School of the Museum of Fine Arts

Introduction to Art Nouveau The "Art Nouveau" ("new art") movement was one of the first departures from classical art and design, towards a new modernism. The 'Modernism' and Art Nouveau movements occurred during what was known in France as the "Belle Époque," or "beautiful era" period of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The movement was primarily influenced by the radical work of Czech (Moravian) artist Alfons Mucha, Swiss decorative artist Eugène Grasset, and English illustrator Aubrey

20th century. Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) in their exhibit “Picasso & Rivera: Conversations Across Time” examines the relationship between these two frenemies through five thematic sections, and is a breathtaking example of just how much artists can influence each other while still creating their own distinct pieces that would define an era. The way that the exhibit is presented by co-curators Diana Magaloni, the deputy director of the Program for the Art of the Ancient Americas at LACMA

Intro In late Antiquity the arts consisted of the seven artes liberales, the liberal arts: Grammar, Logic, Rhetoric, Geometry, Arithmetic, Astronomy, and Music. Philosophy was the mother of them all. On a lower level stood the technical arts like architecture, agriculture, painting, sculpture and other crafts. "Art" as we concieve of it today was a mere craft. Art in the Middle Ages was "the ape of nature". And what is art today? Can we give a definition? Sir Roger Penrose, one

people may be familiar with and has the name “Guernica”. This work was created in Picasso’s Paris studio in 1937 ("Guernica: Testimony of War”). This piece in an oil on canvas painting, and currently is on display at Spain’s national museum, Reina Sofía, a museum of modern art. The entire painting is twenty-five foot, five and three-quarter inches long and eleven foot, five and a half inches tall. This painting depicts a horror that happened in Guernica, Spain on April 28, 1937. The city was bombed for

had movies made there after closing. But, after Yuma Territorial closed down the had a High school there. The prison was really tough if you didn't follow the rules. There was a room called the dark cell. That was the place you didn't want to go to. The dark cell was this small dark room. But other than it just being a prison it was also where movies were being shot. The school was made there and the school now is called the

Photography generated a sentiment of art because it could stop time in a single frame. “The best thing about a picture is that it never changes, even when the people in it do.” (Warhol, 1975)  was something stated in Andy Warhol’s loosely formed autobiography. A perfect example of this is the series of prints that were taken by Eadward Muybridge in the 19th century, called The Horse in Motion (Fig 9). These photographs were taken to prove that the horse fully left the ground when it ran. This displayed

That morning I woke up and felt extremely warm. I then saw an arm splayed across my stomach and felt someone scoot in close behind me. My eyes peered down and I was about to have panic attack but then I saw his fraternity tattoo on his wrist and I relaxed. My hand gentle trace over the letters of the tattoo. "Good morning," I heard him moan as he kissed hair and pulled me close. "How did you get in here?" I asked him. "You left your door unlocked...might I add that, that is very dangerous," he said

figure painting. His style in painting has a far reaching effect on both Chinese and the world’s art. Figure painting played a dominant position since Tang Dynasty and declined in Song Dynasty. Chen Hongshou is not only a great figure painter in Ming Dynasty but also revitalized figure painting which had declined for 600 years. In his paintings, we can see the giant bodies of the characters with clear and fine

throughout the Lower East Side of Manhattan. The SAMO days begin to build a name for Basquiat and, along with his ingenious and suave personality, he slowly integrates in the art scene of New York. Basquiat’s capacity to distill his perception of the outside world down to their essence, and project them outward through his art is what defined his unique style. He was capable of digesting complex social issues such as racial injustice or religion and unlock a more basic truth through his simple, thought

Introduction The work of Egon Schiele is very important to me personally. In this Extended Essay I focus on Egon Schiele because his artworks influence me. He likes to show his hands in his painting and photos. In his self-painting, I can always find out that the hands always attract my eyes. His hands really impress me and I really like his hands. This gives me an idea that to put my own hands on the social software and see that will people love my hands in this era. Now, I think the answer is