In the artistic realm, the artist\'s thought process is morphologically transformed through the art materials and forms into signs, symbols, and imagery. Signs and symbols play a dominant role in 20th Century art; the artist used this medium as a language to portray intentions of varying differences...

Cubism is one of the first forms of abstract art. Cubism originated in France and was influenced by African sculptures and by Paul Cezanne. The first cubist works were those in which objects, landscapes, and people are represented as many-sided solids. This enables you to see various views of the ob...

Max Pechsteins painting called \"Zwiesprache\" (Two Voices) painted in 1920 is of two nude females conversing in a landscape. Its condition is unusually fine, with strong boldly printed colors. The sheet has only some soft creasing in the margins. The subject matter is most probably sexuality and it...

The art of the Cuban culture goes back to prehistoric times when the first traces were found in caves. This type of art was later labeled as \"folk art\" because of its nature and craftsmanship. During the 15th and 16th centuries, the island was full of poverty and not much art streamed out. Painter...

The 20th century embraced many different art movements and introduced the works of many new recognized artists. Two of these artists can be familiarized as Pablo Picasso and Willem do Kooning. Each artist demonstrated a unique style based on the demands of the time period they painted in. Two works...

\"There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward, you can remove all traces of reality.\" -- Pablo Picasso Picasso is known for his abstract paintings and is described as a modern artist. Ideas expressed in the handout \"Modernism\" are used to describe Pablo Picasso\'s...

Pablo Picasso is one of the most famous Modern artists of the twentieth century. Picasso\'s work followed the style of Cubism. Cubism was a non-objective style of painting developed in Paris in the early twentieth century. It was characterized by reducing and fragmenting natural forms into abstra...

Modern art is a unique creation all it\'s own, and since its beginnings, there have been two very distinct groups: the Formalists and the Avant-Garde. The Formalist group believes in the literal representation of the artwork. They value the form used, whether it be how the colors are stressed or th...

\"Cubism is an attempt to combine three-dimensional sculpture and two-dimensional painting. You have to imagine walking around an object and piecing it together from several different sides in order to decide what the artist is trying to do\" (Ernest Goldstein). When Diego Rivera painted Zapatista ...

Cubism, which began very shortly after Fauvism, is exemplified by Pablo Picasso. In this movement, the flattened space including background and foreground are related in a new and more abrupt manner. The first effect is of a camera in motion, a kaleidoscopic impression of the solid portions of ...

All modern artists are the same, right? Wrong. The two artists I will be discussing, Pablo Picasso and M.C. Escher, though they have some similarities, are also very different. Though they are from the same general era, the tone of their artwork, their drawing styles, and some of the types of media ...

~Part 1~Cubism and Fauvism were one of the most influential modern arts of the 20th century. Cubism was developed by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso and French artist Georges Braque in Paris between 1907 and 1914. Picasso and Braque found examples and initial concepts of cubism in two art sources. The ...

\"There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward, you can remove all traces of reality.\" - Pablo Picasso Picasso was born Pablo Ruiz on October 25th 1881, in Malaga, Spain. His father was an inspiring artist while his mother took care of the house. Young Picasso had sh...

Thomas Hart Benton is one of America\'s most renowned artists. Benton was famous for his painting style and his murals. He believed that art was an excellent way to depict everyday life for everyday people in America. Benton was a champion of the people and rebelled against the rich and powerful....

Modernist Art in Europe 1910-25 by Robert l. HerbertHerbert's thesis of his essay is to investigate the arrival of the machine and modern art and its complexities. During WWI, modernist painting and sculpture paid major attention to machinery, science and industry. Modern art during that time has...

\"My name is Marc. My emotional life is sensitive and my purse is empty, but they say I have talent\" –Marc Chagall. I feel that art is subjective to the viewer\'s perspective. With that being said my perspective of Marc Chagall\'s art is that it is a feast for the eyes! I was immediately drawn ...

Famous painter Pablo Picasso was born in Malaga, Spain, in 1881. His father, an art teacher, recognized his sons talent at an early age. Pablo attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Barcelona, where his father was appointed professor in 1896. When he was only 16, Picasso had his own studio and had ...

Art before the twentieth century was recognized as an imitation of nature. Paintings and portraits were made to look as realistic and three-dimensional as possible, as if we are looking at the real object. The first cubist works were those in which objects, landscapes, and people are represented as...

The term Modernism refers to a movement, which began to get under way in the closing years of the 19th century. The modernist movement affected poetry, fiction, drama, painting, music and architecture. The true birth of modernism in poetry is often dated to the publication of T.S. Eliot\'s \"The Lov...

Between 1900-1939, there were many different movements in art mainly due to two reasons, modernization, and the First World War. The term \'avant-garde\' has become synonymous with the evolving modern movement of art. \'Although \'art for art\'s sake\' is a term not often used positively, this moder...

Cubism was an art movement that developed in the early 20th century. The term cubism acquired its name from the comments made by the painter, Henri Matisse, and critic Louis Vauxcelles, who described Georges Braque\'s 1908 work \"Houses at L\'Estaque\" as resembling a bunch of cubes. Cubism has been...

Pablo Picasso was born on October 25, 1881, in Malaga, Spain, to Jose Ruiz Blasco and Maria Picasso. Picasso was a miracle from the start. There were complications with his birth and everyone was sure that he was not going to live. Picasso became one of the most well-known artists of all time. H...

Assignment: Discuss how theories about art influence the practice of artists and/or art critics\' and/or art historians. Response: Artists\' practices over the years have been greatly influenced by the theories of art movements as well as their social, cultural, and historical context. Salvador Dal...

Paul Cezanne: Impressionist of LifeART 293(306) Mr. StevensonCynthia WintersJanuary 20, 2004Paul Cezanne, although misunderstood as an artist, definitely made a huge impact upon the art world. With his use of true to life hues and tones, Cezanne brought out his own view of the world. He ...

Sean Novak Prof. Carlos Hidalgo October 4, 2000 On October 25, 1881, Pablo Picasso was born into the care of his parents Jose Ruiz and Maria Picasso. Pablo chose the last name of his mother merely because it was much more unique than his father's, which exaggerated the boy's unique natur...