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Art from the Palestinian genocide

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      For my non-western art exhibit, I have chosen art created during the Palestinian genocide. Most/all of the art in this blog was created by individuals outside of Palestine, because it's kind of hard to create art while there's an active genocide being committed against you. All of my art will be from different creators on Instagram, because I'd rather get the artworks directly from their artists rather than some random website. I had the idea of of choosing artworks from various not well recognized countries, but the assignment I'm doing this blog for requires only a single country and time frame, so I chose the ill-recognized country  that's gained the most traction in media recently; Palestine.     The first piece of art I have chosen for this exhibit was posted to instagram on mothers day(march 7th) of this year, 2024, by Seyma Sarıyıldız . This piece of art intends to remind the more fortunate people that less fortunate people are dying every day in Palest
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Age of Connection (1980-Now)

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     With the widespread commercialization of the cordless telephone and the birth of the internet in the early 1980's, humanity became connected in a way that would be incomprehensible to earlier generations. The trend of connection has since kept up with the invention of the cellphone and social media, which allow you to instantly communicate with nearly anyone, anytime. This drastic increase in connectivity has effected the rate at which information spreads, how cultures blend, how we treat each other, and so much more, all of which have an effect on the art and media created after the 1980's.      My first work for my Age of Connectivity exhibit is the 2019 videogame "Death Stranding", developed by Hideo Kojima. I'm not sure if videogames count as a work for use in an exhibit, but I'm going to use it anyways because I don't think there's enough time for me to email the professor to ask, get a response, and finish the assignment in time. This game i
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Early Modern

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My first artwork for my early modern blog is " Epidemic "(1900-1901) by Alfred Kubin. First and foremost, I would absolutely not own Epidemic . This piece of art is creepy as hell and I would not want to see it while walking around my home. Don't get me wrong, I think it's a cool drawing but the creep factor is not doing it any favors in the ownability aspect. Much of this piece is unexceptional and wouldn't draw attention, but then there's an oddly proportioned bone colossus taking up a majority of the frame spreading what I can only assume to be death and disease(given the title) to the houses below. This drawing is closely connected to scientific innovation through the discovery of diseases and viruses. Germ theory had not become popular until the late 1800s, shortly before this piece was drawn, and I believe it derives a lot of inspiration from the then-recently popularized theory. My second artwork is "Black Square"(1915) by Kazimir Malevich. I
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Romantic era blog

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    My first art style for my Romantic era blog is is romanticism. My artwork for the romanticism style is " Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog",   Made by the German painter Casper Friedrich in 1818/1817.     Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog  is a pretty neat looking piece of art, and it's regarded as one of the most popular artworks from the romantic era by multiple sources. This artworks popularity has continued into the modern day, as a pixelated version of it is featured in "Minecraft", one of the most popular videogames to this day. I like Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog  aesthetically because its use of symmetry and color really appeal to me. One of my closest friends is fully deuteranopic colorblind, so the only colors they see are shades of blue and yellow, which happen to be the main two colors that show up in this piece. There is a hint of green on the wanderers suit, but it's so minor that I had to zoom in a bunch to see it, so I don't think the piece
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Classical Blog

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My chosen topic for this "virtual exhibit" is revolution and art in the 1700's. "Lansdowne Portrait" by Gilbert Stuart, 1796     " Lansdowne Portrait"  Is a George Washington sized painting of George Washington which shows him looking very cool and assertive and official, in the middle of doing what I assume is very official president related stuff. It was painted by Gilbert Stuart, a dude very well known for painting portraits such as this one. He was so well known and cool that the United States government even put his face on postage stamps, along with 34 other cool dudes(dudes is gender neutral here because they weren't all men). This painting is connected to the influences of the classical era through the American Revolution; George Washington was a general in the American Revolution and was appointed as the first leader of the independent nation that the revolution had sought to create. I do not find this painting very appealing via aesthetic
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Baroque

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      For the Baroque blog, I have chosen to write about "The Smoker" by Joos Van Craesbeek. The exact date that "The Smoker" was painted is unknown, at least to me. Some sources claim it was created in 1626, while others claim mid 1630's-ish.     Art elements: This artwork is a tronie, which is a pretty common style among Flemish baroque-era paintings. The background is divided in three vertically, with the top being blue, center being a light brown, and the bottom being a darker brown. I think that the choice to not have the background be one uniform color makes the artwork much less bland, and therefor much more appealing to the eyes. The only part that i don't like is how unnatural the smoke looks; besides the smoke the piece is very realistic.      I was immediately drawn to this painting when I saw it amongst many other tronie's because I've seen this painting in a meme before. While I can't find the meme, I think it was something to do wit
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Renaissance

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      The piece of art I have chosen for my renaissance blog is "A Grotesque Old Woman", more modernly called "The Ugly Duchess" painted by Quentin Matsys.      I'm not sure awe is the correct word for what this piece of art inspires, but it certainly inspires a specific reaction in every person I've shown it to. I would describe the emotion it elicits as a mixture of surprise and disgust. Disgust at what the artist intended to be disgusting, and surprise that it was ever painted in the first place. I personally would not purchase a copy of this painting, I place very little value on artwork in my personal life, so if I were to purchase art I would probably go for something I find pretty or mesmerizing, not disgusting.     The exact reason for the creation of this piece is unknown, but the most common theories are that its a satirized depiction of women who prioritize their looks much past the age that the artist thinks they should, or that it is a depiction
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