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When one considers the term “Art Nouveau,” what comes to mind most immediately is “images of a European-wide invasion [characterized] by the restless dynamism of organic form”(Silverman 1). For me it is usually the work of Alphonse Mucha– his mysterious women surrounded by the beauties of nature. Often my Art Nouveau fantasies take shape in the odd fungal-shaped stained-glass lamps of Tiffany. Or sometimes they surface as the romantic Parisian posters I’ve seen at Pier One, advertising champagne or cats noir or bicycles or the like. But no matter what ones notion may be of what Art Nouveau looks like, there is a feeling that accompanies it that is at the heart of the style’s appeal. It is difficult to define or describe what

Before entering the exhibition the viewer is introduced to an energetic video montage of all the works with a sound created by Kevin J. Simon. This fast pace hip-hop sounding song at first seems very out of place from the work, but after listening to it for some time you do hear

The young, soon to be famous painter, Grant Wood was born on the day of February 13, 1891 in the town of Anamosa, Iowa. In his young life he was in Iowa his father passed away in the year 1901. After the death of his Father when he was ten, His family moved to Cedar Rapids.

In the late 1900’s the art world became even more evolved from Impressionism, Fauvism, Futurism, and Abstract styles of art. Neo-Expressionism, a style of painting, and some sculpture, which emerged in the early 1980s, usually characterized by a return to figuration in expressive, gestural, and sometimes brashly aggressive works. This art movement was mostly associated with artist from New York like Julian Schnabel, David Salle, and Eric Fischl (Artsy.com). Of these artist there was one African-American, by the name of Jean-Michel Basquiat, genius of his time, and currently one of the world’s most renounced artist. His shaky upbringing along with his feelings towards situations in his personal life and cultural issues during is time,

Visual opulence, creativity, inimitable vision, and a style that is highly influential are the many characteristics of an admired movement in art history, that being of the Post-Impressionism movement (1875-1892). This movement, which was a by-product of the Impressionism movement, is the bridging gap between the two movements known as Realism and Expressionism. Post-Impressionism takes on some of the stylistic characteristics of these movements; however, it does not contain the all too glossy visuals of Realism or the heavily fantastic visuals of Expressionism, rather it is the intermediary of these two poles. My paper will discuss why this link was absolutely essential to the history of art movements, and I will be specifically using the

A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of the Grande Jatte, painted by Georges Seurat in 1884-6, and La Grenouillère, by Claude Monet in 1869, are both works that are on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, originally painted in France during the Impressionism period. These works are recognized today for the modernity embodied in their impressionistic painting styles as well as their depiction of leisure in modern life.

Australian Impressionism is influenced through the French as it has grown over time. Some of Australia’s world famous artists are from the Heidelberg School Tom Roberts, Arthur Streeton, Frederick McCubbin, Jane Sutherland and Charles Conder were all students who studied at the Heidelberg School. The following Artists work was made during 1833 and 1897. During this time each of these artists played an important role in the development of an Impressionist style of painting The Years between 1883 and 1897 were the beginning of the Australian impression era. During this time Charles Darwin career kicked off as well, being famous naturalists, for many of the Australian impressionist artists, Charles Darwin’s findings would have been a good influence

Breaking away from the established conventions of art at the time, the Impressionist work of Édouard Manet and Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe was rejected for its controversial subject matter of a woman in the nude amongst clothed men as the central focus. As such, a reproduction of artwork for the band Bow Wow Wow and their album ‘See Jungle...’ by Andy Earl in the 1980s would cause similar controversy, for the underaged lead female singer being pictured in the nude. Earl has created over one hundred memorable covers and album sleeves, working with many famous artists.

The Impressionist paintings usually had as its subject the outdoors, with figures enjoying their leisure time. Although one might argue that this subject had been common in French painting since Medieval Times, The Impressionists shifted the subjects matter from the Ancient Regime’s scenes depicting the high classes, to “scenes of bourgeois domesticity and of more risqué forms of urban entertainment”. The Haussmannization of Paris, the egalitarian mindset born from the revolutions, and the facilitation of transportation made the bourgeoisie able to engage in outdoor activities like “boating, strolling”, and luncheons, which before were exclusive to the elites. Because of this, The Impressionists, lead my Monet who picked up from the Realist and Naturalist Schools, began depicting trivial activities of leisure, popular destinations surrounding

I chose Mary Stevenson Cassatt, (May 22, 1844 – June 14, 1926) she was an American painter born in Allegheny, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. Mary lived much of her life in France.

Art, according to Webster's Dictionary, is a human skill of expression of other objects by painting, drawing, and sculpture. People have used art as a form of expression for a long time. From the Mesopotamian era to the Classical Greeks and the present. Art is expressed in many different ways and styles, and is rapidly changing, one style replacing another. Impressionism and Cubism broke away from the traditional style of painting. They were both looking for a new way to express everyday life. Time is an important tool that is used in Cubism as well as Impressionism. This element is expressed in Claude Monet's Sunrise and Pablo Picasso's Man with a Violin in different ways.

Although at first glance, Realism and Impressionism appear to be completely separate movements in 19th century art, they in fact were both bred as a response to the new order of Europe that had evolved as a result of the marks made by both the Industrial Revolution and a series of European continental wars. Realist painters and Impressionist painters alike faced controversy in challenging the status quo of the Salons, and took risks to no longer romanticize drastic changes within society caused by industrialization, but instead acknowledge them head-on. Edouard Manet in particular exemplified the gradual transitions from Realism to Impressionism and even to

This essay analyses the aesthetic and ideological underpinnings of the Modernist artwork, Impression, Sunrise of Claude Monet. The artwork and Impressionism is considered to be a visual articulation of the avant-garde and the latter statement is explained. References to the writings of Charles Harrison, Clement Greenberg and Wilhelm Worringer is used to theorise the aesthetics of modernity.

Modernism is an art movement that is characterized by a deliberate departure from tradition to a more expressive form that distinguishes many styles in the arts and literature of the late nineteenth and twentieth century. Emile Bernard was part of this modern art movement as can be seen in his painting, "Breton Woman and Haystacks", painted around 1888. Impressionists were modern artists who tended to paint outside landscapes and street scenes and were concerned with the effects of light. Bernard was a Post-Impressionist artist who considered Impressionism too casual or too naturalistic, and sought a means of exploring emotion in paint. Bernard's work, "Breton Woman and Haystacks", depicts a woman in

"A picture can paint a thousand words." I found the one picture in my mind that does paint a thousand words and more. It was a couple of weeks ago when I saw this picture in the writing center; the writing center is part of State College. The beautiful colors caught my eye. I was so enchanted by the painting, I lost the group I was with. When I heard about the observation essay, where we have to write about a person or thing in the city that catches your eye. I knew right away that I wanted to write about the painting. I don’t know why, but I felt that the painting was describing the way I felt at that moment.