Nick And Nicole Fischer

In comparing The Tibetan Mandala and the Navajo Sand painting the sand drawings are from different cultures, yet their purpose is the same. A better understanding and appreciation comes with looking at these works.

In this paper I will evaluate two artworks that share the same theme of “motherhood and breastfeeding.” In the last few years, the sexualization of breastfeeding has become a big issue. This is due to people see breast as sexual objects and think that women are being exhibitionist, and are doing it just to flaunt their breasts in public. Breastfeeding mothers are faced with the public criticism as they struggle to breastfeed their child, although it is the most natural and healthy method of feeding. The first artwork is by Mary Cassatt and is titled Mother Rose Nursing her Child. This painting was created in the 1900s and it depicts a woman breastfeeding her child. The second piece is a contemporary portrait created by Catherine Opie titled Self-Portrait Nursing. The portrait depicts a modern mother also nursing her child. When comparing both of these pieces of art I plan to focus on the beauty of motherhood and the bond between mother and child. In this paper I will discuss the social issue of mother’s being criticized for breastfeeding in public. Now more than ever women’s breasts are being overly sexualized when they are not a sexual organ, but in fact a part of their body used to feed another human being.

Every painter has a certain style of painting, whether it's intentional to paint abstract or unintentional to paint as a modernist. I analyzed Abigail Kuchar’s artwork. She is an artist at Western Washington University. Currently, she is enrolled as a student and working on her Bachelor of Fine Arts. Recently, she exhibited her work in a Symbiotic Qualia, Western Gallery (group BFA Thesis Exhibition). Her ideas on visuals are very unique as compare to another artist. Her work is heavily influenced by reoccurring natural forms and patterns, representing, the specific shapes that have been successful in a variety of different applications. For example, the formation of bubbles, lichen, barnacles, anemones, spores, pollen, and seed pods, all have similar compositions. By creating work that includes these forms, the viewer is presented with something unusual, but vaguely familiar. Her material used in the artwork is environment-friendly.

Cubism ignited a new way to think and look at art. In Picasso’s 1910 Portrait of Art Dealer Ambroise Vollard, he really pushed the boundaries of abstract painting in this analytic cubist composition. Analytic cubism is in which the object is broken down and dissolves into underlying geometric figures. Therefore, to examine the Portrait of Art Dealer Ambroise Vollard, the viewer cannot stand too close because all of what will be seen is geometric facets. However, if the viewer steps backwards, then they will see that Ambroise Vollard is in the center of the composition. He has dissolved into the background, yet the details of his face are evident with his balding head, closed eyes, beard, and mustache. Picasso used monochrome colors of browns and gray tones throughout this painting, which was indispensable to the underlying geometric elements of the Ambroise Vollard’s form and the background merged into each other (Soltes, L38,

In this book Kiki Smith’s background is shared and broken down for the viewers to learn a different side of the artist. Allowing the readers to learn about her family and how both of her parents were also artist as well. The book also explains her work and why she chooses to reflect on the topics she created her art based

Guy Dennings was born in England on October 1965. As a young boy, he started out oil painting at the age of 10 and soon moved on to applying to many art colleges. He was refused entry but didn't give up hope and pursued an art education by studying art history. After received his degree he continued with many different jobs and finally in 1997 he founded the neomodern group. In 2006, his work appeared in the “Triumph of Stuckism” exhibition and the very next year he

In the quiet city of Sebring, the simple buildings contain an explosion of ideas and potential. Despite what others might think, this place has provided a lot of encouragement for artistic abilities such as, a muse, a canvas, and especially opportunities. Due to the citizens’ interest for art, the community finds a way to be on common ground. For this reason, people anticipate new artwork created by the young generation of ambitious artists.

We have created a home here and built a studio nestled in the woods where I make drawings, paintings, and sculptures inspired by my experiences and the surrounding nature. In the last couple of years, I have been invited as a guest artist to critique final presentations of the BFA and MFA students at SUNY New Paltz. My ongoing dialog with the students and faculty have sparked the desire to dig deeper into my artistic and cultural lineages in a stimulating setting where my ideas are challenged and debated. I have decided to pursue a Master’s degree in Fine

Beginning a formal analysis by exploring the composition of the work, in this particular case, is to begin with how a viewer would experience the painting. The forms closest

She believes that experiences like gold mining and other parts of her childhood and family life show up in her work. In her paintings she creates a skin like surface with layers of acrylic paint. She also uses items like hair and walrus stomach to add dimension. She is interested in different layers and creating a “physical history” in her

Two art shows opened up at the North Dakota Museum of Art this past sunday. On the East side hangs “In Your Own Words: Native Impressions” which is comprised of twenty-six prints done by three artists; Daniel Heyman, Lucy Ganje, and Kim Fink. The show on the opposing West side is called “Stalking the Snow Leopard” and is done by Justin Sorensen, who hired me as a performers.

Throughout history, artists have depicted the intimate and domestic scenes of maternal love in various styles that reflected upon the historical, political, religious and artistic progression of the time period. The Mother with Children (?), depicting the grace and power of a matriarch that corresponds with the idealized view of the mother within early African society; Eleonora di Toledo with her son Giovanni, a piece that emphasizes upon the importance of fertility and the ideal wife within 15th century Florentine society; and The Mother and Sister of the Artist, picturing the domestic and sheltered life of women expected of mothers within the Impressionist period. Though from different times, all of these works reflect upon the the views

In my life there are very many things that are important to me. In order to make those things more apparent I drew things to represent them on a mandala. A mandala is a picture drawn inside of a circle to represent important things in one's life. Thankfully I had many things to place on it.

viewer is being sucked into the word within the painting, and also emphasize that point that he is

The mandala has been around for thousands of years, being used from 12th century nuns, Asian taoists, to ancient Aztecs. It has been around longer than most things. The mandala appears in all aspects of life: the celesial circles we call earth, sun, and moon, as well as conceptual cicrles of friends, family, and community ("What is a Mandala?" 1) . Mandalas are everywhere, we just don't recognize them. From our solar system to budding flowers around us, we never seem to take in the vastness of mandalas.