Fine art : who are you ?

Fine art Valletta

I visited the exhibition of fine arts on Saturday on the 6^th of April.  This exhibition is called who are you?, it represents people from the different walks of life, this shows how Maltese society changed. Its purpose is the show the different people and their expressions.

Artist: Joseph Maria Genius

Date: 1934- 1970

Name of artwork: peasant

Why did I choose this:  I like the hat that he is wearing and the details of his facial expression. This represents the Maltese traditions and how they used to wear.

Artist: Antonio Sciortino

Date: 1879-1947

Name: very elegant women.

Why did I choose this: I chose this because I like the texture of the coat and her being superior.

Artist: Vincent Apap

Date: 1909-2003

Name: man in uniform.

Why did I choose it:  I like the detail of the uniform, it is showing the badges and he looks superior and important. I like how the important people make them upright to show that they are people of class.

Artist: George Borg

Date: 1906-1983

Name: Medical officer

Why did I choose this: I like the tie and the detail of his uniform but not too much detail. He is upright as well because he is a doctor and has a certain class.

Artist: Frans Galea

Date: 1845-1994

Name:  woman with long hair

Why did I choose this: I chose this because it’s in a different colour and it was the only one which was dark. I like her facial expression it is like she is forced to do something.

impressions by Mary Attard

An exhibition by Mary Attard

Impressions= photography.

Place: sharma Ethnic cuisines in Mdina

I visited on the 5^th of April.

She specialised and takes record of the textures in nature and what we see in everyday life. She always tries to capture something different and not everybody sees. She started photography in the mid 70’s, she has a lot of exhibited work excluding one in my house which I like a lot. Her aim is that she shows the things which doesn’t mean nothing by looking to them closely makes them means a lot.

Nature’s patterns:

 

it is printed on an acrylic sheet and it is 40.64 x52.07cm

Why did I choose this: I like how the colours are vibrant and the pattern on the right hand side of the photo which is in the fields, I like how it shows the 3D element of the fields.  The roads seems like something else to me, they are like barriers.

   Study in blues:

 

It is printed on an acrylic sheet it is 51 x 39cm. this photo is taken in Salina.

Why did I choose this: first of all it is the view from my house and I absolutely love the reflection and it’s details. When I look at it I take certain minute to combine the one in the water and the one on top.

Village core:

it is printed on acrylic sheet and it is 40 .64 x52.07.

Why did I choose it : it is a manipulation which is very interesting and makes you wonder how she done it. I was wondering where the place is and I think it is in Xemxija. For me it has the same shape of the world and but is focusing on one particular thing, and it looks like it is going to explode.

Gateway:

it is printed on canvas and it is 80 x 60 cm.

Why did I choose this: in this photo you can see that the gateway has a really nice texture which is made only by nature so this is nature at its effect by time. I like how the photo is taken with a lot of detail it is showing clearly the door and its paint getting off. The grass gives it a contrast because of the texture which is different.

Aged beauty:

It is printed on board and it is 55 x 41 Cm.

Why did I choose this: the doors which are antique fascinates me, the texture of them because you will not find them unless its there for a long time. The door is made of wood and it has the paint which is getting off and the rust from the metal and the water. The photo is amazing when you see it up close.

if you notice something they are printed on different material according to the photo.

Filmogrophy: the way of combining

Filmography an exhibition in Palazzo de Piro in Mdina.

 What is filmography?

Filmography is done using a list of comedy films which are directed by one director. Filmography is when you put shots from films and put them together and create a painting. I went to visit this exhibition on the 5^th of April in Mdina.

The hand that granted absolution.

 

This is a photo which she edited both photos together, you can see that she put a book and made the texture of the book in her face.

Why did I chose this: it is interesting and you have to look at it some time to understand what it is and how is it made. It was done in 2012

these are captured moment from a film and the words are edited in the pictures.

why did i choose this:  I chose this because it has a good contrast of the picture and the words and I like the lines on the top left of the photo. For me it is like the back of a cover photo of the case of the films.

Why did I chose this: I like a lot how the photo is manipulated on the left hand side and how the lines on the right hand side in the middle and how it gives you the theme of oldness and antique. This shows more manipulation from other compositions.

 Why did I choose this: I chose this because it has a lot of good effects of good editing. From the middle of the painting colour isn't used in a vibrant way it used the sepia effect and with the blue this is the most effect in which I like.

