Art

Unlike popular interpretations about his work at the time, Jean-Francois Millets views of the world leaned toward the fatalistic rather than the political as he believed that man was doomed to carry his  burdens. Like much of his artwork, Millets famed oil on canvas painting, Man on a Hoe, aptly reflects the gritty and poverty stricken life of the French peasants who lived and worked in the French countryside. At the time of this painting, the Industrial Revolution was booming in France and,...

Adrift is the title I would like to give to the painting I would make. The painting will feature a sailboat several miles from the seashore and seagulls flying across the sky. To create the painting, I will be needing oil paint, a canvass, paintbrushes with varieties of thickness and sizes, a canvass stand and linseed oil. There are several skills that I need to use. These skills include the abilities to create shadows and to make proper color combinations. The duration of the painting process will...

Audrey Flack and David Hockney have both made acrylic paintworks which have some differences as well as similarities with regard to issues like execution style and subject matter. The two painters have been singularly influential in their individual ways. For example, paintworks depicting Californian swimming pools have been Davids main focus. Moreover, his works present potent homo-erotic themes.  Regarding style, David employs wider methods that are required by stage designs. He concentrates...

The 15th to the 19th century was a moment in the history of art which produced a vast array of themes adopted by high caliber painters and incorporated in their panitings. One of these themes is landscape art. It usually depicts the relaxing and invigorating view of the countryside or nature in its most spontaneous form. It may be a panoramic view from a mountain or the seaside. Picturesque landscapes that include ruins are also among those themes that served as inspirations for a handful of artists. ...

Anti-Flag is a punk band whose music has evolved over the years to reflect the changing face of punk rock. The band originated in Pennsylvania in the late 1980s with an entirely different lineup than it currently has. They are still considered a punk band, but recent releases have caused the band to also be considered a political band because of their focus on politics and the state of the government. Overall, Anti-Flag is still classified in the punk genre but is considered a member of the recent...

Known as a skilled draftsman and then acclaimed for his mastery over color in oil and pastels, Jean Francois Millets work has mesmerized audiences for decades. He is widely known for his portrayal of peasants and working men and women, creating earthly and realistic pictorial representations. As a French Realist, Millets famous Man with a Hoe (Oil on canvas, 1860-1862) is a piece of work where one can review Millets fascination with the objective and lifelike portrayal of the subject in focus. It...

Comments by Paragraph P1 To assume that sentimentality is a by-product of an industrial society entails that the emotions attached to certain sentiments have been predetermined to the extent that people associate certain images or concepts with certain emotions. An example of this is apparent if one considers that the image of a King eating burgers composed of high cholesterol patties (e.g. Burger King Commercial) is not necessarily viewed as an image that portrays excess but rather an image that...