The Raft Of The Medusa Essay

Have you ever wondered what famous person you would want to meet? What you would want to do with them, or talk about, or where would you be? Let me tell you about how my encounter would be.

The reason I chose this artwork was because it wasn’t so much focused on the catastrophe itself, but the people’s effort for survival. On April 15, 1912, the Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean. On its maiden voyage to New York, New York it collided with an iceberg. On board were 2,200 passengers, of those 1,507 died. Beckmann was said to be inspired by news accounts to produce this work which at the time was a current event. The date of this art work is 1912-1913, and the media is oil on canvas. When we think of the sinking of the Titanic, we think about an unsinkable ship going down. This painting is not about that. It is about the passengers and their fight for survival and what they must have gone through. The story in this painting is about how they tried to survive and come to terms with the possibility of death. It is painted on a huge canvas 8 foot by 11 foot in very dark and cool colors. The size and magnitude of this helps to create a most impressive scene. Off in the distance in the right hand corner you can the still brightly lit Titanic still upright and powered, drifting near the iceberg which sunk it. However, the ship and the iceberg are not the focus of what the artist is trying to convey. The struggle of the survivors and the lifeboats dominate the scene. In the center of the painting is a capsized lifeboat with some of the surviving passengers

If I could travel anywhere in the world, I would want to travel to New York. The main reason that I want to go to New York is for the Broadway performances, especially Les Misérables and the Phantom of the Opera. I have learned many songs from these musicals and am absolutely in love with both the music and the story.

Theodore Gericault’s artwork ‘The Raft of the Medusa’ was produced between 1818 and 1819, it is regarded as a quintessential Romantic painting and an icon of Romanticism. The painting’s alludes to governmental negligence and corruption that ignited great controversy and brought Gericault widespread attention.

The sacred canoe journey was one of the several native traditions that was lost during the assimilation period where europeans attempted to save the man, but leave the Indian behind. Traditionally, there was a ceremony on land that involved the entire Indian community that was performed when someone lost a loved one or felt extremely depressed. The ceremony was to help bring the lost soul out of their depression and allow them to live their day to day life. The canoe resurgence is similar after so many hardships the Native people have had to endure. The canoes help tribe members to retrieve language, culture, and songs. This is a chance for Natives to get out of the western clock and instead think about their own. I think for so long Native Americans have been forced to

I have a ticket in my hand. I can go anywhere in the world, see anything or meet anyone. The world has an abundance of cities and beautiful views. For what? A temporary ease to reality? Magical places filled with superficial smiles materialistically caused to cover up the evil within the country. So where would I go?

The very first thing I would want to do is go to mile end. The legends say that they have the very best burgers in the world! Once I fill myself up on burgers I would probably get a milkshake, no matter how full I am. After I eat, I would like to go to beyond the bagel. The reason is to learn about their religion. I have always been fascinated about what other people believe in all around the world. Afterwards, I would enjoy seeing a real life castle. My fascination with castles actually came from my mumsy and old man. They told me stories about dragons attacking castles and a knight defending it. Which gave me the faction I have visited castles. After a long day I would be elated to go Olympic park. So I can practice my swimming and running. Cause they say the more you exercise the healthier you

If I had a ticket in my hand I would go to the place I was born Torreon, Mexico. Last time I was there was 13 years ago, when my parents decided to come to the U.S to have a better and stable life for me and my brothers. The first thing I would do is go to my grandma’s house. I haven’t seen her in 3 years, and I miss her so much, I miss her cooking, I miss coming home from school and her being in the living room ironing clothes with an iced coffee and watching spanish reality shows. I would knock on her door and hug her so tight I could smell the smell of fresh hot beans. Knowing her there would my favorite mexican dish which is “gorditas”. “Gorditas” is kinda like a flour tortilla just that it's thicker and you can put anything inside of it.

There are many different kinds of places on this planet and if I had a ticket that allowed me to go anywhere on it, I would go to Alaska. Once I am at Alaska I will explore different aspects of their culture, traditions, and ways of life. Also, I will go to see how the residents cope with 67 days of darkness and go during the winter time to see the northern lights.

The Raft of the Medusa depicts the point when, following 13 days unfastened on the raft, the rest of the 15 survivors see a ship drawing closer from a separation (Gehrke, 2006). As indicated by an early British analyst, the work is set at a minute when "the destroy of the pontoon might be said to be finished". The artwork is on a stupendous size of 491 × 716 cm (193.3 × 282.3 in), so the greater part of the figures rendered are life-sized and those in the forefront twice life-estimate, pushed near the photo plane and swarming onto the watcher, who is drawn into the physical activity as a member.

In the painting “Raft of the Medusa”, Theodore Gericault creates a dramatic scene that reflects the historical account of the survivors of the French ship, Medusa. Gericault uses a two-dimensional painting to project the event for viewers to be able to feel and see the emotion and physical stress that was inflicted on the passengers of the Medusa. The narrative painting uses darker, muted colors to convey the feeling of despair. However, it is contrasted by the lighter areas in the background, which represents hope of rescue from a far off ship. Gericault portrays the sailors in the painting longing for help, and he does this by painting every person laying down, sitting down, or dead.

If there was ever a painting that historical significance, The Raft of the Medusa would definitely be the one. This painting was considered a major piece of work during the 19th century and this was definitely considered a period piece because it was during the Romantic period. On July 5th1816, a raft went down in shark infested waters off of the coast of Africa, with hundred’s crewmember’s on board and of those men that were there, only 15 survived.

The Painting that I have chosen to write about for this blog is "The Raft of Medusa". I think this is great painting that has a lot of aspects of the romantic time period. One that sticks out is the display of nature and its portrayal of the intense and destructive power. This painting is about a crew of sailors that lost their boat due to a terrible storm out on sea and they all had to make shift this raft and just float to where ever the current wanted to take them. Gericault, the artist, wanted to make sure we had a sense of awe and bewilderment when we saw this painting. He brought a feeling of nervousness when we think about the vast ocean and what it can do to us if we are not careful. I also think Gericault wanted to portray

The statue of Perseus with the head of Medusa was constructed from 1545 to 1554 and is similar to other works of art created in the 1500s. It belongs to the Mannerist period. Unlike, the Renaissance period, Mannerism focused on style and how people desired to look. Mannerist works typically looked artificial and exaggerated. This is visible in the statue of Perseus and Medusa because Perseus’ muscle definition is very intense, and the way he’s standing on Medusa’s body looks slightly awkward. This statue looks very similar compared to the many other elaborate statues of the time.

The work of art from the reading I chose to explain how it exemplifies the characteristics of the Romantic period is Theodore Gericault's "Raft of the Medusa". The story behind this painting goes that a ship ran aground off the coast of France, due to the incapability of it's captain who was appointed as captain as a political favor, not out of any previous sea faring knowledge or experience. The ship The Medusa crashed, and began to sink. There were not enough life boats for everyone, so the life boats were filled by the captain and crew and prestigious passengers and the rest were left to fend for themselves. They built a raft of the timbers of the ship and after a while of paddling they abandoned that and just drifted. The people were out