Art Deco

Although art deco looks ultra-modern, it dates back to the days of Egyptian tombs. Specifically, the discovery of King Tut's tomb in the 1920's opened the door to this enticing style. The stark lines, bold colors and zig-zag architectural features were added to objects placed in the tomb to entertain and enlighten the sleeping kings. This style greatly appealed to Americans, who were going through the "roaring 20's" and loved the eclectic look. They saw it as a symbol of decadence and extravagance, qualities their generation embraced. Art, architecture, jewelry and fashion were all heavily influenced by the bold colors and sharp lines of the movement.

Art Nouveau

Art Nouveau, 1890-1914, explores a new style in the visual arts and architecture that developed in Europe and North America at the end of the nineteenth century.
The exhibition is divided into three sections: the first focuses on the 1900 World's Fair in Paris, where Art Nouveau was established as the first new decorative style of the twentieth century; the second examines the sources that influenced the style; and the third looks at its development and fruition in major cities in Europe and North America.

http://www.nga.gov/feature/nouveau/exhibit_intro.shtm

Art Nouveau Influenced Every Day Things Such As Architecture,Furniture,Carpets,Posters,Paintings Ect..

African Art

Inside African Art

"The darkest thing about Africa has always been our ignorance of it"
-- George H. T. Kimble, from the book 'Inside Africa'


Inside African Art is a project run by three people, Todd in Kenya and Gathinja and Jonah in New York. We have one thing in mind: The promotion and exposure of original fine arts by African artists. Contemporary African paintings are less well known than African artifacts and traditional crafts, and there is little exposure and availability of this type of artwork either in galleries or on the internet.
Yes, there are plenty of mass-produced artworks, African crafts, and Afri-kitch available, but finding an original African painting at a reasonable price is next to impossible - and it shouldn't be!

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I Love This Painting As It Is Very Roots'y & Vibrant.
The Women In The Painting Are Of An African Heritage But Are Shown As Jet Black Stick People , Showing That The Artist Was More Interested In The Colors Surrounding The Main Subjects 'The Women'.

Impressionism Artist

Flowering Arches, Giverny by Claude Monet
is an oil on canvas (31-7/8x36-1/4 inches)
To paint the arches, Monet positioned his easel on the east bank of the pond to gain a broad view across the waters. Using vivid colors for the resplendent display of the roses in full bloom, Monet muted his tones to portray the shimmering reflections on the pond's glassy surface.
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I Like This painting By Monet As It Gives the Viewer The Feel Of Outside. Looking So Peaceful An Harmless With Feminin Colors Of Pink.
The Reflection Also Makes It A Realist Moment, Much like Most Of His Work.

What Is Impressionism

What Is Impressionism?

[http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-impressionism.htm]

Impressionism is the term first used to describe visual art in the late 19th-century that emphasized the conveyance of an overall impression of a particular scene, usually outdoors, using primary colors and short brushstrokes to represent the appearance of reflected light. The desired result of impressionism was to capture the artist's perception of the subject rather than the subject itself. Artists of this movement desired to portray images as though someone might see something if they just caught a glimpse of it. Impressionist paintings contain very bright, bold colors, and tend to have very little detail. The founders of this movement were Claude Monet, Alfred Sisley and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. They were soon followed by such noteable artists as Camille Pissarro, Gustave Caillebotte, Edgar Degas, Frederic Bazille, Edouard Manet, and Mary Cassatt.

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Although the Impressionist movement did not exclusively consist of French artists, it did start in France and the French painters are among the most well-known. Several earlier artistic movements, such as Classicism and Realism, influenced the Impressionist painters. In 1855, a World Fair was held in Paris, and art was given significant attention. This contributed to Paris' reputation as the center of the art world and the place to be for aspiring painters, such as the group that would come to be known as the Impressionists.

The Académie Suisse, founded and run by the painter Charles Suisse, provided the venue which inspired Impressionism's founding artists. It was here that Pissarro, Monet, Guillaumin and Cézanne first came to know each other. Despite the obvious advantage of providing free models, the Académie was important for another reason: it provided the place and opportunity for aspiring artists to air new and controversial ideas about painting. Each year the Académie sponsored an exhibition where its members, often the professors themselves, judged entries. It was the restrictive nature of the judges, preferring established "accepted art," that prompted Monet and some other painters to exhibit their works separately in the studio of the photographer, Nadar. This historic exhibition, held in 1874, included Monet's famous Impression: Sunrise (1872), which is generally thought to have prompted the naming of the whole genre.

The Impressionists focused on capturing the overall impression of a scene through effects produced by using light and color in various ways.

[http://www.uncg.edu/rom/courses/common/impressionism.htm]