German modernism

It is not surprisingly that some art is controversial due to the fact that everyone reacts to art differently. People can feel a wide variety of emotions when looking at art. In some situations, the viewer does not always like the piece of art or agree with the message that the artist is portraying. An artist that is known for an extremely controversial piece of art is Guillermo Vargas. Vargas’s piece entitled “Eres Lo Que Vees,” which translated to “You Are What You Read” in English, is controversial

Lines on Brueghel’s “Icarus” Michael Hamburger uses painting of Breughel’s “Icarus” as a background for his poem, Lines on Brueghel’s “Icarus”. To fully understand the purpose of this poem, the painting by Brueghel and myth of Icarus should be studied beforehand. By describing the visuals in the beginning, using specific diction, and making a noticeable attitude shift, Hamburger paints a mental picture of the fateful, unnoticed fall of Icarus. In the first stanza, the stage is set with the types

Tara Donovan creates large-scale installations and sculptures made from mass-produced, mundane, everyday material and objects. She has earned acclaim for her ability to discover the inherent characteristics of an object and completely transforming their original context, turning it into art. These objects evolve to become sculptural installations that mimic natural forms. Untitled (Plastic Cups), 2006 is a piece of work which” comprises of 500,000 drinking cups that are methodically prepared in a

. I will provide examples and analyses of those who judge this composition on an aesthetic basis and those that judge it on its moral tones and their purpose behind these choices. Depending on what side an academic falls, there is also controversy for what this means for the physical painting; is it then historically important but aesthetically immoral in modern society? Is the narrative so complex that it needs further research and appreciation? I will attempt to answer, or provide options, for

Modernist artists believed that their works should reflect the true state of the world. These artists saw it as their job to unite the world together, and to help heal the wounds everyone felt. At the turn of the 20th century, the world was in turmoil. With the birth of seemingly supernatural technologies, people began to lose their faith ranging from religious views to how to properly act and dress. The tipping point of all of this tumult was the Great War. During the war the world sank into a dark

In many forms of art, there exists the concepts of canons. The concept of canons refers to a general set of rules that a group or person has adopted while creating their work, and in time these rules have become accepted as the style of that group or person by the community. In the case of graphic design, if we were to look at the canons, two cases come to light. The first one is Bauhaus; founded in 1919, it could be considered the first emergence of modern design. The second one, Muriel Cooper;

For hundreds of years, human society and behavior has been a subject of strong criticism. No society is flawless, and humans definitely aren’t, so both are targeted with great scrutiny. These issues were magnified during World War I, which caused millions of deaths through war and genocide. After WWII, a new genre of literature began to materialize. The Postmodern genre was a new and vastly different route to fiction. The great death and suffering of WWII caused many to focus their writings more

For my artwork comparison I chose Ti Watching a Hippopotamus Hunt and Menna and Family Hunting in the Marshes, Tomb of Menna, I felt that these two pieces of artwork had some great similarities and subtle differences as well. The first artwork is Ti Watching a Hippopotamus Hunt was found in the tomb of Ti in an ancient Egypt, dates back to its creation of ca. 2450–2350 BCE and was created during the old Kingdom(Sculpture (Art and Art History)). Ti Watching a Hippopotamus Hunt is a sympathetic magic

It has been said that imitation is the sincerest forms of flattery; in In the year 1906, Paul Cézanne created The Large Bathers depicting an organic scene of nude women bathing by the lake or river side. This painting, soon after its creation, inspired Henri Matisse’s Bonheur de Vivre depicting a similar theme of natural flowing bodies enjoying the day under the sun in an open field. Similar to Matisse, Pablo Picasso was inspired by Matisse’s creation and created his version giving the world Les

The appropriate response to Salvador Dali’s painting entitled Gala and the Angelus of Millet Immediately Preceding the Arrival of the Conic Anamorphoses is to question what exactly is taking place. The bizarre dreamlike atmosphere of the scene is captivating due to the subject matter, and the unique treatment of colour, line, and space. This hyper surrealistic image is one that visually represents an unconscious mind. As this paper will analyze, the subject matter although seemingly unrelated paints