Art History 2

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Chapter 29 & 30

For these chapters, I chose to focus on artwork full of color. I know that color is a big part of our lives and the appreciation of color is often portrayed in art. I appreciate artwork that lacks color or is full of color. Color can add to a piece of art and there is often a symbolic meaning behind color. Things like red meaning bold, blood, or fierce. I chose to focus on color in these chapters because of how symbolic a single color can be or how color is associated with different things.

Frank Stella created Tahkt-i-Sulayman I, this piece uses bright colors to contrast each other and make definite lines and curves of the shapes. This piece uses color to bolden the shapes and the black background makes them stand out more. The way color can attract or make you feel a certain way, this piece was meant to be intense with color. The artist chose to use this these colors and shapes to create a hard-edge painting. 

Ellsworth Kelly created Spectrum III and Red, Yellow, Blue both focus on bright colors and primary colors. Spectrum III shows the spectrum of colors from yellow to yellow. It comes back around to the beginning and brings the power of color and how they bring different emotions and feelings for each color. Red, Yellow, Blue is the three primary colors, this piece is important to go along with another piece by Piet Mondrian, Trafalgar Square. This piece uses the primary colors along with black lines to capture the connection between the two pieces. The book states they connect “Cubism and Color Field painting”. 

I believe that these pieces of work focus more on the styles of art and how colors can effect the styles. I believe that color is often used in art as a symbol for something deeper. Take the American flag for example, there is a reason each of those colors were chosen and it’s symbolic for something more than just a color. The piece, Three Flags by Jasper Johns. The colors each symbolize something that brings it all together as one and overall stands for America. These artist not only chose to focus on these colors to bring out their styles, an exhibit was created by someone else to feature these pieces together. Artwork isn’t always about the artwork itself but the exhibit and the paintings bringing out the other works of art.

The impact color has on me personally is that I symbolize red with confidence. Put some red lipstick on and I feel more confident than usual. I believe that color has such deep impact on our lives and we associate each color with something. We see it in every day life and art, in movies, in ads, and in everything. Colors are associated with specific feelings, emotions, or even just eye catching. 

Artists are very specific about what colors they choose in their artwork. Each color represents something and they thought about how important the colors together are or where the color is used. Art is very specific and meaningful, the artists may have been creating art for a style or for a feeling, either way it is always well thought out.

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Over all Allison you had a great post full of awesome insightful information into the chapters we were required to read for class. I thought that your choice to talk about artworks that used bright colors was a bold, and powerful move because I feel that works with color can give us a more emotional reaction. You actually touch on this in your post, which ties everything together by you focusing on the works with bright colors. Do you think that if the world was colorless that we would have a harder time being able to relay emotion to one another?

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Week 10

From the chapters that we read for this week of class many things caught my attention, and peaked my interest. However there were a few things that stood out more than others did in my eye. A few of them would be action painting, I felt that this was an important part of the chapters along with the painter Jackson Pollock. A couple of other things that also stood out to me are the Navajo Sand painting, thought that this was a unique take on art work this information is found in chapter twenty nine. Then the sculpting in chapter thirty, drew my attention.

In our book on (pg.521) action painting was something that entice my attention, I feel that it caught my eye in such an abundance due to how it requires the artist to actually be active while making their artwork. I felt that it was an idea that is out of the book, compared to that of more classical styles which require more time along with patients. I feel that in this style you see more of a presents from the artist, along the lines of what they were doing to bring the final piece to light. 

One of the artist who uses this style is Jackson Pollock, his worked started at the New York school of art were he was a regionalist painter. But from there shifted into the classification of Surrealism. What I love most about his art is how much you see of his activeness through his works, you can tell from the spray patterns along with the angles of these patterns that Jackson was fully involved with his work. Being able to tell this goes hand in hand with the drip technique, and being able to tell that he put his whole body into the art. (pg.521) It may seem that Jackson went into the studio, and just randomly went about splattering paint here and there. However if you look at the works closely you can tell that it was controlled splatter and drips of paint.

