The art piece that I chose was 4.9.18b Frida Kahlo, The Two Fridas. This art piece was made by Frida Kahlo herself in 1939. The dimensions are 5’8” X 5’8”, the medium is an Oil on canvas. You can find this wonderful piece at Museo…
The dawn of Frida Kahlo’s political activism began when a handrail impaled her during an automobile accident at the age of eighteen. She was left with fractures in both her spine and pelvis. After being bed-ridden for several months, she decided to bring her emotions…
An art style unlike any other. An art style that went on to influence others for generations to come. It was the pathway to century defining art movements, such as: surrealism, abstract expressionism and pop art. It also paved the way for similar movements in…
Las Dos Fridas, which in English translates to The Two Fridas, was painted by the well-known, Mexican artist, Frida Kahlo. The oil painting displays two versions of Frida, her Mexican background and white background, holding hands and connected by a vein. Still to this day,…
“The Two Fridas” is painted within the year 1939 in oil on canvas with dimensions 173 x 173 cm, it’s located in the Museum of Modern Art in Mexico. The first aspect we see is a double self-portrait, wherein the two Fridas are sitting on…
Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Martyr Patricio Clito Ruíz y Picasso also known as Pablo Picasso was a Spanish sculptor, ceramicist, and painter born in Málaga, Spain, on October 25, 1881. He was…
The painting The Bay of Marseilles, Seen from L’Estaque (1885), by Paul Cezanne is displayed at the Art Institute of Chicago Illinois. This two dimensional, oil on canvas is measured at 80. 2 X 100. 6cm. It is apart of a series of paintings that…
After reading the first two chapters of the novel “Bonechiller”, I decided to read one extra chapter before writing this essay. This is because the first chapter is only one short, vague paragraph about the setting. That being said, the book so far has introduced…
Vincent Van Gogh is an extraordinary artist, from the Impressionist period, he is best known for his paintings in the 1880’s and 90’s. Van Gogh was famous for creating emotions in his works, and had the ability to make someone feel something with just one…
John Berger begins his book “Ways of Seeing” by putting across the idea that words are inadequate when it comes to conveying the way we perceive the world, seeing is habit plus convention. Building upon the German philosopher, Walter Benjamins’ works, he theorizes, with the…
Vincent Willem Van Gogh was one of the most influential post-impressionist artists of his time. He created a variety of painting in his life, mostly in his last years before he committed suicide following years of mental illness and ill health. From his early days…
The “Self Portrait with Bandaged Ear”, painted by the Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh in 1889. The painting captures van Gogh’s self-inflicted wound following his infamous incident of self-mutilation where he intentionally sliced his left ear with a razor blade following a heated argument with…
In “Ways of Seeing, ” art critic John Berger discusses different perspectives of how people believe and go on with life. Berger stated, “The way we see things is affected by what we know or what we believe. ” For purposes of my discussion, I’m…
What inspired the Cubist style? Cubism was inspired by the late work of an artist named Paul Cézanne. Paul’s artwork started to show a slightly different take on art that people had previously done. Another artist that strongly influenced the cubist style was Pablo Picasso….
Frida Kahlo is one a famous, mexican artist that has inspired millions with her unique artwork style. But she is also famous of other reasons too. She was influential because of her being proud of her mexican roots, she contracted illnesses, and her views on…
Vincent Van Gogh was the son of a Dutch pastor, Theodorus Van Gogh. Vincent was born on 30 March 1853 at Zundert, a village in the south Netherlands. Art was a part of Vincent when he was growing up because several uncles in the family…
The major foundation of all civilizations, cultures and religions is the concept of community. A family, a town, a nation, a world, united in the search for a utopian society, has been the dreams of philosophers since the dawning of civilization. A united based people…
Images of trees in a forest covered with snow may be foreign to people who have never ventured out into the rural wilderness. However, Ansel Adam’s who was an early 1900’s photographer loved capturing outdoor images, as landscapes were his favorite. Trees and Snow was…
The human condition is the effect something has on a person that effects them for a short or long period of time. The human condition is something that effects someone by a physical or mental problem that has had an impact on that person’s life.Frida…