Sunday, November 23, 2014

Amazing Smile and Swirls

             Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci and Vincent Willem van Gogh are two of the well known painters in the history of art. The two gives importance in our history. They have shown us their talent in painting with love, passion and hope. These two artists fascinate thousands of people because of their art. They are inspiration to look up to. Leonardo da Vinci who’s been famous because of his amazing painting called “Mona Lisa” and Vincent van Gogh been popular because of his incredibly painting called “Starry Night”. It’s been centuries but these artworks are still kept and a lot of people are attracted to their artworks. Maybe because their works are really interesting that the artist give their full effort and has a interesting story. I’m one of the thousands of people who are attracted to those paintings and I wish I could see the exact paintings. If I could only see those paintings maybe I can say why is it really interesting and attractive. And maybe because their artworks are magical and there are hidden stories to it that makes it attractively.



 Completion Date: 1503–1506

 Type :  Oil on poplar

   

 Dimensions : 77 cm × 53 cm (30 in × 21 in)

    
 Location: Musée du Louvre, Paris




“Mona Lisa” (Monna Lisa or La Gioconda in Italian; La Joconde in French)  is the most famous portrait of all time, painted by the famous Leonardo Da Vinci an Italian Renaissance man who was gifted in a number of areas, including writing, mathematics, geology, engineering, music and painting. Leonardo contributed to the study of anatomy by dissecting corpses to find out the actual functioning of the human body; in the field of physics he investigated the laws of waves and currents and the flight of birds. He was also a civil and military engineer involved in the construction of fortifications and canals. Leonardo spent about twenty years (1480s - 1499) in the service of Lodovico Sforza, the Duke of Milan (who frequently neglected to pay Leonardo). His output during this period included two of his best known paintings: The Madonna of the Rocks (1483-85) and the mural The Last Supper (1495-98).

     The Mona Lisa has become an icon of the Renaissance, the most recognized painting in the world. The painting is called “La Gioconda” as well because Mona Lisa was married for Francesco Bartolomeo del Giocondo. It was painted on wood. The mystery of the portrait is that when you look at her face it seems Mona Lisa smiles, but when you look into her mouth, she does not.

             

 Next is the starry night by Vincent Van Gogh was a Post-Impressionism painter of Dutch oriwhose work—notable for its rough beauty, emotional honesty, and bold color—had a far-reaching influence on 20th-century art. Despite of his illness he pursues his passion and continues to be better. He is a perfect example of a real outstanding artist. There is a lot of good artist in our history, but he is one of a kind. 




Completion Date: 1889
Place of Creation: Saint-rémy-de-provence, France
Style: Post-Impressionism
Genre: cloudscape
Technique: oil
Material: canvas
Dimensions: 73.7 x 92.1 cm
Gallery: Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA


       His brushstroke is at once restrained and dynamic, and use impasto technique, thickly applied colors, creates a rhythmic effect—the picture seems to constantly move in its frame. His characteristic long, thin strokes define the forms but also create the emotionalism in the work. He presents his subject not as we see it, but as he would like us to experience it.


Monday, November 17, 2014

hmmm...What's the connection all about?


Art  \ˈärt\
-          Something that is created with imagination and skill and that is beautiful or that expresses important ideas or feelings. (based on Merriam Webster dictionary)







       What is life back then before? At the beginning life is hard. Struggles may come but then there is hope for the better. Life was given to us. Centuries ago human were created and explore the world. In some little ways they treasure on what happening to their everyday lives. They express it through cave painting, drawing symbols on the bones of animal and etc. I guess for them every day is adventure and fun because it is exciting to explore new things. This means a lot to us. That is because of art and history. They play important roles in our life. As we all know both of it help to feed our minds with knowledge and information. I guess everyone agree that art and history are connected.

        When I was young until now I've idolize my dad when it becomes to art. I really love his dedication to work hard. That’s why I’m inspired to take up MMA. Now, art became part of my passion in life.  At first I never thought I would love arts because back when I was a child I’m impatient and not that good in arts. But as time pass by I learn to change (not literary big change: D) and develop my skills in the different fields of arts. This example of a story or an art behind a significance meaning.

        



       Art and history are connected to one another. Without history, we will not be able to understand the messages behind every art of the artists. They'll never know that there are great things about arts. If we keep on ignoring their historic times, our artworks will also be gone in our society. So we have to keep on reminding to our society that our heroes make artworks like writing novels and painting to fight for our freedom. I consider our everyday life to have arts because there’s always story behind our smiles, expressions and so on. Connecting art to history there’s a story behind every art. The art focuses on the meaning of the significance of works.