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3,044 Questions

What were the Renaissance artists from Venice such as Titian and Giorgione especially known for?

The renaissance painters in Florence considered the drawing (contours) to be the true essence of a painting. The Venetian contemporaries, as Giorgione, Titian and Tintoretto, were of the opinion that colour is the heart and soul of a painting. So that is what they developed.

What was Pablo Picasso's biggest Obsticle?

sorry but i have no idea i'm just trying to find that out myself again i'm very sorry

What influenced Romanticism?

There are various things that are believed to have influenced Romanticism. Some of these factors include religious traditions and Neoclassicism.

Who popularized the catch phrase less is more?

Architect, Mies Van der Rohe adopted the phrase, but it was first said by painter and poet, Andrea del Sarto.

What are two innovations from the 1800s?

The cotton gin, steamboat, steam locomotive, and the reaper are all technologies that emerged in the 1800s.

Why did the pop art movement occur?

Pop art and op-art were popular art movements in the 1960's. Pop art and Op art were separate art movements but the public mixed them, much to the annoyance of the founding artists. The term Op-art was first coined by Time magazine. It was typified by the dramatic, trick-optic effects of line and contrasting areas of colour. Fashion Designers picked up these art trends and modified them for use in their clothing designs. Courreges was influenced by the Op-art movement. Op art was the optical trick of contrasting areas of line and colour. Chain stores stocked black and white themed clothes and boots, coats and hats in PVC and other artificial materials. The look was effective but too much could cause headaches. In 1961 Andy Warhol's Pop art paintings "Advertisement," 1960, "Little King," 1960, "Superman," 1960, "Saturday's Popeye," 1960 were used in the window displays of the Bonwit Teller department Store in New York. Images from modern art appeared on dresses. They were symbols of mass-produced, commercial images.

When did the expressionism end?

The artistic movement of Expressionism started in poetry and painting in Germany. The movement lasted from around 1905 until at least 1925.

What mediums did Jacques-Louis David use for his paintings?

Jacques-Louis David was influenced by the artist Caravaggio. He was a painter in the era of the Neoclassical period of art history. His specialty was history paintings. He also completed a number of privately commissioned portraits.

Where did surrealism happen?

Surrealism can happen anywhere, but as to where is what seen to start, then probably Paris in the 1920s, though in writing terms, surrealism goes back further, including Edward Lear and Tristiam Shandy. Andre Breton and Alfred Jarry wrote anti-art pieces. Breton joined the Dada movement but broke away, going for a more Marxist viewpoint.

What are some characteristics of medieval art?

· There was a focus on painting human anatomy. When Michelangelo carved the statue of Moses, he included veins and muscles in the arms and legs. Another example is the "Vitruvian Man" painted by Leonardo Da Vinci, which studies the ideal proportions of a male figure. High Renaissance art focused on portraying the humans in their most natural form. Nudes were painted beautifully and aesthetically. Artists perfected the art of of facial expressions. Leonardo Da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" and the "Last Supper" are a good example of this.

Did the invention of the camera influence artists?

Yes, it certainly did. Some painters used a camera instead of sketching in front of a subject. Later on, around 1900, we find painters (and groups of painters) who held the view that painting should not try to achieve the same thing as photography, i.e. to copy reality. So there are all the -isms that are not realistic.

Why is it important for an art critic to have a strong knowlege of art history?

If no one has heard of them, no one will care what they have to say about art.

Which artist was the most talented in the Renaissance era?

Leonardo Da Vinci is one of the greatest artists of the renaissance. He painted The Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. Michelangelo is also considered one of the greatest artists and is known for paintings and sculptures.

Who founded art nouveau?

The leader of Art Noveau was Charles Rennie Mackintosh.

Who are some artists of art deco?

* The Art Deco period began around 1900 and ended around 1930. At least, however, this is the period during which the greatest volume of work was produced the whole world round. And in many parts of Europe it stopped right then. In the United States Art Deco mananged to survive the Depression and continued until the beginning of WW II. The 1939 New York World's fair was probably the last great event in the Art Deco style * And it wasnít just the Arts. The style and design aspect with all itís geometric forms permeated almost every facet of life. Including, architecture, clothing, industry, jewelry, home furnishings, appliances, ontterion desingn and you name it, just about anything you can think of.

How did world war 1 affect modernism?

Modernism is considered to have begun after World War I. After witnessing the destruction unleashed by this war, modernists had two very different reactions. One group expressed regret for the passing of the simpler days before the war. Others began to focus on the effects of the war by exploring the feelings brought on by this new world. The feelings were often those of alienation and feeling disconnected from the physical world.

Where is the original ecce homo of Antonio Ciseri?

The painting is in the Museo d'Arte Lugano in Lugano, Switzerland.

What was Cubism art movement?

Cubism is a style of art created in 1908 by two famous painters Pablo Picasso and George Braque. They both used a lot of cubism in their paintings.

- Many think that Cubism is an art of transition, an experiment which is to bring ulterior results. Those who think that way have not understood it. Cubism is not either a seed or a fetus, but an art dealing primarily with forms, and when a form is realized it is there to live its own life… …If Cubism is an art of transition I am sure that the only thing that will come out of it is another form of Cubism (Paris 1923).

* artist quotations from 'Picasso speaks', text by Marius Zayas, in 'The Arts', New York, May 1923

Cubist painting was primarily concerned not with lifelike representation but with the depiction of forms from many angles at once. This was done through breaking up the subject into facets.

- When objects shattered into fragments appeared in my painting about 1909; this for me was a way of getting closest to the object… …Fragmentation helped me to establish space and movement in space.

* artist quote by George Braque, from "Braque", Edwin Mullins, Thames and Hudson, London 1968, p. 55

Cubist Paintings Cubism paintings are paintings which are broken up, analyzed and put together in an abstract way - Instead of drawing the picture from one angle, the artist draws the picture from loads of different views to show the object in greater detail.

Definitely and categorically none!

Simply because that is the very idea of analytical cubism.
A style of art where to the expense of the art it is fragmented