Rinko Kawauchi is a Japanese photographer known for her soft depictions of everyday life. Born in 1972 in Shinga, Japan, Kawauchi studied photography and graphic design at the Seian University of Art and Design. After graduating in 1993, she went on to work as a freelance photographer in advertising. It was during this time that Kawauchi released three photo books, Utatane, Hanabi, and Hanako (2001). The success of the books turned her into a famed photographer. She has sinced released more photobooks, featured in galleries worldwide, and received several awards. Many of her photos feature a pastel color palette, making her otherwise ordinary subjects seem otherworldly. The photo I chose to analyze is Untitled (I-62). A different take on her usual colorful and simple photos, Kawauchi’s Untitled (I-62) presents a scene that for all purposes should be visually unappealing. Instead, the image is eye catching and pleasant, proposing an interesting question: is there beauty in death? The subject of the photo is a dead deer lying on the side of a road. It is a rather gory scene, as a pool of blood and innards surround the deer. Behind the body is a line of trees, and beyond the trees is a bold, blue sky. Like the sky, the color of the grass and the blood is bright. The red is so colorful and textured one might mistake it for paint. The texture of the photograph is soft and fuzzy, a contrast to the gritty gray road that lies underneath the deer. Upon first glance, the photo is
The Roe Deer at a Stream shows a scene with a great measure of greenery such as the trees, grass, and bushes. Along the middle there is a stream with running water that goes into the left side of the painting. There are two deer in the stream and a third one is beside the stream on the grass. There are many trees that reveal a cloudy sky towards the top of the artwork. On the right side of the piece there is a cliff that is a reddish-brown which is different from the green tones that are on most of the artwork. The painting is very detailed in texture and value as seen on the hill in the background and the shading of the rock which gives it a realistic feel. Overall, the tones of the painting are earthy colors due to it being a nature scene.
From start to finish, Death has seen both horrors and wonders. However, in his profession, Death mainly witnesses the horrific parts of life, and he needs the reader to know that he is not immune to the suffering he
Death is a topic that unites all of humanity. While it can be uncomfortable to think about, confronting death in unavoidable. “Dying” addresses that discomfort and universal unwillingness to consider the inevitability of death. Pinsky’s use of imagery, symbolism, and tone create a poetic experience that is like death, something every reader can relate to. In “Dying,” Pinsky describes how people are oblivious and almost uncaring when it comes to the thought of death. Pinsky is trying to convince the reader that they shouldn’t ignore the concept of death because life is shorter than it seems.
Beauty is an incredibly subjective thing; what might seem appealing to one’s eyes may be horrendously ugly in the eyes of another. However, the status of “beautiful” or “ugly” can be assigned rather objectively when art is examined from the perspectives of different philosophies. The beliefs and values of different philosophies can be used to find meaning and beauty in various art forms, allowing for a more straightforward determination of beauty. Because of the many layers of meaning most paintings entail, they are a perfect example of an art form that can be analyzed by numerous philosophical viewpoints to find meaning and beauty, and Ma Yuan’s painting Walking on a Mountain Path in Spring, which comes from the Song dynasty of Chinese and depicts a sole figure standing in a natural surrounding, is no exception. Ma Yuan’s painting is beautiful because it represents the ultimate achievements for the Buddhist, Daoist, and Confucian philosophies.
Death is the great equalizer. No matter the person, death comes to all eventually. The idea that no matter what one does or says death’s grip is ever present scares a large majority of people. This means death is not a topic typically approach with thoughtful discussion in normal conversation, rather it is regulated to philosophers and academics. Cathy Malkasian seeks to challenge that notion in her graphic novel Percy Gloom. In it, Malkasian uses symbols that at first seem absurd, or amusing to broach the topic of death and deep truths surrounding it, in an accessible way. The three biggest symbols that Malkasin uses are the goats, the muffins, and Safely Now.
