Portrait Of Richard Meade Analysis

“Light Rain at Shono” by Utagawa Hiroshige is the example of a Japanese’s technique of ‘printmaking’ that was quite famous among the middle-class families of the 17th to 19th century. This print making gain popularity among the vast group of people because of their cheap prices compared to the paintings. These prints usually depict the scenes during the commute from Edo to Kyoto.

In 1936 Georgia O’Keefe’s used oil on canvas to create a painting titled, “Deer’s Skull with Pedernal.” It was painted in the desert of New Mexico while O’Keefe was living there. It is one of her many works that reflects what she saw during her time there. The first thing the viewer’s eyes are drawn to is the deer’s skull. Skull’s similar to this are also included in “Summer Days” and “Cow’s Skull with Calico Roses.” From the repetition of this element in O’Keefe’s work, it can be concluded that the skulls were things she would see frequently.

Nature is around us, willingly or unwillingly, and it’s up to writers to be able to express their feeling for nature in any way possible. Different people have different ways of perceiving and interpreting nature. Some may view it as calming and peaceful, while others may perceive it as torturous. Nevertheless, the authors from the essay and the poem definitely have a good relationship with nature. As they describe in depth their feelings towards nature, it becomes more clear the differences that these authors have with their relationship with nature. Even though these authors have expressed their feelings toward nature in different ways, both authors have expressed their relationship (to nature) with imagery and sensory words.

In Phillis Wheatley’s To S.M., a Young African Painter, the reader can easily assume that Wheatley is expressing her opinion on the beauty of Scipio Moorhead’s paintings. The poem seems to discuss Wheatley’s appreciation for another African-American artist like herself. However, after looking closely at word choice, visual imagery, and deviation from the rhyme scheme one can see that there is much more going on in this poem. Wheatley addresses not only her thoughts on S.M.’s works, but also religion, immortality, race, and freedom. Looking at this poem more in-depth is important because it will allow the reader to better understand the poem’s meaning. Rather than focus on Wheatley’s thoughts on the works of S.M., this paper will evaluate

The painting, The Basket Chair c.1885 by Berth Morisot, and the painting The Orange Trees c. 1878 by Gustave Caillebotte, are both magnificent and interesting pieces that I got the opportunity to see. The paintings are both wonderful pieces and their composition overall is very impressive. Both paintings have different aspects in the way the artist displayed modernism, formal characteristics, class and gender, and the subject matter of the painting itself. These are great distinctions between Berth Morisot’s The Basket Chair, and Gustave Caillebotte’s The Orange Trees, but both paintings have their own distinctive style and sense of modernism that inspired the painters’

Writer, James Baldwin believed as an artist, one must pursue and attain a “state of being alone” to find one’s way. (Baldwin, Creative America, p. 1) Like Baldwin, aloneness was a “silence” that painter Beauford Delaney described and which he found in light, a spiritual as well as atmospheric light. Each man needed this “light,” this “silence,” and this “aloneness,” as Baldwin said, to “illuminate [the] darkness;” to delve into their individual creative spaces, explore their shared cultural backgrounds, and embrace their trans-global identities.

Though I pride myself to be a student of history, I sadly know little about the life of Fredrick Douglass. His essay, “Learning to Read”, beautifully captured the significance of knowing how to read, and the obstacles that Douglass had to navigate through in order to learn how to read. Visiting the African American History museum’s exhibit on Fredrick Douglass elected me further my knowledge about the life of Fredrick Douglass, and acted as a nice companion to his essay.

Many people don’t have much value for themselves. This is may be because in this age technology is so readily available. We have a stronger opportunity to compare ourselves. A strong example is Cyrano De Bergerac, the head-strong protagonist from Edmond Rostand 's Cyrano De Bergerac, Cyrano is portrayed to be the mighty swashbuckler, he secretly possesses major doubts about his outward appearance. A reader can infer that, although his muzzle might be robust, he finds it makes for a great distraction from his glorious self. Cyrano leads himself to believe the hearsay that he is not worthy of anything, let alone love. His corrupted mind insists he is not, and never will be, striking enough because of his nose. Cyrano’s one true love, Roxanne, has no idea he loves her because he has allowed himself to believe that she could never be in love with his beastly semblance. It is human nature to believe oneself to have worse features and flaws, which in turn leads to self-devaluing or self-destruction, as Cyrano clearly demonstrates.

An artist will change the essence of a portrait to suit the works subject by incorporating the elements and principles of art in different ways. Ben Quilty’s, Margaret Olley and John Beard’s, Janet Laurence are both portraits of inspiring woman that have particular elements and principles within them that change the way the subjects are presented. Ben Quilty’s portrait of Margaret Olley (2011, oil on linen, 170x150cm) shows a change in Quilty’s art style, transitioning from masculine artworks to more feminine ones (artgallery.nswgov.au). John Beard’s portrait of Janet Laurence (2007,

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND— Early this year, Baltimore Antiques Show became Baltimore Art, Antique & Jewelry Show. When the name change was announced, several people raised their eyebrows. They could not understand why it was necessary to change the name of this fair that has become a major Baltimore attraction.

Meanwhile in George Morrison’s landscape painting Mount Maude (1942), the painting is very naturalistic with exquisite attention to detail. Morrison focused more on what his surroundings looked like than the historical meaning of the picture. He had many year of training as seen with his smooth brush strokes in the foliage throughout the densely wooded

“Bitumen” traces the sublime from its 18th century inception to more contemporary representations. First postulated by Edmund Burke, the sublime was traditionally described as a feeling of astonishment and terror when faced with a vast and incomprehensible object, which ultimately referred to God via nature. Noticeably influenced by Burke’s theories, Romantic art from the early 19th century frequently sought to depict the sublime. Paintings such as Caspar David Friedrich’s Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog and J.M.W Turner’s Slave Ship, which appear in “Bitumen”, are apposite to many of Burke’s tenets. They conjure the sublime by presenting an awesome and terrible nature which figures largely in their works.

As you walk into a museum and gaze upon the artwork on the walls, have you ever wondered about the lives of the subjects within the paintings? Being inspired by an artwork is common and ekphrastic literature reflects this. Poets and writers write a response or interpretation of the artist’s thoughts. Kitagawa Utamaro, a famous artist in Japan in the 1790s for his woodblock prints of beautiful women captured a girl applying powder on her neck in the mirror. This very print inspired Cathy Song to include a poem about the girl in her award winning collection, Picture Bride. In Cathy Song’s “Girl Powdering Her Neck”, the poet uses strong imagery, especially colors and comparisons to create a contrast between

The strongly delineated forms, bright colors, and tight structuring of Mollett 's canvases have had a noticeable impact on the work of a number of artists who have accompanied him on his painting trips to ANWR in recent years. In Mollett’s Tanana River, the large log in the foreground appears to be content on its un-chosen river bank resting place, not wanting to move, happy with what river life has dished out. Sort of what life is like living in Alaska.

The current world record for solving a 3x3 Rubik’s Cube is 4.59 seconds. While it is possible for people to solve them quickly, only a few can because they know the tips and tricks to the puzzle; they have the upperhand. Even though it seems easy to solve, most people try to solve it for hours, only to give up. This is similar to the American Dream, which states that through hard work, people are able to get wherever they want in life. While the Dream promotes this idea that anyone can achieve their goals, only those with the upperhand can get through all of the challenges that come with trying to reach the end goal. Only a small group of people have the skills it takes to solve the puzzle that is the American Dream. This belief can be seen