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Student Name C. Palmer Art Assignment 2 The drawing of “Let Us Pray” By Thomas Nast and made in wood engraving. Thomas was an American cartoonist born in Germany September 27, 1840. The piece I chose expressed political satire based downfall of Boss Tweed. As a young child, Thomas has a passion for drawing followed him into academic art school such as National Academy of Design to further his skills. The Dark shading surrounding the four vultures captured my attention in from his overall drawings. The intense value in the gives the piece a mysterious feel following the empty pale faces of the vultures especially in Boss Tweed’s face make that effect he used repetition of the lines to create rough and dark texture. I also like the direction of the lightning bolt heading below the cliffs to distract the viewer towards the skulls and corpse that lie beneath the four vultures. However, the it lacks color, which I believe is important in order to present a main focus and to make the drawing more stable. Thomas Nast used heavy
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StudentName
C.Palmer
Art
Assignment2
Thedrawingof“LetUsPray”ByThomasNastandmadeinwoodengraving.
ThomaswasanAmericancartoonistbornin
GermanySeptember27,1840.ThepieceI
choseexpressedpoliticalsatirebased
downfallofBossTweed.Asayoungchild,
Thomashasapassionfordrawingfollowed
himintoacademicartschoolsuchas
NationalAcademyofDesigntofurtherhis
skills.TheDarkshadingsurroundingthe
fourvulturescapturedmyattentioninfrom
hisoveralldrawings.Theintensevalueinthe
givesthepieceamysteriousfeelfollowing
theemptypalefacesofthevultures
especiallyinBossTweed’sfacemakethateffectheusedrepetitionofthelinesto
createroughanddarktexture.Ialsolikethedirectionofthelightningboltheading
belowthecliffstodistracttheviewertowardstheskullsandcorpsethatliebeneath
thefourvultures.However,theitlackscolor,whichIbelieveisimportantinorderto
presentamainfocusandtomakethedrawingmorestable.ThomasNastusedheavy
valuesandtheroughtexturestogiveput
amessagetopublicviewersoftheHarper
Weeklysimilartohowtodaymany
campaignsfortheU.Selectionsuse
commercialsinthemediatogiveothersa
downfallorpromoteacampaigner.
BuccaneeroftheCaribbean(1921)
byHowardPyle.HewasanAmerican
illustratorborninMarch5,1853.Best
knownforhisillustrationsofchildren
basedstoryforinstanceRobinHood.He
wasgreatlyinspiredbystorieshewrote
ofPiratesthatleadontocreatinghisownHowardPyle’sBookofPirates.Hewas
taughtatDrexelInstituteofArt,ScienceandIndustrytoprovideafoundationofhis
illustrations.Thesatisfyingeffectofproperuseofcolorsalluresmemoreintothe
characterandthesetting.Theheavycrimsoncapeonthepiratedominatesto
symbolizedanger.ThefocusofthepaintingistheBuccaneerstrikingwell
compositedposetoappealtheviewer.Thelightingismainlyfocusedonthepirate
andthedarknessisputmoreontheleftsidewhereanothermanlay’sinsidethe
camptocreateanillusionofspace.Although,thedelineationofthecharacter’sface
seemshaveanunbalancedtexturecomparedtothecrispdetailifhisoutfit.Now,
piratedmovieslikethePiratesoftheCaribbeanstarringJohnnyDeppusesimilar
costumesfromhisPiratebookillustrations.
ThePrisonerofZenda,1898byCharlesDanaGibsonmadeinkaddedasthe
frontpieceofabook.GibsonwasborninRoxbury,MassachusettsinSeptember14,
1867.Heinspiredbythebeautyofwealthywomen
suchastheirelegantappearanceandindependence.
HisparentsenrolledintheNewYork’sArtStudents
Leaguefortwoleadinghimtoworkforseveral
magazinescompanies.Hisworkofwomenis
significanttobasedonthehistoricaltimewhenin
realitywomenhadpoorequality.Incontrastinthis
piecehemadethewomanseemindependent.Her
elegantposturegivesherpower.Thesmoother
textureonthewoman’sfaceaddsontoasmoothsurfacecontrastingthemale’s
roughtextureofhisface.Thatdirectsthefocusonthewomanforamoreofan
appealingview.Toemphasizeherindependence,theartistplacedthewomanonthe
upperleftsidewithahighposturetogiveherauthorityoverthemenbesideher.
Nowinthe21stCenturymanyfeministfightanauthorityandindependencesimilar
tohowGibsongirlsareportrayed.
TheBridalPath,1868
WinslowHomerwasalandscape
paintingmadeinoilsoncanvas.
WasborninBoston,
MassachusettsinFebruary24,1836.HewaswellknownforhisLandscaped
paintingsbasedonlargesceneries.Withwatercolorandoils.Hismotherwhowasa
painterherselfinfluencedhimasyoungchild.Inthispieceofworkhewasinspired
bythenatureoflightingfollowingthecolorsbeingilluminatedfromthegroundto
theskyreflectbacktothemainfocusfigure(horse).Thechoiceofpalettewas
limitedonwarms,whichmadeanunbalanceharmonyofcolors.Ibelievethepiece
lacksdistinctivetemperaturesbetweenthegroundandthesky.However,admire
thedirectionlightingthatisgentlyplacedonthewoman.Remindsoftheclassic
westernfilmstheslightlywarmfleshtonesinlandscapesamongsthills.
MarcelDuchampTheLargeGlass,1915.
HewasborninBlainville‐Crevon,FranceinJuly
28,1887.Hewasinfluencedbytheimpressionist
stylepaintingofwatercolorsstartingfromthe
ageoffourteen.Hislaterworkprogressin
adaptingtocubismandotherdifferentformsof
abstractideas.TheLargeGlasswasusedwith
severalmediumssuchasglass,wires,foiland
dust.Therearemanyofshapesplacedalongthe
piecelackingunityandcomposition.The
divisionofthepiecemakeshardformetofollow
therhythmofthepiece.Thethindiagonallinesspreaddifferentdirectionstowards
dominantshapesontheleftsidecorner.Thevaluesarelimitedaswellasthecolor
hues.Ibelieveiftheartistusedmorecoloritwouldmakeabettereffectto
illuminatetheshapesoffthebackgroundtheforefront.
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