Bob Ross

Bob Ross

Robert Bob Ross was born on the 29th of October 1942 in Dayton Beach, Florida; and died at the age of 52 on the 4th of July 1995 in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. Bob Ross was an American painter, art instructor and he also had his own TV show, that ran for more than a decade called 'The Joy of Painting'.


Bob Ross was raised in Orlando, Florida. Ross, at the age of 18 was enlisted in the United States Air Force. The Air Force then transferred him to Alaska. There it was the first time that he ever saw the snow and mountains. Later that became one of the most common theme in his paintings. After he left the Air Force, he decided to study at art collages, but then he studied with Bill Alexander, before he became famous worldwide with his TV program.


Ross utilized a wet-on-wet oil painting technique. He had leader that technique form Bill Alexander. In this technique the painter continue to add paint on top of wet paint. Ross is most famous for his landscapes, which more or less were influenced from his time in Alaska. When Ross uses the wet-on-wet technique for his paintings, he finishes his paintings in less then an hour.


Ross's amazing techniques works because of tools he uses. In addition to the special base coat that he applies on a blank canvas called Magic White. He had developed brushes and paints that are quite different from traditional theme,the quick and easy results cannot be achieved.


Bob Ross suffered from lymphoma, which was a cancer in the blood. His show was later cancelled with the last episode airing on the 17th of May 1994, due to his health. He later died in his house at the age of 52 on July 4th 1995. His paintings then were donated to the PBS in the United States. 



Bibliography:

• Bob Ross Biography - Facts, Birthday, Life Story - Biography.com . 2013.Bob Ross Biography - Facts, Birthday, Life Story - Biography.com . [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.biography.com/people/bob-ross-9464216. [Accessed 30 March 2013].
• Bob Ross - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 2013. Bob Ross - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. [ONLINE] Available at:http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Ross. [Accessed 30 March 2013].
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Fine Arts Museum

Visit to the Fine Art Museum       8-03-2013

This is painting was drawn by Giuseppe Calli. This painting is called ‘The Death of Dragut’. This is oil on canvas. This painting depicts the well known episode during the Great Siege of Malta in 1565, when the Muslim Commander Dragut was severely injured. This painting was created in 1867.

  This painting was made by Stom, Matthias. It is called ‘The Death of Cato’.  The story goes that Cato was a late Republic politician and statesman, and an avid follower of the Stoic philosophy. He was famous for his distaste of the corruption of his times and was unwilling to live in a world led by Julius Caesar. This led him to attempt suicide, by stabbing himself with his own sword. According to the Greek writer and biographer Plutarch. This painting was made 1640.

This painting was made by Favray, Antoine de. It is called ‘Portrait of Giovanni Battista Grognet’. Giovanni Battista Grognet is depicted as an elegant gentlemen wearing opulent attire.The red cloak he wears compliments the dark colour in the background, and he wears a colourfully embroidered waistcoat underneath his overcoat. With his left hand he points downwards towards some papers on the table probably suggesting his profession and intellect. This painting was made in 1771-1798.

This painting was made by Caruana Dingli, Robert. It is called ‘Alpine Landscape’.  The painting depicts buildings on top of a high hill or mountain. This painting was created in the late nineteenth early twentieth century.

This painting was made by Vernet, Claude- Joseph. This paintings name is ‘Fire on The Tiber’. The painting depicts a dramatic night scene representing a raging, uncontrolled fire on the banks of a river. This painting was made in the eighteenth century.

Vincent Van Gogh

Vincen Van Gogh was born on the 30th of March 1853 in Zundert, Netherllands; and then died on the 29th of July 1890 at the age of 37 in Auers-Sur-Oise France. Van Gogh was a Post-Impressionist painter, whose work is recognised from it's rough beauty, emotional honesty and bold colour. Van Gogh began drawing when he was a child, and continued drawing during the years, hens his decision of becoming a painter. He had made more than 2,100 artworks consisting of 860 oil paintings and more than 1.300 water-colour, drawings, sketches and prints.

Some of his works:


The Starry Night, June 1889,The Museum of Modern Art, New York


Starry Night Over the Rhone, 1888,Musée d'Orsay, Paris.




Bibliography:

• WebMuseum: Gogh, Vincent van. 2013. WebMuseum: Gogh, Vincent van. [ONLINE] Available at: http://ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/gogh. [Accessed 28 March 2013].

Post-Impressionism

Post-Impressionism is the term coined by the  term coined by the Brithish artist Roger Fry in 1910. The main artists in this time were Van Gogh, Gaugin and Ce'zanne. Artists of this time painted the expression of feelings and ideas. They sought new techniques in how to handle colour. Post-Impressionism started to push the ideas of the Impressionists into a new direction.

