Comparing Millet And Homer's Paintings

In life one faces many obstacles and when one finds themselves in that obstacle they have to make a sacrifice whether that be animate or inanimate. In the Disney movie Hercules, the main character has to choose between eternal life among gods or the place he’s always known as home and the place where he found happiness , so Hercules sacrifices his eternal life with gods and stays where his happiness and peace is. This is an example of how one sacrifices in order to find peace it is also an example of how home can be a symbol of peace. These two ideas appear multiple times throughout The Odyssey by Homer and Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck.

I believe color, and in part lack of, is very important to this masterpiece. Cole colors the river valley light green and light brown to show vibrancy and cultivation of the cleared fields. He colors the forest dark green and eliminates colors in the shattered tree trunks and rugged cliffs to show the natural wonder of the untouched forest. These differences in color show how man is destroying the natural wilderness in favor of agricultural advancement.

Several of artists were known in the 15th century, one of these Post-Impressionists was the Dutch artist, Vincent van Gogh. Van Gogh trusted that art was a type of expression. A painting was an enthusiastic and profound experience for him. He was born on March 30th, 1853 and passed away on July 29th, 1890. When Van Gogh was alive he sold only one of his painting, but now that he is dead he is the most famous artist. Each painting provides a certain way of information. The two painting's that caught my attention are "The Starry night." and "The potato eaters." These are the two paintings that are going to be compared. "The starry night" is one of the most well-known pieces of Van Gogh in modern culture. The reason why this painting is well liked

The medium used for this work of art is oil. In this technique the oil acts as a binder and causes a quick drying layer that can built upon. The formal elements of a painting include line, color, space, light, texture and pattern. The line appears to be an implied line in which the work creates directional movements from top to bottom. But also forces the viewer to see how the figures stand out and there importance in the painting. The color shows a subtle spectrum with a detailed background from the skies to the mountains to the artist table canvas. The light is somewhat even throughout the painting showing emphasis on every figure holding something in their hands; and more so the final product of the artist that are being captured on the canvas. The visual texture of the painting appears to be smooth and the pattern is decorative and somewhat vibrant. The principle of unity and variety are evident in this painting, the design itself shows a sense of community of important figures throughout African American history. I was drawn to this piece because it embodied the heritage of African American art through history. This painting by Hale Woodruff displays many of the significant contributions that African Americans made to the world of Art. Not necessarily “picture art” but all realms of life art: cooking, liberal arts, politics, labor, law and many more through his vibrant

Prior to my research on Winslow Homer, I had no knowledge of who he was as an artist. After reading about Homer and his life, I learned that he was one of the greatest American painters of the 19th century and had a big impact on the art world. I chose to do my paper on Winslow Homer because I saw a few of his paintings of boats floating in the ocean and was blown away by the strokes he produced. I expected him to be a rural European artist that mainly did landscapes, and while there is some truth behind my assumption, I learned a lot about him that I didn’t expect.

Throughout his poems, Mr. Daniels illustrates one of the most beautiful aspects of Blue-Collar society. This is the sense of camaraderie between members of the working-class: the “us against the world” attitude. In “My Grandfather’s Tools” he writes, “…showing the engineers how things really worked.” (3). There is an air of disdain for management in this sentence, which serves as a bond between working men. The very title of his poem, “For People Who Can’t Open Their Hoods” (66), infers a total lack of respect for people who have never done physical labor or are not mechanically inclined. This universal lack of respect for those who have not engaged in manual labor serves as a bond between those who have.

The illustration of this painting, George Catlin was a famous painter. He was originally a lawyer was was interested in the Indians. He never became or a was a historian.Even though he wasn't a historian he gave speeches about the indians to promote his work. Coming back from Washington, they picked up their traditions. The indians didn't come back the same as they left. That's what i think the picture does a good job of showing. The Indian on the left is in traditional Indian clothes,but the Indian on the right comes back looking much more like the culture back in washington. Although there misunderstood the culture in washington. As you can see the man on the right is holding a ladies fan. This shows that they misunderstood the

Although these paintings were painted two hundred and seventeen years apart, they share some similar artistic qualities, but they are not so similar as to be indistinguishable from their own time period. Both Jan Steen and Vincent Van Gogh paint subjects around the table with hats and head coverings, a vanity that seems to stretch through both time periods and up to the modern era as well. The visual textures of both paintings are very similar as well. Each painting gives the illusion of a soft table covering and hard surroundings. In each painting the subjects are enjoying a vice, smoking in The Merry Family and Coffee in The Potato Eaters. The focal point of both paintings is similar too. In each the viewer’s attention is pulled to the table itself and is hastening to observe the people gathered around it. That seems to be where the similarities stop. Jan Steen uses a warm palette with a daytime natural lighting that plays across the painting from the window. In contrast, Van Gogh uses a cool palette and paints his scene at night using the whispering light of an overhead lantern.

