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  Bowl of Fruit, Violin and Bottle  Pablo Picasso 1. Discuss Schnabel's point (in your own words) about painting vs film.      Schnabel makes a point about painting vs. film that makes perfect sense to me. Many people for so long had relied on painting as a form of recording moments in time, and then it turned to photography to be the main, or most popular, form of recording moments in time. However, after photography became popular, there was then the urge to start capturing movement in a way that had never been done before, so people found out a way to film moments in time, which reveal more action, rather than relying on painting and photographs which only give you a "still" of that action. This was what gave people such a draw to film, and why it became so popular. Film is just pictures in motion, so it is like paintings, but in an elevated form. Paintings tell you everything you need to know right when you see them, but you have to finish a film to understa...

A Sunday on La Grande Jatte Georges Seurat   1. Who made this documentary? Why should we believe their story? If you never see the narrator but only the interview subjects does it change the way you perceive the stories?      Jeremy Bugler made this documentary, and I think we should believe his story because he has made many successful documentaries about art history, as well as other subjects, and he is a successful writer as well. His work with the series Private Life of a Masterpiece has done very well and provides many with much needed information about our world's history of art. I did not find much information on him, but from the film, and the small amount of information I found, I can infer that his work is a trustworthy source. Never seeing the narrator does sort of change the way I perceive the stories mainly because I am a very visual person and I like to see who is speaking, however, I do not think it changes how accurate the information presented is....

  Self Portrait with Grey Felt Hat Vincent Van Gogh Sunflowers (F453) Vincent Van Gogh 1. Which is your favorite Van Gogh self-portrait painting? Why? How was it made? How does it control your eye? When you look, what do you see first? second? Does it bother you that Van Gogh refused to be photographed? Which is your favorite sunflower painting? Why? How was it made? How does it control your eye? When you look, what do you see first? second? What does it mean to you?     My favorite Van Gogh self-portrait painting is Self-Portrait with Grey Felt Hat . This self-portrait painting is my favorite out of all of his self-portraits because it has a really great radial look to it with the little marks of paint that Van Gogh used to make it. This painting was made after he studied the work of the pointillists and decided to give it a go in his own way. He experimented with bold oil paint colors too to get the look and illusion of mixed pigments. He was able to intensify...

  A Bar at the Folies-Berg ère  Édouard Manet 1: Why is Manet considered the father of Impressionism? Manet is considered the father of Impressionism because of his major contributions to changing what was expected from art. Manet was seen as a rebel. He painted many women in what were considered to be "provocative" settings and poses. He also encouraged people in France to stray away from what the Salon wanted people to paint/do. Manet pushed people to paint what was around them in everyday life. He wanted people to paint what was authentic about life around them in France, and by doing so himself, people began to follow his lead. Manet's style is very "bold", and has a "contemporary subject matter", and reveals a sense of expressive painting that was not as evident in art at that time in France. He was influenced a lot by Spanish artists like Goya, who used more expressive painting styles. Manet also learned from those who followed his lead in the Im...

  Summer's Day Berthe Morisot 1:   Do a little research  on the artists featured in the film. Which artist appeals to you the most? Why?        Before watching the film, I would have said that Claude Monet appealed to me the most, but after watching the film and learning about Berthe Morisot, I appreciate her art and story more than any other artist. I think one of the biggest reason why Berthe's art appeals to me the most is that she has a great story. Whenever I hear an artist's story and it has any connection to my life, I automatically feel closer to their art. I struggle with bouts of depression, and when watching the film and learning that Berthe almost gave up on her art because of her depression, I felt a deeper connection to her art. Apart from her story, I loved that her art is so intimate. Britannica states that Morisot's paintings "frequently depicted private moments". These private fleeting moments are so intimate and capture the feel...