Faith Annett - Art F200X

 For most of the artistic periods up until this time, Western art had been dominated by white males. Post-Modern art, from 1960 forward began to open up to more and more diversity in the artists as well as different diverse styles of artwork that were being recognized and praised. Diversity existed in the artist's races, genders, religion, and style of artwork. Diversity also existed in the type of materials that were used to create art.  Installation art is one type of art that emerged in the Post-Modern Era of art and was artwork that was created and designed for a certain space, typically open to the public. Christo and Jeanne Claude were two Post-Modern artists known for their installation art.  "Wall of Oil Barrels - The Iron Curtain" - Christo and Jeanne Claude On the evening of June 27, 1962 Christo and Jeanne Claude installed these 89 oil barrels closing the Rue Visconti. The Rue Visconti was a very narrow, historic street in Paris. This was a very poetic protest

Harlem, a neighborhood in New York, had a great population of African Americans living there who had moved to Harlem throughout the Great Migration. Throughout the 1920's in America Harlem experienced an intellectual and cultural explosion that came to be known as The Harlem Renaissance. Harlem became to be known as a cultural center for African Americans filled with artist, musicians, poets, and writers were all a big part of The Harlem Renaissance. Many of these artists from the Harlem Renaissance portrayed aspects of African American life in America and the stereotypes that were portrayed against African Americans.  The first artist and painting I will go into is Jacob Lawrence and his painting, "The Builders".  "The Builders" - Jacob Lawrence This painting done in 1947 by Jacob Lawrence, an American painter, who specialized in African-American historical subjects and had a series portraying the African migration from Southern United States to the Northern Un

 The two art styles from the Romantic Era that I will be comparing are Impressionism and Post-impressionism. Impressionism is a style that began in France in the last quarter of the nineteenth century. As Phil Hansen says in his video on an "Impressionism - Overview from Phil Hansen", impressionist art often depicts a scene as if taken at a glance. Many of these paintings only give an "impression" of whatever they are portraying. Impressionist paintings were full of color and often included scenes from the outdoors. On the other hand, Post-Impressionism was much more formal and had more of a structure than the freer nature of Impressionism. Many of our famous paintings today are from the Post-Impressionist time, including work from Vincent Van Gogh.  The first two paintings I will be diving into a bit more are from the Impressionist period. First off, a painting by Claude Monet who painted this piece that helped define the create the Impressionist movement.  "I

 The art of the Classical Period involved morality and how that could be determined and shown through artwork. The Enlightenment was going on which influenced people to think outside the box, and to think that human knowledge and intellect itself could solve moral problems. Especially in Neoclassical artwork, morality was a theme of that artwork. The art produced during this time was supposed to help people be moved towards morality and virtue in their lives. Many of the pieces of art during this time was showing people and their morality or the consequences of the lack of morality.  "The Death of Socrates" - Jacques-Louis David The first piece of art I chose was "The Death of Socrates" by Jacques- Louis David. David was a French painter who was one of the most prominent artist during this Classical period. He painted primarily in the Neoclassical style, such as this painting. This piece of artwork was done in 1787. This painting shows the famous philosopher Socrate

 Palace of Versailles - Outside  The Palace of Versailles, located in Versailles, France was built and finished in 1634. It was originally constructed when King Louis XIII came to Versailles frequently to hunt game, and he decided to have a small hunting pavilion and country residence constructed there. Later, King Louis XIV decided to have a majestic palace constructed from it which became a symbol of his reign there.  The Palace of Versailles has been described as one of the greatest pieces of Baroque architecture, and a magnificent building in the French region. I would love to visit the Palace of Versailles one day, and explore it. Some of the elements which are components of Baroque art include the grandeur of this magnificent palace and the drama involved. It also includes the repetition of some of the architecture and the layout of the Palace and surrounding gardens. The gardens are very organized and symmetrical, but also quite beautiful.  Palace of Versailles - Inside The insi

  Dresden Triptych - Jan Van Eyck  This piece of artwork by Jan Van Eyck is sometimes titled, "Virgin and Child with St. Michael, St Catherine, and a Donor" or is known as the Dresden Triptych. A triptych is a picture or painting on three panels that are typically hinged together and usually placed as an altarpiece. This work is a series of panels that was completed by Van Eyck in 1437 probably when he was in Bruges, Belgium. This is a prized possession that was once in the collection of Charles I of England and then later taken during the Second World War by the Russians. When the two outer paintings are closed, a figures of the Virgin Mary and Archangel Gabriel are portrayed as stone sculptures. When the panels are open, we can see the Archangel Michael on the left hand side with a kneeling donor, while on the right hand side is the St. Catherine of Alexandria. The very center panel shows the Virgin Mary seated with the Christ Child on her lap.