Vincent Lingiari

The two artworks that will be discussed in this essay is The Third Of May which is a oil painting made in 1814 by Francisco Goya and The Butcher Boys wish is a 3D, mixed media ( bone, clay, plaster etc.) sculpture made in 1984 by Jane Alexander. The Third Of May creates a very dull mood. The artist has chosen earth tones, and there is a strong contrast of dark and light within the artwork. This dramatic lighting is seen through the focal point; the young Spanish man with his arm's…

There are two versions of the piece that were made by Vincent Van Gogh. The first one was the original version, and it contained many colors with a primary focus on yellow and dark gray. The second one, the version made for Paul Gachet’s collection, contained more of an emphasis on the color blue. Both pieces were created as post impressionism portrait pieces of the doctor. They were created on canvases with oil paints, like the majority of Vincent Van Gogh’s art pieces. And each piece is…

Thomas Hart Benton painted The Wreck of the Ole 97 uses a variety of elements and principles to highlight the importance and the realism in his piece. Benton uses lines to create the train,the people, and the plants which are mostly made from irregular lines.Because he painted shapes with irregular lines the figures are not geometric but organic especially the people and plants. He does paint few regular lines like the track, the train and the wagon. The track is made from one geometric…

Throughout the ages of art, there have been many an odd character. Likely the most well-known skew ball would be Van Gogh, an artist who is widely renowned for lobbing off his own ear and painting the Starry Night. However, he was not the first nor will be the last to become famous off questionable behavior. For example, Joseph Beuys. After some exposure to the tragedies of life, he began to share his point of view through a series of performances and painting style expositions. From I like…

One of my most famous artists is Joseph Mallord William Turner (J. M. W. Turner) He was an English Romanticist landscape painter, watercolorist. He was born in 23 April 1775 in Covent Garden in London, England and was died on 19 December 1851 (aged 76) in Cheye walk, Chelsea, England. His education from the Royal Academy of art. His paintings of William Turner, Romanticism landscapes, mostly a spectacular show in England, especially the sea. His oil paintings, Turner are also one of the greatest…

The Fox in the Snow by Gustave Courbet was written in the year of 1860. This painting shows much detail of how colors, lines, and shading are used throughout the painting. Describing just how each color compliments other colors and which colors fights other colors showing their difference in the painting, giving it that exact detail and richest of the painting. In the following paragraphs will describe the many characteristics shown in the painting. When looking throughout the painting, and…

– Vincent Van Gogh), uses colors to arouse feelings in his art; Gauguin himself exploits this emotional potential of color in “Manao Tupapau”, where he created a haunting, supernatural quality through his color choices. For example, the purples used for the…

Stand there, right in front of the painting; what do you see? Look closely, very closely and see the paint on the canvas flow through each brush stroke, see the colors expand and blur, and see how the lights play off the soft, vibrant colors. Watch the swirls expand out into an infinite space in time . The paint flies beyond the canvas and the shadows and reflections blur into one. The pinks, blues, reds, yellows, oranges, purples, and browns blend together to create a symphony of colors.…

that many artists have toyed with. From the aesthetic appeal to statement works to the viewer's own perception, many aspects of art have been explored. However, the value of art is decided by that of the history of the artwork itself. One could look to Vincent Van Gogh; whose works became no more extraordinary after his death, but his tragic story assisted in him to become a household name. The history of the artist surpassed that of his paintings, causing the painting to become famous in turn.…

While attending an art museum called “The Metropolitan” in New York City, I discovered many interesting portraits, sculptures, and much more artwork of all times. One of the portraits that had caught my eye was called Spring Time by Pierre-Auguste Cot. He painted this portrait in 1873 and it was now found at The Metropolitan Museum. The material that was used is called oil on canvas, according to the tag that was placed by this painting. Unfortunately, the size of the painting was not listed on…