Introduction

 The Post Modern era was from 1980 to present  Postmodern art rejected and questioned the styles and techniques used in modern art, altogether redefining what art can be.  Three of the artist from the 1980 that I am going to blog about are Keith Haring, Eric Fischi and Jean-Michel Basquiat.  Post Modern Artist Keith Haring The Last Rainforest by Keith Haring. New York 1989 This painting that Keith painted was his last great masterpieces. This painting is more detailed, more complex than some of his other paintings. In this painting yo see very detailed line and also colors.  There are many motifs in this work that we recognize. On the upper right hand side one can make out Haring’s oft-repeated Pyramid form and not far away is his similarly relied upon lightbulb. There are multiple televisions littered around the all-consuming landscape,   Untitled, 1986, Oil and Acrylic on Canvas by Keith haring In this painting by Keith  you will see that he uses very different shapes and on

  The Early Modern Era was from 1900-1939, during that time we saw a world war and a great depression. The art that I found interesting is from World War 1.  They Bomb and Bayoneted Their Way up the enemy trench. by Cyrus Cuneo 1914. London England.   This painting by Cuneo shows how soldiers would go into the trenches and kill soldiers so that they can advance. This painting has details of soldiers lying dead with their weapons and a soldier about to throw a grenade at enemy soldiers so that they could gain on them. Cyrus Cuneo was great at showing great detail of what was seen on the battlefield. During World War one it was all about gaining on enemy soil. In this painting you also see dirt flying up, soldiers crouching down so that they would not get shot. This painting is a part of the Early Modern Era that has just started. The artist were trying to show real life situations.   The Dead-Stretcher Bearer by Gilbert Rodgers 1919 London England. In this painting you see

 The Romantic Era is a time from the late 1700’s to the late 1800’s. The two styles from the Romantic Era is Realism and Pro-Raphaelitism. Realism rejects imaginative idealization in favor of a close observation of outward appearances. Pro-Raphaelitism was closely associated with the social, political, and economic changes of Victorian England.  Realism   Gustave Courbet, The Desperate Man, 1843–45. This was painted Paris This picture of Gustave Courbet painting the “The Desperate Man’ was painted by him because it is showing as a tortured genius struggling for recognition and a bite to eat. The desperate man should be taken as a literal expression of his lived experience. In 1843 Courbet was an artist without a manifesto, still trying to build a reputation. The Desperate Man seems intensely personal and, thus, deeply genuine. In many of his paintings, Courbet was committed to capturing the truth of modern life, or the unwashed masses. Harvesters Resting (Ruth and Boaz) by Jean-Françoi

During the 1700's there was some famous portraits of American war hero's. This time started the Classical Era. During the 1700's America was going through new transition. This showed the British that America militia was here to stay.  The Constitution was written 1787 and ratified in 1788. In the three paintings below I am going to show some of my favorite artists during this time that showed us truly what happened in history. This is the Painting Called "Mrs. Daniel Denison Rogers" in Boston MA in 1784. This painting shows us the use of pastel colors in the sky and in her shimmering of her dress. John Singleton Copley was a famous American born artist that was known for his portraits. He incorporated the Rococo style. Rococo style is an exuberant decoration, with an abundance of curves, counter-curves.  The details in the lace of her hat, her facial features and the use of flesh tones are all traits that Copley was known for and they are truly incredible. This is