Navajo Sand painting was another creative form of art that if felt was important knowledge that we read. Apart of how creative this form of art is along with how intertwined it is in the culture, which was an important factor for how  they were created and composed. They would crush colored rocks, mainly held by medicine men who would use this to rid people who were afflicted by evil spirits. After the sickness they would destroy the art which would dissipate the affects. Through the history of the Navajo these pictures were thought to be a mix of sacred images, and nature.

I felt like the use of everyday objects in sculpting was a big reason as to why it stood out to me. I think that many of the things that we use throughout our day to day activities could be classified as art due to the amount of creativity the product designers put into the things that we use. In our book on (g.540) we see a giant clothespin that's in Central Square, Philadelphia. This is an example of work from Claes Oldenburg who often times would use items that are prospectively small in our lives. Although as an artist  Claes is extremely good at  relay different paradoxes, and metaphors

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Chapter 27 & 28 + Video

While reading chapters 27 and 28, there was a large variety of artwork/styles, along with a large change in the western and international ways of life. Cubism was one of the first styles that were featured in chapter 27. Cubism encompasses work that portrays a simultaneous view, along with multiple vantage points (Adams, 481). Geometric exploration was the main force that cubism focused on. Following cubism and growing from this style, collages began to grow. 

Collages used many elements from cubism, but “involved disassembling aspects of the environment” (Adams, 483). Different shapes and elements were put together to create a piece of work, that could be recognizable to the viewer. Similarly, surrealism used the same multiple vantage points, but also had symbolism involved. Surrealism raised many discussions because the work was left up for the viewer and painters own interpretation. Work during this period was moving towards futurism and creating unique pieces that do not look like other works that have been created before. 

The most important turning point in art, especially for America, was the Armory Show. This show was in 1913 and displayed much avant-garde art, which had works and styles that many American’s had not perceived before. The Harlem Renaissance was also during this time period, which would alter the way art was produced in African American society. Overall, I was really surprised that not much of the styles mentioned in this chapter had been displayed in America yet. It always seems like America was ahead on various things in life, however, from the textbook, it seems like the US was lagging behind other countries. 

One of the most interesting parts of the information read in this chapter was Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture. His work was something that was new and not really done before. He tried to “integrate architecture with the natural landscape” (Adams, 494). I think that it is great to incorporate nature into artwork, as I love nature! Likewise, in Madison, he also has done other work, not just the ones mentioned in Chicago. I have seen his work almost daily, so it was interesting to read about his work in an artistic context, instead of just a city/building way.  

Moving onto chapter 28, there was a large list of styles that were mentioned. Likewise, the following styles had been created with the other ones in mind but also developed due to World War I (Adams, 500). Dada was a movement that focused on “a creative process designed to minimize the overlay of tradition and conscious control” (Adams, 502). From this surrealism arose. Surrealism had a lot of symbolism in it, but also did not show true reality. In my opinion, after the surrealistic style arose, it seemed like artwork became more thought-provoking and was more unique. The work was stuff that had never been created before or even thought of previously.

Overall, from chapter 27 and 28, the artwork and styles featured presented many ideas and different ways of going about making and viewing it. Related, in the video I Could Do That, there was similar art that showed similarities to the ones in the chapters. One work in the chapters was Jean Arp’s, Collage Arranged According to the Laws of Chance. It was just some shapes in grays and blues, with a simple background. Although this seemed like a simple piece of art, there was skill put into it and had a deeper meaning behind it. Likewise, in the video, the speaker mentions that a lot more work goes into the art then we think there is. Also, if we really were to say that I could do that, we should think twice because often we would not be able to recreate the work that they had accomplished.

