Explorations in Art

Brazil This art piece is called "Operarios" (Workers) by Tarsila do Amaral in 1933, painted in Brazil. Tarsila do Amaral is the most famous artist in Brazil. The "Workers" painting is the largest Tarsila made in her career.  This painting represents the exhausted workers from the fumes coming from factories. Tarsila used art elements such as color to show a diverse group of people, tone to make the people look fatigued and shape to create the factories and buildings in the background.  This art piece is called "IDA" by Athos Bulcao in 1999, painted in Brazil. He created ceramic panels around the capital to bring more color and pattern. The art elements used are color; blue and green, space with some blank areas to make the colors pop out more, and shapes to create a pattern in this piece.  This painting is called "Boys with Sheep" by Candido Portinari in 1959, painted in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Portinari used art elements such as tone to create a...

 The Women's Movement       This movement occurred during 1848-1998. The main goal of this movement was for females to have equal education and employment options, be equal parts in a marriage, have rights to property and wages, the right to vote, and have rights over children and females' bodies. Three major events happened during this movement: the Seneca Falls Convention, the passing of the 19th Amendment, and the passing of the Civil Rights Act in 1964. The Seneca Falls Convention was the first official one for women. The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote. The 1964 Civil Rights Act established Equal Opportunity in workplaces. Below are six artworks from three artists during the Women's Movement. Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace by Frida Kahlo 1940 Henry Ford Hospital by Frida Kahlo 1932 Self Portrait by Lee Krasner 1930 Seated Nude by Lee Krasner, 1940  Untitled (Your Body is a Battleground) by Barbara Kruger 1989  Untitled (Money Can Bu...

 The Great Depression       The Great Depression began in 1929 and ended in 1939, it was a long and an extremely bad decline in the economic activity. There was a lot of unemployment's during this time which made it difficult for people to pay for the mandatory things and they ended up losing their houses and many more. The stock market crashed, it effected individuals, businesses, and banks. During this time a lot of immigration happened hoping they can find work somewhere else, a lot of crime started to occur, living standards also dropped.       "Sharecroppers' Revolt" by Joseph Paul Vorst was created in January of 1939 in Missouri. Vorst created this piece to represent the effects that happened during the Great Depression. Farmers got evicted from their house and had to move into shacks. Vorst used elements such as color, tone, and texture for this piece. He used color to create a sad, loss of hope, confusion feeling to the piece, he used...