German Art Observation Paper

This paper is a formal analysis of the Marble grave stele with a family group relief sculpture. It is a pentelic marble style relief standing at 171.1cm tall carved by a master. It is from the Late Classical period of Greek, Attic which was completed around ca.360 B.C. . I chose to analyze this piece as apposed to the others because I’m mainly attracted to art and sculptures from the Greek era. The overall color used in this relief is ivory with a few cracks and pieces broken off. There is some discoloration which causes the color to come off as slightly light brown for most of the relief. The sculpture appears larger compared to the other sculptures in the art room. It represents a family which includes a man, his wife, and their

European art during the 1400-1700s, just like any other decade, has had many influences, as well as new discoveries. One of the major influences that marked this specific time period as the “rebirth” of classical art was scientific and humanistic approaches to the styles. The three main time periods showcasing these influences in each of their key styles are Renaissance, Baroque, and Rococo.

The painting is colorful and stands out against a white background. The text has a simple black font that does not deviate attention from the vibrant painting. The cover art symbolizes the author’s style. Flack has a laser-sharp focus on her topic and rarely diverges from her message.

Written language can change and can be forgotten but art will always stay constant, you can destroy people and their way of life but if art is preserved the way they lived their lives it will tell their story. Missing or stolen art has had a big impact on the world of art. There are many types of art that have been stolen; paintings, sculptures, jewelry, photography, and written artifacts. There are many questions on whether art is important to the preservation to a culture such as;

The artwork during this time was influenced by Art Nouveau which included “curvilinear shapes, illegible hand-drawn type, and intense optical color vibration inspired by the pop art movement” (Psychedelic 60s). Pieces included abstracts swirls, intense colors, and bending

One of the reasons I enjoyed this exhibit so much is because several pieces involved the viewer. There were two artworks of similar style that I was immediately drawn to, which I later noticed were by the same artist. Adam Fuss is the creator of these colorless photographs and though they share similar physical characteristics they have different meanings. “Untitled” (2002) was an image of a skull and “Home and the World” (2010) showed an image of a mattress. From a distance, I saw what looked like shiny aluminum surrounded by a picture frame. As I got closer I could see an image almost jumping out towards me, but only when the light was hitting it at a certain angle. I could also see my reflection in this mirror-like creation. This type of art is called a daguerreotype and is one of the earliest forms

Therefore, the work engages the mind in a lot and this happens because of the powerful impact of color and texture, which serves to demonstrate emphasis and variety, which also occurs because the artist has combined them in a perfectly symmetrical manner (John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 2014). The thoughts relating to the body are powerful to the reader, and they serve to remind the audience that death is inevitable and that we all have to face it as some point in our lives. Therefore, the principles of texture and color trigger remembrance especially because of the numerous repetitions that help to create balance, unity, harmony, and symmetry (Sayre 2012).

The shapes are all free form and slightly blurred at the edges, no harsh lines are present. The painting exhibits a dull and dark color palette with a few exceptions. Brighter shades, blue and white, emphasize the moon. Warmer shades,coppery reds, represent the moon's light reflecting off of the stone partition. The paintings value is quite dark with the

Two painters in history are known for their abilities to depict scenes in such realistic manners that you would never know they are actually producing paintings. These painters are named Johannes Vermeer and Albert Bierstadt. Both men came from different times and ethnic backgrounds. Dutchman, Johannes Vermeer was born in the year 1632 and passed away in 1675. Over his lifetime Vermeer used a style of painting that causing modern day historians and art lovers to struggle to figure out how he painted such realistic scenes that mimicked photographs. His style combined many pictorial depth cues while maintaining a strong sense of realism throughout the relatively few paintings he produced. Next is Prussian artist Albert Bierstadt, who was born in the year 1830 and passed away in 1903. Bierstadt is widely known for his highly realistic paintings of the American West landscape. Combining pictorial depth cues and visual realism were his specialties, while raising a large degree of ‘illusionism’ in his paintings. In his lifetime Bierstadt produced over 500 paintings, most of which pertained to the places he visited on his journey across the United States. While Bierstadt and Vermeer were two very different men, their works shared common elements. Vermeer’s The Music Lesson and The Concert and Bierstadt’s Yosemite Valley share many of the same pictorial depth cues, realism, and even a sense of illusionism. In order to analyze how these works of art are alike, three questions must be

For this observation, I went to the “American Art” section on the first floor of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. When you first walk into the exhibition you see a bunch of glass showcases and to the right was a whole hallway and section designated to Thomas Eakins. The Thomas Eakins’ section is rather large so I ventured there first. All of his pieces are so well done and lifelike. Although, there was so much to pick from, I found a small brown set of five figures in a glass case the most interesting. Each one is only the size of my hand. They are intriguing because not only are they in a well-lit big glass box in a darker hallway, but they are on a smaller scale than most of the other works of art around it. The big lit glass box is split

There is a vertical line (about two-thirds of the way across the painting) that distinctly separates the paintings’ colors. On the right side of the line the background is noticeably darker than the left hand side. It appears to represent night. A cloud is divided in half by the same line. On the left side of the line, the cloud’s outline is red; on the right side it is black. The treble clef symbol also changes color because of the same line. The left side is dark blue and the right side is green. This line displays the element of contrast. The sky is dark blue on the left as if it were evening, while the right side is black, resembling night. There are many other representations of contrast throughout the work. Almost every figure has two tones and various shading. There is an image of the heart that is green on the outside and dark green on the inside. The guitar is divided in half at a point where the chords would be. The right side is a soft brown, realistic to a guitar’s wood tone. On the left side it is

2.Even though some of Josef Hoffmann’s paintings of the staging failed to be transformed into practice, they possesses high quality that shows us the paintings’ ability to visualize what’s grand and metaphysical. In this case, how should we evaluate the role of painting, a genre that Wagner did not pay huge

Two formal elements that are found within this painting are color and texture. The colors used are very bright and help capture the attention of the viewers. The colors used on the clothing could also be used to show exactly how their

As one of the founding members of the die Brücke movement, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner’s influence on German expressionism, and modern art as a whole, is undeniable. While appearing to fulfill the stereotypical troubled artist trope, Kirchner’s work has been praised more so for his innovation in expression and technique rather than as a result of his personal demons. Images such as Marcella, Berlin Street Scene, and Street, Dresden have been complimented as inventive and stylistic, a true introduction to modern German art (Rhodes). The overarching loneliness that the artist confessed to feeling throughout his life did however have a significant influence on the subjects represented in his art. Countless scenes he created depict this loneliness, isolation,

Avremov uses the cool colored man and the warm colored woman to grab and pull the corresponding colors schemes together in the center through the couple. The settings on either side of the painting stick to their specific color scheme. When Afremov swaps the trend in the center of the painting it creates the focal point. The couple has a man depicting the dark color on the left side of the painting instead of the right. This is where all the other dark blue colors are at in the painting. The same pattern is followed for the woman, she finds herself on the cool side of the painting instead of the warm side which corresponds with the color shown on her dress. This ties the people to their corresponding colors. It also helps depict their personalities through the corresponding colors. Like the woman having the orange-red color and it being connected to the idea of her personality being outgoing and friendly. This is proven by her connection with the abundant trees and lights. There is also a connection with the dark colors on the man and the right side of the painting. This connection is that the dark colors create an idea that he is sad and depressed. This is depicted through not only the colors but also through the sole dying tree and the lights. It also gives the idea that even though these two people are different in their personalities and lives, they somehow found a way to connect to each other. These connections are seen in the actions they display towards one another. They are close together as well as linking arms. This gives the viewer a picture of how close they are because of their physical positions. They are