Week 8:  BaroQue 

This is a period of artistic style and used exaggerated motion and clear, it was easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, in literature. the design are thought to be excessive complexity of line. Baroque is the time where art are of emotion and theatrical play is can be shown in the artist painting. 

their stormy, emotional dynamic and forceful style is identified as enclosed art of passion in theatrical display.

Because it was characterized by great drama, rich color and intense light of dark shadow , it was clearly the opposite of the Renaissance art that usually showed the moment before an event took place. Artist in the Baroque period chose most dramatic point and a moment of action.like what in the previous lesson. Micheal Angelo, working in the High Renaissance shows his David composed and still before he battles Goliath; Bernini's Baroque David is caught in the act of hurling the stone at the giant. Baroque is defined as emotion and passion instead of the calm that had been seen in the renaissance.

In the Present Time, most of the artist are expressionist and we can see some famous artwork that had been used the same style in the baroque period.

 “John Currin” at DHC/ART Foundation for Contemporary Art – Montreal 

 by John Currin, the master of contemporary baroque realism. This show will not travel. 

Roberto Ferri 1078- Italian Baroque Stlye Painter

Week 7: The Art of Renaissance 

The renaissance art is perceived as a "rebirth" of ancient tradition. it is where the art was express not only on the wall but in the painting. The three man that change the faces of the art history: Micheal Angelo, Leonardo, Rafael. The realism and expression in presenting their painting was magnificent, the gradually change of the model that they used and the inspiration of the artist, can visual be seen. This period as they say the rebirth of art, from the previous lesson where in ancient and Classical art their daily basis was Animals Human, God and Goddess. and because most of their art were more on Realism and expressionism it also become the inspiration of the new artist although they used the own style of painting. 

But the idea and concept of making their art was came from the famous 3. (Leonardo, Micheal, Rafael) the used of perspective  as a technique which is a space appeared in the painting of Giotto di Bondone, at the beginning of the 14th century. and latter form in linear perspective. foreshortening that has an rtistic effect of shortening lines in a drawing and creating illusion of depth, the sfuamto which is use by Leonado it is where softening of sharp outlines and grdual blending o one tone, Chairoscuro which is the oppposite of sfuamto. 

Humanist and Realism

 artwork often portrayed such subjects as Mary, Jesus and various saints-- figures were rendered in a realistic human form rather than as the abstract, idealized figures typical of the Late Middle Ages and Byzantine art. This type of realist perspective involved a greater understanding of human popularity of nudes and an obsession with portraying natural human expression and behavior.

Classical Roman and Greek Influence Early Renaissance artists emulated the Greek and Roman tendencies to give human faces and expressions to the Gods. In addition to Christian figures, these artists also portrayed such mythological characters as Venus and Mars in their artwork.

These techniques is still visible and being used not only by the famous artist in different area of the world but also the simple artist student who are inspired by their art. Renaissance period affect and influences not only the art but also the artist in the technique and their characteristic. 

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 week 6: The Christian Art

The christian art was bloom in the near origin of Christianity, the faith of the christian made them to create a big churches to pray for there God. Medieval art in Europe grew out of the artistic heritage of the Roman Empire and the iconography traditions of the early Christian church. art evolves as humans continue addressing the traditional and the new, including Biblical subjects, Christian dogma, and Classical mythology.The oldest examples of Christian art survive in the Roman catacombs, or burial crypts beneath the city. By 350 AD, the Church had two power centers, Rome in the West and Constantinople (the capital of the Byzantine Empire) in the East. Most of the art was like in the ancient Greece where the stories is painted in the vase of in the sculpture, in the christian art the life of Jesus Christ and the story on the bible is mostly painted on the wall or carved in the stone. 

Primary media in the Gothic period included sculpture, panel painting, stained glass, fresco and illuminated manuscript. The easily recognisable shifts in architecture from Romanesque to Gothic, and Gothic to Renaissance styles, are typically used to define the periods in art in all media, although in many ways figurative art developed at a different pace.

I don't think it this era has gradually affected the way the style i used on painting and in creating the design in my art work. but on how idealism was implied was the same for me.

ARTS : Ancient  & Greece





Ancient arts were created during the pre-historic period. These types of arts were contributions of the early civilization and were greatly affected or based on culture, religion and social practices. Ancient arts are indispensable part of the world's history. Egypt, ancient China, Mesopotamia and Greece are some places were these arts were created and produced.

Cave paintings, impressive architectural designs like that of the Ruin of Persopolis and Pyramids in Egypt, the well-known sculpture of the Terracota warriors in China, and the Greek gods and goddesses sculptures are some famous examples of ancient and classical arts. Moreover, ancient arts also includes different literary writings and style.

The exceptional creation of the ancient arts, add to this the legend and stories behind every creations are what makes these arts timeless,  boundless and beyond extraordinary. 

