Vincent Martella

THE PERSISTENCE OF MEMORY (1931) The Persistence of Memory (1931) was made in 1931 by Salvador Dali, the artwork is 24 x 33 cm oil on canvas painting, and now the artwork is in The Museum of Modern Art, New York. The style of the artwork is surrealistic. The subject matter is a barren landscape with melting clocks draped over unrelated objects, caricature of Dali’s face on the ground, plus a rocky headland with sea in the background. The focal point of the artwork is the strange caricature of Dali’s

The first four sources I will be using are related to “The Starry Night” painting from Vincent van Gogh. The first source, located on MOMA Learning, is titled "Vincent van Gogh: The Starry Night, 1889” which does not appear to have an author or publication date. The MOMA Learning article provides insights into the interpretations of the artwork, including insights into Van Gogh’s mental state at the time that the painting. Additionally, the article provides relevant information regarding the post-impressionists

The swirling lines and brilliantly contrasting blues and yellows and the thickly layered brushstrokes of Vincent van Gogh’s Starry Night are engrained in the minds of many. Starry Night was painted in June of 1889 and was inspired by an image of the French city of Arles at night; van Gogh completed this work outdoors with the help of a gas lamplight. Starry Night is an oil on canvas painting and which depicts the view from the east-facing window of his asylum room at Saint Remy-de-Provence. CITATION

In the late 19th century, younger artists found themselves frustrated within the confinements of Impressionism rules. Consequently, they wanted to challenge these limitations to focus on the structural, emotional and symbolic elements within their works. So, what mark did the Post-Impressionism Movement leave within the story of Art ? The Impressionism Movement affected the evolution of modern art.This is due to the introduction of painting 'en plein air' and the style which is recognisable by

is the result of the discarded finds." (as cited in National Gallery of Art, 2014), signifying that he wanted to reveal the hidden and upsetting truth of poverty in Spain. On the other hand, the real-life painting entitled “Sunflowers”, created by Vincent Van Gogh, was painted to show his

For this assignment I chose two paintings that captivated me: “Nothing I do is Ever good enough” and “Green Matisse Night Fish.” When I looked first time on these pictures they looked for me very different, but then I cached a connection between them. First of all, they were painted with the same technique and they both have some energy inside, you can’t catch it, if you just take a look on them, but if you look carefully, you can figure out that an author had the same feeling when he was writing

Shared knowledge is commonly regarded as the information or knowledge that the majority already knows despite a few people may not know about it. Any knowledge that can be classified as shared knowledge can be connected from one person to another especially during a discussion or communicate each other. Collective learning also might trigger a shared knowledge to be spread among our society. Shared knowledge is a collection of personal knowledge that can be gained from peoples’ past experience. It

When comparing the two art pieces of art, “Guernica” by Pablo Picasso and “Executions of the Third of May” by Goya, you may interpret the underlying meaning to be the same. However, the era in which these paintings were created are noticeably different as well as the techniques. The history in which these two works were created is intriguing. The implicit and explicit similarities and differences between these two historical pieces are astonishing. “Guernica”, which was created in 1937 was Picasso’s

Merle Haggard? Now usually when we say, "Artist," we think painter, but there are many, many different types of artists. From poets, to song writers. Picasso, an artist who paints. edgar allan poe, an artist that shows his passion and artistry through his rthyming words and melodramatic speeches. merle haggard, an artist painting his life story through the word and tune of his courty music. something all artists have in common, they all show passion and love for theyre work, and they all most certainly

“Bread Winners” is a painting that was created by Summer Wheat in 2016. This piece was created using acrylic on aluminum wire mesh. The reason why I had chosen this piece is because it stood out to me the most due to the artist’s use of space and color. The artist chose to use metallic acrylic paint on a black background and by doing so, gives a nice contrast and emphasis on the subject matter. The colors that are used in this piece are copper, silver, and gold. This entire painting is two-dimensional