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Choose and identify your favorite work of art. Your choice can be from any time and place and can challenge the traditional definitions of art.
What visual qualities make this item your favorite? Include in your discussion, as appropriate, descriptions of the artist’s (or creator’s) use of formal elements such as line, shape, color, space and other design elements. You may wish to include a link to an image of your chosen item (if available) to assist your classmates in their participation.
There are so many artworks that I find so interesting and that tells a lot as I stare at them. My favorite work of art has been always by Sir John Everett Millais.. the one that stands out for me all the time is "Christ in the house of his parents".
Photocredit (Google Image) John Everett Millais c. 18 49
The visual qualities of this artwork mean a lot to me, I guess it's because it resonates with my faith. And is said that by the time it was seen in the Royal Academy annual exhibition in 1850, it was a serious departure from the standard religious imagery. (Landow) The qualities of the artwork focus on the ideal truth of Christ's life, which also represents crucifixion and the work of his father Joseph, who was a carpenter. In the picture, we see Christ being cared for by his mother and it shows that his hands have been injured, and those wounds represent the ultimate end of the cross.
Also, on the side, you will see St John the baptist bringing a bowl of water to clean the wound, which represents Christ as he was washing the feet of his disciples. Also, that bowl can represent the vinegar gall that he was offered during his death on the cross. And there is a bird by the ladder which resembles the holy ghost and that table is the representation of communion. The event in this artwork seems radical, as you see around them Joseph and the carpenter's assistant is in awe of the moment. There is so much detail in the picture and it's so incredible. All the wood shaving on the floor is gracefully painted and there are some tools that resemble the environment, it all shows the place of work.
Reference
Easby. J. R (n) Sir John Everett Millais, Christ in the house of His Parents. Khanacademy. Retrieved from khanacademy/humanities/becoming-modern/victorian- art-architecture/pre-raphaelites/a/sir-john-everett-millais-christ-in-the-house- of-his-parents
Landow. P. G (2015) Chapter 4, Part ll. Millais's Christ in the House of His Parents. Victorianweb. Retrieved from victorianweb/religion/type/ch4b.html
As stated about Greek Architecture from your reading this week: “The formulas they invented as early as the sixth century B. have influenced the architecture of the past two millennia.”
Think about modern buildings (built after 1900) you may have seen either in person or in pictures that were designed in a classical style. Why do you think the architect(s) chose to copy the classical style? What kind of messages does that style convey? How is the building’s function (use) suited to the classical style? Modernism came to be outstanding during the 20th century, this was after the second world war devastation where the architecture started to be influenced by the heavy use of technology characterized by the use of reinforced concrete and steel.
One of my favorite classical buildings is the Imperial War Museum North by Daniel Libeskind. The building is in the U and it was devoted to demonstrating how the war affected the lives of British citizens since 1914. (Tully, n) The building is meant to tell a story about how it feels to be in the midst of the chaos, that is, the building was built over a bomb site where Hovis Grain Silos once stood before it was bombed and where tanks and engines were built for the first and second world war. (Tully, n)
The message that the style converts is a torn apart globe. (Tully, n) The architect (Libeskind) took a round teapot and sealed it inside a plastic bag and threw it down then it broke into pieces. Then he took those fragments as an inspiration of the three shards, that is, even though it was reassembled it wasn't the same thing. (Tully, n)
The building had three shards, the earth shard, the water shard, and the air shard, all these three shards signified different things. The earth shard was a representation of an open earthly realm of conflict and war, the air shard with a dramatic entry to the museum, with a tower that acts as a landmark in its location. (Tully, n)
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Reference
Tully. L (n) “8 Things You Didn’t Know About The IWM North Building. iwm.org. Retrieved from iwm.org/history/8-things-you- didnt-know-about-the-iwmnorth-building
Virtually all of the world’s cultures have defined sacred spaces for religious purposes. Choose one place of worship that you are familiar with (it can be from any faith). What do you think is the relationship between the appearance and layout of the
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Reference
Hammer J (2011) What is Beneath the Temple Mount. |History| Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved from smithsonianmag/history/what-is-beneath- the-temple-mount-920764/#:~:text=Today%20the%20Temple%20Mount%2C %20a,the%20holiest%20site%20in%20Judaism.
Beginning with the Renaissance the Church is no longer the only primary patron of the arts. Private families, governments and other secular (non-religious) groups begin to hire artists with greater frequency.
What effect do you think this new diversity in patrons had on the arts in the 15th-18th centuries? Include some specific examples of works commissioned by these new patrons.
