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Week 11

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  Henri Cartier-Bresson,  Behind the Gare St. Lazare , 1932 When photography was born, it was not considered art, but photography did change painting. Photography democratized art by making it more portable, accessible and cheaper. Since photographs were much cheaper than having someone produce a painting of a portrait, portraits ceased to be privilege of the well-off. In many ways photography has altered the sense of what was suitable for observation. Photography was considered incontestable proof of an event, experience, or state of being. To define naturalism, it is art based on observations of the appearances of nature. When you paint you can add or eliminate things from the painting that you cannot with a photo until photoshop was made. It is hard to see and artistic value in photography when it is possible to make nearly identical copies of the same thing. Since digital photography has become the norm there is a belief that anyone can take a photo. Entry level DS...
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week 9

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Feathered headdress, Aztec, reproduction (National Anthropology Museum, Mexico City). Original: early 16th century, quetzal, cotinga, roseate spoonbill, piaya feathers, wood, fibers, amate paper, cotton, gold, and gilded brass, Aztec, Mexico, (World Museum, Vienna) The headdress is also known as the Penacho of Moctezuma II.  We believe that is was an object sent from Mesoamerica to Europe by Hernan Cortes, but it is unknown if the headdress itself belonged to Moctezuma II.  In the late nineteenth century, Austria established its first museum of natural history.  The headdress a was found in Ambras Castle, and now it has been displayed in the ethnology museum in Vienna.   The headdress has become an important touchstone for Mexican national and indigenous people, and many Mexicans believe that it should be returned.  Representatives of Mexico have made continuous requests for the headdress the be returned, but denied due to it being risky to send a fragile o...
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Module 6 post

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  Kongo Peoples, Power Figure (Nkisi N’Kondi) c. 1850-1900, wood, paint, metal, resin, ceramic The figure above is also know under the name of Nkisi.  The name Nkisi refers to a spirit, but specifically medicine that a healer.  Nganga is a ritual spiritualist that used Nkisi figures to help clients.  At the center of this figure is what they call the mooyo or belly.  The spiritual center of the nkisi figure where medicines are places.  The Nganga used these figures in many ways, one being to heal and another is to record agreements and contracts.  The figure is used to foresee and uphold agreements.  For example each one of the knots around a Nkisi figure resembles those oaths made around the figure.  The Nganga people would hammer nails or sharp objects into the figure to get the attention of the spirit, which over time would explain the amount of nails inside the figure.  The material driven into the figure represents different severit...
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module 4 post

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Albrecht Dürer,  Self-portrait , 1500, 67.1 x 48.9cm (Alte Pinakothek, Munich) Image source This portrait used is different in comparison to another portrait done of him wearing white, having landscape through a window in the background and the positioning of the body is more inviting.  In this portrait he has almost resembled himself as Christ.  The direct nature of the facing portrait strikes into the viewer.  The artists was very interested in the ways of science and art working together.  Along with philosophy, ancient literature, writer and painting.  The artist in doing this portrait remained to northern traditional painting in the positioning of himself and paying attention to detail.  The artist has done a number of paintings for people like the Roman emperor, and even the king of Spain.  From what has been told, he was as important as an artist can be during the 1600's.  On the portrait itself he describes he is only 28 years old at ...
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Module 2 Comparison post

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https://collectionapi.metmuseum.org/api/collection/v1/iiif/437869/1763004/main-image The painting here is done by the artist Diego Vel ázquez, of a slave, Juan de Pareja in the 1650’s.  During this time there was slavery and to have Pareja being painted in such a way is almost, haunting.  This image shows a type of “sadness,” that makes the viewer think he was forced into being painted.  The artist was able to give a proper aspect to slavery.  https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg60fD-ekvQkROPeWXF5Okp-6kwgj6Q7TNfgaa4VhhO5aXg0ZfwZtSo8e9-b9LitbfimkblXPRpPiWlw1koTtYXZyBkwLa_5sjsv_FddH7gvYPFMObml8nHWG8tm7WyhaiKqgB3H3MhKc53/w278-h320/12797074653_794bdfebf0_k.jpg The next piece was made by Judith Leyster in 1633 depicting a self portrait.  During this time it is a change in typical art in where this is a female painting something non religious.  This piece is similar to the art done by Frans Hals.  It is thought that Frans was a mentor...
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Introduction

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  Hello, My name is Brenden Vigil, this is my second history of art course here at CSU Pueblo.  I am an art major with a minor in media communications.   My goal is to get my masters in a specific emphasis in either animation or graphic design.  I want to eventually look into a job within the entertainment field.  I enjoy things like strategy games, card games, and collecting comics.  I enjoy too many artists work as I am always looking for artists, but my favorite few artists are Fabio Napolioni, Saul Blinkoff, and Greg Tocchini.
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