The Armenian nation has always been proud of its talented artists and Martiros Saryan was not an exception. He had an incredible sight. He saw colors which were unseen for an ordinary human being and that were why he was called “The master of colors.” Martiros Saryan was born on February 29, 1880 in Nor Nakhijevan. His whole life was dedicated to art and he never let challenges to hold him back from changing the history of Armenian art. There are certain people who have an unusual strength. When life hits them hard they respond by rising from ashes and continuing to do what they love. One may not be able to imagine how difficult it was for Martiros Saryan to start painting again after seeing his works being burnt in a ship coming from Paris. Also, the Soviet critiques called his art ‘the armenianized version of French bourgeois’. This was a major insult for the painter but was one of those situations where he showed that glory is not what he was looking for. His purpose was to ‘invent’ color and motion, not to seek attention. These events though could not pass by without leaving wounds on Saryan’s face. As mentioned above, he was a man of colors and he hid his sadness in paintings with high value but there was one work which was destined to tell the next generations the real story of the man who knew how to hide his emotions perfectly. …show more content…
Three Ages, in 1942. There is a variety of analytical and expressive lines in the painting. The analytical lines clearly define the hills and valleys of three stages of Saryan’s life and expressive lines define the emotions and the anxiety he had in mind which is reflected on all of the three parts of the painting. The clothes Saryan painted himself wearing are low valued instead of usual high value that exists in Saryan’s works of art. There is an illusion of both primary and secondary colors such as two characters wearing suits in shades of blue and the other one wearing one in a shade of
Throughout the history of art, there has always been a plethora of portraiture, no matter the time period or the medium whether is be sculptures, paintings or even carvings. Humans have always been fascinated with themselves and the way others look. But it’s not always about vanity, it means so much more and can be conveyed in many different ways. In some cases, the artists moved beyond that of a simple likeness and can instill different emotions in the viewer. That being said, in this essay I will compare and contrast two portraits. The first is an oil painting titled Man in a Red Turban by Flemish painter Jan van Eyck from 1433. The second work of art is Louis XIV by Hyacinthe Rigaud, a French Baroque painter. The portrait is from 1701 and is an oil-on-canvas painting. These two works of art both demonstrate a likeness of each of their subjects but use different styles, elements and emotions to captivate the viewer. In this essay I will detail why I believe Man in a Red Turban is the better portrait and why it is so effective.
Caetlin Asher Spanish 325 10 March 2017 Lack of Separation Between the Church and State The separation between state and Church has been a controversial issue for decades. In the movie “Mar Adentro”, this separation between Church and state, or lack thereof, is brought to attention through the court battle between the state and Ramón Sampedro. Ramón Sampedro was a sailor who became a quadriplegic during an accident diving into the ocean water causing a permanent spinal cord injury leaving him paralyzed. Over twenty years of being paralyzed from the neck down, Ramón decides to receive legal permission to end his life through assisted suicide, specifically Euthanasia.
Art has been the reflection, interpretation and representation of artists' beliefs and morals eternally. Various artists stand for different matters that quite possibly affect their lives, or might be of an interest to them. Norval Morrisseau is an artist that I was intrigued by his portrayal and the techniques used in his paintings. In this paper, we are going to look at the implementation of Morrisseau's painting style used to expose his philosophies of different aspects in his life.
...es Art an inner power struggle. Subsequently, Art becomes resentful. Art’s resentment towards Vladek does not allow him to emotionally mature. Yet through writing Art forgives his father and becomes a man.
literature, it is necessary to know the artists who have produced the works: to include their race, social
In comparison to other slaves that are discussed over time, Olaudah Equiano truly does lead an ‘interesting’ life. While his time as a slave was very poor there are certainly other slaves that he mentions that received far more damaging treatment than he did. In turn this inspires him to fight for the abolishment of slavery. By pointing out both negative and positive events that occurred, the treatment he received from all of his masters, the impact that religion had on his life and how abolishing slavery could benefit the future of everyone as a whole; Equiano develops a compelling argument that does help aid the battle against slavery. For Olaudah Equiano’s life journey expressed an array of cruelties that came with living the life of an
While the validity of his narrative is to this day widely debated, The interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano provides “insight into the dynamics of slavery, the slave trade, and the abolition movement” Traveling back into the 17th century the reader gets a firsthand experience of a life of a young slave who has opened the worlds eye’ and provides reasonable supportive arguments into the abolition of slavery in the aspects of human acceptance and morality, commerce economy, and the freedom of religion which all he has shared with his white owner counterparts.
things up; reaching greater mass. Thus, if anything spreads in social media, it’s a big news. It’s a medium where everyone is a content creator, a publisher. Social media comes first to rescue, in certain cases, before the law can do anything - or when the law has failed to anything. As much as this is true for present issues and incidents, the social media is also revealing the information about Komagata Maru journey, a historic racism incident. Some sources are showing reality of racism against the Indians in which some are writing and making their own views, some sources shows opposition and some shows favour.