The private families, government, and other non-religious groups started to be patrons of arts, as the Church was no longer the main principle of that. This change
happened in the midst of the 15th to 18th century that was due to diversity, it led to change in the types of arts. The time was referred to as the renaissance period, and there was a broad change in European history.
There was the hiring of new painters, designers, and sculptors as the official court artist. Paintings were regarded as something that represents a social relationship, with Patronage representing the conditions of trade. Some of the rich people were said to be Patrons because they were able to bring artists into their houses. Also, some rich people offered loans to churches to own the religious art pieces in their homes while gaining influence in the church.
For example, there were many powerful families in 15th century Florence such as the Medici family which was influenced by the society as they had so many woodcarvers than butchers in which they came to believe that art was the necessity of life. During that time, Patrons were more concerned about fame and being wealthy, and thus the Medici family was one of the wealthiest.
The works commissioned by one of the Patrons is Botticelli's painting that resembles Guiliano's passing. Guiliano Medici was murdered and his death shocked Florence, thus many portraits were ordered to serve as memories or warnings to other plotters. Botticelli's painting had an open window and mourning dove that represented the way that Guiliano was murdered.
Source: Google Image
Reference Britannica, T. Editors of Encyclopaedia (2020, January 31). Neoclassical architecture. Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved from britannica/art/Neoclassical-architecture David, Oath of the Horatii. (n.). Retrieved from khanacademy/humanities/ap-art-history/later-europe- and-americas/enlightenment-revolution/a/david-oath-of-the-horatii
Impressionism is often considered the first, true, modern art style.
Do you agree with this statement, or not? In your post, please refer to both Impressionist images and earlier art to support your discussion.
I agree with the statement because impressionism had artwork that didn't show realism. It was a rough painting style that represented changes that were taking place in society. There are so many artists that participated during the period of the Impressionist movement including Alfred Sisley, Camille Pissarro, Edgar Degas.. artists used unfinished sketches as the main representation of their work.
Also, there was the use of different colors which gave their paintings an impression. Their paintings had a presence and reflected rich chromatic nuances of the real world. Moreover, they focused in their paintings, they focused on capturing changing effects of nature like the atmosphere, light, changes in weather in a way of showing the dynamism of the new world.
An example of the Impressionism painting is the Impression Sunrise by Claude Monet.. represented the beauty and power of the new France that was more like a renewed strength.
Source: Google Image
Reference
A beginner's guide to Impressionism. (n.). Retrieved from khanacademy/humanities/becoming-modern/avant-garde- france/impressionism/a/a-beginners-guide-to-impressionism
Look at Picasso’s mural Guernica, painted in 1937:
Picasso, Guernica (article). (n.). Retrieved from khanacademy/humanities/art-1010/early- abstraction/cubism/a/picasso-guernica
In the 1960s and 1970s art critics believed that current trends in art foretold the “death of painting.”
Do you think painting has actually “died” as an art form in contemporary art? If so, what has risen to replace painting? If not, how has painting been able to survive? As always, please refer to specific works of art in your post.
Before the 20th century and in the early phase of the 20th century, art was generally considered as the medium to depict the cultures, traditions, currencies, architectural structures prevailing at that point in time. Old fine arts were few to be seen while photography, film making, videos which were able to represent the current trends existing in society in a better way emerged.
In the 1960s and 1970s with the modernization and development of the world, photography, filmmaking, and videos emerged as artforms. Moreover, as technology became advanced, the dot-com boom and people developed with time, and the world became more diverse, it became difficult to represent the recent trends prevailing in the society with just contemporary art. Thus, critics considered that painting had "died" as an art form in the contemporary form of art.
But that was not the case. In fact, art now encompassed different media which was diverse. The two art trends prevailed in the 1960s and 1970s. These were Minimalism and Pop Art. Minimalism generally represented the current trends prevailing in society through visual art and music; and Pop Art was an artwork that included images from advertisements, comic books, etc. But what was seen that contemporary artform had sought to change the way a viewer saw art. Art became interpersonal to the artist intertwining with identity and philosophy as well. Sculpture never really died out, like Maya Lin who designed the Vietnam Veteran' Memorial Wall did elaborate sculpturing. Richard Serra's cultures were influenced by Minimalism. Thus, it can be seen that there was a transformation in the world of art to suit the changing times.
Reference
Tate. (n.). Ed Ruscha and the Art of the Everyday? Look Closer. Retrieved from tate.org/art/artists/edward-ruscha-1882/ed-ruscha-and-art-everyday
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