An Artist of the Floating World

Symbolism in literature was a revolt against the world around it, a world full of materialism, industrialization and urbanism, and the rich bourgeois in a pre-World War I Europe. In Germany, this movement was the primary literary movement in the country during the Great War and after the dust had settled because of the blame of Germany after the war. The focus of symbolism in literature was the general truth of the world as opposed to the truth of a specific situation. Narratives would follow architype

Because of Christo and Jeanne Claude’s work, “The Floating Pier” thousands of people can say they have had the experience of walking on the water. Yayoi Kusama provoked unique experiences and personal vision with her installation, while James Terrell challenges the natural connection with art and science. Each of their installations could be used in, and to inspire film production in unlimited ways. Christo and Jeanne-Claude, known as the “Wrap artist” are unique in their architectural scaled installations

An enchanted arrangement of wildflowers, beasts and humans intertwined together in a fantasy world. I Know Who You Are and I Saw What You Did, by Lori Field is a hand drawn piece on paper using an ancient writing method called silverpoint. Lori’s style is a mixture of surrealistic, grotesque and contemporary pop. Her process consists of hand drawing either with silverpoint or color pencils and then uses wax to layer the drawings to create one piece like a collage. At first glance this piece captures

Argentine artist, Tomás Saraceno described a way of both cleaning up and creating new ways of living during his TED talk. He talked about building bubbles made of plastic, that have been left in the ocean, in order for them to raise up into the air and have people to live in them. Neither of these men described ways of stopping the abuse of the earth, but instead lectured about ways to clean up the pollution. Since both of these men are artists, they come up with creative ways to benefit the world. While

felt it presented an uplifting, yet complex and unique take on how people should strive to live their lives in this complicated world. Meaning - This song is about being able to achieve spiritual harmony regardless of the circumstances that one is presented. “Seeing the headlines lined with discord, It 's either genocide or the planet in uproar.” Despite this, the artist still goes on to say “Riding the escalator to

(Post-impressionist) was highly influenced by the earlier one (Ukiyo-e). Precisely, Hokusai’s print was completed in 1832 and, thus, is representative of the Japanese Ukiyo-e (translated as the “floating” or “sorrowful” world) movement, notable for its lack of perspective, clean lines and flat areas of pure color. Its artists produced woodblock prints and paintings usually depicting kabuki actors, female beauties, erotic scenes, or natural landscapes. Art in this movement evoked “an imagined universe of wit

Before the chaos of the first worldwide conflict, the Great War, psychologists were looking deeper into the human mind trying to find the hidden meaning of dreams. Deeper meaning began to creep its way into both literature and art with both types of creators trying to convey meaning that is more than meets the eye in their works. Symbolism became a popular movement with the increased interest in psychology by those such as the famous psychologist, Sigmund Freud. This interest continued to raise through

Jasmine Walthall Erik Day Art Appreciation 22 April 2015 Marc Chagall’s Over Vitebsk Most artist art work reflects the artist’s inner self, their feelings and thoughts about the world around them. Art is a way for artists to let whatever is in, out. It is also a way for them to show his or her inner thoughts and feelings about something to the rest of the world. Whether it be Upton Sinclair showing the world the nastiness of the meat packing industry and the struggles of the low class immigrants

culture and history. Japanese art covers many subjects such as landscapes, historical and fictional stories, people, and architecture. Throughout Japanese history, one of the most popular genres of Japanese art were the Ukiyo-e, wood block prints. Many artists such as Katsushika Hokusai and Tsukioka Yoshitoshi became famous creating Ukiyo-e artwork. The Ukiyo-e genre was not only important for reflecting Japanese culture, but was central to shaping Western perception of Japanese art and culture. When Ukiyo-e

Children Of Men. “Children of Men” Directed by Alfonso Cuaron. Is set in the year 2027, in a chaotic world in which humans can no longer procreate, Theo Faron a former activist, agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman, Named Kee, to a sanctuary located out at sea, where her child’s birth could help scientists save mankind. In the film Children of Men, there are many crucial scenes to help convey the idea of the film, however I find one of these scenes particularly important; namely