Why did I choose this: this one is very sketchy and has a lot of words in which she/or he is showing the movement of the person, the only thing which is vibrant is the lamp because it is bright red.

Impressionism

Impressionism started from the early 1800’s by Monet. The impressionists consist of a group of French artists which were Monet, Pissarro, Sislay and Degas and they began in France. Monet was mostly inspired with Japanese prints because of the equal space they used in their work. The themes that they used to paint were historical subjects, religious themes and portraits. They used to paint with very small and thin brush strokes and emphasis on the direction of light. All the works are finished images which looked realistic when looked close to them. Their paintings show their emotions and their personality.

They used to exhibit their work at the Salon De Paris. Some artists used to paint with more light than others in which they were extending the realist of Gustav Courbett  They used to paint the real life and what they see but with a twist and more colours. Their paintings were usually small because they used to paint on-site. The impressionist’s were criticised because of their unfinished looks because they had brush strokes which were shown. This movement was strongly influenced by the realist’s which changed to impressionism. In 1863 the jury of the Salon De Paris rejected Monet’s work because there was a nude woman with two men at a picnic and this is because he painted the woman as she looks whilst usually they paint her perfectly and take all the bad effects away.

   The luncheon on the grass Eduard Monet 1862-1863, oil on canvas, Paris

His admirers weren't pleased because they rejected his work. In that year many work were rejected from the French artists and the Emperor, Napoleon the third and he let the public to judge the paintings and said that they should be able to exhibit their work and they organised the Salon Des Refuses. Many people went to see their work and laughed but many more caught their eye and attracted more visitors. The group requested another exhibition but it was denied in 1872. They decided to organise an association of painters, sculptors and engravers to exhibit their work alone and with nobody knowing. They invited artists to join them.

Monet and Cezanne were shocked because they saw an article in the newspaper written by the critic Louis Leroy which he gave them the name impressionists because he was impressed with their work. He was impressed with the freedom and the workmanship in their paintings and this is how  they became the impressionists.

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my knowledge on impressionism.

William Morris

 William Morris by Frederick, 1887

He was born in Walthamstow on the 22^nd of March 1834; he was the third child and the eldest son of William Morris.  His mother was Emma Morris, the daughter of Joseph Shelton; he was a teacher of music in Worcester. In his childhood Morris was very studios but alone and didn’t want anyone to bother him, he learnt to read at an early age, he was 4 years old and he used to like to read the Waverly novels. His family moved to Woodford hall when he was six. There another world opened for him because he began to play with nature and had a lot of adventures. He continued reading and he used to love to read on the Arabian nights and  designs in the book Gerald’s Herbal. He studied at home with his sisters until he was 9 and then he was sent to the Walthamstow School.  He had a sister which she was born in 1842 and was named Isabella. She grew and began to take interests in church. When he was thirteen his father died and left them with a big house and very wealthy .They moved to another house in 1848 because the other one was too big, the house was called Water house. By this time Morris entered Marlborough College.  He stayed three years at this school but he didn’t learn much because his taste was always architecture. In 1851 he was removed and was sent to live as a pupil at the forest school and he had to prepare for university.

 In 1852 he entered Exeter College, Oxford. At that time the college was full and he didn’t have where to stay, he went in January in 1853. In this school he met Edward Burne Jones who became his friend. He joined the Birmingham group at Pembroke college were the brother hood began; together they studied history and theology, medieval poetry and visited churches and cathedrals. He was inspired by the painting of the Pre-Raphaelites.  He began to study Ruskin’s books and style and understanding his philosophy. By this time he was inspired by Ruskin he began to write poetry. Morris and Jones went to Oxford with the intention to study what they are given but it wasn’t what they wanted so they decided to put their energy in art and history. Morris decided to become an architect. A magazine was in the process of being done to make social articles, poems and short stories. In 1856 they both passed their finals and they issued their magazine which was called the oxford and Cambridge magazine in New Year ’s Day.   He was studying and working with Philip Web and developed a good friendship in his offices. He worked with him for nine months, first at Oxford and after in London. Rossetti convinced Morris that he was a better painter than an architect and after he focused on painting. In the summer he painted the Oxford Union hall.

Morris become engaged in 1858 and got married at the Northgate Oxford on the 26^th April 1859. His paintings were mostly of his wife Jane Burden. They had two daughters Jane and Mary, Jane Alice was born in 1861 who developed epilepsy in her teens and Mary who became the editor of her father’s work , a designer and a craftswomen. Jane his wife had a long affair with Rossetti who she used to pose for. Their happiness of their marriage served 10 years but they still stayed together until Morris death. He died in October 3^rd in 1896 in London.

