"The Modern World: 1800-1945"

Title- "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon"

Artsit- Pablo Picasso

On oil Canvas

Size- 8' x 7'8"

Location- The museum of Modern Art, New York

     At the beginning of the 19^th century, was the start of art museums.  Museums made art available to the public, this was like channel suffering now a days.  The first museum was in Paris.  But what kind of art did the new century people want to see?  That became the biggest question, and led to the development of many different types of art. 

                One particular way of art that grew increasingly popular was Cubism.  Perhaps the most famous artist to represent this type of art was Pablo Picasso.  In the piece “Les Demoiselles d’ Avignon,” Picasso started to use various ideas on how to make art.  First he broke down each figure into plane, two dimensional figures.   He painted distorted the bodies to almost like ancient Egyptian art.  That gave the viewer no sense of being able to look through the painting, which was very different at that time.  He also made it seem like all the parts of the work were as one.  He did this by merging the ground and the figure.  Picasso’s creativity and new ideas brought forth a whole new world of art. 

"Buddhism and Its Art"

"Buddah Preaching"

From Sarnath 465-85 C.E.

Height- 5'3"
Lacation- Archaeological Museum, Sarnath

     Starting around 800 B.C. in northern India, in the 6^th century the Arayan ways of religion became very difficult.  So, because of the differences in the way the religion should be practiced grew a new path to form a spiritual realm which followed a great leader. This leader was named Siddhartha Gautama, which later became known as Buddha.  Buddha was born in Nepal, he lived from 563-483 B.C.  Buddha believed that all beings, even gods and demons are condemned for many lives, unless they can break free of that cycle.

                 He thought that all man was attached to desire, and his solution was to see through that illusion and be introduced to a new way of opening ones mind to the nature of the world, to be able to break free from ourselves and the cycle of life, death, and rebirth.  After he died, his cremated body was spread among eight memorial stupas.  Which is a solid earthen mound faced with stone.  Present day there are several followers of Buddhism.

"The 17th and 18th Centuries"

Artist-Caravagio
Title- "Entombment of Christ"
On oil canvas
Size- 9'91/2" x 6'71/2'" 
Location- Musei Vaticani, Pinocoteca Rome

     Within the seventeenth century, there were many great artists to made their name known around all of Europe.  One artist in particular who became very well known was named Caravaggio.  His work the “Entombment of Christ,” was a piece of work that inspired many artists.  The way that Caravaggio portrayed Christ was being lowered from the cross into an open grave.  Caravaggio, used light as a great sense of drama to make the viewer feel and see the pain. 

                In the painting, Caravaggio depicts a dead and lifeless Christ that all the light is focused on.  He is being carried by his disciples, also portrayed are the Virgin Mary, Mary Magdalene, and Mary Cleophas.  Caravaggio didn’t was not the type of artist who painted to make everything seem better than it was, he painted reality.  That was a big reason to why he became well known, and highly criticized. 

               

"Assumption"

Artist- TITAN

Title- Assumption

Type- Oil and panel

Size- 270”x140”

The Renaissance was a time period where art sort of was “re-born.”  The word Renaissance literally means rebirth, and in art, this time period made way for artists to combine Greek art with Roman art.  Many artists sprung out in this time period, such as Michelangelo, Donatello, and Giorgione.  But Titan was also a very great artist who was able to make his claim in the world of art.

                The painting “Assumption,” uses many different types of perspectives in which he tries to capture the viewer’s attention.  The main thing that Titan focuses on was the light.  He used many dark colors to make the center of the painting where he wants the attention to go toward.  He also expresses this by, using the bright red is the Virgin Mary’s cloak and then attaches the perception of lines to aim toward the top as if looking into the heavens.  That is where he shadows what everyone is staring at, he makes it seem like it’s something everyone should want, he places Jesus above the people, but he places this “cloud” where God is overlooking Mary.  He sets the background of gold, which signifies the Holy aspect of the painting.  The painting is Located in the Basilica of Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Friari, in Venice.  It’s high up making the viewer stand down below with the apostles waiting for the condemtion.