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Lizzi, 

Out of all of the styles, and concepts from the chapters which one did you find most appealing to yourself? You make an interesting connection when you talk about how The Armory show, and how it was conveying styles that American’shad never seen before. Then how you talk about that during this time the Harlem renaissance was taking place, do you think that the distance along with other art movements taking place in the U.S. might have  prevented these styles forming in America? Overall I felt like you picked some really good stuff to talk about, and I feel like you made your post really interesting!

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Week Nine

In regard to the video that we watched I could do that, I felt like it brought a new perspective to artist pieces that aren’t as technically advanced compared to other more intricate works. I found it interesting that artists have been able to think outside the box when thinking of new concepts to incorporate into their art. I think the best example of this would be Felix Gonzlez-Torrez who used two clocks in his work “Untitled” (Perfect Lovers) to represent events that were taking place in his personal life, but conveying relevant ideas that everyone is able to relate to. I found this video as something that I was able to relate to, because I too have also look at different works thinking to myself that I would be able to do that or some how replicate the style. I also think that this video some what ties into our creative component, of how we are taking it upon ourselves to as the woman in the video says “try it yourself”, because we are taking it upon ourselves to make something original while documenting our time spent working on it.

For our reading of chapter twenty six along with chapters twenty eight I found many new styles along with new artist who use these styles. I felt that the styles such as cubism,and the artist that used this style made an important contribution to the art community. I also felt that the impact of how things taking place in everyday life where shown through the works of American regionalism, and social realism.

Cubism caught my eye while reading through chapter twenty six, because I felt that it was interesting to read about how Cezanne’s organization drew influences from different cultures. This was something that stood out, because it was able to give artists of this time new ways to portray people in their art.(pg.479) In our books fig. 27.1 Gertrude Stein we see distinctive characteristics of cubism, such as how he uses space in his work along with how we view flat surfaces in Pablo Paccaso’s work. Pablo’s other piece that shows the new influences of other cultures, is (fig.27.2) our book on pg. 480 references how Pablo uses body languages that go back to Egyptian art, along with how he uses a mix of tribal techniques for the faces of the people in the work. 

The U.S. in relation to regionalism along with realism was another concept that I felt was important to our reading. It’s important because of how the artist where able to make works that were accurate depictions of the different economical events that also carries over into political occurrences of the time as well. The works of Grant Wood’s pieces are fantastic depictions of the lives that he was able to capture by brush. Along with American Gothic (fig.28.15) which was done in Iowa, and how the appearance of the people in the artwork are spot on with how people from the mid-west. While I was in the Dubuque Art Museum they had an exhibit of works that Grant Wood had done, the one that I thought was an accurate depiction of the difference between people from different economic backgrounds was Apperiasl, I this work he depicts two women. One is holding a chicken, while the other is buying the bird. It’s clear they come from different classes due to the style of clothes they wear. This is an accurate depiction of the economic situation in the United States while also drawing attention to how people of different classes interact.

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Chapters 25 and 26

The artwork of Gustave Moreau in (fig. 25.17 Galatea ) truly represents the ideals of the Symbolism movement. I also feel like the sense that he painted in Galatea is very detailed with the floral setting of the background, and how the backdrop is dark colors drawing your eyes towards the woman who appears to have a luminous glow about her.

Towards the late nineteenth century a new twist on the style of impressionism, with a mix of new techniques been visible within the art of this time period. The traits that were visible from the impressionist period are the use of bright colors in their paintings which I feel is more eye catching to the viewer, along with is also comes very distinctive brushstrokes that I think add a stimulating texture to the artworks of this time. 

An artist of this time on pg.452 in our book Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec mainly featured nightlife in Paris. I think that it’s an interesting way of finding different things to inspire his painting, while still providing scenes that people can probably relate to in a personal way. On pg.452 (25.1) we can see the use of bright colors, and a sharp color separation of the clothing that the people are wearing.  Henri also did posters that were more flat in comparison to his paintings that had more texture to them, but the significance of his posters where to advertise whatever event was taking place while still capturing the attention of the targeted audience.

