Essays on Pablo Picasso

Introduction

Pablo Picasso, born in Spain in 1881 learnt his art at the Barcelona school of fine arts at a tender age of 14. His father was a master in the art of drawing and because of this he received early recognition. His painting styles throughout his career were always changing characterized by different shades of colors. He went from shades of blue to shades of pink. Picasso passed on after a prostate operation in 1973. On the other hand, Amadeo Modigliani was born in 1884 in a Jewish family and got his education in Venice and Florence. He studied Continue reading...

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Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn Dutch, about 1628 Oil on copper 8 3/4 x 6 3/4 in. 2013.60

Introduction

This is perhaps one of the most famous self-portraits of all time since it shows Rembrandt in a laughing pose that is also quite uncommon for an artist. The artist painted more than one hundred original self-portraits and the correct name for this work is; ‘A more cheerful pose’ and is in keeping with the more jovial style that he had adopted during this particular period. The portrait includes several trademark elements that we normally associate with Rembrandt, including the interplay Continue reading...

Hellenistic Greece

Hellenistic Greece is the period between 323 BC and 30 BC. This is the period that marks by diminishing of the Greeks’ dominance and prosperity before the Roman Empire. This is when the influence Alexander on Greeks came to an end due to his death. After the death of Alexander, Roman Empire took over dispersing the Greeks. Hellenistic culture originated when the Greeks mixed with other cultures especially from the Asia and Middle East. One of the notable arts of this age is the Venus de Milo (Kousser, 4). This is a piece of architecture sculpture of a woman Continue reading...

How are artists able to reach the intellect, emotions and imaginations of their viewers?  The act of creating art enriches the life of the artist. The aesthetic inherent in their work, or their underlying philosophy, or their desire to communicate concept, or portray a narrative is what is transmitted to the viewer. Describe how certain artists do this. Introduction:
Artists are important members of society since their primary aim is to reach the soul of the viewer. Perhaps the most important aspect of an artist’s skills is that he/she is able to communicate certain ideas and the intellect Continue reading...

Analytic cubism is a term that was introduced by Picasso. This term arises from the ‘analysis of objects in space’. In partnership with Braque, Picasso was able to find a way to see objects in details without actually examining them these two artists were the first people to use this term. Braque made a painting called Palette and violin in 1909 (John 45). This painting was meant to represent the whole instrument though in actual terms it did not. It showed lines of strings that were short but had spiral spins to represent the neck of the violin. They Continue reading...

Art of the 20th century is universally regarded as Modern Art. Modern Art comprised paintings that are revolutionary in forms and representations. Revolution in the sense of modern paintings is a way to describe the alterations done by modern artists to the common aspects and traditional representations of art on canvas. Among such brave, intelligent, and creative minds that dared the conventions of traditional painting and brought innovation to the art on canvases were Pablo Picasso and Jackson Pollock. Both became known for their own styles as well as for the tumultuous aspects of their lives such as relationships Continue reading...

Impact of Modernism on Visual Arts

Introduction
Modernism refers to a philosophical drift that, along with cultural tendencies and alterations, sprang up from far-reaching and extensive shifts in Western society over the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Artwork has transformed over the centuries and one artist, known as Picasso is best recognized as one of the authors of Cubism, though he utilized many styles during his career. The paper explores the modernism in the visual arts and discusses The Old Guitarist and the Les demoiselles d' Avignon art within the historical and cultural context in which they got created.

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1. What is your definition of “art?”
Art is a medium through which emotions and expressions of an artist can be conveyed, in a manner which the artist cannot communicate through words or speech. It is not only a conveyance of feelings and thoughts, but also the most talented application of human imagination and skill such that it can relate to current events and day to day mundane events of the day or political accomplishments. Art includes a wide range of forms including paintings, sculptures, photographs or carvings.
a. What is most important when looking at an art work: Continue reading...

Chapter 20

Essay Question #1: 10 points
Describe the art movement Fauvism. Why were they named that? Who were significant artists that belonged to the Fauves. What set them apart from the artists before them? Where did their ideas come from? Who were their influences?
Fauvism was a liberal movement where artists experimented on their color and style choices, by choosing vivid and brightest colors to being out art in its purest form. The term fauvism (coined in 1905 by Louis Vauxcelles) arose from the word “fauves” meaning “wild beasts”, because of its boldness and the shocking reaction it evoked among Continue reading...

in the Nineteenth Century

Training and Working Conditions of Women Artists in the Nineteenth Century

Whenever Arts becomes the subject of conversation, the first thing that comes to mind is painting. Some of the famous painters we know while growing up are the likes of Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Vincent van Goh, and Pablo Picasso. Notice that these painters are only men. Certainly, the masterpiece of daVinci, Mona Lisa, is a woman. However, we have yet to come up with at least an example of a woman painter.
Here, we find an interesting point of discussion. At first, it would seem a matter of gender equality. However, the subject is Continue reading...

