Black Paintings

A hydria was a pot used for carrying water, with a handle on each side and one handle on the back. This hydria is 19 inches tall with the flat shoulder typical of the 6th century BCE. The pot was sculpted from terracotta and then black figure painted. Black figure painting is a type of pottery painting that uses black as the primary color, and red and white to accent certain aspects of the scene. Gloss was applied to the desired areas before firing the pottery, and a lack of oxygen causes the glossed pottery to turn black. The main scene of the hydria depicts Herakles reclining on a decorated banquet couch on Mount Olympus. He wears a loose-fitting toga and appears to be eating. To the left of the couch is the goddess Athena, who wears an ornate chiton and holds a spear. On his other side is the messenger god Hermes, wearing a tunic of the same pattern as Athena’s chiton and sitting on a small stool. To the left of the banquet couch is Iolus, Herakles’ nephew and loyal follower, who appears to be leaving the scene with a spear. Underneath the banquet couch is what seems to be a bowl or pan with food hanging above it. In the background hangs Herakles’ old weapons: his bow and arrow, club, and sword. The skin of the Nemean Lion hangs between…

one can differentiate various accustoms practiced in that specific area. For example, gender roles are where most groups separate and differ with one another. Some cultures may seem peculiar and obscure to the people who do not have similar beliefs. Learning new ideas can create change and cause prosperity in a human’s life which could help to evolve into a better human being. One does not have to speak or share in order to prove a point. Silence in a person may be found in the background and…

Of The City This composition stands out among other works by Robert Birdwell of this period in its fiery colors and absence of recognizable elements. This piece have bright colors that grab the attention of the viewers eye. It looks like it could be many different things all inside of one painting like one big galaxy universe. For Example, it has blue looking buildings sitting next to a lake house depending on what angle you look at the picture by. The painting is based off the city of…

What category of art does this fall under? How can you tell? Nocturne in Grey and Gold: Canal, Holland falls under the category of a watercolor painting which is the use of pigments suspended in water and or gum arabic in order to create a sense of a dampened paper. This use of watercolor is obvious because of the detail shown in the painting. The colors and shapes seem to blend into one another, creating this murky and almost blurred image which can only be achieved through the use of…

The screen painting, Women in a palace is a 286 x 752 cm screen painting during the period of Qing dynasty. This screen painting displays the tragic events that would be foul Wang Zhaojun. Since she would be delivered to Xiongnu a barbarian chieftain by Emperor Yuan to calm him down. The weird thing is that she is not drawn in the painting, but a horse standing under a willow tree represents her departure from her safe haven. The thing that surprises me the most was the screens condition. Its…

head. Allen used marker in his Live I and Live II drawings, located in the basement of the Academic Center, but mainly used black throughout both drawings. Live I stars from the top right of the canvas and gives a feeling that the drawing is just falling from the top down to the bottom. Live II on the other hand starts from the center and expands out. Looking at both drawings you can see that everything…

gave it, you won’t hear the whole story. Paintings that are abstractions are the most important applicant to this rule. They are the hardest to understand and are never truly felt the first time you look at them. The title of this piece is called “Summer Image (For My Mother)” and is an abstraction by Jay DeFeo. “Summer…

decapitating Holofernes (C. 1620), is a 6’63/8’’x 5’34/3’’ painting displayed at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy. Gentileschi’s sensational painting, oil on a canvas which gives a chill at its glance portrays Virtue and Violence, a symbolic justice for a powerful female protagonist and other victims. Artemisia Gentileschi uses value, color, line and emphasis to capture the horrific scene and an evocative interpretation to vividly draw viewer’s attention and arouse emotions.Gentileschi in…

meanings communicated in their most famous artworks; Painting 1977, Painting 1978, The Third of May and Saturn Devouring His Son. Neo-expressive figurative artist Peter Booth was born in the industrial landscape of Sheffield, Yorkshire England in 1940, soon after in 1958, Booth and his family resettled in Australia where he studied at NGV in Melbourne. Whereas Spanish Romantic artist Francisco Goya was born in Fuendetodos, Spain in 1746 during the period of “enlightenment” where human rights…

There are different geometric shapes in this piece. The piece had simple geometric shapes, such as spheres, cones, rectangle and cylinders. The pieces looks focal due to the use of so many distinct geometric shapes and colors within it. The use of lines, colors, and shapes within this piece is what really appealed to me. In this painting, the use of lines played a vital role in the positioning of the man and woman within the piece. There were colors like gray, brown, black and mustard within the…