend to involve the viewer on a purely imaginative level

When I first look at this art work it leaves me confused. It left me with one message and that was what the artist was thinking about when he was creating this art. Just because it contains such random little pieces of art surrounding one large piece of art. It left me with multiple questions. Why was it comical, why did he surround it with multiple other pictures and why was their one large piece of art.

Andy Warhol and Tommaso Guidi also known as Masaccio teaches one that art is not just a drawing it’s a connection to something so much bigger. Learning and understanding the message each artist is putting out is such a wonderful thing to encounter. This paper entails two artists who created two unique paintings using different things like silkscreening and photography. Understanding their art, learning about why it was created and their inspiration is a big factor. Through their art they are telling a story. Also to inform you on why the artists drew the paintings, where the painting were created, and what the paintings mean.

The painting, NUMBER 1, 1950, is currently both my favorite Jackson Pollock work of art and one of my most favorite works of art. The reason for this is because I <>and because I studied Jackson Pollock and Number 1, 1950 when I was a member of Academic Decathlon in James E. Taylor high school. The sense of movement in this works of art give this painting a sense of being ‘alive’. This same restless movement causes me to feel...restless, as I am constantly trying to find something to rest my eyes on, even though I know that there is nothing to ‘rest my eyes

The color scheme of the painting looks as if it’s somewhere along the lines of complementary and analogous. The colors contrast each other, but also compliment them in a very specific way. It is very clear with the splashes of red on the blue down in the bottom left corner. This work has a very open palette, as you can tell by the usage of many colors. The color is very expressionistic. The intentional variation of the color speaks volumes of the mood being portrayed. When standing in front of the painting, the dominating warm colors seem to disregard the sad blues and purples, giving the observer a happy, peaceful feeling. I would imagine looking at the

In A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, Stephen Dedalus defines beauty and the artist's comprehension of his/her own art. Stephen uses his esthetic theory with theories borrowed from St. Thomas Aquinas and Plato. The discourse can be broken down into three main sections: 1) A definitions of beauty and art. 2) The apprehension and qualifications of beauty. 3) The artist's view of his/her own work. I will explain how the first two sections of his esthetic theory relate to Stephen. Furthermore, I will argue that in the last section, Joyce is speaking of Stephen Dedalus and A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man as his art.

I went to The Art Institute of Chicago on a Thursday when it was free for Illinois resident and when there were different exhibitions going on. There was long line at the entrance near the museum at 6pm in the evening. I went alone because I thought I can have better focus on picking a good art work. I was ready to go through all the magnificent paintings for my art museum paper. As I walked through the museum, there were colorful Indian Modern art exhibited for the occasion. They were big and vibrant. The was also a special exhibition of Tarsila Do Amaral, one of the leading Latin American Modernist artist who paint like Cubism, Futurism and expressionism. Her artworks were childlike in terms of the painting style of objects and people. I was most fond of the modernist and contemporary part of the gallery with painters like Salvador Dali and Francis Bacon. I was fascinated with Salvador Dali’s Venus de Milo with Drawers. The drawers unnaturalistically located on a human body was intriguing. The depth of the human mind and subconsciousness are creatively represented by these drawers on Venus de Milo. Francis bacon’s work Figure with meat was not bad either. Figure with Meat is a disturbing depiction of Pope Innocent X sat in front of a cow carcass cut lengthways in half. (Gould) Like his other painting, the theme is dark and twisted. The carcass is included serve as a direct reminder that death will be at the end await