Jacob Van Ruisdael

Another important element these artists have in common is their similar composition and also their points of view.

In Berthe Morisot’s painting, she uses colors ranging from blue to green to yellow to orange. She uses paint thinly but in big brush stroke but her color was dull. Her brush strokes are in a cross hatching manner. This method of cross hatching creates depth and shadows on the foreground. Intermixed, in her piece are signs of dry brush strokes. Morisot’s figure is enticing to the viewer by staring back at the onlooker. Morisot’s painting looks very freeing as that is what she longs for. She has a sketch like quality about her painting.

In the paper I would like to focus on a painting that is almost 120 years old, however it appears provocative even today - in the world of contemporary art, where there seems to be no room left for astonishment. What I find so special about this beautiful painting is the technique and the artist’s vision of the scenery. Even though the second half of the 19th century was the time of rebelliousness in the art world, Henri Matisse managed to find his own niche and create his own style of painting. While “Still Life with Oranges II” appears as a primitive piece of work that neglects canonic rules of proportion, shade and volume, it opens doors to the personal world of the artists, where there is a place for imagination and flirting with the audience. Bright colors and swirls of brush strokes celebrate life and create an uplifting mood, which we often under appreciate in a painting.

At first contact with the painting, my eyes were immediately drawn to the center of the painting where a dominant figure of a man is highlighted not only by his large size, but also by his bright red jacket which invokes a strong presence in the painting. In contrast, the other peasant-like characters’ wear muted, dark colors while the child’s clothing in the far bottom left of the painting is almost indecipherable among the dark tree trunk. The use of the primary color red at the center of the painting emphasizes a sense of tension, urgency and motion (Herberholz, & Herberholz, 2002, p. 29). However, I also observed the emanating warm palette of colors associated with this Flemish renaissance era (Pastro, 2005, p. 51). The colors are “cozy” and reassuring. In truth, the blue sky, light ochre buildings and the terracotta-colored church, all covered with crisp white snow gives the painting its arresting quality, presenting a peaceful winter country scene. Overall, the painting presents a wide range of values and tones of colours. For instance, shades of yellow and gray are strategically painted onto the snow to represent the shoe prints of the characters. Interestingly, unlike his father, Pieter Brueghel the Younger depicted detailed objects in the painting through the use of representational shapes. In these artwork, the emphasis is on the realistic presentation of the subject matter. The people, objects, or landscape look very real and may be considered an imitation of nature (Herberholz, & Herberholz, 2002c, p. 90). In fact, artists frequently use realistic shapes in a two-dimensional artwork to represent three dimensional object-forms-that they see in the natural world (Herberholz, & Herberholz, 2002b, p. 34). In addition, the actions of the prominent figures give the painting a series of clear lines that are sharp and even perhaps violent. In the book Artworks for

Art represents the divine through delivering what could be captured in our eyes, and the nature is the best media for human’s spiritual transcendence. During the period between 1880 and 1930, because of the rapid urban development in Europe and North America, the nature had become the path for artists to explore spiritual mediation. Natural landscape was widely used by artists as a metaphor for life of spirits, while the urban landscapes is regarded as the death of spirits. From the ongoing exhibition “Mystic Landscapes: Masterpieces from Monet, Van Gogh and more” in the Art Gallery of Ontario, it is interesting to find that the two masterpieces by Vincent van Gogh and Edvard Munch are sharing some similarities even though they were working on the different subject matters. In terms of chronologies of art history, there is commonplace to consider the subtle relations between the works of Van Gogh and Munch. These two artists who had gained outstanding achievement on their artistic career, both went to Paris for further professional training yet never met each other. Since the 1900s, Van Gogh’s and Munch’s works were exposed to the public on various art exhibitions, and were often displayed side by side since they are both experts using brushstrokes to create modern visual effects. Though Munch and Van Gogh’s painting are differing from each other on their practice of using paint (color), brushwork and lines, they were focusing on studying nature to observe inner human

Jacob Riis was born in Denmark, he was one of fourteen children of which only three survived to be adults. (Buk-Swienty, 2008). In Jacob’s mind, his father was very strict. Teenage rebellion led Jacob to leave home and become a carpenter apprentice. After his love denied him, he moved to America seeking fame and fortune. Through perseverance Mr. Riis overcame his life of poverty and hard times. He began reporting for a local newspaper in 1873; furthermore, he purchased the newspaper in 1875. The love of his life reached out to him, they were married in 1876, and then moved to New York in 1877. Mr. Riis sold the newspaper for five times what he had paid for it. He worked with the police as a reporter; it was during this time that his focus shifted

