Art History Analysis Paper

The definition of art is notoriously difficult and is a field of philosophical inquiry as such. The meaning of the word "art" are multiple, sediment and cross each other in the language. Missing uses of the word are present in expressions and help to make the subject more that difficult. However, according to my studies, art is an expression, a symbolic way to communicate. Its key is to make something subject or scientific, for instance: an object that went through certain modification would be consider an art. We have a different type of arts but I will only be focusing on this tree types: prehistoric art, art of the ancient near east and art of ancient Egypt.

Over the years, I have flirted with visual art. It started with pencil drawing, continued as an affair with marker illustration, then a dalliance with lettering, and I now have a relationship with photography. However, my favorite art will never be displayed in museums or galleries. It is not static and immutable. Rather, my chosen medium is fluid, living, volatile. No matter how well rehearsed, it will never be the same again. That’s the beauty of performance art.

Overview, background: Enlightenment, (Newton & Galileo); Classicism/Romanticism (French & other Revolutions); Impressionism & Post (Industrial Revolution, Darwin), Modernism (WWI, Freud, WWII) Pop & Op (Vietnam, sexual revolution, Watergate); today (technological revolution).

With the sculpture straight ahead, the audience sees a profile view of the scene; however, the artist created the sculpture with enough space and depth to be able to view the front of the woman’s face from a side angle. The artist created the seated woman with much detail; her nose, chin, slightly opened mouth, pronounced brow line and inset eyes show this. She reaches for the chest with her right arm in a very delicate manner as her left arm lays on the throne for support.

The illusionistic brushwork denotes the bulky drapery folds that are wrapped around the body.3 Behind his head is a large golden circle that could either qualify as a large halo or a sunset in the distance. His left foot is slightly lifted and is resting on the base of the writing desk which highlights that this artwork is three

The portrait “Senenmut and Neferura” depicts a man sitting on a stone block while holding a young girl on his lap. Both figures’ shoulders and hips are aligned and are front facing. The man’s feet, peeking out from the bottom of the robe, are next to each other and sitting against the stone block. They are both wrapped in a robe which obscures many of the details of their bodies giving the sculpture a solid, block-like appearance. The faces of each figure are idealized, so it is only through the incised inscriptions that the man and child have been identified as Senenmut and Neferura respectively. Senenmut is portrayed as young man, with a smooth, calm face and wearing a headdress. Neferura’s face seems to be rendered in a nearly identical style. However, she also

The first two pictures that are being compared are Shirin Neshatb “Allegience with Wakefulness” 1994 and Jasper Johns “Three Flags” 1958. In the “Allegience with Wakefulness” is instrumentalist. It is instrumentalist because it is the writing on this person’s feet is not English and there is a gun between the person’s feet. This might be taken as things that are different from what we are used to be taken as threat. American people in general have a closed minded way of looking at things. The other aesthetic perspective for this art piece that are noted

This portrait is most likely to be the one of a wedding. First, the wife wears a costly green, wool-fabric gown with white-fur lining and accessory such as gold rings on the right hand and a necklace. At first impression, it seems she’s pregnant because of the way the dress is laid out and the position of a resting hand on her abdomen; however, having a closer look, she is holding her dress, which has several layers making it look fluffy- another indicator of wealth. The color of the dress signifies hope, possibly becoming a mother. As wearing a white cap signify purity and/or being married. Second, Arnolfini wears a long, fur-lined appeal with a big hat is another symbol of prosperity. He also wears a ring on his right index finger that symbolizes authority, power or being a member of a

Hi Cortney, I found your interpretation fascinating. I think most of us have focused on the themes of rebellion, comfortability, and insecurities. That we did forgot to focus and acknowledged the individual, for he is a beautiful representation of the male nude body. And I must agree, it is far more common to see nude photography displaying women than men, so this photograph is a pleasant change. I think the photographer’s choices for the color of the background, the amount of light the individual is exposed to, and the angle at which the individual is facing the camera all give the portrait a more artistic feel.

How did Renaissance art express the new concept of the individual? The art during the Renaissance period reflected the individual as somebody with potential and has the ability to do anything they believe. Painters,Sculptures, and Architectures had a very different way of thinking during the Renaissance there were many new ideas. Such as having more of the classics appear, having depth,symmetry, and including many other artistic characteristics. Statues in the Renaissance were usually free standing, and glorified the individual. Buildings made in the Renaissance were made to be simple,symmetrical, and to show balance. These structures and paintings were meant to show off the beauty of the Renaissance and of how exquisite it is.

He paints the figure in an traditional argyle like pattern of a harlequin, which really helps to make the figure stand out against some rather abstract cubistic questionable pieces of furniture (?). The belt is easily seen, as are two distinct legs. One arm seems to be presented by the negative space between two other objects. He again uses negative space to depict the head or the start of the head as it only includes one eye.

Note: This statue of an Ancient Egyptian woman clearly shows the way of dressing in Ancient Egypt. This statue belongs to the New Kingdome period.

The paintings main focus is on Saint Dominic, a male monk. His head is looking down to the right, and his sorrowful face is old and thin. The tan features are square and come to a point. His large round eyes are looking downward at the ground. The depth of the sunken cheek highlights his high sharp cheekbone. A small ear on the left side of his head leads upward into his grey tonsure hair cut. Saint domonic is standing straight with his hands folded in prayer. He is clothed in a large dak brown robe that has

The portrait is displayed horizontally with a gold trimmed frame. The subject is a female that looks to be in her early 20’s sitting upright on a large brown chair. If the viewer travels up the painting the first indication of the woman’s class is her satin, blue dress. The saturated blue shines and falls in the light like water. Paired with the dress are her exceptionally detailed endings to her sleeves. The lace is even painted as though it is translucent, allowing a little of the blue dress to show through the sleeve. Flowers throughout history have symbolized innocence of a woman and her virginity. The repeating theme of flowers, in the sleeve cuffs and ribbon) in the woman’s attired suggests her purity or innocent nature. Another very details section of the painting includes the corset/torso details. The sewing suggests texture in the torso with small beading in between. Towards the top of the chest in the center, the female seems to bear an extravagant, ribbon piece with a tear drop bead in the center. The light pink

Renaissance Art is a large portion of the art we look at and get inspired by today, but where and who did it come from? Many things were developed such as the printing press, a new system of astronomy, exploration of continents. Also accompanied by the advancements in philosophy, literature, and especially art. Painting, sculptures, and decorative arts identified with the Renaissance emerged from Italy in the 14th century. Renaissance art is an expression of Greco-Roman traditions, is captured the beauty and mystery of the natural world.