Art History and Visual Culture Final Project

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Art History and Visual Culture Final Project

By

Hristu-Robert CODREA

Dr. Donna Roberts

Arts History and Visual Culture 62

A!ril "#t$% 2&"#

AR'( H)('OR* A+D V)(,A C,',RE F)+A PROEC'


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Durin/ t$e t0o 0ee1s o Arts History class 0e studied a lot o di3erent

artists and ty!es o art t$rou/$ $u4an $istory and ) ound it e5tre4ely

interestin/. Durin/ t$e rst 0ee1 0e 7isited t$e Museum of the GruyèreRegion 0$ic$ /a7e us so4e a /reat i4a/e about t$e area 0e li7e in and

0$ere e7eryt$in/ started ro4. '$ere you can nd a lot o di3erent ty!es o

art 8!aintin/s% tools% clot$in/% 4a!s% 0ea!ons% 4iniature $ouses% etc.9. )n t$e

second 0ee1 0e 0ent to an e5$ibition o t$e (0iss-:er4an !ainter Paul ;lee

in t$e Zentrum Paul Klee in Bern. )t is a $u/e e5$ibition 0it$ lots o $is 0or1s.

*ou can see $o0 $is style o !aintin/ c$an/ed t$rou/$ ti4e% $o0 t$e e7ents

t$at $a!!ened in t$e 0orld and $a!!ened to $i4 as 0ell c$an/ed $is natureo art. *ou can say $e e7ol7ed% $e !ro/ressed 0it$ ti4e and $e 0as

in2 on can7as on oil. '$e !articular reason t$at 4ade 4e

c$oose it 0as t$e 4anner it 0as !ainted% !ointillis4. On t$e 0$ole !aintin/

t$ere are rectan/ular !oints 0$ic$ 4a1e t$e !icture uni?ue. '$rou/$ t$ese/ures t$e artist re7eals t$e !astor and t$e surroundin/s. '$e outside !art o

t$e !aintin/ is re!resented by /reen. For 4e /reen 4eans lie% nature and it

re!resents cal4ness. )t /i7es 4e an interior !eaceulness. On t$e inner !art%

t$e !astor is surrounded by yello0. )n t$is !aintin/% ) t$in1 t$is color

re!resents t$e dead nature% t$e dar1 !art o t$e year% autu4n and 0inter. )n

t$e center% t$ere is t$e !astor 0$o $as a sad e5!ression on $is ace% 4aybe a

disa!!ointed one because $e is loo1in/ do0n. Also% $is $at re!resents t$at

$e is !rotectin/ $i4sel ro4 so4et$in/. @aybe $e is de!ressed o t$e dead

nature t$at surrounds $i4. ) really li1e t$e !aintin/ because it sends t$e

4essa/e t$at al0ays ater a dar1 !eriod% t$ere is $o!e because /ood ti4es

0ill co4e% t$e /ood al0ays !re7ails. '$is !aintin/ /i7es 4e a eelin/ o bein/

sae. E7en t$ou/$ you /o t$rou/$ a bad !eriod% you do not need to lose $o!e


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and 4ust 4o7e on because t$e /ood al0ays deeats t$e e7il. Also% you can

