Mr final art project
- 1. Mother’s Nurturing Love Martha Ramirez Final Project LAA-101-0-NLU
- 2. Seated Female Figuring Holding a Baby Period: Cypro-Archaic II Date: ca. 600–480 B.C. Terra Cotta Sculpture In the sculpture the seated female figuring holding a baby it has actual balance but not a very notable actual weight. It was sculpted from terra cotta material. Even tough in the seated female figuring holding a baby you can notice that the unknown artist intricate details of her face are fading, you can still appreciate the emotion the unknown artist is trying to convey. The sculpture is in good proportion from mother to baby even tough the total size is 18.9cm.
- 3. The Beautiful Virgin of Regensburg in an Architectural Frame Albrecht Altdorfer (German, (?) ca. 1480–1538 Regensburg) Medium: Chiaroscuro woodcut, printed from a line block and four tone blocks; first state of three (New Hollstein) In the Beautiful Virgin of Regensburg you can see the gradual shift from dark to light or chiaroscuro. The bronze color and blue color contrast give the virgin dimension. The light to dark change make this print bold and 2 dimensional. The artist limited himself to two colors but in the contrast of light and dark it seems like many more colors are used. It gives mother and baby depth and texture.
- 4. Sculpture of Virgin and Child, Notre Dame, Paris Auguste Mestral (French, Rans 1812– 1884 Rans) Date: ca. 1851 Medium: Salted paper print from paper negative In the print of the sculpture of Virgin and Child, Norte Dame, Paris you can see diagonal balance of the print. In the print you can see the contrast of light and dark. You can say the sun is on the left side and it’s visible light. The chaos surrounding the Virgin and Child gives you the impression that she is surviving the ruins and coming into the light.
- 5. Mary and Her Mother, Long Island Edward J. Steichen (American (born Luxembourg), Bivange 1879–1973 West Redding, Connecticut) Date: 1905 Medium: Direct carbon print In the photograph of Mary and her Mother, you can see the chiaroscuro used. The darkness of the background brings forth the softness of the human face of Mary and her mother. Here the lack of color gives it more stark contrast and evokes a warm maternal feeling from mother to Mary.
- 6. Mrs. Marinus Willett and Her Son Marinus, Jr. John Vanderlyn (American, Kingston, New York 1775–1852 Kingston, New York) Date: ca. 1802 Medium: Oil on canvas On the canvas Mrs. Marinus Willett and her son the artist used hierarchical scaling to relate the importance of the mother to son. In the background being so dark the subjects are so vastly lighter making the son the focal point. The dark value in the mother’s dress is balanced by the son’s light garment and balances this composition. The protective and loving display comes thru in this painting of mother and child.
- 7. Mother and Child on a Bench Pablo Picasso (Spanish, Malaga 1881–1973 Mougins, France ) Date: 1901 Medium: Pastel on paper In the drawing of Mother and Child on a Bench by Pablo Picasso we see a mother’s expression is the emphasis of the drawing. It feels like she is overwhelmed and isolated and her only comfort is the baby. The use of colors in this drawing gives you a sense of hopefulness. The blue tones make the women the focal point in the drawing. Picasso’s strokes in the drawing are precise and subtle to give the audience a 3-dimensional form instead of flat.
- 8. The theme of the exposition is “Mother’s Nurturing Love” and they are thematically similar. The works of art I choose are from different time periods, drawing, paintings, photographs, print and a sculpture. The overwhelming theme in these art works is a mother’s infinite love for their child. They all provoke sweet tender feelings of love and especially as a mother. Each artist conveys their individual interpretation of love. Everyone’s first experience of love comes from their mother.
- 9. Bibliography Fichner-Rathhus, Lois. Understanding Art. 10th ed. Boston: Clark Baxter, 2013. Print. "The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Home." The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Home. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Apr. 2014. <http://www.metmuseum.org/>.