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beatroot:
--- Quote from: EclipseApocalypse on March 24, 2018, 09:54:41 pm ---wow this was very helpful definitely agree that my artists arent very well known, are there any artists (any website/list) that you recommend that aren't overdone?
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I believe that there's no such thing as an overdone artist because Section 2 is quite flexible in terms of choice of artists and there's a good chance that you will not be doing the same artists as someone else. Artists such as Picasso and Duchamp are quite good to use, even if they are "overdone" just because they've made such a huge impact in the art world, they have plenty of works that you can choose from and their works have so much depth and meaning. But here is my list of possible artists that you can use:
- Pablo Picasso (Les Mademoseilles d'Avignon or Still Life with Chair Caning or The Guernica)
- Marcel Duchamp (The Fountain or Bicycle Wheel)
- Kurt Schwitters (The Merzbau)
- Anselm Kiefer (The Daughters of Lilith and Palmsonntag)
- Andy Warhol (any work)
- Ken Unsworth (Five Secular Settings for Sculpture as Ritual and Burial Piece)
- Damien Hirst (A Thousand Years or The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living)
- ORLAN (The Reincarnation of Saint ORLAN)
- Marc Quinn (Self)
- Francisco Goya (The Third of May)
- Ai Weiwei (Sunflower Seeds or S.A.C.R.E.D.)
- Mike Parr (Close the Concentration Camps)
- Judy Chicago (The Dinner Party)
These are just a few suggestions though the ones in bold are good artists and works to have a look at in depth. The artists you choose depends on your strengths within art theory. Like for example, I used works that had a common theme between them making it easier to string my argument and relating all the works back to the question. Some students like traditional works and others like contemporary works.
If you need further help, feel free to reply back to the thread. If you also need help for any of the mentioned works/artists above, feel free to reply back.
Good luck :)
emilyygeorgexx:
Hi!
I don't do visual arts but for one of my english related texts I am doing a painting and need help finding a specific technique the artist has used in their composition.
Basically, I am trying to say how the artist as used elements of light and fog to elicit a sense of religious mysticism. I looked at chiaroscuro but that seems to be a contrast of light and dark colours.
For anybody wanting context, the painting I am analysing is 'Wanderer Above a Sea of Fog' by Caspar David Friedrich.
Thanks! :)
beatroot:
--- Quote from: emilyygeorgexx on March 31, 2018, 07:44:37 pm ---Hi!
I don't do visual arts but for one of my english related texts I am doing a painting and need help finding a specific technique the artist has used in their composition.
Basically, I am trying to say how the artist as used elements of light and fog to elicit a sense of religious mysticism. I looked at chiaroscuro but that seems to be a contrast of light and dark colours.
For anybody wanting context, the painting I am analysing is 'Wanderer Above a Sea of Fog' by Caspar David Friedrich.
Thanks! :)
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The way I'm going to reply to your question will be the same way I would answer questions in Visual Arts so please bare with me :)
In this oil on canvas painting called 'Wanderer above the Sea of Fog' (1819) by the German artist Caspar David Friedrich, it appears to be a man posed triumphantly above rocks and a sea of fog. The artist conveys a sense of religious mysticism as the painting exemplifies spiritual and mysterious themes through its many elements and principles of composition. The portrait layout of the painting presents a significance to the subject matter of the man rather than an emphasis on the landscape, alluding to the possibility of the theory of the sublime as the man is overwhelmed by his surroundings. The subtle, monochromatic white and blue colour scheme used to depict the sky and the fog presents an allusion to spiritual and religious notions as it depicts the "unknown". The mountains and rocks as seen behind the fog conveys the notion of the possibility of what's beyond the realm, a significant theme behind most religious institutions as adherents try to find meaning in the after life. Just like religious adherents, the body language of the man in the painting has his back facing the audience; showing his curiosity and his journey to his religious fulfilment and spiritual self actualisation. Furthermore, the juxtaposition between the light in the top half of the painting and the rocks in the bottom half, presents conflict between the two worlds and is a possible reference the heaven and hell; two reoccurring worlds within the Christian faith. It can be seen that the painting presents religious mysticism through its plentiful elements and principles of composition.
^ Sidenote: I've never studied this painting in my life or studied Adv. English at all so this is just a really rough analysis of the painting. I hope this helps in some way :)
emilyygeorgexx:
--- Quote from: beatroot on April 01, 2018, 12:01:27 pm ---The way I'm going to reply to your question will be the same way I would answer questions in Visual Arts so please bare with me :)
In this oil on canvas painting called 'Wanderer above the Sea of Fog' (1819) by the German artist Caspar David Friedrich, it appears to be a man posed triumphantly above rocks and a sea of fog. The artist conveys a sense of religious mysticism as the painting exemplifies spiritual and mysterious themes through its many elements and principles of composition. The portrait layout of the painting presents a significance to the subject matter of the man rather than an emphasis on the landscape, alluding to the possibility of the theory of the sublime as the man is overwhelmed by his surroundings. The subtle, monochromatic white and blue colour scheme used to depict the sky and the fog presents an allusion to spiritual and religious notions as it depicts the "unknown". The mountains and rocks as seen behind the fog conveys the notion of the possibility of what's beyond the realm, a significant theme behind most religious institutions as adherents try to find meaning in the after life. Just like religious adherents, the body language of the man in the painting has his back facing the audience; showing his curiosity and his journey to his religious fulfilment and spiritual self actualisation. Furthermore, the juxtaposition between the light in the top half of the painting and the rocks in the bottom half, presents conflict between the two worlds and is a possible reference the heaven and hell; two reoccurring worlds within the Christian faith. It can be seen that the painting presents religious mysticism through its plentiful elements and principles of composition.
^ Sidenote: I've never studied this painting in my life or studied Adv. English at all so this is just a really rough analysis of the painting. I hope this helps in some way :)
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Omg I didn't expect you would go into this much depth!
This is actually amazing and helps so much!
I am very thankful ;D
beatroot:
--- Quote from: emilyygeorgexx on April 01, 2018, 02:37:30 pm ---Omg I didn't expect you would go into this much depth!
This is actually amazing and helps so much!
I am very thankful ;D
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Glad you found my analysis helpful :). Expect a big paragraph response when you give me an unseen artwork aha ;)
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