Vincent van Gogh was another artist who I found to be interesting, especially since he originally wasn’t from the area where impressionism started. I also thought that there must have been a unique change for him to switch from Realism which used a darker palette of colors to Impressionism, and the use of brighter colors. In the (fig.25.11) The Starry Night it’s possible to see the shift between the colors, and how Vincent is able to show his abilities by using captivating colors to amplify the scene. However I found it amazing that this painting was done while in a mental asylum.

Another style that was circulating in the late nineteenth century was Symbolism, which contained no notions of social consciousness or goes along the lines of nature. This goes against two of the main styles that where impressionism, and post-impressionism which are both visible in the time era. I think that this style really suits me, due to the interest that I have in mythology and with the supernatural. I also like how it’s comprised of things that are out of the ordinary, and how it relies on the use of one’s imagination. I feel that this style may take more creativity than others that were popular at the time. Another thing that caught my attention with symbolism is how it had influences from not only the art community, but through the literature community as well. With authors from the time becoming influential among the Symbolism movement.

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Chapters 19 and 20

The age of enlightenment started a spur of new ideas that had once been philosophical, shifted into being actual things that were brought in to real life. Through this time period there is a big advancement in the sciences, from these advancements there is a carry over into the training of artists and in the art itself. One example of this would be how Denis Diderot transferred his knowledge about the scientific method into his opinions that he held on art. He would push his students to leave the studio, and go out to observe people in the real world. From these new ideas artists started using scientific experiments in their artwork. This makes sense due to how this new flood of science into the mainstream, would result in artist have pieces that revolve around societal views on these sciences. Along with this new scientific movement there is also that of the once thought to be philosophical ideas, and the push from the people for independence. This area of our book is relatable to me, because of what were are talking about in another class which consists of the American revolution and the French revolution. I found it surprising that out of the two revolutions the French is known to be more important to people than that of the American. What got me even more was how the French overthrew their government only to re-establish an extremely similar one in its place.

In this time era there is a mix of different styles that become favorable among artists, one of these styles is Rococo. This style is mainly set in a dream world with beautiful parks, mythological gods, and goddesses. This style also included that of the exotic into the paintings, the influence of this style also created an interest for France and England into oriental. Inspiring different costumes, decorations, and architectural designs to take place.

One of the more well known artists of this time used the Rococo style in his artwork. Antonie Watteau his figures, and scenery of his artwork are recognized to be more along the lines of Rococo, his general art work would reveal awe inspiring parties, and gatherings of wealthy people's enjoyment of nature.

The female artist Adelaide Labille-Guiard was a very important figure at the time for women artists. In her Self-portrait with Two Pupils she draws the viewers eyes to her skills as a painter by making the silk in the dress she’s wearing shine, and reflect the light but also uses other textures in the apparel that she’s wearing, such as feathers that are in her hat, and the lace of the dresses as well. These highlights of texture are part in thanks to the Rococo style. Not only was he art work empowering towards the women of the time, but the work she did to make it so they would have the opportunity to join the Academy of Painting and Sculptures. Overall she did more than just affect the world of art by being a female artist but solidified the position of women in art by having those spots saved for women.

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Week 3 early/high renaissance

For this week’s assignment we covered two different sections. The first being the early Renaissance and the second being the high Renaissance. The early Renaissance talked about a couple of bronze sculptures and the introduction of a new art style that used oil paintings that allowed for bright colors, as in the portrait of “Man in a Red Turban” on page 272. The high Renaissance talked about well-known artists and the high number of famous pieces of art work that came from these artist.