see t$at in t$e u!!er !art o t$e !aintin/% abo7e t$e Pastor t$ere is a bit

dar1er area 0$ic$ 4ay also si/niy clouds. '$e Pastor 0ears a bi/ $at 0$ic$

can be seen as a s$ield t$at !rotects $i4. )t o3ers $i4 s$elter ro4 t$e $ard

ti4es until t$e /ood 0ill !re7ail. ) t$in1 t$at t$e !aintin/ tries co44unicate

to us t$at 0e al0ays need to 1ee! 4o7in/ on and nd s$elter until

e7eryt$in/ is sol7ed. ) t$in1 t$at ) see t$is !iece o art in t$is 0ay and ) /et

t$is 4essa/e ro4 it because ) belie7e in it. ) belie7e t$at ) $a7e t$e soul o a

0arrior and ) ne7er /i7e u! on so4et$in/ ) 0ant. ) $a7e tattooed on 4y body

t$e ?uote Fall down seven times, stand up eight.” ) stron/ly belie7e t$at

e7en 0$en you are at your lo0est% and you /o t$rou/$ $ell you just $a7e to

1ee! /oin/ 0it$ your $ead u! and ace 0$at is a$ead o you until you /o

o7er it. As you !robably noticed ) a4 really ond o tattoos. '$is !ictures

re4inds 4e o t$e !rocess t$at you need to ta1e !art o in order t$e co7er

yoursel 0it$ t$is ty!e o art. *ou need to /o t$rou/$ a !retty bi/ a4ount o

!ain in order to nis$ it% but in t$e end% all t$at you $a7e been t$rou/$ 0as

0ort$ it. '$e !ainter nis$ed t$is 0or1 o art in "=>2 0$ile $e 0as teac$in/

at t$e Acade4y o Fine Arts in Dsseldor. )t 0as a 7ery s$ort !eriod o $is

lie 0$ere $e tau/$t at t$is uni7ersity ro4 "=>" until "=>>. He 0as orced to

4o7e out o :er4any because t$e +ais cate/oried $i4 as a :alician e0%

so $e and $is 0$ole a4ily 0ere orced to 4o7e bac1 to (0iterland. He 0as

cate/oried as a de/enerated artist by t$e +ais% alon/side ot$er artists.

Paul ;lee used oil on 4uslin o7er !article board. ) t$in1 it /i7es t$e !iece o

art a 4ore >D touc$ /i7in/ t$e act it is a 4ediu4 sied !aint 8#& 5 6#c49.

'$e artist is 1no0n to $a7e done o7er =&&& !ieces o art and transcended

and $is style 0as in a continuous c$an/e and e7olution. ) belie7e t$is

!aintin/ is one !art o t$e enor4ous and co4!le5 /it $e created and o3ered

us. )n t$e e5$ibition t$ere 0ere $undreds o !aintin/s ro4 $is 0$ole ti4eline

and t$is is !art o $is e7olution. ) belie7e t$is !iece o art is 7ery i4!ortant

because it is one o $is e0 t$at uses !ointillis4 and s$o0s us a brie !art o

$is i4a/ination and belies. ) t$in1 t$e best !lace to s$o0 t$is !aintin/ is


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e5actly 0$ere it is no0 because it is !art o Paul ;lees lie and it is !art o

$is 4essa/e to us. ) belie7e t$at t$rou/$ all $is !aintin/s $e tried to send us

a 4essa/e t$at t$e 0orld is in a continuous c$an/e and no one can o!!ose

it.

One o t$e ot$er !aintin/s t$at ) ound a !articular interest in is na4ed

d Parnassum 8see a!!endi5 29. )t 0as also done in "=>2% oil on can7as%

durin/ $is !eriod 0$en $e 0as teac$in/ in Dsseldor. :i7in/ t$e act t$at

bot$ !ieces o art 0ere 4ade durin/ t$e sa4e !eriod% you can see a lot o

si4ilarities in $is style. )t is considered to be a 4aster!iece in ter4s o

!ointillis4. Paul ;lee ins!ired $i4sel ro4 t$e late nineteen century

4o7e4ent and na4ed $is style in anot$er 0ay di7isionis4. ) !articularly li1et$is ty!e !iece o art because it ins!ires 4e t$at you can do so 4uc$ 0it$ so

