Work of art of the day

[AlboSooner]

http://www.latin-teacher.com/latinI/images/Oath%20of%20the%20Horatii.jpg

Jacques David, Oath of Horatii. 1784

It came about when the French Revolution was taking off, and it became a symbol of the french revolution.

Theme: Loyalty, bravery, duty to country. The three sons of Horatius swear to defend Rome with their lives. There is also the idea of gender differences at the time. Men take war more idealistically, where the lines of the three brothers point directly at the swords, while the women in the background give the impression of the cost of the war with their faces turned away from the swords. They are concerned about the loss of their loved ones.

Technique: It compresses space and forces you to concentrate on the figures on the foreground. This treatment of space made way for the flattening of space in modernist painting.

[3rdgensooner]

What oath was he taking?

[AlboSooner]

To defend Rome with their lives.

[Aldebaran]

One of the blades looks vaguely Saracen. Burn the painting.

[soonerscuba]

An oath from his father to fight to the death against a faction from the city of Alba.

Bonus fact, one of the brothers taking the oath above is engaged to the sister of one of the Alba factions and one of the sisters of the Horatii (above) is engaged to a member of the Alba faction, so somebody is losing big on that day. Edit, there are 3 brothers from the two cities (Rome and Alba) fighting to settle a dispute.

JL David was a shrewd buiness man, pretty much the flavor of the day was his allegiance, which is why he has portraits of the old aristocracy, revolution, and Napoleon.

[AlboSooner]

http://aldrin.sd54.org/jchen/files/2010/09/American-Gothic.jpg

Grant Wood, American Gothic, 1930.

Theme: This painting belongs to the movement of realism. It depicts the life of rural Midwest at the time.

Notable fact: Grant got his sister and his dentist to model for this painting. It is one of the most commercialized pieces of art in the US.


Feel free to add more info.

[The]

http://www.freakingnews.com/pictures/26000/Plastic-Surgery-American-Gothic--26071.jpg

[3rdgensooner]

The term "gothic" certainly has a different meaning today.

[StoopTroup]

To much orange.

[The]

To much orange.

Are you making a toast?

[StoopTroup]

Those Women in the first one look wore out too.

[AlboSooner]

http://www.1st-art-gallery.com/thumbnail/80363/1/Sunday-Afternoon-On-The-Island-Of-La-Grande-Jatte-1886.jpg

Georges Seurat, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, 1884.

Theme: a scene from a quiet Sunday afternoon on a small island in Paris.

Technique: Pointillism. Small dots of paint create the whole painting. This method is a branch of impressionism.

Notable: Seurat was very intrigued by the science behind color and optics. He studied optics and placed complimentary colors close together so when seen they gave the impression they are actually mixed.

[3rdgensooner]

Art is alive along river (http://www.beloitdailynews.com/articles/2006/07/04/news/news01.txt)

http://images.townnews.com/beloitdailynews.com/content/articles/2006/07/04/news/news01.jpg
People gather on Beloit’s riverfront for a recreation of Georges Seurat’s painting
“Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte” .

Painting scene recreated in Beloit

George Seurat had a “Sunday Afternoon on the Island of LaGrande Jatte,” and Beloit now has “Saturday in the Park with Friends.”

Beloiters brought to life the famous painting by the French artist Saturday afternoon in an effort to promote an August event planned by Friends of Riverfront. And while people were positioned similarly along the Rock River, Beloit's version of Seurat's work had its own flair.

There was a wooden turtle silhouette instead of a monkey, a woman jogging in the background instead of a girl running, and a state Senator dressed in red, white and blue standing near the river instead of a women dressed in period clothing.

But a few similarities remained. There were boats along the river, including a sailboat, plenty of hats and umbrellas, and yes, even a few well-behaved dogs.

And the final product, whether a painting from the 1800s or a pictures in 2006, shows people of all ages enjoying a day along a river.

“I'm glad to be part of it,” LaVaughn Kunny of Beloit said after taking her turn being in the photo. “I've seen the original at the Arts Institute in Chicago.”

The idea for duplicating the painting stemmed from Jeff Adams, an active members of Friends of Riverfront who was thinking of ways to promote a new event, Saturday in the Park with Friends. The event will replace the popular Turtles in the Park, and will invite the public to Riverside Park in August for a variety of events.

While thinking about what he envisioned for the event, Adams thought of Seurat's painting, which shows men, women and children enjoying a day along a river. He soon wondered out loud if the painting could be duplicated, with a Beloit twist, along the Rock River.

On Saturday, a group of volunteers did a pretty good interpretation of the painting.

The event began earlier in the week when Friends Executive Director Becky Moffett and local photographer Mark Preuschl picked a spot along the Rock River that looked similar to the scene in Seurat's painting. They then mapped out where each person would sit or stand.

