Henri Christophe

Does one ever question what opposition to cultural trends can lead someone? What if they were to question they type of success that could erupt from dislocating and distorting one’s work into a brand unique to no one but yourself? Pablo Picasso and Zaha Hadid were two of the most successful artists within the modernist movement. Both Picasso and Hadid laid the foundation for their success with a strong educational background. Each artist understood their sheer talent and works would not contribute

François Truffaut Literary Source: Jules et Jim by Henri-Pierre Roché Other Technical Staff: Writer: François Truffaut and Jean Gruault Producers: Marcel Berbert and François Truffaut Screenplay: François Truffaut and Jean Gruault Music: Georges Delerue Cinematography: Raoul Coutard Film Editor: Claudine Bouché Production Company: Les Films du Carrosse Genre: Drama and Romance Major Cast Members: Jeanne Moreau as Catherine Oskar Werner as Jules Henri Serre as Jim PLOT SYNOPSIS Jules, an introverted

Henri Matisse was an extravagant artist they lived from 1869 till 1954. Throughout his life he pushed the boundaries of what was acceptable in art and helping head the fauvism art movement of the time. His life through art progressed through several stages, firstly his early influences in his childhood home and surroundings, secondly his early days of art at the academies of Paris and his first years on his own and thirdly his later life when he delved into the more progressive art movements of the

The question of beauty has been asked since the beginning of time and yet there is still no precise answer. When discussing this same question and applying it to works of art a number of answers could be as large as the population. Henri Matisse and Francis Bacon have both inspired artists for generations and are considered to be opposite sides of the coin. Matisse created paintings with bright, happy colors mixing in patterns and showed life as it was viewed from the outside, leading to the idea

holds various collections throughout the year and offers an outlet for students and other artists to explore within their facilities. Upon visiting, the main exhibition presented was Matisse and American Art. This exhibition held 19 pieces created by Henri Matisse and other American artists. The museum centered on central theme of Matisse and there was a specific gallery of Matisse inspired Art. In this gallery I found Untitled #8 (2014) by Mickalene Thomas is a contemporary African-American artist born

In this museum, we will be showing you artwork throughout history that all shares a similar theme in all of them. All of the art pieces in this museum all involve nature and seascapes, many artists throughout history have drawn nature and the ocean that is around them or beautiful place that they made up, but many of these beautiful landscapes were made with no specific theme in mind except beauty, many of these painting are supposed to depict beauty in the eye of the beholder, but many of these

Jusepe de Ribera’s The Five Senses: Touch (Museum of Fine Arts, Houston) of 1615-16, in its simplest description, is characterized as a man with closed eyes; sitting in a dark room, behind a table with a painting on top; and holding the head of a sculpture in his hands. Contrasts between light and shadow cut through the simple images and draw viewers into this painting, as the artist explores relationships between sight and touch. Within the painting, Jusepe de Ribera included the image of another

Women have always played a significant role in art and art history. Women have been used as models, subjects, inspiration, muses, supporters, etc. of male-created art. The most well-known artists have almost all been male: DaVinci, Picasso, Van Gogh, Rembrandt, Pollock, Warhol, Renoir, Dali— all men, who have become famous for their art, and their depiction of the female form. Unfortunately, these men have failed to portray women in a positive light and have instead objectified women. Objectification

With this in mind, he and his siblings decided to instead look to discovering pieces from more younger and unknown artists. They were not afraid to take risks when doing so; when Leo Stein first saw Henri Matisse’s Woman with a Hat, he remarked that the piece was "the ugliest daubings of paint," but after returning to the it time and time again, he found a deeper appreciation of the piece and purchased it. Purchases like these completely transformed

Henri Matisse’s “Chapel of the Rosary” (1949-1951), is an architectural masterpiece, said by Matisse himself. The chapel obtains personal value, religious value and aesthetic value. In the late 1940’s, Matisse turned to cut-outs as his primary medium. The period of the ‘Cut-Outs’ have been described as Matisse’s “second life” by the art critic Alastair Sooke; while Matisse had completely changed his medium, he continued to be completely fascinated with vibrant colours. After a life-saving surgery