MelisaEsqueda

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Blog#9ModernArtists
Therearemanyfamousartiststhathavemadeahugeimpactinoursociety,intermsof
art.Frombrightcoloredpaintingtodistortedobjects,everyartistpresentsauniqueartisticstyle.
CaravaggioisanItalianpainteroftheBaroquewhoseinfluentialworksaremarkedbyintense
realismandrevolutionaryuseoflight.HisartportraystheRenaissancetimesbecauseofhowthe
individualsinthepicturelook.Thedarkcolors,plusthemiserablelooksoftheindividuals,
conveysorrowness.Theindividualslookrealistic.Caravaggioismyfirstchoicebecausehe
focusesonmorethanjustdetail,healsoportraysemotionsinhisart.Hisartismorerealisticto
therealworld.KehindeWiley,FahamuPecou,JacobLawrence,andJeanBasquiatfocusmore
oncreatingcartoonart.
RembrandtisaDutchpainternotedforhishandlingofshadeandlight.Hisartissimilar
tothatofCaravaggiowhenitcomestotheuseofdarkcolors,exceptheismoresimplistic.He
createsindividualportraitsandnothingelse.Healsofocusesondetails,butonlyonthedetailsof
theindividuals.Hisartworklooksbasicbecausehedoesntincludeanyotherthings.Theyreall
regularportraits,whereasCaravaggiomakessurehecreatesalotofdetailinhisartwork.
KehindeWileyisaNewYorkbasedpainterthatisknownforhishighlynaturalistic
paintingsofpeoplewithbrownskin.Heglorifiesthebeautyofbrownskinbycreating
backgrounddesigns.Sinceheonlyfocusesonthebeautyofbrownskin,hemakesthe

individualspopoutmorethanthebackgrounds.HeglorifiesAfricanAmericansthroughhis
artwork.HeissimilartoRembrandtwhenitcomestocreatingportraitsofindividuals.However,
hisartworkismorevibrantandcolorful.HeincludesalittlemoredetailthanRembrandt.
FahamuPecouisanartistthatcreatedartthatportrayedblackmeninhiphopand
juxtaposesthemwithafineartcontext.HecreatesartworkthatputsAfricanAmericanhiphop
artistsonapedestal.Hepaintstheseindividualsincartoonformasatributetothemfortheir
contributioninthehiphopindustryandforrepresentingthehiphopcommunity.Heissimilarto
WileywhenitcomestoglorifyingAfricanAmericans,exceptthathecreatesmorerealistic
cartoonsoftheseindividuals.
JeanBasquiatisanAmericanNeoexpressionistpainter.Hewasknownforhisraw
gesturalstyleofpaintingwithgraffitilikeimagesandscrawledtext.Hispaintingshadinfluences
ofthestreetsandthehiphopculture.Hetendstodoalotofscribblinginhisartwork.Hehasa
lotofwritinginhisartworkandthedetailsareallovertheplace.Hisartworkissimilartothatof
WileyandPecouwhenitcomestoportrayingAfricanAmericancustoms.However,hereally
includesalotofdetailitmakeshisartworklookverythorough.Heismysecondchoicebecause
hisartworkspeaksathousandwords.
PabloPicassoisaSpanishpainterofthe20thcentury.Hewasthemostfamousand
influentialofallmodernartists.Heisthecofounderofcubism.Hisartworklooksdistortedand
theobjectsintheartworklooklikepuzzles.Hemostlyuseddarkcolorsinhisartworkandthe
shadesofcolorsthatheusedconveyedcertainfeelings.Forinstance,hisuseofbluecolors
conveyedsorrowemotionsintheblueperiod.BothhimandBasquiatgoalloutwhenitcomes