In Monet’s painting, there is an extraordinary use of colour and texture which brings out the meaning that nature is spectacular. First, the colours are green, blue, yellow, and white which are the colours mostly found in nature. The blue in the water is the same blue used in the sky. Also, further out in the painting it’s dark blue which suggest that there is a shadow from a cloud. To continue, the clouds are white, but is almost pink ;therefore, the sun seems to be rising. In addition, the flowers have hints of yellow and white which helps to make the flowers stand out. Next, the water has the reflection of the trees so there are different colours in the water ;in fact, texture helps to make the reflection, by using the ripples in the water

I believe that my painting connects to the artist because I based my painting off of his works during the blue period, which features many skinny figures as well as symbolic objects. Yes my artwork reflects on other artworks and culture because the whole painting was done based on what I have read and seen in other artworks.The artwork drew my upon my expression, memory and history was quite strong because back in my previous school, one of my friends told the guidance how he wanted to commit suicide and that really upset me since I never knew he was in that kind of situation and how I couldnt didnt even notice even though I hangout with him on a day to do base. The kinds of question I want to raise for others who has seen my artwork is “Do I have anyone around me that is acting weird” because there could be a possibility that someone is suffering and needs help

There were five prominent themes from this collection. These include Monet’s Giverny landscapes, Urbanism, country landscapes, domestic gardens and rooms, graphic prints. There was an overall domestic theme of all of these paintings. They related to some real- life landscapes I have experienced myself. There was a painting in the collection that

Regardless of the criticism he received for his paintings, being called ‘sketches’ he overcame the many hardships he faced in the public as well as in his personal life. He is primarily known for his work depicting landscape in which he had a deep fascination with the structure and effects of natural light. With intense hues and varied tones, he sought to ‘capture the essence of the natural world using strong colors and bold short brushstrokes’. His painting, The Seine at Vetheuil Circa captures the viewer's’ attention at first sight. The painting presents more of a scanning presentation, by viewing the entirety of the painting rather than focusing on one point. The theme of this painting also displays an extraordinary vivid usage of colors. From a large display of green, light blue and bits of orange, he illustrates a portrayal of a real-life observation. Another theme visualized in this art of work is simplicity. With Utmost care and attention, he presents a sense of ease and

In conclusion, the Pollock, Benglis and Klee have produced drastically different works of art, the factors that have led to this consist of media, medium and material. A relating factor also includes the time- period or movement that the work was completed in this resembles that contemporary work of the specific time- period, for example, Expressionism. These techniques alter and produce different effects. Looking at different artworks has been useful for highlighting similarities and differences, through analysing contrasting works there are small similarities that are present in each painting or

One visual element that is used in both of these paintings is the use of lines. Both paintings use lines, more specifically contour lines, to create boundaries and add definition to the objects in the painting. By using contour lines, we are able to clearly see the shape of the pottery in Still Life and we are able to make out the unique shapes in the railroad tracks and in the sky in Classic Landscape. Clearly both artists believed that using contour lines would add to the appearance of the painting which is why both included this visual element in their artwork.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir was a highly regarded French painter, who was very well known for his leading role in Impressionist painting. The Garden in Rue Cortot, Montmartre, is a great example of impressionism because of its bright colors and lifelike details. Upon first viewing this painting, the viewer’s eyes are immediately drawn to the vivid colors of the flowers in the foreground of the painting. Renoir paints the foreground overwhelmingly busy which causes the viewer’s eyes to be filled with the beauty of nature in the first glance of the painting, Despite how busy it is,

Claude Monet is one of the most familiar and best loved of all Western artists. His images of poppy fields, poplar trees, water lilies and elegant ladies in blossoming gardens are familiar to people who have never seen the original paintings and may never have visited an art gallery. Monet's works have won a place in the affection of the general public that seems almost without parallel. (Rachman, 4) In the decades since his death in 1926, Monet's work has been intensely studied by a variety of art critics. However, none of his works have been as deeply studied as those done in Giverny, in the early twentieth century. During this time Monet's paintings, which focused on specific subject matter from various viewpoints,

Monet is a master of the impressionist advancement that rose during the nineteenth century. His elegant style and vigilant brush strokes tested the structure and set up guidelines of contemporary workmanship. Unmistakably, in any case, his work was subject to much examination and criticism from his partners. No ifs ands or buts, Monet's style, as depicted in his delineation titled Water Lillies, was not a sudden jump forward; rather, it was a transformative strategy of reliable progression. Nevertheless, it is basic to research to what degree Monet changed his style every through hello business.