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The paper looks into an analysis of “The Dream” by Pablo Picasso and why this art work should be considered an example of "new media art". There are details in the essay regarding the artist, his bio, and the history and controversies related to the artist and his work. Most importantly, the essay looks into as to why the work of the artist and his practices are an example of "new media".

Introduction

There is no denying that the artistic genius of Pablo Picasso has influenced the modern and contemporary art and in unequaled scale. His creative output comprises of Continue reading...

The relationship of Pablo Picasso and Gertrude Stein has to be understood in this study and Gertrude Stein’s friendship with Picasso and her influence in his artwork and development of career. Pablo Picasso was born in 1881 in Malaga, Spain and later, he has been associated with a large group of writers and artists in early stage of career. In 1904, Pablo Picasso settled in Paris and got friendly with artist named Georges Braque. Later, Picasso and Braque have developed Cubism (Baldassari, 2006). The painting style of Picasso has been changed many a times in his overall career Continue reading...

“Artists are men who wish to become inhuman. They seek painfully the traces of inhumanity, traces which are never found in nature. These are real truths and beyond them we know no reality.” 1
Art such as paintings and sculptures are man’s way of expressing their thoughts. In the eyes of an artist, they can see the suffering behind the beauty, and this reason allows them to create beautiful artworks. Artists desire to fully express themselves using only their canvass and their brush; hence, they will attempt to construct their masterpiece in the most creative way in order Continue reading...

Chuck Close’s “Frank”: Everyman as Art

The late author Douglas Adams said that art is holding a mirror up to the Universe – although he then pointed out that there was not a mirror big enough, since the Universe was infinite in size. So what’s an artist to do? American artist Chuck Close brings that mirror down to size by making his subject huge. In “Frank” (1969), a grey-toned acrylic painting of a black-and-white photograph, an everyday man becomes a monumental work of art. Close shows that the everyman is just as valid a subject for art than classical themes or the upper class.
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In the world of art -- especially painting -- the name Salvador Dali is synonymous with surrealism. Dali painted dreams on canvas that gave birth to new vistas -- landscapes of terror and amusement where time stood at a standstill, and viewers are lured into the fantastic, more-than-real world that Dali forged from his daily existence. Dali stood at the vanguard of the Surrealist movement, and his paintings now fetch upwards of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Born on May 11, 1904, in Figueres, Spain, Dali exhibited artistic talent -- and notable eccentricities -- from an early age. Dali Continue reading...

Being the son of a painting teacher, Pablo Picasso had an early familiarity with the world of pictures. He studies under his father for a year, before he went to Paris to learn new styles and practise the same. He wanted to be an experimental painter. He had a good knowledge of Geometry and shapes; he evolved as a painter and learnt all the styles; ranging from the Blue period, rose period, the African styles and finally to cubism and surrealism and realism, of which he became a pioneer.
In the Blue period, Picasso mainly focused on the shades Continue reading...

Introduction

Cubism refers to a painting and sculpture style developed at the beginning of the 20th century. The style mainly emphasizes on formal structure, minimization of natural forms to geometrical equivalents. Also, it entails the representation of planes’ organization as well as independent representation of the requirements. Many artists would prefer the stylistic nature of cubism in comparison to other art styles. The style of art is causing extensive influence in the painting and sculpture industry. However, with time people are learning to use cubism, which is unique in making attractive paintings. In addition, people are learning to improve the Continue reading...

Alex Cross

This is a crime thriller films that was produced in 2012. The film was directed by Rob Cohen, exposing some of the evils that happen in the society. After securing a job with FBI, Cross fears revealing to his wife the intentions of changing cities. Unknown to him, the day he takes Maria for an outing happens to be the day Picasso was attacking them, marking an end to Maria’s life. This results in Alex Cross plotting a revenge mission with the aim of killing Picasso. Through several events that take place, Cross and his friends manage to Continue reading...

“Weeping woman with handkerchief” is one of acclaimed paintings by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso. Picasso painted this oil on canvas painting in the year 1937. The canvas is 21 x 17 1/2 in size that is not that large, but is very striking. The focal point of this picture is pain and through this canvas, Picasso has portrayed how much pain, a human face can communicate. This paper intends to discuss and analyze Weeping woman with handkerchief.
Weeping woman with handkerchief shows how a Spanish woman is busted and sniveling into a handkerchief. The woman is dressed in a Continue reading...

Art is the expression of the human soul. It contains genuine human emotion because it provides people with an outlet for their repress emotions. Even today, there are people who find expressing their true emotions difficult; I bet everyone in this room experienced it before. That is why most people result to art because they have a strong sense of freedom. In an art there are no restrictions, no one can tell you what not do? In an art it is important for everyone to keep an open mind because art is like a maze into the artists mind. Continue reading...

