Ansley Adams is the creator of this oil panting called memento Mori” which is located at Curtis R. Harley Art Gallery at USC Upstate. Ansley Adams created this painting circa two-thousand and fifteenth. The medium of the work is oil, and the dimension of the Memento Mori is fifteen and a half by sixteen. The subject of this painting is the skull and the long glass bottle. The term Memento Mori is a Latin word that means remember you must die. It depicts a picture of a skull on a table on top of…
In Giotto's "Lamentation", color is used to create emotion by using soft colors. Color used are a light blue, pale pink, soft green, creme color, light orange, etc. I believe these colors create a calm emotion such as sadness or worriness. The shade of blue that was used takes over almost of half of the picture, I believe this shade of blue is gloomy. If any bright or even dark colors were added to the painting it could take away the importance of the painting. The use of color does have a…
Envy and jealousy are often used interchangeably, but when used correctly, they stand for two distinctly different emotions. Envy can also be a dangerous emotion, but there is something important that separates it from jealousy, and that is the passion. You can be envious of your neighbor's new car or your friend's new leather coat, but these feelings will not lead you to passionate violence. Jealousy almost always involves a passionate and emotional response to something, and so, it evokes…
The story of “The Storm” by Kate Chopin is a short story about a housewife named Calixta. Chopin tells of a romance that was thought long forgotten once the lovers had taken other spouses. It is full of symbolism that truly makes it much more than just the brief story. The many uses of symbolism throughout help draw the reader in and bring deeper meaning to every hidden detail of the short story. The first hint of symbolism is one of the most powerful in the story, the title. The storm…
Paul Gauguin is an artist whose usage of colors allows the viewers to experience dramatic changes. Unrealistic and implausible as colors may seem, he simply painted the colors reflected in his eyes, something that had been his philosophy of life. Gauguin was a leading French Post-Impressionist, who was not well appreciated until after his death. He was a pioneer in the Symbolist art movement of the early 1900s in France. Fauvism and Expressionism are advanced stages that were set from Gauguin’s…
Colours are one of the most prominent and powerful uses of symbolism in the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. A wide array of colours are alluded to, continuously, throughout the novel, holding deep symbolism while being presented at face value. Characters like Myrtle Wilson and Jay Gatsby yearn to be those whom are the elite of society, The Elect, reflected in colours. Other characters such as Tom and Daisy Buchanan’s socioeconomic status consistently manifests itself in the…
Slides: Today we will be talking about Minute Maid v.s Canada Dry-Rea This is the Minute Maid ad-Rea This is the Canada Dry ad-Asina I will be talking about the minute maid ad you have just observed Observations Colour= As you can see, the makers of this ad have used a very plain or dark colours for the scene and they made sure that the minute maid juice carton pops out People= They have used a small female child who is sad at the beginning of this commercial and a guardian/parent who is a male…
in a Landscape” painted in 1972 by Sidney Goodman, a child, woman, and man are in what looks to be a park because of the sandbox and blue and red swing set. In the background the mountains are bright and happy with houses surrounded by many tall green trees. On the right side of the painting is a huge dark gloomy cloud like when a murder is about to occur in a horror movie. The figures look like something is going on in their mind, maybe they are unhappy with each other or something is really…
What Psychological Impact Does Color Have on the Human Brain? The psychology behind color’s effect on the brain is a topic that is still being actively researched. Color Psychology: How Colors Influence the Mind (2014) by Gregory Ciotti and Color Psychology: Does It Affect How You Feel? (2017) by Kendra Cherry are two modern articles published in the field of psychology discussing color. Ciotti and Cherry both draw similar conclusions about the various impacts that color can have on the human…
The main purpose of the brochures St. Thomas University Residence Dining 2015-2016 and Snapshot of Grad Admissions are aimed to sell products (SERVICES?) to students or parents but, there are so many different aspects to each one. The St. Thomas brochure is designed advertising the different prices, options and rules for the dining residences. Snapshot of Grad Admissions to Princeton University is laid out to get students to apply for different graduate school(???) options and described the…