As people began arriving at the site on Saturday, they where were sized up and assigned a place in the scene. On the river, a couple came paddling in on a canoe, while Dr. Pierre Charles showed up with his sailboat. After a few dogs were placed in the scene, the photographers were ready.

“You're facing the river unless told otherwise,” Moffett bellowed through a bullhorn as those in the scene prepared for their moment.

And then, the pictures began. Umbrellas open, hats straight, dogs standing, then sitting. Everyone who wanted to be part of the photo got their chance.

When it was over, organizers expressed gratitude to those who were part of the picture, and told them to look for themselves in the photo as they begin to promote Saturday in the Park with Friends.

Beloiter Jeff Johnson said he was surprised with how organized Saturday's event was, and is anxious to see what the photo looks like.

“I didn't know how many people they'd have, but they had a good turn out. It was fun,” Johnson said, adding he heard about the need for volunteers for the photo while attending a recent Dancing at Harry's Place.

Kunny, a regular at Friends of Riverfront events, said she enjoyed being part of the interpretation of Seurat's painting.

“I'm always interested in things happening in Beloit. I'm glad to be part of it,” she said with a smile.

[AlboSooner]

Good read.

[Jello Biafra]

http://www.1st-art-gallery.com/thumbnail/80363/1/Sunday-Afternoon-On-The-Island-Of-La-Grande-Jatte-1886.jpg

Georges Seurat, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, 1884.

Theme: a scene from a quiet Sunday afternoon on a small island in Paris.

Technique: Pointillism. Small dots of paint create the whole painting. This method is a branch of impressionism.

Notable: Seurat was very intrigued by the science behind color and optics. He studied optics and placed complimentary colors close together so when seen they gave the impression they are actually mixed.



stunned aggie HAS to be in this one somewhere.

[AlboSooner]

stunned aggie HAS to be in this one somewhere.

Haha, I made a fark sometime ago with stunned aggie in this.

[Aldebaran]

Allow me...

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e118/Ald3baran/12.jpg

[Jammin']

Boomer!

[AlboSooner]

Lol @ Alde.

Here's the one i made for the "throughout history" thread
http://i1137.photobucket.com/albums/n501/billmilo/177e9447.jpg

[Jello Biafra]

Lol @ Alde.

Here's the one i made for the "throughout history" thread
http://i1137.photobucket.com/albums/n501/billmilo/177e9447.jpg

roflmao classic

[Aldebaran]

Niiice

[picasso]

http://www.1st-art-gallery.com/thumbnail/80363/1/Sunday-Afternoon-On-The-Island-Of-La-Grande-Jatte-1886.jpg

Georges Seurat, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, 1884.

Theme: a scene from a quiet Sunday afternoon on a small island in Paris.

Technique: Pointillism. Small dots of paint create the whole painting. This method is a branch of impressionism.

Notable: Seurat was very intrigued by the science behind color and optics. He studied optics and placed complimentary colors close together so when seen they gave the impression they are actually mixed.

No offense man but are you picking out slides from your Humanities course?

[AlboSooner]

No offense man but are you picking out slides from your Humanities course?

No offense taken. I take that stuff from wikipedia. I know very little about art. I'm the least artsy person ever, and I envy the skill it takes to do art like that.

[Aldebaran]

You should envy it... The girl on the right has no idea what she's gonna do with all that junk, all that junk inside her trunk.

[picasso]

No offense taken. I take that stuff from wikipedia. I know very little about art. I'm the least artsy person ever, and I envy the skill it takes to do art like that.

It's cool. I'm just asking because you've perused some images I had to memorize in my Art History classes.:D

[AlboSooner]

It's cool. I'm just asking because you've perused some images I had to memorize in my Art History classes.:D

Then you need to contribute to this thread not me.

:D

[picasso]

Then you need to contribute to this thread not me.

:D

Damnit man I need time for that!

And that was my Friday night schtick.

[AlboSooner]

http://www.artchive.com/artchive/m/manet/manet_dejeuner.jpg
Edouard Manet, The Luncheon on the Grass, 1863.

Style: Impressionism (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impressionism). In this casual painting of middle class French people, no explanation is given. The artists lets the viewer decide for himself what the message is.

Notable: Manet received criticism over this work of art as it was shocking as you see a naked woman casually lunching with two fully dressed men. Maybe Manet wanted to express the idea of artistic freedom, or maybe he just felt like painting a naked woman with two men.

Moar:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_d%C3%A9jeuner_sur_l%27herbe

[Aldebaran]

Dude... She's like... Naked. Really naked!

[AlboSooner]

I like the realistic portrayal tough. She's not some air-brushed, or some Venus with a perfect body. She's just a normal Parisian woman.

[StoopTroup]

Is that Dennis Miller giving her a hand?

[Aldebaran]

... before anorexia was "beautiful."

[The]

ITT:

Fat Apologists.