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…
and Paul Ranson. Ukiyo-e prints reached Europe in the 1800s. In Europe they became a source of inspiration for many impressionist painters. During the 1800s in France, there were exhibitions of Ukiyo-e art and it resulted in the growing popularity of Japanese style art all across Europe. The Ukiyo-e art pieces tended to have limited depth, emphasis on shapes, outlines, flat areas of color, and everyday subject matter. Those are factors which can be seen in European artist works such as Paul…
In 1908, photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson was born in Chanteloup-en-Brie, a commune located in the north of France. An early aficionado of the arts, strongly influenced by his father – a textile merchant –, and his uncle, who was a gifted painter. During his youth, Cartier-Bresson found great joy in literature and happily read the works of prominent authors such as Dostoyevsky and Rimbaud, but also passionately studied painting. At age 19, Cartier-Bresson studied painting under André Lhote,…
directions. A photo is a window into what the photographer is seeing in their world, like Joseph Nicéphore Niépce. Consequently, Henri Cartier and Gregory Crewdson used techniques to emphasise and evoke different meanings and feelings towards the viewer. Whether, this was happiness or uneasiness, staged or not, the images are a portal into the photographer's world. Henri Cartier-Bresson was a skilled photographer that worked solely in capturing the decisive moment of everyday…
Cartier-Bresson’s historical background, influences and objectives. Henri cartier- bresson was born on the 22nd of august in 1908 in France and died august 3 2004. Cartier-Bresson was a French photographer whose humane, spontaneous photographs helped establish photojournalism as an art form. Cartier- bresson personal influences was his uncle Louis because henri and his uncle spent many hours In his studio together they started getting very close henri started referring to his uncle as his…
Augustine is more concerned with the ideal state achieving those ends. The means of achieving those ends are not as important. A monarchy would be the preferable style of government. Augustine does not disapprove of democracy or aristocracy. A monarchy most resembles the relationship people have with God. A monarch is single ruler with great prestige and importance, that similar to how the church teaches about God. It would help with state legitimacy and reinforce the idea of God's role in…
Even the slightest expressions from human could have a meaning, and those expressions are called micro expressions. The term micro expressions is labeled as a “very brief facial expressions, lasting only a fraction of a second” (Micro Expressions). In other words, micro expressions only exist in a blink of an eye that human couldn’t capture. Furthermore, human ways of interaction are deeply connected to emotions and function through a system of “social signals: facial expressions” (Jack, Caldara…
Martha Graham’s “Lamentation,” like many of her other works, is a direct expression of emotion; an expression of emotion through body movements. Graham was known as the “Mother of Modern Dance” and for her technique “contraction and release.” She also focused on the stability and strength of the body and keeping its control. This technique was in efforts to develop and maintain flexibility in the spine and hips, specifically in a seated position. “Lamentation” was created in response to the…
“Through a career spanning more than sixty years, Paul Rand sustained an inimitable practice that crossed multiple disciplines without sacrificing his commitment to design with the highest quality and care,” (Palacio). Paul Rand was born in August of 1914 and died November of Cancer in 1996. Rand was a well-known American Graphic Designer best known for the designing of corporate logos. He was educated at The Pratt Institute, The Parsons School of Design, and the Art Students League. Rand was…
To Paul of Tarsus, the Law is less important compare to faith which he believes can bring salvation to everybody. According to Paul, all people are sinners. The way people become sinners not only because people have original sin but also for various reasons. For example,some people are sinner because they suppress the truth and believes on the things which is considered as wickedness. As the result their mind goes darken, their heart become impurity and they will do something dishonor either in…