ART F200X -kqwilliams

  Impressionist Art Water Lilies Claude Monet : Date: 1906 Giverny, France In 1906 Monet painted the above piece of art as part of a series of natural impressionist paintings and stated “One instant, one aspect of nature contains it all” when referring to his masterpieces.  This painting is called Water Lilies with the focus being on the surreal and patient serene and natural moment of just the water, the reflection of the shore edge trees, and of course the forefront of the painting, the water lilies. Also showing the very subtle sunset with the reflections of purple in the water showing the passage of time from the interesting angle of looking down and forward slightly. Alexander J Cassatt and his son Robert Kelso  Mary Cassatt Date:1884 Paris, France In December of 1884, The Casset Family visited Alexander Cassest’s parents and sister Mary. On the vacation, Alexander Cassatt and his son Robert Casset shared a tender embrace that displayed their bond, as well as their s...

  I have chosen the topic of Morality and the Art of the Classical Era. One of the major differences between the Rococo style and the Neoclassical style of painting is the display of morality as the main focus as the shift in style began. I selected it because I was interested in the way art was used as a medium to show morality in a positive or negative way or even the grey areas of life and how it was deemed to be in the time the art was created.  Narcissus by Caravaggio The dark and sad tale of a young man staring into a reflection in the water. The reflection and the boy take up half of the canvas with dirt being the divide. Showing us vanity as well as the morals relating to being to self-absorbed by it. Using the light to show a real boy and the darker mirrored version below as a symbol of the vain and obsessive behaviors associated with Narcissus the character. An article written on Caravaggio.org ( https://www.caravaggio.org/narcissus.jsp ) further develops the ideas o...

  Medusa was created in Milan, Italy, by  Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, in 1596 showing the moment she was executed by Perseus. I really like the heavy darker colors of the Medusa on the shield. I also like the depth and short amount of space between the head of the Medusa and the wall. The artistic use of the shadow and the source of light impressed me.       by putting the shine in Medusas eyes at an upper angle and the shadow at a lower angle from the top of the head to not only show depth with proximity to the wall but also to give the viewer a sense there is a source of light in front of and above Medusa. Going even further, the contrast between the lighter skin on Medusa's left side of her face vs the right side of her face showing once again the direction of the light by making one side lighter with no shadows and the other side with shadows in the areas that have curves to not only show depth but the source of light. The shadows contrast heavil...

  The Statue of David Humanism is an emotional and personal philosophy focused on morality. Combining the scientific knowledge of mathematical study with the principles of the ideal human proportions and beauty. Humanism was an influence through the renaissance as an appreciation of the classics and curiosity. The thought of how art can reflect the reality of a human experience and often times in the most beautiful form.      One of the best-known works of Humanism art was first commissioned at the start of the 16th century by the Opera Del Duomo, the statue of David. Michelangelo was commissioned to complete the work on a slab of marble that was already slightly worked on but quit in the starting process. The statue of David was made from the same slab a true work of art in the process of salvaging the marble and creating new work, described by the writer Giorgio Vasari as “the bringing back to life of one who was dead”. The statue of David was completed in 1504. ...