Meintest du emotions?
Milton Avery was born in Sand Bank (now known as Altmar) in upstate New York on March 7, 1885, and moved with his family to Hartford, Connecticut, in 1898. From about the age of 20, he studied part-time at local art schools, including the Connecticut League of Art Students and the School of the Art Society of Hartford.
At the same time I try to capture and translate the excitement and emotion aroused
Washington, DC, has always been home to vibrant communities of artists. Photographers like Mathew B. Brady and Addison Scurlock documented political leaders and local life. The Corcoran School of the Arts and Design and Howard University cultivated generations of artists, including members of the abstract Washington Color School.
Dorothea Lange Washington, D.C. artist and native Dee Dwyer attempts to recreate the emotion
Nature, Emotion, Souvenir], Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid; Palazzo dei Diamanti
Hip-hop artist Jasiri X looks at Kerry James Marshall’s woodcut almost like he’s looking into a mirror. It captures the experience of a Black man: resilient but restrained from being his authentic self. Jasiri responds to the work through two songs that reflect on his internal struggle.
Like, what’s the emotion? JASIRI X: I think it’s very, like, reflective.
2006.172.1 Entry This old man’s aged face, with its irregular features, is alive with emotion
Nature, Emotion, Souvenir), Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid; Palazzo dei Diamanti
Decorative arts are windows into the culture and styles of their periods. More than just decoration, they tell stories about customs and values. The metalworkers, ceramicists, weavers, cabinetmakers, or glassblowers who created the works are often anonymous. But they left a mark on history through their technical skills and innovative styles.
This creates a sense of movement and intense emotion.
Artworks that depict families capture both bonds and complex relationships. Historical family portraits reflected the status of the subjects and often documented their dynamics as well. And countless artists have lovingly depicted the people that matter most to them, whether blood relations or chosen kin.
This most universal human emotion has inspired countless moving works of art.
because, to quote Jonson’s biographer Ed Garman, “they did not come out of a reactive emotion
Sculptures come in many forms—from figures chiseled out of stone to interlocking pieces of metal suspended from a ceiling. They can be made of almost any material: marble, clay, silver, wood, bronze, steel, wax, pâpier-maché, and more.
This creates a sense of movement and intense emotion.