For the early Renaissance I found it interesting on how two different artist, Donatello and Andrea del Verrocchio, had the same bronze sculpture of Davidbut showed him in different ways.  Donatello is considered the most important sculptor of the early-fifteenth-century, but Donatello’s David is different to Verrocchio’s in only minor detail. Donatello’sDavidis shown to have more of an erotic interplay compared to Verrocchio’s David.This is seen by the way the sculpture is peering down at the head of Goliath and the beard of Goliath is intertwined with the foot of David. This is showing the homosexual quality of the sculpture and this is also shown by the feminine pose that the sculpture has. Donatello’s Davidis probably reflecting the Platonic version for the ideal warrior. Instead of this Platonic version, Verrocchio’s Davidis shown to be that of an energetic and outgoing boy without the homosexual quality. This is clearly shown with the way Davidappears to be standing over the head of Goliath and looking away in the distance, almost proud.

During the high Renaissance Leonardo da Vinci had a lot of famous art pieces. One thing that I found interesting with his work for the churches is that he followed a certain set of principles to complete his work. On page 279 we can see the principles that he followed were that of Vitruvius when he stated, “Temples required symmetry and proportion in order to achieve the proper relation between parts that is found in a well-shaped man.” I believe this is still something people desire in art. For example, when people design a new house they want it to be pleasing to the eye and that is often done by having things proportion in design.  Another important notion made on page 279 is that the circle was considered the ideal shape. This was easily seen in the designs of the churches with the domes trying to resemble a circle shape or at the least be symmetrical. All of these key principles for art work are also seen on page 281 with the painting of an Ideal City.In the center of this painting is a circular building that is surrounding by rectangular buildings that are all symmetrical. This quality of symmetry is the feature of Renaissance architecture.

Another great artist of this period was Michelangelo. One of his greatest works was the Sistine Chapel. Michelangelo painted the ceiling to tell the stories of the Old Testament in reverse chronological order. With this great piece of art, we can still see the symmetry that was used on page 290 and 291. The center is a larger rectangle surrounded by triangular pictures on both sides that are proportionate. What I found interesting though is what followed after Michelangelo’s work with the Sistine Chapel and that is, his style began to change. With his style change it marks the end of the Renaissance and to me that is very interesting because I generally think that it would be hard to change styles, especially when one is already famous for their current style and work.  

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I think that you make some very good points when talking about the two Davids. The way that you discuss how the views of the two statues were different from one another based upon the way that different aspects were highlighted in the works. Another thing that I like was how you picked two different artist from the time period, and found the changes in style from different points in the time period. I also like how you make reference to the pages that you found the information on.

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Blog week Three

After reading Chapters fifteen and sixteen one person that stuck out as influential in this time period of the early renaissance was the architect  Brunelleschi. What was interesting about him is the influence that he took from ancient Roman architecture. This allowed Brunelleschi to accomplish feats that were thought to have been lost to the dark ages. He was able to unlock the secrets of a self supporting dome for the cathedral in Florence. What made this possible for him to do was taking time to go to Rome and observe the structures that still remain from the Roman Empire. With this information that he gathered from the old structures he was able to create beauty out of simple shapes, and mathematical ratios. Another interesting aspect of his work, is that he preferred more classical styles to that of the popular Gothic style. When I saw Brunelleschi name in the fifteenth chapter a big smile came across my face, because in my other class that I’m attending we talked about him along with the accomplishment that he made by constructing this dome. Although in our class we talked about his supporters, which were a family called the Medici. They were well known bankers in the Florence area at this time. It was the son of the family, Cozimo Medici who discovered Brunelleschi, and his abilities of classical architecture. What was not mentioned while talking about this subject was Brunelleschi’s other works such as the Santo Spirito in Florence. The points that are made in our book about this site, references to how the principles of architecture that he uses are simplistic along with being even portioned, and symmetrical. What is amazing about the design that he used in this church was the simplicity of the structure. The church basically consisting of just squares, and circles that were joined together. Characteristics of this church point to the differences between his favored classical style, besides the gothic style. A difference being that of less space for stain glass windows.  

