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Impact of an Era

History War impacted many artists as they captured their feelings and emotions differently World War II had a big impact for many artists. Each displays differently. I will be showing the impacts of war by three different artists. The inspirations directly related and how paintings were created before the war which soon impacted World War II.The styles that came out during this time of expressionism, surrealism, and more. You can feel all the emotions in the works that were put out. Artists The Charnel House was created by Pablo Picasso in 1944-1945 but it went unfinished as an oil and charcoal painting. He resided in Paris during World War II. The size is 199.9cm x250.1cm and is located in the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. Pablo's works became more political during the war this painting was an anti-war statement, it

Early Modern Blog

The Early modern era was a significant historical period from the 15th century to the 18th century. The images below are going to show examples of how World War I was evaluated and perceived by Three different artists. Otto Dix painted Soldiers' Grave Between the Lines in 1924, It is one of the many paintings in this series. Dix was an artillery gunner in the trenches at the Somme and on the Eastern Front during World War I. The picture above focused on what was left of the battle and what happened. He described it as dead, dying, bombed-out landscapes and graves. Dix is also known for his harsh depictions of the way and the impacts of society. This gives a historical and personal background since he was part of World War I fitting it into the early modern era. This painting uses a lot of Space with the etchings and the texture of graves and cross, Shapes play a big part in this painting to outline what is being portrayed. When I looked at this painting I felt the darkness of w

Preferences and Perspectives - The Romantic Era

The Romanticism Era lasted from around the late 18th century through the mid-19th century. It originated in Europe before spreading to other parts of the world, some styles that came out of this were Realism, Impressionism, and Post Impressionism. They wanted to express emotions being able to feel what you see in the paintings when looking at them. I will be presenting four paintings comparing Impressionism and Realism. Impressionism Impressionism in simple terms is practicing painting our doors at random or spontaneously rather than being in a studio or making out your own sketches. This style is my favorite, It feels natural and more personal than most of the other styles. When I have to choose an art pieces my eyes always gravitate to Impressionism. When I look at any artwork that is in this style it feels alive to me and natural. This style is where artists realized they did not have to be in stu

Classical Era blog The Growing Economic Power of the Middle Class

Background During The Growing Economic Power of the Middle Class in the 1700s artists started transitioning to making paintings of everyday life, landscapes, and portraits of middle-class people. The rise of wealth made it so that more individuals could afford commissions. The artworks below will show examples of everyday life, portraits and landscapes. The growing economic power of the middle class helped artists be able to profit and sell their paintings for more. Since the industry was offering more jobs, more people worked and were able to spend large amounts of money either responsibly or irresponsibly. Artworks Marriage A-la-Mode: 1, The Marriage Settlement William Hogarth made a series of six paintings this is the first one in the series called Marriage A-la-Mode: 1, The Marriage Settlement . It was created around 1743 its 69.9 x 90.8cm. These paintings were supposed to be engraved and then sold to the Ear

Baroque Blog

Art Johannes Vermeer painted Girl with a Pearl Earring , He painted it in 1665-1667 using oil paints on canvas the painting is about 44.5x39 cm in his hometown of Delft. When looking at this painting the first thing that catches my eye is the dark background, with the person being the centerpiece. The color choice of yellows stands out to me it brings a sense of richness to whoever he is painting. The texture of the clothing and the turbin also makes this stand out as you can tell what it is, as well as the focus of the pearl earring. The pearl did not stand out to me when I first looked at this picture the first thing that I noticed was the the yellows of the clothing. I would own something like this but I would need to figure out where to put it. Analysis Girl with a Pearl Earring was painted during the Dutch Gold

Renaissance Blog

Northern Renaissance Painting The original pannel pieces of the art Pannel we will be focusing on Jan Van Eyck's piece Ghent Altarpiece "Adoration of the Lamb" the center piece was completed in 1432 in Saint Bavo Cathedral, Ghent, Belgium. Religious paintings were heavily influenced during this time, This is one of the most realistic (realism) paintings of the time using oil paints which Jan had perfected. He uses a lot of texture in his paintings and the color pallet is mostly greens and neutral colors and red and blues.This paintings feels important by the color choices for the attention to detail,You can see the detail in every piece of clothing, the lamb and the block that the lamb stands on. It gives off a sense of power. I would not have this in my house or own anything like this. Analysis This piece was made by Jan Van Eyck and his brother Hubert Van Eyck, The art piece was placed in the Cathedral May 6th,1432. His Brother Hubert was the main one to