My blog is designed with blue colour as I like the blue colour :)
Besides that, I put the night sky as the background as I like the scenery so much as I feel calm when I see this scenery :) The stars on the sky also can be represent my name,Xin, as the meaning of "xin" in chinese word is "star" . :)
Like Dr.Ray said, we're having unexpected years now.
To me,this year really an unexpected 20 years as I had encountered many problems in many aspects,no matter in friendship,relationship,kinship,and so on. But I believe that all problems can be solved one by one if we faced the problems with optimistic attitude :)
Tuesday, 23 August 2011
Assignment 3 ~ The Arnolfini Marriage
“The Arnolfini Marriage”, oil on oak panel by Jan van Eyck, 1434, in the National Gallery, London.
This painting shows a man and a woman are well dressed and holding hands in a bedroom. On the left side of the painting, there is a man, Giovanni Arnolfini dressed dark robes and wearing a dark hat. His feet are bare and he is using his left hand to support right hand of the woman on his left side whereas his right hand is in front of his body. There is a woman on the right side of the painting, she is Giovanna Cenami. She is wearing a stylish green dress during 1400’s which gives her contour a swollen appearance. Her left hand holding a portion of her dress up toward her stomach and her right hand is supported by Giovanni’s left hand. Besides that, there is a Lap dog located on the middle bottom part of the painting. The dog is brown in colour and it is furly. There is a pair of white shoes is located on the left bottom part of this painting whereas a pair of red shoes is located on the middle part of the painting, which is below of the couple’s hand.
Moreover, we can also see a red colour bed on the right side of painting which is behind Giovanna. There are some oranges on the left side of the painting, which is in the window sill and on the table behind Giovanni. On the middle part of the painting which is also above of the couple’s hand, there is a convex mirror which reflects everything in the room, included the reflection of 2 other individuals whereas the frame is inset with 10 religious medallions that depict the life of Christ. Furthermore, there is a chandelier with 1 lit candle located on the middle upper part of the painting. On the other hand, there is also a signature located on the middle upper part of the painting which is above the convex mirror. The date below the signature is 1434.
In addition, the element used in this painting included Shape (circle, rectangle), Line (implied line), Texture (stimulated), Balance (approximate symmetrical), Value (3D), and Colour (cool colour included blue, green, and white whereas warm colour included red, orange, black and brown).
Assignment 2 ~ Nebamun Hunting in the Marshes
A wall painting from the tomb of an ancient Egyptian nobleman named Nebamun. The tomb was built circa. 1400 B.C. and is near Thebes.
The painting shows a man hunting birds on a small boat with a woman and a girl in the marshes. On the middle part of the painting, we can see a man, Nebamun standing in perfect balance on a light boat. He is wearing princely collar and fine kitt and his right hand captured 3 blue birds, the other hand holding a throw-stick. There is a woman on the left side of the painting; she is Nebamun’s wife, Hatsheput. She is standing on the right side of Nebamun and look at him. She dressed formal banquet and has wigs.
Besides that, there is a girl whom faces to Hatsheput and sit below Nebamun, she is Nebamun’s daughter. She is seated with 1 arm, grabbing strong leg of Nebamun and her left hand pickling the lotus flower. On the left bottom part of the painting, we can see some scaly and shiny fishes. Moreover, we can also see a tawny cat which has gilded eyes, catching 3 birds among the papyrus stem, on the right side of man, middle part of the painting.
There are also 4 red and white Plain Tiger butterflies flying on the painting, 2 are on the right side of Nebamun’s hand, the other 2 are on the right side of Nebamun’s leg. Furthermore, we can see 2 types of flower in the painting, which is lotus flower and papyrus. Lotus flower is located on the middle bottom part of the painting, which Nebamun’s daughter left hand pickling whereas papyrus is located on the left side of the painting, which got some birds are breeding on top and some birds are standing on top. There are many birds located on the left top part and also left bottom part of painting.