His structures still stand today, along with his accreditation to founding the one-point perspective. Through this skill that he was given credit for made it so that thing father off in the picture where smaller, as well as things that were closer in the picture where larger. The example of this was a “window”. It references to how orthogonals are used in this style, and the use of a vanishing point that would be at the viewer's eye level. This style has also been looked at by other artists, and traits have been used in other works. Leon Battista Alberti was one such artist who branched off of the original designed by Brunelleschi. In his writing he uses the imagery orthogonal, to create a grid system.

I would say that the impact that Fillipo made by using simple ratios along with simplistic shapes, is a great example of how the renaissance was truly the rebirth of art. By taking influences from the past he was able to perfect a technique that is unique, and awe inspiring.

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Week 2 Blog Post

Reading about ancient art and it’s connection with history has been quite interesting. It’s so inspiring and neat to see how artists, artwork, and styles and techniques have evolved over time. The Pre-Renaissance period was full of new ideas, people, and art evolutions. As I read thru chapter fourteen, Giotto di Bondone, and The Arena Chapel really stuck out to me. The Arena Chapel piece alone is just fascinating in my eyes. There is such great detail, style, and color that really brings the entire piece to life. As referenced in the text, Giotto was a well known artist who was transported to various parts of Italy to create various artwork. As I scanned thru each piece of art throughout chapter fourteen, Giotto’s stuck out the most. The colors really brought it to life, and as mentioned by Petrarch, his painting style truly made the piece radiant. I found it very interesting that the Arena Chapel was founded by Enrico Scrovegni. I’ve heard of this man before, and after a little research after reading chapter fourteen I was able to come to the conclusion that the chapel was originally bought and built to serve as Scrovegni’s family’s private oratory, and as a funerary monument for him and his wife. This is all so interesting and unique. It’s nice to learn about how one piece of work or art was originated and the ideas behind the original making, and then to see and learn about how the ideas and work have changed over time. As I look and study the chapel itself, it amazes me to see the extreme detail that went into this marvelous creation. The perfect symmetry on each wall is so intriguing, not to mention the perfect detail of the people pictured all throughout as well. Overall, the piece in general is quite fascinating. The scenes depicted on each wall of the chapel are quite interesting as well. In connection with what I’ve seen in churches today, it reminds me of the stations of the cross that are displayed all around the perimeter of my Catholic Church here in Iowa. Although It’s a very different story compared to the Arena Chapel, I was able to make that connection to what I’ve experienced and seen throughout my life. In addition, I can also connect my Roman Catholic faith learnings and experiences to the Nativity scene depicted in the chapel. I’m quite familiar with the nativity scene so it was easy to make a connection there too. Ultimately, it simply amazes me how all of these scenes and events make up the entirety of the chapel as a whole. The time, effort, detail, perseverance, etc. is just unimaginable. I’ve never really thought about the connection of art and religion. After reading about this Pre-Renaissance period it all makes sense. Art and religion go hand in hand. If it weren’t for artists, the sculptures, artwork, etc. wouldn’t be on display in various religious facilities. In terms of a connection to my own life, I most often see these types of work in my school and church. Growing up a Catholic my entire life, and attending a catholic school for the past ten years, I’ve been able to learn about these different times in history and their connection with various religions, etc. This was very interesting to read about and I look forward to reading more about the history of art!

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I love the way that you describe Giotto’s work, the way you do it is very detailed. I made a similar connection with the artwork that we saw in this chapter to how, the art looks like in our churches today. I believe that we also have similar opinions about the influence of the church upon artist, that were previewed in our book.  How do you think the protestant reformation affected the artwork from the rebirth.

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Blog 2

The centuries that take place before the renaissance, which takes place in the sixteenth-century. Starts to lay the foundations for the upcoming rebirth. Through this time period we see influences of literacy with the revival of ancient texts, upon the artist of this area of time. We start to see artist being trained by other master artists. Along with the art being deeply influenced by religious factors which are portrayed in their work.

