Art History Essay

← Doyle, William. The French Revolution: A Very Short Introduction. New York: Oxford University Press, Inc. 2001

Case Study: The use of assemblage and the found object in historical and contemporary art practice.

The author explained how the French Revolution starts and also how choice made by the royal government affect the old regime which moved the country into different conflicts. For example, in chapter 1 “The

It showcases the dense, extensive and delicate connections in the artist’s experimental practices, which includes performance, installations, prints, photographs, films and paintings. The show reveals the transgression with the thematically structured six main galleries with an impressive display of Parr’s diaries in the foyer, films in the theatre and the artist’s archive, ‘Information Centre’. According to Parr, he said, “But in the foyer, I must say, there’s this rather beautiful pop-up space, which is nearly confined entirely to language pieces, and outside this space on the curved wall we’ve got 40 beautiful vitrines..and I’ve displayed 45 years of diaries. So the foyer’s got all of this text, and it’s very intimate.” The diaries were a very clever idea that gave a lot of help to the audience in terms of better understanding of the

They gained little attention and may have fizzled out but for the Catholic Church, they had been annoyed at the privileges given to protestants and wanted an end to the revolutionary committee. Tension had been rising slowly among the leaders of the revolution, they had started radicalism and now it had grown stronger and threatened even their own position. So in a quest to oversee this they went into talks with Louis xvi, when nothing could be gained from this, Louis felt it was time to flea and with his anti-revolutionary army he was going to gain back his power just as it had been taken from him. Louis failed miserably and was caught, this arose tension in Europe as the end to a monarchy in one country could spell disaster in other countries raising ideas. Louis was however restored to the throne under the revolutionaries' terms, however this threat from Europe would not go away and war with France was imminent. Revolutionary ideology would have to be dealt with. European monarchs did not want their stature threatened.

We see the challenges they have faced in pushing the art world beyond the accepted and experimenting with something new. The artists have offered us a new experience, one which asks us to reflect upon their works. One that seeks us to return to our most basic thoughts, to being that “Man’s hand tracing a stick through the mud to make a line…” (Newman, 2002. p.574). To see art as a means of communication through expressive forms that contradict, and challenge, our reactions to what we see and hold as real in everyday life. To summarise, these artists have shown us the innovative journey their art has taken through the twentieth century, giving us an opportunity to establish new skills in interpreting

This is an exploratory workshop which I aim through to stimulate and foster qualitative analysis of a part of my visual data from my on going PhD study. I am looking for western perspectives; academics who are interested in/familiar with European paintings e.g. 19th cent era (no expertise required). A number of C3RI scholars from different fields are invited. Your contribution is much appreciated, and will be acknowledged in my thesis. It shall take1.5 to 2 hours, refreshments are provided

Each artist selected because of their thinking and approach to culture, media and a narrative that would hopefully shine light on topics such as colonialism, assimilation, and current trends in popular culture. TRACES aimed to broaden the conversation in order break barriers of cultural essentialism by inviting artist from 1st - 4th generations to highlight or eradicate such influence of Western Culture found in their own work and lives.

I recently visited your gallery, and the collection you have installed shows that you have a clear interest in contemporary art. I respect your collection, but believe it would benefit greatly from some new and diverse subject matter. It is for this reason that I highly recommend you consider making the works of Titus Kaphar the next addition to your gallery.

The French Revolution began as an expression of rebellion against centuries of absolute rule in France. After an interim of experimental liberalism under the rule of Jacobins and Girondins and then the infamous reign of terror, the people of French were drawn to a man who promised them a return to stability, and  honor through the expansion of empire. France and it’s people had long yearned for this sens eof honour, it had seemed, and could finally sens eit in a lasting rpesence under the rule of their prodigious, unbeatable general, Napoleon Bonaparte. He would soon take the reigns of civil government as well and become yet another Absolutist ruler, yet this

After walking around downtown Saugatuck, Michigan I stumbled upon James Blandford’s gallery. This was just a small store that was located next to many tourist type shops, but found it a perfect opportunity to go inside. Just a little background on the artists, he mostly creates sculptures in many different forms ranging from small ornate pots to big pieces of furniture. The piece that I immediately caught my attention when walking was these horns poking out from the wall.

As a person who has been learning to play the piano for more than 10 years, I not only love music, but also am interested in other various forms of arts. Painting, which is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface, is one kind of arts I love. Therefore, instead of having dinner with friends, I went to the Emporium Center and visited “The Fall Juried Show: 41st Fall Art Exhibition” at 6 pm on last Friday.

There is one thing that changes for me everyday. And that is my view. I am blessed with a 16 by 20 glimpse into the Outside World everyday, where I am able to watch, observe,and listen, three things I’ve gotten pretty good at over the years. Through these actions, albeit it took me sometime, I discovered that my Painting resides in the Art Museum. Whatever that is, but I’m pretty sure it’s a place where other Paintings like me are held.

Since the beginning of recorded history, the idea of God is considered a being that controls natural order\ (if you’re religious) or since Ancient Mesopotamia (if you’re not). It’s interesting to see how humans have depicted God and other beings when humans are unable to see into the spiritual world. Throughout the course of history deities have been depicted as symbols, hybrids of humans and animals, as well as ordinary human beings. Although there are many representations of divinity almost all images have the same elements. God is either wearing beautiful robes, has a brown/gray beard and hair, has a hand of finger pointing up, and is often white. The first artwork that represents this idea is Jan van Eyck’s Ghent Altarpiece this art piece perfectly captures the image of God through the sheer amount of detail is contains. The way God/Christ sits and the way his eyes are full of light, the phrase “The eyes are the window to the soul” can really be seen here. With the eyes being full of hope and not a single hint of sadness is displayed. Jan van Eyck’s Ghent Altarpiece (1432) in this oil on wood polyptych there are 12 panels each of them portraying something different. In the center panel lays God/Christ who is sitting on a throne with a crimson red robe, on his head a crown as well as the base of the feet, and a crystal staff in one hand. Along with a beautiful background along with many intricate details. The first detail that can be examined is the crimson red robe God

The more I learn about art in art class the more I pay attention to everything I see. I try to understand the meaning of each art I see, and what the artist is trying to inform me or to the world. In the study of art you have to pay attention to every detail in an art work and what color or shapes he or she used. Of all the art works that I saw in the Museum of Fine Arts, there were three art works which I preferred out of hundreds of arts works in the museum.