Impressionism

In the past century, millions of artists have created paintings all around the world however, only a very small amount transcend time and make history. Vincent Willem van Gogh and Oscar- Claude Monet are one of those few who are both notably know artists. Vincent Willem van Gogh was a Dutch painter notably known for his use of beauty, emotion, and vivid and contrasting colors. One of Van Gogh’s famous paintings is the Starry Night Over the Rhone, which depicts a couple taking a midnight stroll along

Edgar Degas helped to found and develop the Impressionist group of artist and their exhibitions. Though he helped to develop the group of Impressionist, he did not consider himself one; he referred to himself as a Realist or an independent artist. Degas preferred to paint scenes that were indoors and lit by artificial light rather than outdoor naturally light scenes. He used many different medium when making his art such as oil paints, bronze sculptures, engravings, photos, and sketches with pencil

The differences and similarities between Jean-Leon Gerome’s The Bath, and Edgar Degas’s Leaving the Bath are evident but there is more than what meets the eye. Gerome’s work of art shows how much people dependent upon one another, while Degas’s work of art shows people’s independence. Being married to a wealthy person or born into a wealthy family allows people to be dependent upon other people do their work, while those who are not wealthy do everything themselves. By simply adding one extra person

Introduction John Singer Sargent and Edouard Manet were vastly different artists. Sargent preferred to paint in watercolor and he is best known for his realistic landscape paintings and portraits. One of his most famous watercolor landscapes is The Bridge of Sighs which depicts a street in Venice, Italy. Manet, on the other hand, preferred oil and often painted people. He is also famous for many works, including several with nude figures such as Le Déjeuner sur L’herbe (The Luncheon on the Grass)

“It is in general the unexplored that attracts us…” – Lady Murasaki, The Tale of Genji. (Lambourne 2005, 10). A preoccupation with “the other” has always been of interest to the French. In Montesquieu’s Lettres Persanes, written in the early 18th century, the French nearly fall over one another in order to gaze upon an Arab traveler in their country. One observer even exclaims, “ Ah! Ah! Monsieur est Persan! C’est une chose bien extraordinaire! Comment peut-on être Persan!” (Hirch and Thompson

The eighteenth century, rococo era, remained a light-hearted time being pre-revolutionary. Transpired a period that the postmodern world would attempt to emulate. After Louis XIV died, things became more excessive. Sculpture became more delicately carved while architecture metamorphose a more decorative and successful. Paintings of the aristocracy in pastel colors, showing themes of fantasy, pleasure, and sensuality as they were more commonly asked for. Women’s textile dresses were excessive, to

The group of seven is arguably one of the greatest movements in Canadian history; with their dynamic landscape paintings. Through this short summary I will highlight their history, their style of painting and the important role they play in our Canadian history. The history of the Group of Seven is interesting to the core; the group was established in the 1920 as a group of independent modern artists. The group consist of many great Canadian artists who were very important to Canadian history during

The night sky depicted by Van Gogh in the Starry Night painting is completed with of brightly colored stars, twisting clouds, and a bright crescent moon. This work almost has a dot-to-dot effect on the viewer's eyes because of the swirling motions moving in a circle through the middle of the painting, but Van Gogh uses the large tree and bright moon on different sides of the paper to give the painting unity. Starry Night is arguably one of Van Gogh's best paintings because of the excellent use of

Colourful Character Self Evaluation Content/Message Discuss the person you choose to complete your portrait on. Who is the person? Tell me something about them? Why did you choose him/her? The person I have chosen to draw is Shawn Mendes. Shawn Mendes is a Canadian singer song writer, who made a six second video on an app called Vine and became instantly famous because of his outstanding voice. I have chosen to draw Shawn Mendes because he is a very influential person who I look up to a

In this essay, I will be discussing how two famous artists from different times and cultures have created aesthetic qualities in artworks, communicated ideas and developed styles. Frida Kahlo and Pablo Picasso have been chosen to express two very different art styles and how both artists use elements and principles to create a distinct quality artwork. Although Frida Kahlo and Pablo Picasso come from different parts of the world and have different cultural backgrounds, both artists have practiced