Analysis of the Underpinnings of the Conceptual Art Movement

Introduction
The Conceptual Art Movement challenged prevalent notions of what art should be as exemplified by artists including Marcel Duchamp, Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse as well as Richard Irving, and contemporary Conceptual artist Richard Este discussed in this academic evaluation. Conceptual artists originally rebuffed the name given the body of heterogeneous groupings of their work depicting a wide variety of types and styles of art (Green 200l). By 1970, the Conceptual Art Movement rejection of traditional definitions of art set their work apart internationally. Still controversial in the 21st century, this document provides an analysis of the underpinnings of Continue reading...

Introduction

Cubism and Futurism has great impact in the United States. Both of them has played a significant role in evolving the the art of 19th and 20th century. Cubism is about object’s total concept, predominately the visual aspects of the objects, it present different ways for combining the objects with the aesthetic concerns and considerations. Futurism is, however, concerned with the visual sense of the movement, i.e., giving the sense of movement to photographs, drawings, sculptures and paintings.

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Cubism was, however, developed between 1908 and 1912 with the support of Picasso and Braque (Ehrlich, 2012). The Tribal Art Continue reading...

There has been an effort to look into the history of creativity and inspiration in art. Many critics have tried to find the origin of the organized art periods that can be traced to ancient times. Art has a broad definition and can be referred to as a form of expressing ourselves and how we see ourselves and the environment around us. Art enables people to find themselves and lose themselves at the same time. It gives the description of how the world is perceived through our senses. Art can also be used to assist us in being focused Continue reading...

Introductory Essay – The Differences in the Female Nude

Throughout the history of fine art, one of the many recurring images found within it is the image of the female nude. The appreciation and replication of the female body in its purest form has fascinated artists for centuries, and some variation of it seems to appear in nearly every era or movement of art. To that end, it is interesting to note the changes that occur in style, composition, attitude and meaning between the different eras of art when dealing with the singular, unifying subject of the female nude. This exhibition seeks to examine the female nude in Continue reading...

Cubism is one of the first modern movements in art. The movement evolved during the period of rapid and heroic innovations by artists such as Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso. The movement has two stages namely, analytic cubism and synthetic cubism. In analytic cubism, forms tend to be fragmented and analyzed. In synthetic cubism, foreign materials such as wood veneer and newspapers are collaged on the surface of the canvas as a “synthetic” symbol for the depicted objects. This style was developed by Juan Gris and Rernand Leger and it attracted so many adherents abroad and in Paris. The Continue reading...

Picasso is considered to be among the most influential and innovative artists by historians in the 20th century. Indeed his artistic works inspire so many people during his time even his critics agree to that fact. He has received this magnitude of fame because of the quality and uniqueness with which he presented his work.
Picasso brought into the field of art new means of fragmentation of renaissance space or perspective. Several innovations in collage are also accredited to him. He did several unique works in assemblage and found objects of art during his time. In the field of Continue reading...

The art of the female nude has been one of the few major constants in art, with various forms of the subject being represented in nearly every major art movement for the past 400 years. From the High Renaissance to the Cubist movement of the early 20th century, the depiction of the female nude has undergone many different changes in style, aesthetic and significance in meaning. By examining some of the most well-known paintings of these eras, it is possible to gain an appreciation for the changes that took place in ideology and art style from one time in Continue reading...

There are many reasons that artists choose to create art, but one of the many reasons that they choose to do so is to encourage the persistence of cultural or personal memories. While not all artists paint, sculpt, or recreate memories from their pasts, many artists do use elements of memory and memories from their past to create works of art that memorialize and speak to the past. This may be a personal history, or it could be a cultural or global history-- many of the works of art created after the first World War, for instance, are concerned Continue reading...

Interrogating the Museum

The Modern Masters exhibition in Denver Art is now open to the public that can come and see some of the iconic artists that grace the 20th century. The Denver collection highlights some of the greatest artwork of Alexander Calder and Joan Miro. The two have been able to collaborate and design more than 200 paintings, collages, and sculptures. Alexander is an American descent sculptor while Miro is a Catalan painter. Both artists had similar inspirations, artistic strategies, and interests. Their collaboration spurs an effect on art that translate towards many inventions.
Joan Miro uses gouache and watercolor to Continue reading...

Art, since ancient times, is described in varied shapes and styles depended on the events and developments that transpired at the times when a certain ideology or believe dominated the field of art. Art in general is designed to communicate certain themes and believes that touch on the philosophical, cultural, political, social as well as economic matters among others that transpired in the society in the past as well as in the present and past is reflected through artistic products and pieces produced. However, the paper presents two great artists that have transformed and inspired many artists and lovers Continue reading...

