Black lines

Black Lines by Russian artist  Wassily Kandinksy (1913) is an example of a number of his beliefs about art and philosophy. He believed that each note in a symphony had a corresponding color, for example, Middle C was yellow, and that closing notes were black. He also believed that art was made up of pure circles and basic lines, all of which are represented in this painting.

Paul Cezanne A Turn In The Road

 This is a oil painting on a canvas by Paul Cezanne called A Turn In The Road.  He started this work in 1879 and ended in 1882.  I picked this painting because the brush strokes were done really well.  Even though there are a lot of the similar colors you can still tell what everything is.  I liked the mystery in the name.  It makes you want to know whats around the the turn in the road. 

Jamie Reed

The Shooting Star by Jean-Francois Millet

This is the Shooting Star by Jean-Francois Millet. It is an oil on board painting that is 18.7 cm in height and 34.5 cm in width. I am accustom to paintings being made on canvas more often than anything else, so to see that this painting was made on a board instead was interesting. Also, I love how the people in the painting represent the shooting stars that the title is referring to. It was an unexpected twist in the painting. They look like they are peacefully falling through the night sky that is the midnight blue background. I also enjoy the gradual decrease in detail as your eye travels down the length of the peoples' bodies. This added to the illusion of them falling through the sky. Overall, I believe this a beautiful painting.

Young Jewess at Ellis Island

Young Jewess at Ellis Island, at Gelatin silver print by Lewis W. Hine, captures the fearing, lonesome disposition of a newly emigrated young girl. A member of a religion infamously exiled and discriminated against, her presence is more than just one for financial oppurtunity, it is a presence inherently implying her longing for soveriegnty. Done in 1905, her position and con

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