The trees in the shallowest part of the field are wrought with texture. Every shadow, every needle, every piece of bark is beautifully lit and emphasized. The contrast of the image is full scale. The whitecaps in the river and the falling water are amazingly white. The blacks of the shadows being cast by such direct sunlight are very dark. The rainbow and the part of the image behind the rainbow are gray, as well as much of the face of the mountain. This overall tonality provides a lovely balance to the
I believe the artist used the yellow-green color for the cats coats to communicate that something bad could possibly happen if a nuclear war
Death is a unique part of life, and loss is an unavoidable result of death. In Alice Walker’s 1973 short story “The Flowers”, childhood loss of innocence and death are illuminated through the experience of a child and her encounter with a dead man in post-slavery America. Louise Erdrich’s 1984 short story “The Red Convertible” is a story of loss in the face of death, set in Vietnam era America. Walker and Erdrich both use strong imagery and symbolism to effectively portray the impact of the common themes of loss and death in both short stories, albeit in different ways.
This potential pathway also accurately portrayed the correlation and dependent relationship between a person's body during death, and how nature still takes control over the human body even after life. In the original pieces, I had painted a rib cage and the bones of a hand, using Baroque watercolour pencils. For my developed potential pathways, I had created larger and more detailed versions. Two out of the three paintings had become potential final pieces, the third not being developed enough to my standards. Refining this further, I had decided to use the Eraldo watercolour set, creating more vibrancy and tone in the plants that are entwined with the skeleton. I refrained from focusing on organs, but rather the bones that remain after death. I had woven numerous plants and flowers throughout the cracks and creases of the skeletal hand, exploring the concept further in depth. I had altered my original theme by using warm colours in comparison to the cool; instead of the harsh blue and purple hues, the definite plan for my final piece was refined with blossoming flowers and warm coloured bone structure. This had given the overall painting a vibrant hue, exploring the beauty in physical alterations from life to death, and the environmental factors contributing to its physical
Death. The topic no one likes to discuss despite it being an inevitable part of life since humans came into existence. Simply thinking about the phrase, “I am going to die,” causes most people to become extremely uncomfortable, evoking unwanted emotions such as dread and fear. Humans will do anything to distract themselves from this depressing reality. Whether it’s using drugs or going out with friends, people frequently engage in activities that push darker thoughts to the back of their minds to be dealt with at a later time. Hanging in the Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA), the painting Leyster, The Last Drop (Fig. 1) captures the complexities of coming to terms with one’s own mortality. Judith Leyster’s use of lighting, color, and symbols in the piece come together to express the struggle people go through to give their lives meaning in the context of eternity, making observers confront the temporal limits of their humanity right on the spot.
The artist whose lives have been a series of pain and suffering and disease, which filmed all this in her paintings creatively stunning.
“No one was with her when she died”, but she was content and peaceful. Whites Skillful and wisely illustrated the inevitability of the cycle of life in nature, including foreshadowing without destroying the suspense. It is inspiring and enjoyable to different levels of readers.
For thousands of centuries, Japanese artists had been breaking the boundaries with their relentless creations of shocking pieces that made people question if there was a life after death. The popular subject of restless spirits or dark beings drove many artists from the Heian Period to modern-day times to express their stylistic techniques and narrative stories through woodblock printing and other alternative forms of art. Unlike most Western art, Japan’s disturbing representations of decaying bodies and death did not promote unrealistic, commercial expectations of death that commonly exists in art today. While handling such abstract ideas of the afterlife alongside the uncensored authenticity of death, each piece arouses fear and empathy for
Yoko Ono is one the most influential performance, multi media and avante guarde artist of the 20th century who`s work has been over shadowed by her personnel life. Born in Tokyo, Japan in 1933 Ono attended the prestigious Gakushuin Unversity, while here her family moved to America to escape the war.Art appealed to Yoko `shortly after turning twenty years old, Yoko Ono discovered art out of necessity. “Art is a means of survival,”`1 she discovered this living through WWII where Yoko and her siblings would imagine all the foods they could not possess,this gave them hope in the bleakness and became the purpose of much of her art. It was also the inspiration for her earliest performance piece Lighting Piece (1955).
The area of art is popularly known for heightening emotions, challenging stereotypes, and ultimately providing insights into how individuals view the surrounding world. The artist and the observer time and time again see pieces in overwhelmingly different ways. Individuals may wonder why this is so. What could possibly create such a drastic change from one perspective to another? When it comes down to it, experiences are the answer. The artist and the observer have different