The intention of this essay is to analyse Joachim Beuckelaer’s The Four Elements: Water. To achieve

Although examining art requires a huge knowledge, my intention in this essay is to analyze a piece of art, besides lyrics and the context, I’m going to examine it by following the steps presented by Alain de Botton.

At first glance, the Red Fish looks like a decoration piece that someone would hang in their home or lake house for decoration. However, with a more in depth look, viewers will see that this painting illustrates much more than it appears. In 1990, Leonard Koscianski used a piece of canvas, 64’’x46’’ to paint the image of a fish out of water. Koscianski used oil and dark shades of red, orange, blue, green, and white to create the Red Fish. The Red Fish was painted vertically with the fish as the main focus point. Behind some green blade grass, a large red- orange fish appears to be leaping out of the water. The size of the fish helps show that the fish is the center piece of the painting. Behind the fish there is a small patch of land, filled with blade grass with two white house’s sitting off in the distance. Directly behind the houses is a section of woods. From left to right, the tree tops seem to follow and up and down pattern. The dark blue sky begins at the tree line and ends at the top of the painting. Throughout the sky there are patches of clouds that are an off white color. The contrast between the colors used by Koscianski show a lot of detail, but did not take away from the huge red- orange fish. Along with the color scheme, Koscianski used lines to add detail to the fish and to provide depth to the painting. With proper use of colors and lines, Koscianski was able to create the Red Fish. In 1991, the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts

One of the ways the Industrial Revolution transformed European Society was by making cities busier, one way that happened was the cities got bigger. “87% of people lived in cities after the 1900’s before only 13% of people lived in the cities (Doc F).” Before the industrial revolution began a

The appreciation of art: taking in what is in front of oneself by analyzing the many facets that are intricately placed in a sculpture, painting or anything that is to be considered art; within this paper will be explained the three subjects, analysis, content, and function of Volaire’s work on The Eruption of Mount Vesuvius that allow one to have a true appreciation for the arts. It is through these three subjects that one can see how valuable art truly is. Without these subjects all is lost and the woman without a grasp of them is ignorant of a great chunk of the world around her for it is indeed true that art is all around us. The artists that paint, and sculpt, see this natural beauty and replicate it through the many mediums available to them, giving us eternal beauty that can be held onto forever. Volaire has done that with his piece dealing with Mount Vesuvius.

The work is privately owned, and displayed occasionally in Melbourne. It captures and stands towards the audience because of its contrastive colour. It is almost pure black, with spots of yellow. The materials he used were also significant, and the way he distorted the face of the fish, gives a sense of almost cubism. The seemingly random twigs which stick out from the fish, give an impression of danger. The overall atmosphere the fish gives, is very dark and evil. He acts like an omen and a forewarning of environmental disaster.

Art by its nature is a subject of the philosophical, social, economic, political or religious context surrounding its creator. More often than not, a work of art addresses a specific topic or somewhat revolves around a particular person. Therefore, it is impossible to separate the context of a piece of painting, either historical or cultural, to its intrinsic value or the artwork's meaning. On the other hand, different cultures and time utilized specific conventions that govern the representation of objects of creativity. This essay highlights various pieces of art and their relationship to particular cultural, political, economic, or social settings. Moreover, it pinpoints how different times influence art presentation.

Art is one aspect of the past that has carried on for decades. Art in any form may it be poetry, novels, and playwright, sculpting as well as painting, has been an outlet for generations and continues to be an outlet and a means for expression. This paper will discuss “ The Mona Lisa” one of Da Vinci’s most famous paintings, as well as another great painting, Antonio Veneziano’s

The thematic categories of portraiture, genre, landscape, and history paintings initially appear to have nothing in common. Upon further analyzation, however, they share some significant, underlying principles. These include an influence from the Italians, attributing characteristics to the figures so that the viewers can connect to them, and focusing on the humble. History, genre with landscape, and portraiture paintings all referenced back to older Italian artworks, while at the same time, genre and other portrait pieces attempt to achieve relatability. Furthermore, history and landscape art focus on the simple, plain, and humble through the

Throughout the book, In Our Time, water is a very symbolic element. In the beginning, the water is frigid. In my opinion, this is a foreshadowing and symbolic figure of death. The air on the the lake is misty, therefore Nicks family does not see the what lies ahead of them. They found the man in a pool of his own blood, laying there cold and dead.

(c. 1500-after 1563), and he was probably her teacher. She is the earliest female Flemish painter for whom there are verifiable works still existing.

The background plot for the painting was borrowed from the Corneille’s play, Horace. The approximate symmetry of the painting becomes more prominent in the case when the viewer knows the story of the Corneille’s play. It is essential to refer to the fact that there is a difference between the right and left sides not only in terms of physical composition, but more than that, various emotional connotations are depicted by each ones.

Not much is known of Van Eyck's socio-economic background however based on the time period one can infer what influenced his artwork. The Lucca Madonna was painted during the Northern Renaissance.The northern Renaissance is an artistic period that occurred in Northern European countries such as the Netherlands, Germany, Holland, England, and France. Artwork during the period was influenced by gothic traditions, exploration of the new world, individualism, realism, the formation of nation-states and religion. The Northern Renaissance painting often included iconography, intense detail and vibrant colors. Although Catholicism was practiced in northern Europe, the end of feudalism diminished the church's power and many secular institutions began to arise.

The Large Bathers, 1898-1905 is the largest of Paul Cezanne's pictures and has been cited as an example of his ideal of composition and his restoration of classic monumentality after its lapse during the nineteenth century. Cézanne’s great achievement forced the young Picasso, Matisse, and many other artists to contend with the implications of Cézanne’s art. This essay will discuss how both Matisse’s Bonheur de Vivre (Joy of Life) and Picasso’s Les Demoiselles d’Avignon are considered as inspired by and breaking free of The Large Bathers.

Vincent Van Gogh was born near Brabant, Belgium, the son of a minister. In 1869, he got a position at

There is a balloon the shape and size of a beach ball. A string keeps it tethered to the ground. Someone in a white lab coat stands about eight feet away with a rod about as