Art In The Harlem Renaissance

Born in the mid-1800s in Victorian England, surrounded by famous artists such as George Frederick Watts and William Powell Frith, illustrator Arthur Rackham used his artwork as a looking glass into his time period and was one of the greatest contributors to “The Golden Age of Illustration” because of his drawings full of lavish color and extensive detail, his childhood, and his innate will to succeed. Throughout his career in illustration, Rackham has been most credited with his deep understanding of myths and fables throughout what was known as “The Golden Age of Illustration,” which he showed by his ability to portray entire stories in his artworks (Massey). The way that Rackham illustrated, with deep color and riveting details, allowed him

    Thomas Kinkade was known for using strong contrasts between light and dark. He had many artistic talents that spanned over many genres and styles. Kinkade would use “symbols and uplifting imagery to communicate his point of view.” He forged his own path while developing his own styles and techniques. Although Kinkade tried to forge his own path, he had inspirations as well. “The Hudson River and Rocky Mountain Schools of Painting heavily influenced Kinkade’s Early Work”

The first American group of painters, The Hudson School of Romantic Landscapes, was lead by Thomas Cole, who was born in 1801 in England. He went to Philadelphia and Ohio as a traveling portrait painter in 1819. In addition, he traveled to Europe where he painted many Italian subjects, and later many of the scenes in his paintings came from his European studies. He died in 1848 at the age of 47. Cole’s artwork represents the Romantic style of painting, especially in his famous work The Oxbow (Fulwider 618). In the life and time around Thomas Cole, three things stand out. The major themes in Cole’s artwork, what was romantic about the Hudson River School’s art, and why landscape was a national religious symbol for Americans.

George Catlin is a famous American painter from the 18th century who based most of his art work in the Native American society. His painting was famously referred to as the first Indian Gallery (BIOGRAPHY OF GEORGE CATLIN, 2017). He was a romantic painter, but his paintings had similarities to realistic paintings. Some of the similarities included his focus on his inner feeling about the subject of his paintings. He made a very personal connection with the painting. Another major point where the realistic and romantic paintings merge is the point where they both clearly describe the way of life of a certain group or community though they might do it slightly differently. However, there was a major difference between the romantic kind of

Vincent Willem van Gogh, a nineteenth century post-impressionist painter was known for his heavily emotional, beautiful work and interesting uses of color. Although not traditionally thought of as an “outsider artist,” Van Gogh was an outsider of his society. Intrigued by other outsiders, he chose to depict peasants in a series of paintings. His technique focused on depicting the authentic life of the peasants. Herman Melville, much like Van Gogh, pushed back against what was expected of him at the time in his novella, Bartleby, the Scrivener.

When having to choose two works of art to compare and analyze, it had occurred to me that one of my all time favorite artist has always been Vincent Van Gogh. After searching through countless of Van Gogh’s magnificent works of art, I knew I wanted to analyze ‘Houses in Auvers’. Once I chose my first painting, the second piece fell right into place. Since Van Gogh was a painter in the post impressionist movement, deciding to choose another painter from that movement worked out well. I chose, ‘Auvers, Panoramic View’, painted by Paul Cezanne. A majority of people admiring these paintings would realize at least two elements: houses, and the beauty. Although, looking beyond the beauty of the town, there are many more comparisons.

As a third-generation artist, Alexander Calder grew up surrounded by art. Calder’s mother was a painter and his father and grandfather were sculptors, and as a small child his parents ensured that he always had space and tools for his own artistic experimentation. Alexander Milne Calder, his grandfather, created historically based, monumental sized works such as the statue of William Penn seen on the

All philosophers had many things in common but the thing that was most common was the fact that they wanted freedom for all but in order to earn ultimate freedom there were many thing that they need to do before they could achieve it. With the enlightenment it would change everything the world knew.

