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Glass Art in Modern Japan

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Glass Art in Modern Japan Introduction Glass art refers to art that is almost all made out of glass, I will be discussing sculptures in this blog but it also can be murals or images made with broken pieces of art. Glass art has had a history in Japan since around 300 BC. Nature and beauty have always been a substantial part of Japanese glass sculpture making. In the current decade artist use techniques that have been established throughout the countries history to make for resale value and even practical purposes like bowls, vases and sake cups or bottles.  Ori Tea Bowl by  Youko Sano Japan 2021 Glass The Ori  pentagon bowls were created by Mrs Youko Sano in her studio in the Toyama prefecture of Japan. The vibrant colors nd texture are typical of Sano's work and the bowls are inspired by woven fabric. Painted Sake Set By Ayana Yoshimuzi Japan Glass 2021 Ayano Yoshimuzi is interested in the relationship between glass and paint in her art. She created this sake set by first blowing
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Celebrities' Influence in Mid and Post Modern Times

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Introduction  Celebrities' influence in modern culture as well as their wealth have influenced which artist become popular due to celebrities' wanting to collect art from them. I will be going over three artists that celebrities collect art from in our modern times.  Lawrence Harris   Lake Superior, c. 1923 Oil on canvas North Shore, Lake Superior, 1926 Oil on canvas   Lawrence Harris is an American painter who was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1937. He has studied art in both the United States and Europe. Harris is known for both impressionistic paintings and abstract compositions. The paintings above are inspired by Canadas nature and environment and inspired Steve Martin to co-curate an exhibition called "The Idea of North". These paintings colors,line work and illusion of light give that exact title in my opinion. These paintings give the feeling of northenr cold weather and nature with the blues and greys symbolizing the cold with beaming light from the s
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Societal Emotions and The Great Depression: Early Modern Blog

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    The Great Depression and Complicated Emotions      The Great Depression not only affected American citizens economically but damaged overall moral and confidence. America was no longer the "winner" globally anymore and the existentialism of the everyday life started to become more apparent then the idealized American dream. The Great Depression was an economic collapse worldwide that created a societal fear of repression, monotony and overall unfairness that were complicated and otherwise unrepresented emotions that the Surrealist, Dada and The Harlem Renaissance art movements were able to express.   Dada       Dada is known for being more of an artistic protest towards social, economic and cultural values of the early 1920's and 30's. While many pieces in the movement have been debated as "art' the artist  George Grosz took a more serious route from the often "funny" approach of Dada to a more focused expression of his disgust at the cruelty a
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Romantic Blog

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Art Nouveau Versus Realist Art Styles La Beale Isoud at Joyous Gard  by Aubrey Beardsley. From  Le Morte d'Arthur , 1893-94. oil on canvas The Dancer's Reward, for Salomé by Aubrey Beardsley  [1907] oil on canvas Art Analysis of Aubrey Beardsley Art Nouveau     Aubrey Beardsley art was inspired by Japanese wood cuts and  and emphasized the grotesque, the decadent, and the erotic.  My first thought with seeing his art was it looked liked it was inspired but Japanese artist with the grotesqueness and line work however I do think he adds his own style with using basic black and white colors which creates a balance between light and dark contrast. Beardsley's paintings can be characterized as Art Nouveau with the dramatic curve shapes he has in both paintings above. As with Art Nouveau his paintings both both have dynamic movement with the curves of both women's silhouettes such as the long train on the dress in  La Beale Isoud at Joyous Gard  and the curvature of the woman
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Baroque

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  Baroque   "The Happy Family" oil on canvas by Jan Steen (c.1668) The Artist Jan Steen was a Dutch painter who lived during 1626-1679. He was taught paining in school by the German painter Nicolaes Knupfer and you can see the influences of Knupfer in Steens work with the composition and color. He later married to have eight children and founded a painters guild where he worked for five years until an explosion caused the art market to collapse afterwards he ran a tavern until his death.  Art Analysis This baroque genre painting can be identified by the moment in time scene, realistic character designs and especially the dramatic effect of light in the painting. The scene consists of boisterous father and melodies played by the instruments of his children around a dinner table. The moral of the picture, as given away by the note hanging from the mantelpiece reading "So de ouden songen, so pijpen de jongen" ("as the old sing, so shall the young pipe"), is t
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Renaissance Blog

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Death and the Miser by Hieronymus Bosch, oil on paint, circa 1485/1490 Netherlandish   Author   Hieronymus Bosch was born in 1450 in the Netherlands. Not much is known about his life as he left behind no journals, the only evidence of is existence are his artworks he left behind as well as brief references in municipal records of where he was born.  Painting  The painting "Death and the Miser" illustrates a busy scene of a Miser moments before his death. The painting makes great use of line work by having many of the creatures in the scene pointing towards or at something.  Death at the door pointing an arrow towards the Miser as well as an angel pointing up towards the crucifix at his window and perhaps a demon trying to bargain with the Miser using money in exchange for his soul, all images use line work and make the eye travel all across the painting. Bosch and Humanism Humanism is a belief of putting more importance on humans other then the divine or supernatural causes.
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Art Analysis Mark Ryden Saint Barbie

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  For this assignment I chose Mark Rydens painting Saint Barbie. I chose this artist for his surreal "cutesy" style and this painting for the feminine symbolism and motifs. About the Artist Mark Ryden is an American born painter and his artistic style can be categorized in the "pop surrealist" or "lowbrow surrealist" movement. This art movement contains depictions of impish characters with a sense of humor for the subject matter. Color and Tone This paintings hues are reds,purple,orange,pink and whites with a little bit of brown. The focus of pink, red and purple with varying intensity and saturation would represent the colors that are often found in children's products, specifically girls toys such as the Barbie line and would make sense in this world the paintings created where a little girls worship idol would be a Barbie doll.  Line and Shape The shapes and lines in the painting are structured in a way to have your eye look at the Barbie idol at a
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