Work of art of the day

[AlboSooner]

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]

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.


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[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]

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


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]

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...

[Jammin']

Boomer!

[AlboSooner]

Lol @ Alde.

Here's the one i made for the "throughout history" thread
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[Jello Biafra]

Lol @ Alde.

Here's the one i made for the "throughout history" thread
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roflmao classic