Essays on Famous Artists

Surrealism In Salvador Dali's Artwork

The artist I’ve chosen to discuss is Salvador Dali. I stumbled upon his creative process while researching artists for this assignment. His creative process stood out to me because it relates to a concept I am currently studying in my psychology liberal course. In this essay I will give a short description about who Salvador...
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Pablo Picasso As A Pioneer Of Cubism

Pablo Picasso was a Spanish sculptor, ceramicist, and painter born in Málaga, Spain, on October 25, 1881. He was considered to be one of the most influential artists of the 20th century (Samuel, 2010) as he carved the path to a new revolutionary style of modern art, the cubism art movement. By challenging conventional art...
464 Words 1 Page

Visual Analyse Of A Group Of Dancers By Edgar Degas

Degas had become friends with Manet after a chance meeting in Louvre. They both painted similar subjects in absinth drinkers, waitresses, café-concerts and the side of society that was ignored by most of the inhabitants of Paris but was always seen by the flaneur. However, Degas became more identifiable with the ballet dancers because he...
1850 Words 4 Pages

The Bauhaus Art School: History And Impact On Modern Design

The Bauhaus was founded in 1919 in Weimar by architect Walter Gropius with the idea of creating a “total work of art” in which all of the arts, including architecture, were brought together in unity. Upon the creation of his school, Gropius wrote the Bauhaus Manifesto, a guide which proclaimed that “the ultimate aim of...
1935 Words 4 Pages

Michelangelo As A Sculptor: Analysing Pieta, Moses And Slaves

Michelangelo Buonarroti was a painter, sculptor, architect and poet widely considered one of the most brilliant artists of the Italian renaissance. Who exerted an unparalleled influence on the development of western artworks. His work demonstrated a blend of psychological insight, physical realism and intensity never before seen. Michelangelo contemporaries recognized his extraordinary talent within his...
1127 Words 2 Pages

William Morris' Views On Beauty, Craftsmanship And Design

William Morris (1834 – 1896) is credited with founding Arts and Crafts movement of the mid 19th century . A renowned artist of the movement, he was a poet, textile designer and novelist. Toward the end of his life he focused heavily on his socialism and was appalled by the lives of factory workers. Calling...
2320 Words 5 Pages

Jackson Pollock’s Blue Poles And Salvador Dali’s Persistence Of Memory: A Comparative Analysis

During the era of contemporary art, artists with similar circumstances have different opinions, different experiences in their culture and society, which leads to them to have different styles and genres of their artistry. Jackson Pollock’s abstract expressionist painting “Blue Poles”, includes the technique of dripping and pouring oil paint onto the canvas that evokes a...

Andy Warhol: The Pioneer Of Pop Art

Everyone’s heard of Andy Warhol, famous for pioneering the 1960’s movement of pop art and his commercialisation of everyday objects and celebrities. Following WW2, Warhol captured the mass production and consumer culture boom through his art. Most notably, his Campbell’s Soup Cans (1962) piece which summarises these ideas. Warhol painted thirty-two canvases of Campbell’s soup...
881 Words 2 Pages
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