On the very first page of Lilies of the Field, Homer's mother describes him as “2/3 amiable and 1/3 plain devil.” After those first few pages, Homer grew gradually and dramatically in the way that he interacted with others. It is noticeable in how he thinks of his work with the nuns. At first, he simply wanted to do them a favor, but it soon changed to wanting to escape, and then finally accepting and enjoying his experience. Even though Homer is Baptist, I saw his spiritual being grow as quickly as the chapel did.

Three specific details that indicate that the artist is a close observer are one, the blood marks on the duck that one can assume his son shot at in order to eat on their way to their trade point. Two, if observed closely, one can see a flock of birds flying toward the sunlight draw lightly to demonstrate the illusion of afar. Three, one can see native symbols on the quilt that the son is leaning on. The painting is painted as if the viewers are on land watching the father and son rowing the boat towards possibly the end of the Mississippi river. The water is clear and it reflects everything in the boat. Both the father and son are calm. The son is lounging and the father is smoking a pipe giving off a calm mood. The artist uses curves to help demonstrate the son’s boredom by making look as if he’s slouching. Bingham made the father and son’s body to connect and make a semicircle. Bingham uses spring colors, happy colors, to portray a relaxed mood. He uses soft colors, for instance the soft red color of the father shirt and the matte color black of the cat’s fur the keep the tranquil feeling.

The Lakeland art Museum is the focal point of my report, where I enjoyed many paintings, photographs, and sculptures of many artists both renowned and local. Examples of such would be Pablo Picasso, Francisco De Goya, Hung Liu, and many more. Although the first to catch my eye was that of Liu’s work Working Woman: Millstone 1999, an etching with soft colors, varnish, as well as paint. It depicts two work-worn older Chinese woman operating a millstone the image was then layered over with red kanji fruit and a bird. Furthermore while absorbing the impact of the piece I came to realize that one woman was much older than the other and overseeing the younger ones work, they were wearing similar clothes and seemed to be in an outdoor setting. Concluding that it maybe possible The image depicted a mother and daughter as well as their family practice of milling grain. Due to it obviously not being factory setting meaning the mill must be close to a home, similarities between the women could possibly mean relation, and practice of stone milling could have been passed down thorough their generations.

The artwork is a colorful representation of the nature of the farmworkers on a hot summer day. Thompson uses a variety of contrast of hues to represent the summer day and the nature of the farmworkers. For example, the man cheeks are a vivid red making it appear to be a long day of work and portrays the heat. He also

Why do so many artists recreate such similar compositions to that of the painting, “American Gothic” one may ask? A painting of who viewers perceive to be a farming couple, positioned in front of their white farmhouse may not seem like anything special, but perhaps it is the familiarity among viewers that make reinterpretations of the original so successful. Some may even argue that this very painting by Iowan artist Wood Grant is as familiar to Americans as Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa. I agree and believe this to be true to an extent; however, I question the process that it takes for the viewer to make the connection between the original from 1930, to more recent revisited images. In my essay,

Everyone has been created unique and there is no other that is the like anyone else. People think different, dress different and like and dislike certain things. This is similar to the artists of the nineteenth century including Pierre Etienne Theodore Rousseau and Joseph Mallord William Turner. They are both artists during the nineteenth century and were painted at the same time; however, there is a difference between their styles, their point of view, and the scenery. However there are similarities between the two paintings. The paintings that will be compared and contrasted are “Under the Birches, Evening” and “The Campo Santo, Venice.”

The first is a medieval painting, created by the Italian painter Duccio creation, we can see that his paintings are characterized by a typical dark tones, because it is the early Virgin image, painting skills are not too mature, more oil painting Has not been born, cannot be repeated stacking, repeated changes, and thus in the character image of the expressive force is not perfect, it is not a strong light and shadow effect, but on the basis of flat painted slightly darker blooming, so that the face of the Structure and clothing pattern to show the bumps. However, as time goes on, the earlier the icon on the image, the less the effect of three, the basic lines are outlined in the plane, with color is simple and bright. But the phenomenon of rigid expression until the 16th century when the image has not been