Art Reflection

I grew as an artist this semester because I learn a lot techniques that I can use for the future like screen printing or using objects that I already have and putting them together as an art piece. I improve on drawing realistic objects like animals. Last year, I had a hard time drawing realistic objects like my landscape painting. I improved from that and learned a lot from my teacher.

As soon as I walked into the Norton Simon Museum of Art, I was lost. The last time I had been there was several years ago, and even then, I hadn't really paid enough attention to the art. I took a quick glance through the large double doors leading to the sculpture garden, then went to get my ticket. I sat down with a map for a short while, putting my thoughts together and figuring out which way I would have to go, in order to find the time periods and art styles that I was looking for. I walked in with a mindset that this trip would be quick, but I was proven wrong. I walked back and forth between the rooms exhibiting 17th and 18th century art, but I couldn't seem to choose the correct piece. Finally, I noticed a painting to my right that just flew off the page in my perspective. As soon as I saw the royal blue tints, I knew that I had to study this painting, since blue is my favorite color, and also because this painting was gorgeous.

Chris McCandless, the subject of Jon Krakauer in Into the Wild, was not insensible or ill-equipped, but rather he was going out into the wild to locate the genuine importance of life and to perceive what it resembled to live out in the wild all alone. Chris was an incredible good example for children the whole way across the nation; since he was attempting to experience his fantasy and do what he believed was appropriate in the wild and would not tune in to what anybody instructed him to do. Chris McCandless was an adoring and minding individual who esteemed for all creation and needed to make tracks in an opposite direction from the general public and live allowed to locate the significance of life.

Art is everywhere and in everything that we do. God’s work and His vision is the best artwork that we could ever imagine and all we can do is try to live up to His word. In this paper, I will be writing about the Art and the Bible and talk about what points that I found interesting and what new insights that I have in background of this book. I will also identify three perspectives on art that is believable to me and why I feel this way. How are The Lordship of Christ and The Christian Life as a Work of Art are these related and what view do I have in my own life and what is my own thinking with the arts and what personal growth am I thinking.

Throughout history, people have used paintings and art as a tool to express their religious beliefs and values. Illustrations depicting the Virgin Mary and child, often referred to as Madonna and Child, are one of the most recurring images in Christian and European Art through the ages. Though these paintings and sculptures may have similarities in their iconography and style each work of art varies based on the different artists’ and time periods. Two paintings that portray these features currently reside in the Museum of Fine Arts Houston. The first, Virgin and Child by Rogier van der Wyden, was originally painted after 1454. In the painting, the Virgin Mary is holding Christ against her shoulder as he twists around to face toward the viewers. The second painting is Virgin and Child with a Donor, painted by Antoniazzo Romano and originally painted c. 1480. In this painting, Virgin Mary is supporting Christ who seems to be standing and includes a figure of a man with his hands crossed in prayer. While both paintings depict the mother and child, there are both similarities and differences in style and portrayal. In this paper, I will thoroughly examine these traits, as well as address the similarities and differences associated with the two paintings. This analysis will be done by using information gained from reading Gardner’s Art Through the Ages, in class lectures from ARTH 1381 Art and Society Renaissance to Modern and ARTH 1300 Ways of Seeing Art, and close visual

Whether pride, fear, or peace, art is intended to make the viewer feel an emotion. The visit to the St. Louis Art Museum had me excited to discover a new revelation. Being the second time that I had visited in two semesters, I was looking forward to a new angle to take, writing about some of my favorite pieces I was unable to include in my last paper. This semester we have been focusing on the Renaissance era (1300-1700), also known as the Rebirth. During this time, scholars and artists looked back towards the classical learning. Purposefully looking past the middle-ages, they focused on the classical past of Rome and Greece. During this time period many works of art were created, however, throughout this semester every major artist we studied

The works of art that will be compared in this paper are Giotto, Lamentation (c1304-5), and Rogier van der Weyden, Deposition (c. 1435). Although the two artists use different media and style, they share the same topic: the story of the lamentation of Christ from the Holy Bible. The story of lamentation of Christ can be summarized as following: due to the betrayal of the Judas, Christ was arrested and crucified. Both drawings illustrate the scene of the deposition of Christ. These drawings demonstrate the naturalism by using emotional effect.

