Scott K McDonald

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Thomas Gainsborough

Bringing it back to the 18th century of Neoclassicism, Romanticism and Rococo, Thomas Gainsborough was a leading artist of this era. Gainsborough was both a portrait and landscape artist, usually you would find a person or group of people in… Continue Reading →

Fernand Leger

Fernand Leger is a french artist that was responsible for the development of “machine art”. Not only was he inspired by cezanne like other artists of this era but also inspired by technology and cubism. He went to first work… Continue Reading →

Close Reading : The Beasts of the Southern Wild

The film “The Beasts of the Southern Wild” by  Benh Zeitlin explores the views of climate change though a young girl named Hushpuppy. The film revolves around her views of the harsh world and the relationships between her and her… Continue Reading →

Close Reading 1 “The Sea is History” Derek Walcott

As a first world country, we’ve forgotten or even neglected the history and struggles of those third world countries, specifically, African history. Derek Wallcott’s poem “The Sea is History” addresses this issue. As a minority in our society, the Eurocentric… Continue Reading →

Survey 7 : Propaganda and Advertising

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, propaganda techniques became more refined and effective due to the development of modern advertising which had a dramatic influence on society. J. Barratt was known as “the father of modern advertising” in… Continue Reading →

Gustav Klimt

Gustav Klimt was an Austrian painter, also the founder of  the Vienna Sezession. In 1883 He had opened an independent studio where he specialized doing murals. Most of his beginning works owned a classical style that was common of late… Continue Reading →

Survey 6 : The First Film

Were rolling it back to when the worlds visual history had no color. The first film in history was a black and white cinematic created by the Lumière brothers. Auguste Lumiere (1862 – 1954) and Louis Lumiere (1864 – 1948),… Continue Reading →

Edouard Vuillard

Edouard Vuillard is a member of the Nabi’s group of painters as all, a painter, printmaker, as well as a decorator. He was mainly known for his unique intimate interior designs in his paintings. He studied art form 1886 to… Continue Reading →

Survey 5 : The Influence of Japonism

The introduction of Japanese art and design to Europe brought about revolutions in composition, perspective and colour during the renaissance in the west. Japonism refers to the influence of concepts of Japanese art into European art and design. It is… Continue Reading →

Medieval Military Technology Blue Spread Rationale

In my blue spread for Medieval warfare technology, I wanted my subjects of my spread to be knights as they were the “soldiers” of the era. I wanted to create a gradient of knights from left to right so the… Continue Reading →

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