topaintingindividuals.However,Picassoislessdetailedinhiscreations.Theydonthave
subliminalmessages.
AndyWarholisanAmericanartistthatwasaleadingfigureofpopart.Hisartwork
makesconnectionsbetweencelebrityculture,artisticexpression,andadvertisementthat
flourishedinthe1960s.Hecreateddifferentcolorsofthesamepicture.Itglorifiedcelebrities.
Thedifferentcolorsusedmakehisartworkpopout.Hisartworkispleasingtosee.Heissimilar
toWileywhenitcomestotheuseofbrightcolors.
JacobLawrenceisanAfricanAmericanpainterthatwasknownforhisportrayalof
AfricanAmericanlife.Heportrayedtheirtypicallifestyles.Fromtheirjobstotheirhomes,he
triedtoshowhowtheirliveswere.Theyhadbothgreatmomentsandbadmoments.Hisartwork
isverysimilartothatofWileywhenitcomestoportrayingAfricanAmericansandpraising
them.
RaphaelwasanItalianpainterandarchitectoftheHighRenaissance.Heworkis
appreciatedforitsclearform,composition,andvisualachievementoftheNeoplatonicidealof
humangrandeur.HispaintingswererealisticandtheyportrayedtheRenaissancetimes.He
includedreligiouselementsinhisartwork.HisartworkemphasizedtheRenaissancethroughthe
welldetailedbuildingsandtheindividuals.HisartworkissimilartothatofTitian,sincethey
bothcamefromtheRenaissance.
TitianisanItalianpainterthattrieddifferentstylesofart.Healsocreatedportraitsof
individuals,justlikeRembrandt.However,heglorifiesthehumanbodybypaintingnaked
people.Hisartworkisverydetailedandeachpaintingcontainsasignificantmessage.Heis
similartoRaphael,exceptthatheismoreexplicit.

AlbrechtDurerwasapainteroftheGermanRenaissance.Hisartworkconsistedof
drawings.Mostofthemwereblackandwhite.Hecreatedrealisticdrawingsofindividuals.It
emphasizedthebeautyofhumans.Heincludedsomereligiouselementsinhisartwork,suchas
theprayinghands.HisartworkissimilartothatofRaphaelwhenitcomestousingreligious
elements.Hisartworkisstillabiginfluencetothisday.Infact,Drakesprayinghandspicture
wasinspiredbyDurer.
Renaissanceartistsbegantoinvestigatewhattheybelievedtobetherevivalofclassical
learning,literature,andart.TheRenaissancewasatimewhenartistsbegantoimprovetheir
artisticstyles.Itsdevelopmentwascrucialtofutureartworksandfamousartists,suchasRafael,
wereontherise.NotonlytherenaissancewasinItaly,butitwasalsoinGermany.Furthermore,
theyfocusedontheprecisionofdetailsintheirartworkandtheyshowedalotofjoyinhuman
beautyandlife.
TheSmithsonianvirtualtourwasafascinatingexperience.Thismuseumishuge.There
wereavarietyoffossilsandobjectsfromthepast.Therewerefossilsofvariousanimalspecies,
humans,plants,andinsects.Inthebeginning,therewereactualstructuresofelephantsand
examiningthiscreaturewasamazing.Thereweremanydifferenttypesofreptilefossils.Human
skeletonswerecomparedtothoseofotherspecies.Thereweremanyjuxtapositionsofhumans
andmonkeys.Theyaresimilarintermsofphysiqueanddevelopment.Thefamouschimpanzee
namedLucywasthereinthemuseum.Shewasstudiedsomuchbecauseitsfeatureswere
similartothoseofhumanbeings.Shewasabletocommunicateinsignlanguage.
Furthermore,theaquariumwasbeautifulanditwasmyfavoritepartofthemuseum.
Therewerevarioustypesofseacreatures,suchasclamsandalligators.Theformationofthe

creatureschangedalotastheyearspassedby.Thetealcoloredwallsintheaquariumwas
aestheticallypleasingtomebecausethatsoneofmyfavoritecolors.Thefossilsweresetin
chronologicalorder,fromtheearlytimestothemostrecenttimes.
TherewereanimalsandfossilsfromdifferentcontinentssuchasAustraliaandAfrica.I
gottolearnmoreabouttheoriginsofcertainanimalsandfossils.Seeinghowtheworld
progressedovertimeisveryinteresting.TherewerefossilsfromtheIceAGetime,thebeginning
years,andsomuchmore.Thesociallifeselectionofthemuseumwasinterestingbecauseour
waysofcommunicationhavebeenchangingovertime.Today,wereverydependenton
technologyinordertocommunicatewithothers.TheMammalHallofNorthAmericaand
Australiahadreallyadorablecreatures.ThereweremanydifferenttypesofmineralsthatIdidnt
evenknowthattheyexisted.