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Charlotte Jirousek Article Movement Summary

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The article Movement by Charlotte Jirousek was published in 1995. Jirousek states that there are four different types of movement that define it. He states that Literal Movement, motion pictures movement, Mobiles ( sculptures that move), and finally dance are all forms of movement. Literal movement is meant to characterize or illustrate symbols, a motion picture is the collection of single still photos on a film that is brought together to form a continuous motion, Mobiles which the movement of art partially in sculptures and finally dance which involves the movements of the body. With the artist Eaweard Muybridge and his photographic experiment with a horse, his main objective was to see if a racehorse’s hooves would be off the ground all at the same time. His experiment correlates with Jirousek’s motion picture of movement for the reason that Muybridge set up cameras …show more content…

Lawrence’s painting is closely related to the Literal movement which consists of symbolism. It is apparent in Lawrence’s painting that he uses symbols,his palette choice of color is very limited to attract the viewer, but what really is the biggest symbol in the painting is the background. Lawrence’s background is a symbol of the unknown given that the colors are very dull and dark toned which shows the uncertainty that the people are willing to undergo for the opportunity for a better life. One thing I found interesting is with Marcel Duchamp's Nude Descending a Staircase is that it follows the notion with Jirousek’s photo art, that it a time-lapse photography. I am not a fan of his work, and I believe the uproar that came about due to his painting was just, even though it was for a different reason, I do not like it because it is very abstract and hard to

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