First blog assignment

Romanticism is a type of art where the artist emphasized that sense and emotions - not simply reason and order - were equally important means of understanding and experiencing the world. Romanticism celebrated the individual imagination and intuition in the enduring search for individual rights and liberty.  A popular technique that Romantic painters used was small, close strokes of complementary colors.  “Abbey among Oak Trees, Caspar David Friedrich”    Friedrich painted “Abbey among Oak Trees” in 1809 through 1810 in Dresden.  This is an example of romanticism because you get the feeling of sadness and desolation. The sun is going down behind the horizon as fog emerges the ground. The dead trees rise above the fog and surrounds the crumbling ruins of a gothic abbey. A sense of terror overcomes the landscape as a funeral takes place. This painting captures many themes that are part of Romanticism. For example the color palette is muted tones of yellow and grey...

  During the Classical Era, there were two popular style of art: Rococo and Neoclassical.  There was a distinct divide in artistic interpretations and depictions during the Classical era. The Rococo style was a late 18th century art movement that followed the Baroque period. It was characterized by an incredible amount of ornate elaboration, pastel, pinky and gold coloring, lacy elements applied to clothing or structures, and a tendency to depict romantic, sexual, and dreamy situations. Many in support of Neoclassicism from this era viewed the content and message behind many Rococo pieces to be immoral and frowned upon- this perspective served as a catalyst for the Neoclassical era art.  Neoclassical art was arguably a “jab” back at Rococo style art. Those in support of Neoclassicism generally viewed that “art should be cerebral, not sensual” (Gersh-Nesic, 2014). In response, Neoclassical art was smooth, rational, and clean, often laden with serious subject matter. Ethica...