Transcending Time

Prehistoric art through the Renaissance up until contemporary art... plus some of my personal art.

[titians-ambition]

[expansivepursuit]

Doggo! Sorry the paintings take a while Struggling with my mental illness, it takes me a bit but i do it!

[titians-ambition]

#1, also my first bun Rhymes Lol Send me photos of your pets to see them immortalized in oil by yours truly!

[asimplelibrary-deactivated20181]

Okay kids today we’re gonna talk about Edmonia Lewis

Edmonia was a sculptor in the 19th century, and was half African-American and half Native American. She was one of the first people of colour from America to earn international fame and success for her artwork. She started sculpting during the civil war and trained under some of the most influential abolitionist sculptors of the time.

Not only was she a successful WOC artist, but she sculpted other people of colour in the neoclassical style:

Forever Free (1867)

Old Arrow-Maker and his Daughter (1866)

The Marriage of Hiawatha (1866)

Do you know how rare it was in the 19th century to have a piece of artwork show black people or Native Americans without them being ‘savages’ or half naked? Let me tell you, it’s pretty damn rare.

She would purposely leave her women more clothed than her male figures to desexualise them, and I probably don’t need to tell you why that was important at this time (if you really want to see how white artists saw black women, look up American Slave and The Virginian Slave).

Unfortunately she was made to make her female figures look more European as she got backlash accusing her of inserting herself into figures BUT they’re still hugely impressive given that most famous sculptors at this time had teams of people working on their work and adding all the details by hand, whereas Edmonia did absolutely everything herself.

Basically I think about Edmonia Lewis a lot and I think more people should know about her.

[titians-ambition]

Animal paintings aka it is Christmas time

[titians-ambition]

Some of my animal portraits~~ I luv painting all animals

[titians-ambition]

Hey all,
I’m trying to push my love for animal portraits and practice, and I need content!!!
Pls send me pics of ur lil animals, ill paint and post em as long as you give your consent for me to paint them and put them on my website!

[lionofchaeronea]

Ruins of the Palace, Ramon Martí Alsina, 1859

[books0977]

Seated girl reading (1878). Hugh Newell (American, 1830-1915). Watercolor on cream wove paper. PAFA.

Newell studied at the best schools in Europe: the Academy of Antwerp, the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris (under Thomas Couture), and the Royal College of Art in London. In 1851, he established himself in Baltimore, creating still lifes, portraits, landscapes, and genre scenes whose precision reflected his extensive training.

[oldpainting]

beraud, jean - L ‘arrivée des midinettes 2 (detail) by Amber Tree

Jean Béraud 1848-1935 Frankrijk

Jean Béraud was a French painter renowned for his numerous paintings depicting the life of Paris, and the nightlife of Paris society.

[topcat77]

Egon Schiele

[retroavangarda]

Egon Schiele –  Paar, 1909

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proper artists giving a critique: wow… the mediums you used and the the varying textures create such a pleasing conflict in the piece and the composition and vibrancy of the colors all really add up to make one solid painting

me givin a critique: awww fucke dude id…. shit man id eat this if you’d let me

[topcat77]

Brendan Smith 

untitled, 2014

[titians-ambition]

you and your art work amaze me= hope you are well. best in the new year. Doug

Thank you!!!

[baremyart]

Frida Kahlo: Diego in my thoughts (1943)

[aizobnomragym]

Gustav Klimt

“The Golden Forest”

[classic-art]

Samson and Delilah

Andrea Mantegna, c. 1500