little. )t is also s!ecial because it is one o $is lar/est !aintin/s 8"&& 5 "26

c49 and 0e can say t$at 0e see $o0 $e e7ol7ed. it$ dots and e0 lines $e

can send us so 4any 4essa/es and e4otions. '$is !aintin/ /i7es 4e a

eelin/ o 0ar4 0elco4in/. )n t$e u!!er !art you can see a round oran/e

circle 0$ic$ sy4bolies t$e sun. )n t$e 0$ole u!!er !art t$ere is a bi/

trian/le 0$ic$ can sy4bolie a roo% or 4aybe a !yra4id. On t$e lo0er !art

t$ere is a s$a!e in or4 o an o!en door. )t /i7es 4e t$e eelin/ t$at 0e are

in7ited in $is $o4e% in $is 0orld% in $is i4a/ination. @aybe it /i7es 4e t$is

eelin/ because ) a4 a $eart0ar4in/ !erson and ) a4 al0ays a7ailable to

$el! so4eone in need. ) cannot say no to a riend and so4e !eo!le can ta1e

ad7anta/e o t$at. :i7in/ t$e act t$at t$e !icture is na4ed Parnassus% it can

also re4ind 4e o so4e details o :ree1 4yt$olo/y. @ount Parnassus 0as

$o4e o t$e :ree1 /od pollo% t$e /od o 4usic and !oetry. )t re4inds 4e o

$is 4aster art in di3erent !lans% not only dra0in/. E7en t$ou/$ t$is !aintin/

0as 4ade in Dsseldor% it 0as ater $is tri! in E/y!t ro4 "=2G to "=2=

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A!!endi5 2

Ad Parnassu4% "=>2% oil on can7as


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A!!endi5 > Exercises from the museum visit – Paul Klee

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"A line is a dot that went for a walk"- study of the seated boy with twigs ", 1894

In the drawing we can see the artist depicting a boy that is enjoying nature. He is playing with two broken

branches. Even though he is somehow killing the nature, he still enjoys it. I can associate the quote with

the picture because it looks like the artist did not take the pencil rom the paper rom the moment he started

it until the moment he inished it. It has a long, continuous touch in which he gives us the most details he

can with the least material. He tells us that the human and nature have to combine themselves in order to

create a whole.

"The nature is man, nature himself and a piece of nature" - astor !ohl, 19#

!he artist had a very unique way to e"press his eeling in this painting. It depicts a sad pastor that is

surrounded by dying nature, but the living one is just around the corner and is about to come. #aybe he

tries to tell us that hard times happend until now$ like autumn and winter which e"plain the yellow aded

nature around the pastor) and the good times are around $ spring and summer that surround the aded

parts with bright green and are ready to take over) which will maybe make the pastor more happy in the

uture.

%) astor !ohl - 19# - atterns

!he pattern that makes the art unique is that the artist drew small even standing rectangles all over the

painting. Every centimeter is depicted like this and it gives meaning to the whole picture. He gives shapes

through colors and ew continuous lines in order to shape the ace rom the oreground. He details it asmuch as possible even the sad e"pression o his eyes. Even without the lines that make up his ace the

pattern o the painting would make sense through its details.

The $ast %till $ife - 194& - 'olor theory

!he last still lie is considered to be the last painting o the artist. It was ound in the attic o the house he

was living in by his son. It didn&t have a name so the son named it. 'e can see that through his lie his

style changed a lot, rom simple sketches, to bright and colorul paintings, and in the last part o his lie

most o them were dark. In this painting the background is completely black and the other objects and

persons that are depicted are also made with dark details which may signiy a more depressed part o his

lie.

A!!endi5 Henry @oore


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(aternity - "%eated )oman* Thin +eck"

In this sculpture we can see how the artist depicts a woman with thin ace looking up, maybe searching or

Hope or power. Her hands are tangled in the ront o her body maybe because she is pregnant and her

maternity instincts kick in. (o matter i human or not, all mothers have the instincts to protect their children with

their lives. he is trying to ind power to bring her baby into the earth and give him*her the best lie she can

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rehistoric )arrior with shield.

Here we have an incomplete man with + partially missing limbs trying to protect himsel rom something or

someone. It can be said that he looks more or less surprised because the artist sculpted an covering his

mouth maybe meaning that he is speechless. -iving the act he is bare naked and only with a shield maybe a

creature attacked him during the night and he is ighting to stay alive until the last drop o power.

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