In his essay “The Decay of Lying”, Oscar Wilde wrote, “No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist.” This prominent playwright believed that the purpose of art stood in distortion and adornment. However, in comparing Point Reyes Country Road by Asha Carolyn Young and Wheatfield with Crows by Vincent van Gogh, I made the conclusion that the Wilde’s statement is false. Many different forms of art exist, and whether it is realistic, abstract, or anything else; all art styles should be recognized as “art”. Although the style is different, the result that they provide to the audience is the same— a reaction in a human sense or emotion. Even at first glance, you can tell that, although the general setting compare similarly, the moods of these paintings are completely opposite from each other. Exploring the two compositions, I experienced the contrasting emotions of despair with heavy hopelessness and contentment with light liveliness that pervaded past the paint on the canvases. The bright, vivid hues of Point Reyes Country Road express hope and energy, but the dark, somber colors of Wheatfield with Crows oozes with depression and ominous vibes. Also, the techniques of the artists resist the similarity of their works. Asha Young used soft and smooth strokes, with varying definitions depending on the place on the canvas to establish depth. On the contrary, Van Gogh painted using rough and stocky …show more content…
Even though one obviously looks more realistic, and the other seems like a sketch from a child’s creative crayon-filled sketchbook, both of the paintings are excellent artworks because they clearly deliver their content. Both of these are pathways that lead to an unknown future. Through the varying elements in the pieces, we can surmise that one is the start of a life, and the other is the end of a
The first thing that comes to mind when one look at the Lamentation and The Death of General Wolfe painting are both of painting show death. OR The theme of both Lamentation and The Death of General Wolfe is the death of a leader, but the two paintings differ greatly in the detail and in the style. Although style and occasions are totally different. Lamentation is made by artist Saint Gorge in 1320-1350 in France. It has an Italian culture.
Every artist is different and that goes for the art too. Any piece of art looks different with the shape, style, color, or even smell sometimes. On a canvas, it could have similar brushstrokes and completely different. Also, the reason why they started to paint, either to make money, to gain status, or just for fun. Just like there is differences between artists Henrietta Johnson and John Smibert.
The works of art I chose to compare and contrast are Memento Mori, "To This Favour", 1879 by William Michael Harnett, and Bull Skull, Fruit, Pitcher, 1939 by Pablo Picasso. The symbolism behind these two paintings are very similar. There are also some similarities in the composition of these two paintings, but there are many differences in the composition of these two paintings. The first symbolic similarity is that these paintings have a meaning of death.
They both seeks freedom from the traditional art’s narrative and description of the literal visual world. Trying to free painting from the limitation of representational association, Wright focus on the juxtaposition and reverberation of pure primary and secondary
The two pieces of art that will be compared and contrasted are the Bull-leaping and Lascaux Cave. Both paintings have similarities and differences. The first difference is where the two are located. The Bull-leaping painting is located in the palace of Knossos in Crete, while the cave painting is located in the Lascaux grotto in France. The two pieces of art have similarities and differences in the setting, audience, artist, materials, scale, and function.
In a letter to his brother, the great painter, Vincent Van Gogh, once wrote,“Poetry surrounds us everywhere, but putting it on paper is, alas, not so easy as looking at it”. In this quote, Van Gogh summarizes a subject great writers like Ralph Waldo Emerson has devoted entire essays to defining and explaining, and that is the subject of poetry. As it can be seen, a poet undertakes that almost impossible job of transposing what he or she sees in Nature on to paper for others to read. Only a true poet can be successful in an attempt. It is not just Nature a poet tries to capture into words, but also social experiences and human truths.
It is a comparison similar to Hollywood vs. Harlem. Great artists in each city but very different ideas for expression and use of media available to them. Regardless of who created it or what it is made from, this art is priceless in that it helps the world to know the story of the
Successful artists have the ability to invoke thought and emotions through their work. A picture possesses the ability to express a complete story without the use of a single word. These narratives may induce despondency, pleasure, hope, or several other emotions in an individual. However, this is only the case if the viewer takes note and pays attention.
The impressive thing about these artists is their ability to use their art in different ways. To raise awareness, to advertise, political statements, etc. Their works meant so much to many people, even Rosalynn Carter, the first lady, attended Norman Rockwell’s funeral. The difference between these artists is shown in their style and their popularity.
Some of the central ideas in But is it art? revolve around art as a complicated subject that doesn’t always have a clear-cut answer to why certain pieces are made and also questioning the expression of the artist. Freeland focuses on ideas rather than styles of art, including disinterestedness and shock tactics to explain a broad concept of why artists create certain pieces. She explores the concepts of art that go beyond looking at a normal painting and instead put objects, colors, and ideas that don’t normally go together in daily life in a way that allows them to flow in sync. Additionally, she provides context from historical events and artists from various periods of time to show how the past pieces contribute to artwork we see today.
Henri Matisse and Francis Bacon are two very different artists. Matisse liked to paint thin and pretty paintings while Bacon liked to paint think and ugly paintings. Matisse liked to use patterns that often drew your attention to them more than what might be going on in the painting unlike most other paintings. They patterns were almost too much to look at
Another theme illustrated through Wilde’s use of motifs and symbols is the theme of superficiality. The theme of superficiality can be understood as a sense of the superficial view of outer beauty that is shown in the work. It relates to the concept of remaining young, which is an important factor of what is shown in the novel. This is an important part of the novel because outer beauty plays a bigger role for Dorian, than inner beauty does. In the beginning of the novel, Lord Henry and Dorian have a conversation that focuses on the topic of youth and Dorian 's outer beauty – Lord Henry mentions the fact that Dorian has a beautiful face, and later during this conversation, Lord Henry states that: “youth is the only thing worth having…”
I chose these works of art because they had many similarities when I began to do my research. These two work of art should be compared because they have the same building structure and although they were
Same subject matter to draw two female figures, yet they revealed opposite characteristics and techniques on their canvas, and the paintings contrast in these ways such as color, brushwork, and space.
But, taking into account all of Wilde’s arguments to defend the book, one must understand that this book isn’t looking to have a moral impact, but instead to free art from morality and social punishment, making society understand what aestheticism really is. Therefore, this book is neither moral nor