Art, I was planning on discussing this with you this week. With you out tending to far more important issues, I am going to include Janene in the discussion right away as this is an issue that will likely need to be discussed at her level or above and we should get the discussion started sooner rather than later.

The Torment of Saint Anthony is the earliest known painting by Michelangelo. The artist was only twelve years old when he created this masterpiece, and the piece is now currently a part of the permanent collection at the Kimbell Art Museum. The painting shows demons and devils ambushing the Medieval Saint Anthony, in an ironically peaceful landscape. The compiling details of this painting emerges a dark and mysterious light that may depict how Michelangelo was feeling at the time of his creation.

Looking back on the past, art, music, and literature played an important role in society. Compared to today, it still has that same effect. It’s inspiring and changing society in many different ways. Art has a power of expressing what we humans can’t explain. It brings out a feeling in all of us that’s unimaginable and unexplainable. Religion has served as a primary subject matter of art. However, there are many views when it comes to the relationship between humans and God. Three artists from three different time periods explore the comparisons between art and religion. Lorenzo Ghiberti, Hieronymus Bosch, and Christopher Wren have explored the idea that art has influenced religion and that it’s meaning is one we cannot fully explain. All three

This paint of Saint Anthony is certainly has a measure of 38.4 x 40.4 cm, Saint Anthony has a crown with brilliant gold color he is simply just dressed in a black robe and what stands out is his beard as it is long and shows how the saint is old, and the loss of his hair with the past of the years we can see that he carries a rosary on his belt, we can also see that he does not use any shoes and he walks barefoot. To his right, Another feature of originality of these Temptations is the artist shows the demon she seem calm who is covered by a pink dresser, and a blonde hair you can see

This week’s reading was heavily influenced by works of art focused on religion and the Roman Empire. I found it particularly interesting how Christian art began to impact the Roman Empire around this time. This is all happening as Constantine is moving his Capitol from the city of Rome to Constantinople, as a person who appreciates history I found the move from Rome to Constantinople very interesting. In 380, Christianity is now the official religion of the Roman Empire and around this time is when art begins to be heavily influenced by Christian values. As I read through this chapter and learned about the changes that occurred in art and culture during this time, I began to want to learn more and more. I found it fascinating how drastically art forms changed during the reign of Constantine in 306-337.

I went to the Detroit Institute of Arts on Sunday, November 15, 2009. I had previously been to the DIA several times before to spend my leisure time glancing at the artwork there. I would meander down the hallways and corridors, almost as if I were window shopping. I would briskly walk past the exhibits that were dull and uninteresting to me such as the Early American and African American galleries. I momentarily pause in the Medieval section to admire the shiny amour and intricate designs on the swords. For this assignment, I told my self this time was going to be different. This time I would see more that just paintings and sculptures. I would look for form and technique. I would try to see the mood that the art was conveying.

The present work is focused on undertaking an in-depth analysis of two famous religious paintings: The Virgin and Child by Barnaba da Modena, an Italian painter from the fourteenth century, and The Elevation of the Cross by Peter Paul Rubens, a seventeenth century Flemish artist and diplomat. Following, by comparison, a thorough account of the two works' features, careful observation reveals more than one interpretation.

Six months ago a new record was made for the most-expensive work of art sold at an auction. A painting crafted by Pablo Picasso was sold in New York City for almost 180 million dollars. This masterpiece was crafted by an “artistic genius” that has impacted almost every field of art that we currently practice. He famously said, “Art washes from the soul the dust of everyday life” (Voorhies, 2015). If this is true, and art does have an impact on our very soul, it is essential for us to educate ourselves on the topic that this paper will be focusing on, which is Art Therapy. Using scholarly sources this paper will discuss how to integrating art therapy into the Christian faith, define and give history on Art Therapy, ask, and answer the question