Robert Patten’s book carefully analyzes the life of George Cruikshank, his associations and most importantly, his art. According to Patten (p. 15), George Cruikshank was an English native born in September of the year 1792. He was the son of Isaac Cruikshank, a prosperous Scottish caricaturist and painter born in Edinburgh. George Cruikshank studied briefly in an elementary school in London known as Edgeware before starting a long stint in his father’s studio. George’s career began earlier compared to other artists. As a child George Cruikshank made some of the kid’s demonstrations and lottery printings. He continued to conduct the demonstrations and printings commercially for many years. Initially, George Cruikshank wanted to study at the

Over the length of our time a lot of comparisons have been made between different artists of our generation and past, this essay is being created to break down the many things in between of what made van Gogh and Francis bacon excellent artists. Over the course of this written document the topics that will be discussed are the Artistic and life similarities and differences of two great artists Francis bacon And Van Gogh. they are both well known throughout the course of history and in that they have also both impacted the timeline in their own way, some of the things that will be brought to attention will be their work and how

The most memorable artists are those who can tell a story in a piece of artwork. They are able to combine different brush strokes, textures and variations to the paint to enable viewers to understand the story which they want to be told. Vincent van Gogh was a lonely and poor man, but one of the more memorable artists because of his story telling. Starry Night, Bedroom in Arles and Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear are just a few of Vincent van Gogh’s famous paintings. Van Gogh was a Dutch painter born in 1853 and he was a part of the Post-Impressionist period of art. Most of van Gogh’s painting can be considered a biographical approach as his paintings are events he experienced through his life which he wants to recreate. Van Gogh used colours and forms to convey what he felt about the things he painted and what he wished others to feel (Gombrich, 1995, p. 548). Vincent van Gogh had an incredible influence on the Post-Impressionist era and how art is perceived now. He utilized new elements in ways in which other artists never used them before. The point of this paper is to demonstrate how Vincent van Gogh utilized his life experiences and showed it through his artwork; they all tell a story about his life and the challenges he faced.

In the following essay, one aims to address exactly why Hume is wrong in making the true appreciation of Art something for only those with properly developed taste and fit to a proper criteria. One shall ultimately argue that this segregation undermines the fact that art is more than just it’s ascribed aesthetic properties, there is something within the art, an essence so undoubtedly human, which is not only for those bred to recognise the essence; it exists in everyone equally.

They were sporadic in many respects, and their interests were wildly variable, but they all rejected the Royal Academy’s strict adherence to conventional painting methods set by Sir Joshua Reynolds, and saw Reynolds’s rules as destructive guidelines that only held the art world captive in the midst of the progress and beauty of nature. Pre-Raphaelites were also influenced by 19th century society Artists like Ford Madox Brown (1821-1893), who championed first early Christian art, then later, “truth to nature” (Whitely 11). The art theorist John Ruskin influenced and strengthened their dislike of post-Renaissance and baroque art with his book Modern Painters (1843). In return, Ruskin fully supported the Pre-Raphaelite cause, lending it credibility with his strong reputation in higher circles of society.

David Hockney is known as one of the most influential artists of all time, playing an important role in bringing back the practice of figurative painting (“David Hockney”). Hockney was born into a working-class family in Yorkshire, England (“David Hockney”). His father was a “conscientious objector” during World War II (“David Hockney”). Hockney adopted his father’s anti-war stance and “romanticized the ideals of the Communist party in Russia,” but remained resistant to “ideologies and hierarchies” (“David Hockney”). Hockey had a kind a heart and “thought that there should be justice in the world” (“David Hockney”). Throughout his school career, David was a serious student but always knew from a young age, that he wanted to pursue art (“David

”Art isn't only a painting. Art is anything that's creative, passionate, and personal. And great art resonates with the viewer, not only with the creator.” (Seth Godin, Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?) In this world, people tend to put authors and artists on two different sides of the overall spectrum, but in reality they are a lot more similar than the world may think, and two people that help to prove this are author Gary Paulsen and artist Vincent van Gogh. Gary Paulsen, a seventy-eight year old American artist has created and published over two-hundred pieces all ranging from different genres. Some of his more popular pieces include the realistic fiction story Hatchet and his famous biography Woodsong. The majority of his stories draw direct inspiration from his life and feature a ton of literary elements. Vincent van Gogh, a eightieth century painter and artist grew in fame after his death and is now one of the most famous artists in the world. With over nine-hundred paintings and a thousand plus drawings, some of his most famous works include The Starry Night, The Potato Eaters, and Bedroom in Arles. Van Gogh's works feature different things in his life, such his bedroom or his visit to France, he also feature many different art techniques. Though both of these people's work may show very different stories, the way the two created them is very similar. Some examples of how both authors and artists are similar is that they both utilize elements of their crafts, they