April 2011
1 post
Life Imitates Art: Part Two
My Life Imitates Art concept was explained here.
For my second part, I wanted to showcase the University of Florida’s gorgeous campus. Whether it’s full of screaming football fans decked in orange and blue or less empty and quiet on a cold winter day, UF is true a masterpiece in itself.
March 2011
3 posts
Michelangelo’s Pieta displays spiritual suffering
Image: http://pwlawrence.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Michelangelos_Pieta_5450_cropncleaned.jpg.
Info: 1498-1499, marble, 68.5” by 76.8”, St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City.
Explanation: This sculpture is notable for two reasons. One, it’s probably the world’s most famous religious sculpture. Two, it’s the only piece that Michelangelo only signed.
The Pieta sculpture was...
The differences between the Davids
Image: http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/michelangelo-1.jpg, http://blognitivedissonance.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/bernini-david.jpg, http://jaysblogspectacular.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/donatello-david.jpg.
Info: Michelangelo, 1504, carrara marble, 17’ tall, Galleria dell’Accademia, Florence, Italy. Bernini, 1623-1634, marble, 67” tall, Galleria Borghese, Rome, Italy. Donatello, 1440s,...
Life Imitates Art: Part One
Oscar Wilde once wrote,
“Life imitates art far more than art imitates life.”
This is especially true in Gainesville, Fla., where I attend college.
I wanted to show my blog readers how artful life is here in Gainesville, so I photographed a few particularly beautiful scenes from a local restaurant (part one) and campus (part two).
Without further ado, I present part one! Enjoy.
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Renoir's "Le Moulin de la Galette" paints a...
Image: http://blogs.princeton.edu/wri152-3/s06/mgawrys/images/renoir.moulin-galette.jpg.
Info: Bal du Moulin de la Galette, 1876, oil on canvas, 52” x 69”, Musee d’Orsay, Paris
Explanation: Impressionism, a movement that started in France in the late 19th century, was a total break from the rigid techniques and traditions of European paintings. The change centered around the idea of the now and...
Both old and new figures appear in Raphael's "The...
Image: http://www.dustinhetrick.com/art/school_athens.jpg
Info: The School of Athens, 1509-1510, fresco, 200 in x 300 in, Apostolic Palace, Rome, Vatican City.
Explanation: “The School of Athens” really showcases the division in Renaissance philosophy, although it is set in classical times. The two greatest Greek philosophers walk together, holding their books and discussing their thoughts....
February 2011
1 post
Gustav Klimt's "The Kiss" features passionate...
Image: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4d/Klimt_-_Der_Kuss.jpeg
Info: The Kiss, 1907, oil and gold leaf on canvas, 70.9” x 70.9”, Österreichische Galerie, Vienna, Austria.
Explanation: This painting is Gustav Klimt’s most famous work, painted during his Golden Period (which was during the world’s Art Noveau, Symbolism, and Arts and Crafts movements). The piece is a throwback to...
Masaccio's "The Tribute Money" showcases dimension...
Image: http://smarthistory.org/assets/images/images/MasaccioTributeMoney.jpg
Info: The Tribute Money, 1420s, fresco, 97.2” x 235”, Brancacci Chapel, Florence, Italy.
Explanation: Masaccio is regarded by many as the first great painter of the Early Italian Renaissance. He made great strides in establishing the three-dimensional style of painting figures and settings. He incorporated human...
Frida Kahlo's "The Two Fridas" depicts emotionally...
Image: http://www.artquotes.net/masters/frida-kahlo/the-two-fridas.jpg
Info: The Two Fridas, 1939, Oil on canvas, 67” x 67”, Collection of the Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City.
Explanation: As far as self-portraits go, Mexican surrealist Frida Kahlo’s “The Two Fridas” is arguably the most in-depth painting the art community has seen in the last century.
“The Two...
I am, by no means,
an art history expert.
Enthusiast? Definitely. Informed? Sometimes. Curious? Always.
On this blog, I hope to show my favorite pieces of art, give a little of the history behind them, and then gush about what, specifically, I think makes them so awesome.