ART 104L- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 24 pages long!)
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Michelangelo does not like painting tries to run away painted the sistine on tip toes tells about genesis creation of world, man, and noah +flood. Ancestors of christ , sybils and prophets. Motion of body generates meaning- separation of light and dark. God"s posture- shows energy + spirit cloud shaped in brain. Eve coming out transfer of fingers w/ adam- important to not touch. Adam"s arm being lifted finger not as active as god. Gauguin: started professional painting late not trained from birth. Was a broker not a superstar like van gogh famous after death initially trained in impressionist style but rejects it tired of overly chaotic world. Wanted to live like local and bud own house dies from syphilis. Gauguin asking if he"s good or evil portrait asking us to consider his personality not a good man. Painting: breakfast scene from marriage a la mode.