In the both periods and Era, most of the amazing arts is their Architectural design, the law of the proportions and ration and he symmetric calculation was perfectly made in each building. It is still mystery on building this large architecture in the history. On our generation we have the version of the Colosseum  of the Romans, in the Italy.  

Week 4: A Realistic Art

I do much prefer this art it has a detail of what are you going to paint unlike the alteration or distorted art you have to think of an idea on how you will distorted an image and it was for me a difficult thing to do. their are several artist that enjoy making an distorted art like Mashkoor Raza Pakistan he is well know for being a Master of Distorted Arts. His arts was calm and peaceful w/ a developing sense of the Distant Past.

Fig 1. Google Image

Fig .2. Google Image

Most of his art was about horse in the fig.1 you can see it was an image of a nude human with the distortion of the animal. and the same on the fig.2 which is the same. i believe that before you can achieve the level of the distortion is you have to find a right theme on a certain idea that you are going to apply. I was a bit difficult on distorting an image... that will be able to still see the main concept of the art. 

i been practicing for several hours in a nude picture of a woman and i find it not exactly the same as in the picture which is true troublesome. on the contrary it was challenging. doing an art like that, you really have to be in the mood, last time our activity evolved in the Hands,,we create a realistic hand and a distorted art of it, and what can be worse, it just came into my head well i hate it and maybe that's why it came...

anyway i enjoy making the art it was fun -_-

Fig.3 Google Image

week 3: Discovering Impromptu Art

This week we've been studying on creating a offhand drawing. we are learning from the basic, from line to shapes. Creating an art on the spot, at first it was really hard i have to find my model for me before i can create my perfect drawing i always set my mood. And it was difficult for me to do it, sometimes distraction occur, having satisfied in an art which is not good. I thought that i'm the only one who's acting like but i figured out that my classmate feel the same, they have this feeling of insecurity of other drawings that unable them to continue their art. :( 

In my technical drawing i'm having a hard time in the basic, i thought that it will be easy but it's not creating a straight line, right curves then creating something out of a shape. It funny but i have realized while saying it was hard, we can really apply it in our on the spot drawing. Last Thursday we have to make a drawing about in action what is happening in the Gym. I made a man out of circle and box. the way i draw is different from it. i just start on hair then face, but i have to make a position which difficult to make, I used the way our prof. teach and it was effective :)

They define Impromptu art as an A piece composed or played at first thought. it means it can be doodle on your notebook, or something that you see and inspired you. It can be made of pencil and crayons color that can create different art. you don't prepare on creating it most of the artist are like this it's on their mood on how they will made the art.  What can i say art is made by feelings and their meaning is made by the artist the viewer is the one who interprets the artist way of art. 

WEEK 2: THE CLASSICAL ARTS



The Greek Gods and Goddess in this Era and time was the mightiest of all, their power and beauty is above. It was said that in ancient Greece competition is on going between city-state had the best statues and the most beautiful temples, they made perfect statues of people and the columns that were supported a building, were perfectly symmetrical.

Corinthian

Doric

Ionic

Ionic Style - thinner and more elegant. Its capital is decorated with a scroll-like design (a volute). This style was found in eastern Greece and the islands.
Corinthian- Corinthian style is seldom used in the Greek world, but often seen on Roman temples. Its capital is very elaborate and decorated with acanthus leaves.
 Doric- Doric style is rather sturdy and its top (the capital), is plain. This style was used in mainland Greece and the colonies in southern Italy and Sicily-(google).

And because it was dominated by religion it was not surprising that the temples in that time has the most beautiful structure but, Greece didn't last long because the Romans Conquer the Greeks, and as the Greek fall their arts lives, Romans is the visual of of Greece they produced hundred copy of Greece Art. It was the largest empire in the history and  its impressive art reflects this power and the mighty empires reach across the world. Most of the Greek sculptures that exist today are actually Roman replicas of the original.

Colosseum

 

The Colosseum is one of great architecture of the Romans it is composed of arch that pile together it is composed of 80 gigantic arches and 20 ft high. (National Geographic) form into a giant ring around the perimeter it was a symphony of arches that was build for the battle of warrior in that time. we can say that we really adapted this way of creating a building in the Rome. I think this is the influential period of the history we can still see the Ruins today and those technique used to design the stone are still we used today specially in church and museum. i was really amazed on how the roman can go anywhere using their skilled engineer, (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZPTvvmk1jY&feature=related), how they build a bridge to be able to cross on the river and make it in time in invading the German. Leading the greatest warrior Ceasar, the power that influence as all in all. 

it was amazing on how they able to make a structure that still stands today we can say how firm it was and to be able to finish it earlier, materials that they made to be able to create it, it was a magnificent art.