Pablo Picasso is the traditional depiction of the mistress looking into the mirror. The X-ray reveals that Picasso originally portrays the body of a young woman with curved hips and her back facing the viewer. The high-quality printing gives this fine art a vivid and sharp appearance. This artwork uses a medium of cover stock to produce the coat with a silken finish to protect the ink and create an elegant look. This versatile art strikes a balance between value and quality. The cubism style of artwork is an important contribution in the development of art in the modern Continue reading...

Pablo Picasso’s, ‘The Three Musicians’ was painted in 1921, and is renowned as one of his greatest works. Here we observe the classic combination of colour and line, where the musicians are lounging about in characteristically jaunty poses with not much care for the world. Picasso uses boisterous colours with blue and yellow particularly prominent and demonstrative.
The three figures also contain diverse aspects which are immediately noticeable. The musician playing the guitar (which is coloured yellow) is almost obscured by the one playing the flute. The accordion player who is situated at the back is almost dressed Continue reading...

Phase I: Description

The title of this object is ‘Mere et enfant’ which is a Spanish world meaning ‘Mother and Child’. The artistic feature was developed by an artist called Pablo Picasso in the year 1902. His father was an artist and Pablo’s passion could be attributed partly to his father’s artistic prowess. He was born in Malagasy, Spain and studied at an art school in Barcelona. Despite his numerous paintings, he was well recognized for his unique Cubist paintings and object design which did not match any other person’s artistic work. His artistic work to portray different viewpoints Continue reading...

Introduction

Brief Summary of the Time Period and Painter
Pablo Picasso is a Spanish painter from 1881-1973, who is widely accredited as the most deep-seated artist in the 20th century. Arguably, Picasso is a long-standing and greatly prolific artist who has experimented with a expansive assortment of themes and styles all through his career. Some of the contributions by Picasso to the history of art and his most imperative include pioneering the modern art movement referred to as Cubism, developing assemblage in sculpture and inventing collage as one of the artistic techniques. Les Demoiselles d’Avignon has arguably been the Continue reading...

According to Lexus.us, Dosimetry is defined as “Measurement of radiation exposure, especially X-rays or gamma rays; calculation of radiation dose from internally administered radionuclides”. (2010). Neutron dosimetry is neither as precise nor as complex as gamma dosimetry. In the United States today, neutron dosimetry is among the vital requirements used to carry out comparison of the clinical results gotten from radiotherapy trials done at the fast neutron therapy facilities.
The neutron dosimetry radiation uses specialized devices which includes superheated drop detectors. Gamma rays originating from the surroundings, the phantom or biological object experiencing the radiation, the collimating or field-limiting Continue reading...

Introduction

Henry Matisse is one of the famous French artist, particularly known for the unique use of color and fluid as well as unique draughtsmanship. Although he was essentially as a painter, he was he also ventured into printmaking, draughtsmanship, as well as sculpting (Sayre, 18). Furthermore, together with Marcel Duchamp and Pablo Picasso, are considered as the three main artists who engineered in the revolutionary developments with the plastic arts segment in the 20th century. In the early stages of his career, Matisse was branded a Fauve (wild beast), but was later on appreciated for defending the cultural traditions Continue reading...

Pablo Picasso has for many years remained the most famous artist. He was a Spanish genius artist who earned infinite recognition across the globe in the twentieth century art. Picasso was an innovative painter who came up with astounding works arts which are now reserved in museums. Nevertheless, his competitiveness in this field came from his wide knowledge and capability of incorporating different styles. Pablo tried his best to become a great artist and therefore opted to leave Barcelona and moved to Paris which was the capital of arts in Europe.
Interestingly, some of the wonderful and adorable works Continue reading...

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I always believed that the construction of a font must be sturdy and durable, as it’s a powerful method to enhance the message pursued to be delivered, giving it the significance strife and a meaning. I saw in Picasso’s artwork the durability a letter would strive and a strength that would make a font as strong as a painting. In his different approach on geometrical shapes, as his beautiful strong lines delighted a designer like me and I appreciated above all the organization of imagery and the thoughtful proportions and shapes formed. I saw them as a Continue reading...

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The institution of matrimony is the one which has to wade through many troubled waters and thereby is considered to be one of the most volatile and sensitive relationships which is quite often threatened by infidelity. For instance, in today’s world, we get to see marriages falling apart like a house of cards and the culprit of these mishaps are more often not the infidelity of one or both of the partners. It is quite natural for a married couple to lose interest in each other’s personalities which if often perceived to be the root cause Continue reading...

Kara Walker’s painting is a clear combination of techniques which can be said to have imbued the American psyche. The issue of racism is quite clear and one can feel it in the title which is ‘The Rich Soil Down There’ where the inherent racism which permeates the piece is demonstrated by its clear allusion to the agricultural labourer’s history especially in the Antebellum South.
The work which is currently on display at the Museum of Fine Arts has a lot in common with other works which Walker has exhibited at a number of important museums. These Continue reading...