Going into the fourteenth-century the world was coming out of the dark ages. In this point in time people start to take interest in older texts, giving way to the establishment of different libraries which held a variety of documents. The influence of this sudden inspiration to acquire more knowledge lead to the humanist movement. Through this movement we see a new appreciation for intellectuals, the characteristics of people, along with different aspects of potential. All of these events lead to an increase in the ability to read, and write among commoners, giving way to more literate people. Within this new regeneration of literacy, the personality of the artist started showing more in their works. Through the new influence of the rebirth individual fame rises to popularity amongst artist , while compared to that of the dark ages of works not being signed by the artist.

Artist along with art become more popular among the people, creating a need for more artist. The development of new artistic talent had been around since the middle ages, and continuing through the renaissance period. Often times the apprentice artist would study under a master artist in his/her shop allowing them to gain experience along with learning different styles, and technique. These apprentices would start in the teen years of their lives. This was due to either their family wanting them to be an artist or them already having abilities that would make them more capable of being an artist. Apprentices would come from families that were in the artisan social class or related to people who were artist. Some of the duties that they performed where the preparations for the technique of tempera. This would require the apprentices to prepare the wood panel that was made by a carpenter. They would have to then sand the wooden board, sealing it with size from here they would wrap the wood with linen so the wood wouldn't become warped over time. Finally they would cover it with gesso, which was a chalk-water mix that filled in the pores of the wood. After it had dried it would be sanded again, and scrapped. Apprentices would also make the paint that would be used in the work of his/ her master.

Most of the artwork that was being done around this time was that of religious affiliation. This would relate to the current period in which the Catholic church had tremendous influence had over its congregation. Personally religious artwork is relatable to me due to how I attended catholic school until 8th grade. We would have masses on Wednesdays, one of the things that most caught my eye about the church's I went to was the artwork that you could find within them. Ranging from beautiful stained glass windows, to the detail of the three dimensional works of the stations of the cross. It interested me, because of how the story of Jesus’s death was turned into an amazing sight. The tempera form of artwork was specifically created so that the gold in the paint would shimmer in the darkly lit churches where these pieces would be shown. One of the best kept places that shows this would be the Arena Chapel which has tempera, but is mainly the fresco cycle style. The Chapel Was painted by Giotto di Bondone, with the funding of a wealthy lawyer.

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Blog Post Kalei Biehl

Art history is interesting to me because it tells us more about our past in a more personal way. People who create art show their inner feelings and it’s exciting to see how that’s portrayed in ancient and modern art.

Outside of art, my main interests are running, reading, and enjoying time with my friends and family. I’m pursuing a degree in Biology at The University of Iowa.

In this class, I hope to cover art from different cultures because I enjoy learning things that are foreign to me, and different from our cultural norms.

My favorite work of art is Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh. I think it is classic and beautiful and reminds me of when I visited Germany a few years ago. 

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Hello Kalei, I have to agree with you when you talk about how art shows the artist inner feelings. I think that it’s cool seeing how art has changed from earlier periods to modern times.

I too am interested in looking at art from different cultures. A big part of that goes towards how the way things are represented can be different than my own, and I like learning about why they are that way.

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What interests me about art history is how, it shows a correlation between the art and the times that the artist was living in. Giving a insight to the things that were taking place in time periods, through the expression of art. Also I believe that the perspective of different forms of art, can be presented featuring different views on topics that many people struggle to talk about. I like to describe myself as a very fun, and active person. I spend a lot of time with my family along with my girlfriend, and her family. These connections with people have grown, and developed over time making my relationships with friends and family very important to me. I’m currently working at the child development center here in Peosta, I enjoy it very much. Once I’ve completed my general education courses here, I then plan on transferring and pursuing a degree in secondary education teaching English for the University of Dubuque. Since I’m not a super big art buff there isn’t really anything in particular that i would like to learn about due to the lack of knowledge that I have in this area, but I’m very open minded and love learning new things. I believe learning art from a cultural standpoint would be something that would peak my interest.  

Art by Norman Rockwell titled Tough Call