Bibliography:

• Post-Impressionism - Art History Basics on Post-Impressionism - Mid-1880s to Early 1900s. 2013. Post-Impressionism - Art History Basics on Post-Impressionism - Mid-1880s to Early 1900s. [ONLINE] Available at:http://arthistory.about.com/od/modernarthistory/a/Post-Impressionism-Art-History-101-Basics.htm. [Accessed 28 March 2013].

Impressionism

The Impressionism was strongly influenced by simple and bold Japanese woodblock prints. In 1874, a group of artists, which consisted of painters, sculptures, print-makers ect, organised an exhibition in Paris that began the movement called Impressionism. The Founders of this movement ere Claude Monet, Edgar Degas and Camille Pissarro, among others. The developments in photography also continued to influence the impressionist.

Bibliography:

• Impressionism: Art and Modernity | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 2013. Impressionism: Art and Modernity | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art. [ONLINE] Available at:http://metmuseum.org/toah/hd/imml/hd_imml.htm. [Accessed 28 March 2013].

Japanese Art

Japanese Art covers a range of art styles and media, like pottery, sculpture and ink printing. Over the time Japan developed the ability to absorb those elements of foreign culture. Japanese ceramics are among the finest in the world. It was the first known artifacts of  the cultures. In 1868 the Emperor of Japan regained power, Japan was once again invaded with new influences of other cultures. A lot of new Japanese gardens were built with jihe Ogawa. The Manga style of drawing, was first drawn in the Meiji Period, that was influenced by English and French political cartoons. However some arts that were popular in this period such as joge-e (reversible images) are no longer that popular in modern Japan.



Sudden Shower at the Atake Bridge,Hiroshige, 1856


Hokkedō at Tōdai-ji, 8th century


a part of "Shihon choshoku Kegonshū soshi eden"
(Kegon Engi Emaki), Kōzan-ji owning


Eshinbun Nipponchi; credited as the first manga magazine ever made.





Bibliography:

• Japanese art - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 2013. Japanese art - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. [ONLINE] Available at:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_art. [Accessed 28 March 2013].

John Ruskin

John Ruskin was born on the 8th of Febururary 1819 in London, England; and then died on the 20th January  1900 at the age 80 in Coniston, England. Ruskin took an interest in art when he  was in university, and had a reputation as a skilled water-colourist. In 1845 he had spent time in Italy studing art works of the fourteenth and fifteenth century artists in Pisa, Florence and Venice. Ruskin had published the first Volume of  'The Stones of Venice' in 1851.


Some of his works:


Effie Gray painted by Thomas Richmond. She thought the portrait made her look like "a graceful Doll".


John Ruskin's Study of Gneiss Rock, Glenfinlas, 1853. Pen and ink and wash with Chinese ink on paper, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, England.




Bibliography:

•  . 2013. . [ONLINE] Available at: http://spatacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Jruskin.htm. [Accessed 28 March 2013].

Gothic Revival Architecture

The Gothic Revival began in the late 1740 in England. it was an architectural movement. It continued to grow till the nineteenth century. The Gothic Revival was paralleled to be supported by the Medievalism. In English Literature, the architectural Gothic Revival, gave rise to the Gothic Revival novel gener. An architect that worked on the Gothic Revival was Pugin.




Notable Neo-Gothic edifices: top: Palace of Westminster, London;
left: Cathedral of Learning, Pittsburgh;
right: Sint-Petrus-en-Pauluskerk, Ostend.





Bibliography:

• Gothic Revival architecture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 2013. Gothic Revival architecture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. [ONLINE] Available at:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic_Revival_architecture. [Accessed 28 March 2013].

Pugin

Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin was born on the 1st of March 1812 in Bloomsbury, London; and died on the 14th of September 1852. Pugin was an architect and archeoligist. He is remembered for his role in the Gothic Revival. He had designed many churches in England, and there are some in Ireland and Australia. Pugin's influence began to fade after his death.

Some of Pugin's works:


St Chad's Cathedral, Birmingham


The northeast chapel at Pugin's St Giles' Roman Catholic Church, Cheadle



Bibliography:

• CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin. 2013.CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12558b.htm. [Accessed 28 March 2013].

• Augustus Pugin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 2013. Augustus Pugin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. [ONLINE] Available at:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus_Pugin. [Accessed 28 March 2013].

Industrial Revolution

The Industrial Revolution first began in the period from about 1760 and then continued to some time between 1820 and 1840. This included going from hand production to machines, new chemical manufacturing and iron production. In this period of time the use of steam was increasing. it was used to power and development of machine tools and transport. The Industrial Revolution began in Britain and later on it had spread  to the United States of America, and Western Europe.

Bibliography:

• en.wikipedia/wiki/Industrial_Revolution , 22 February 2013 , 22:44pm