On the left top part of the painting, there are 3 white-blue birds captured by Nebamun and the other 1 is breeding on the nest. The orange bird with green-black wings did not realise something is happening. Besides that, orange bird with blue-white wings and also the green-black bird with grey wings are trying to escape. On the other hand, on the left bottom part of the painting got orange bird with black-white wing catches by cat’s front leg while a yellow bird with red face and black-white wing is bite by the cat. There are also an orange bird with black-white wings did not realise something is happening while a black-white bird is captured by the back leg of the cat.
In addition, the elements used in this painting include texture (repetition, pattern), line (horizontal), colour (yellow, white, orange, brown, blue, and black), shape (2D), value (decorative), and space (fractional).
Besides that, there is a girl whom faces to Hatsheput and sit below Nebamun, she is Nebamun’s daughter. She is seated with 1 arm, grabbing strong leg of Nebamun and her left hand pickling the lotus flower. On the left bottom part of the painting, we can see some scaly and shiny fishes. Moreover, we can also see a tawny cat which has gilded eyes, catching 3 birds among the papyrus stem, on the right side of man, middle part of the painting.
There are also 4 red and white Plain Tiger butterflies flying on the painting, 2 are on the right side of Nebamun’s hand, the other 2 are on the right side of Nebamun’s leg. Furthermore, we can see 2 types of flower in the painting, which is lotus flower and papyrus. Lotus flower is located on the middle bottom part of the painting, which Nebamun’s daughter left hand pickling whereas papyrus is located on the left side of the painting, which got some birds are breeding on top and some birds are standing on top. There are many birds located on the left top part and also left bottom part of painting.
On the left top part of the painting, there are 3 white-blue birds captured by Nebamun and the other 1 is breeding on the nest. The orange bird with green-black wings did not realise something is happening. Besides that, orange bird with blue-white wings and also the green-black bird with grey wings are trying to escape. On the other hand, on the left bottom part of the painting got orange bird with black-white wing catches by cat’s front leg while a yellow bird with red face and black-white wing is bite by the cat. There are also an orange bird with black-white wings did not realise something is happening while a black-white bird is captured by the back leg of the cat.
In addition, the elements used in this painting include texture (repetition, pattern), line (horizontal), colour (yellow, white, orange, brown, blue, and black), shape (2D), value (decorative), and space (fractional).
When we observe Ancient Egyptian art we see a kind of different distorted technique used by the artist. This form of depiction is commonly found in the artworks of this era, and it is very interesting. What makes Ancient Egyptian art interestingly different is that we see different poses in one figure, as in the painting found on the walls on the tomb of the artist Nebamon, to the left. The portrayed figure is hunting for fowl, and as he takes action we see his torso and left hand from the front, while he is facing left, his feet are also displayed from side view. Even more interesting is the position of his right hand, we see this hand in a weird angle from the back.
Sunday, 21 August 2011
Kitsch ???
Kitsch
Definition
-something of tawdry design, appearance, or content created toappeal to popular or undiscriminating taste.
-In the 1930's, Kitsch was popularized by art theorists Theodor Adorno, Hermann Broch, and Clement Greenberg, who each sought to define avant-garde and kitsch as opposites.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/kitsch
Kitsch is a form of art that is considered an inferior, tasteless copy of an extant style of art or a worthless imitation of art of recognized value.
"The contemporary definition of kitsch is considered derogatory, denoting works executed to pander to popular demand alone and purely for commercial purposes rather than works created as self-expression by an artist.The term is generally reserved for unsubstantial and gaudy works that are calculated to have popular appeal and are considered pretentious and shallow rather than genuine artistic efforts."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitsch#Relationship_to_academic_art
"Technically, Kitsch is a term that has been used to categorize art that is considered an inferior copy of an existing style. The term "kitschy" is also used more loosely in referring to any art/thing/or person that is pretentious or in bad taste, and also commercially produced items that are considered trite or crass."
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=1006040312107
Actually i m not so undersatnd what is Kitsch, these are what i found about the Kitsch.
"Kitch is a worthless imitation of art of recognized value." :)
Examples of Kitsch ???
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