 Jane Morris painted by Dante Gabriel Rossetti as prosper pine.

 He was an English textiles designer, artist, writer and a libertarian. He was associated with the brotherhood of the Pre-Raphaelites and in the English ART and Craft movement. Edward Burne jones, poet Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Morris created a design firm with partnership with them. His firm influenced the decoration of the churches and houses in the early 20^th century. He was also a major part of revival of textile Art and the methods of production.

 He wrote and published poetry and translations of ancient and medieval texts. He was important in social figure of the Britain.

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The Art and Crafts Movement

The art and crafts movement developed in England during the late 19^th century, this style was taken up by American designers. In United States this movement was called the mission style. This style was inspired by the social change by John Ruskin together with William Morris.

John Ruskin born on February 8 1819 in London and died on the 20^th of January 1900 in Lancashire, he was the leading English art critic of the Victorian era, draughtsman and a water-colourist.

William Morris was born on the 24^th march in 1834 in London and died on October 3 1896 in London. He was en English textile designer. He is associated with the Pre- Raphael's  brotherhood, and English arts, and crafts movement.

At this time manufactured goods were very poor in design and quality. Ruskin and Morris wanted the workers to be inspired; because of this the worker could produce beautiful objects. The goal of this was to create good design for the people. The craftsmen could make objects which could improve people’s life. The ideas from the designs were from the medieval Europe and Islamic sources. Japanese ideas were also used to the early art and craft forms. The forms of the art and crafts movement were mainly rectilinear and angular. William Morris and Charles Voysey were important because they were the first to introduce this.

Charles Francis Annesley Voysey was an English architecture and furniture and textile designer, he was born in Yorkshire 1857 and died in 1941 in Winchester.

The designer Owen Jones published a book called ‘The Grammar of ornament ‘which was a book of historic decorative design elements. At this time the English art and crafts wasn't so far in front, they had problems with craftsmanship and mass marketing.  Decorative pieces which could only be bought by rich people, the idea of this art for the people it didn't make sense and not a lot of craftsmen could be employed because they needed to be fine craftsman.  The English art and crafts had another word which was the aesthetic style for arts and crafts. In United States the art and crafts of design were  realising the expense of fine craftsman, Gustav Stickley tried to employ middle class consumers which means good craftsman were needed. By using factory methods for the basic joints and the craftsmen for the finishing’s and he produced good furniture which still survives.

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Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria  

queen victoria 

Queen Victoria was born at Kensington palace in London on the 24^th of May in 1819. She is the only daughter of Edward Duke of Kent. Her father died just after she was born so she didn’t know him as much. Because of this she became inherited to the throne because her uncles didn’t have children who survived. She used to love drawing and painting and she had a gift for it and was educated at home, she always had a journal which she used to write every day. When her Uncle William’s died she became queen at the age of 18.  She was inspired and influenced by two men, the first prime minister, Lord Melbourne and her husband, Prince Albert whom she married in 1840.  Prince Albert took interest in art and science, trade and industry project which was the great exhibition. In their marriage they had nine children between 1840 and 1857 most of her children married rich families from Europe. She bought a house which was called the Osborne house as a family home in 1845.  She was obsessed with her husband and after he died, she sank into a depression; he was aged 42 in 1861. Until the 1860’s she didn’t appear in public because of the death of her husband. She was criticised for living alone and out of site and she was persuaded to open parliament. Seven attempts were made but these attempts made her stronger between 1840 -1882. She continued her public duties because of her attention of her family and prime minister.

She told her prime ministers to intervene in the Prussia-Australia Denmark and created a war. After this popularity grew from 1870’s onwards. She started to give woman the opportunity to vote on social issues, she used as well royal commission as housing. She supported a lot of charity events involved in education hospitals and other areas. Victoria went to a trip with her family and used the trains for the first time. In her later years they called her the symbol of empire because of her success, she continued to make her duties although she was old. She died in her Osborne house ain 1901 22^nd of January, she was buried at Windsor beside Prince Albert and her last words were ‘farewell best beloved here at last I shall rest with thee with thee in Christ I shall rise again. She reigned for 64 years and she is the one who reigned the most. 

prince Albert 

house of Osborne

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