To many individuals the word “progress” has a positive meaning behind it. It suggests improvement, something humans have been obsessed with since the dawn of society. However, if closely examined, progress can also have a negative connotation as well. While bringing improvement, progress can simultaneously spark conformity, dependency, and the obsession of perfection within the individuals caught in its midst. It is this aspect of progress within modern society that negatively affects Ivan Ilych, Leo Tolstoy’s main character in The Death of Ivan Ilych. Ivan’s attempt to conform to modern society’s view of perfection takes away his life long before he dies. Furthermore, his fear of death and reactions towards it reflects modern society’s inability to cope with the ever present reminder that humans still suffer and die, despite all attempts to make life painless, perfect, and immortal.
...s work The 3rd of May, 1808 is a very detailed and dramatic narrative within a collection of war themed works by the artist. I believe that by using the formal elements of color, texture, shape, lines, space, and the value I was able to sufficiently provide evidence that Goya offers a sequential order of direction for the audience to comprehend from their personal viewing. The twisted and grief stricken work creates a massive emotional connection and the artist plans for the viewers’ to grow and understand this message. The subject highlighted is obvious that Goya is passionate on his stance and outlook on war is suggested in the work. It’s obvious that Goya’s formal organization of his color palette, variation of brushes, repeating shapes, and play with lighting all correspond to depict man’s savage and at times monstrous actions are justified during war.
Russian Avant-Garde was born at the start of the 20th century out of intellectual and cultural turmoil. Through the analysis of artworks by Aleksandr Rodchenko and El Lissitzky this essay attempts to explore the freedom experienced by artists after the Russian Revolution in 1917. This avant-garde movement was among the boldest and most advanced in Europe. It signified for many artists an end to the past academic conventions as they began to experiment with the notions of space, following the basic elements of colour, shape and line. They strove for a utopian existence for all benefited by and inspired through the art they created. They worked with, for and alongside the politics of the time. The equality for all that they sought would eventually take from them the freedom of their own artistic individuality.
Kasimir Malevich, a Russian painter and designer, was born near Kiev on February 26, 1878 (Guggeheimcollection.org) and was “one of six children from Russified Poles” (Articons.co.uk). While living in Ukraine, he became absorbed into art during his teens, “largely teaching himself” the basics (Articons.co.uk). After saving his money “from his job as a railroad clerk” (Articons.co.uk), Malevich enrolled in the Moscow Institute of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture in 1903 and began to study art more seriously. Later he trained at Kiev School of Art and Moscow Academy of Fine Arts and “produced portraits, landscapes, and genre scenes” in his early stages of his career (Artstudio.com).
Art is not art without meaning; this rule applies to all forms of art, including film. Rashomon, the Japanese film directed by Akira Kurosawa in 1950, has a meaning that fits in with most other art of the time. The purpose is one which falls into a broader movement of art: modernism. Modernist literature makes use of unorthodox plot points and grim themes to create a distinct class of art unlike all preceding works. Rashomon’s unconventional structure and style and outlook on the world and humanity corresponds with the elements that made up the modernist movement.
According to Tagore the notion of art covers all the creative human expressions. The main content of this story is sanyasi is a spiritual man. He creates harmony within himself. In creating harmony he creates truth, beauty and good. The artist has the freedom to break or re-creative new harmonies which would help him create new essences, also his freedom, expressions and creativity help to create new art forms.sanyasi leaves the darkness of the cave to enter the unreliable world and he promises to remain detached from all emotions and cravings. He cherished a belief that art should aim at realizing a relation between the world and the soul. He said that “art is the response of man’s creative soul to the call of the real”. Through this story we see one of the main factor is, he enjoys himself, expressing himself. He believes that the aim of art is to bring to the light the ultimate reality. So every man by nature is an artist, in the sense that man is perpetually creating himself by expressing his creative
Voronsky further asserts that “[art] is the cognition of life in the form of sensual, imaginative contemplation. Like science, art gives objective truths; genuine art demands precision because it deals with the object, it is empirical” (100). Thus, art is both contemplative and objective; art requires a thoughtful approach and appeals to the senses, and in doing so it delivers objectivity. In Simoun’s death scene, Rizal clearly achieves Voronsky’s requirement for art to be a thoughtful appeal to the senses.