Fowling Scene

(Egyptian), Fowling Scene, c. 1450 B.C, Fragment of Wall Painting, Tomb of Amenemheb at Thebes

Fowling Scene is an Egyptian painting on a wall in the Tomb of Amenemheb at Thebes. You can see a man standing on a boat in a papyrus swamp, with what seems to be his wife and daughter. The mans cat, which stands on a papyrus stem in front of him, holds two birds with its claws and one in its mouth. The man is guiding the birds with his throw-stick and is holding the birds he has caught in his right hand. The artist isunknown.

The elements illustrated in this painting are line and color. There are diagonal, vertical, horizontal, and curved lines in this painting. In the background you can see hyroglyphics using many sorts of lines. The grass and water is used from diagonal and vertical lines. Because this painting is over 3, 450 years old, the color is used very creatively. Since it is so old, the color is probably from different plants, foods, and liquids. The orangeish color of the Egyptians shows that they are in the sun a lot. All of the animals are in different colors also.

http://www.netserves.com/moca/lectures/skuzegyp.htm

Jerusalem Sunrise (Mizrach)

Michael Bogdanow (American) b. 1954, Jerusalem Sunrise (Mizrach) 2003-2005, acrylic on canvas , 4x5 ft (framed), Temple Ner Tamid, Bloomfield, New Jersey

Jerusalem Sunrise (Mizrach) was begun in 2003 and completed in 2005. It hangs on the eastern wall of Temple Ner Tamid's chapel in Bloomfield, New Jersey. The painting is about 4' by 5' (framed). It is acrylic on canvas. A Mizrach represents the east, which is why Bogdanow chose Jerusalem. The Torah scoll holds Jerusalem, a good holder for a painting for a synagogue. Temple Ner Tamid's history consists of the merging of Temple B'nai Zion and Temple Menorah. All three names are represented in the painting, which looks toward Zion and the rising sin and representing light from the Menorah and from the Ner Tamid. Bogdanow wanted a view of Jerusalem standing outside, the old city look east, grazing the rooftops toward the rising sun and he also likes painting with a scroll format. Bogdanow took away most of the modern buildings, opened the Jaffa Gate, and closed a street breaking through the old city walls. This painting is a combination of new photograph and photographs from the 1800s and early 1900s. Some of the buildings, walls, and towers featured in this painting are: The Tower of David, the Jaffa Gate, the Dome of the Rock, the Church of the Redeemer, and the Russian Orthodox Church. "For the commandment is a lamp, and the Torah is light." (Proverbs 6:23). This is the Hebrew inscribed in the painting.
Michael Bogdanow was born In 1954 in Houston, Texas. He has lived in Boston for the past 30 years. He began exibiting his art in 1971 in an exibit at the Houston Museum of Fine Arts. At Brandeis University, he was a studio art major and received his Bachelor's degree with honors in fine arts in 1976. In 1979, he received his Master of Fine Arts degree in painting and sculpture at Columbia University. He has taught and led workshops on the use of biblical texts as inspiration for making art in courses for high school programs, synagogues, the UAHC and other organizations.
The elements shown in this painting are line and form. There are orange and brown lines in the blue and the Torah. In the grass in Jerusalem, there are curved lines showing dirt. The city of Jerusalem has lots of form. The city looks three-dimensional. The wall surrounding Jerusalem looks like it turns in different directions.

http://www.judaism.com/display.asp?type=reco&etn=IJBIB

The Sunflower Quilting Bee at Arles

Faith Ringgold (American) b. 1930, The Sunflower Quilting Bee at Arles, 1991, Acrylic on canvas, tie dyed, pieced fabric border, 74 x 80 inches, Private Collection

Faith Ringgold was born in Harlem, New York, USA. She attended the City College of New York, where she studies with painters Robert Gathmey and Yasui Kuniyoshi. Her mother was a fashion designer, where she inspired Faith to use fabrics in her paintings. Ringgold creates painted story quilts, by combining painting, quilted fabric, and storytelling, which are becoming widely famous. "The Sunflower Quilting Bee at Arles" was made with acrylic on canvas, it was tie dyed and it has a pieced fabric border. This print joyously extols famous African-American women by summoning them to a quilting bee (in imagination) and putting them in the context of Van Gogh's sunflowers. It is art within art within art we see here, with Van Gogh benevolently looking on.

Color is the main element in this painting by Faith Ringgold. The sunflowers' colors stick out with their yellow, brown, and black. The houses in the back of the scene are painted unique colors like red, pink, yellow, and green. The border is a mixture of reds, blues, whites, and blacks.

http://www.faithringgold.com/ringgold/d15.htm

Starry Night

Vincent Van Gogh (Dutch) b. 1853 d. 1890, Starry Night, 1889, oil on canvas, 73 x 92 cm, 28 3/4 x 36 1/4 in, Museum of Modern Art, New York

"Starry Night" shows Van Gogh's skill. Van Gogh was a post-impressionist artist who powerfully influenced modern expressionism, fauvism and abtract paintings. Van Gogh created over 2,000 works of art, including around 900 paintings and 1,100 drawings and sketches, during the last ten years of his life. "Starry Night" is the only painting he ever sold. “Starry Night,” his most famous piece, was created completely from memory while Van Gogh was institutionalized. It is in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.

Lines play an important part in this painting. The swirling lines in the sky catch your attention immediately. Also, if you look closely, you can see how lines contribute to the houses of the town.

http://www.art.com/asp/sp-asp/_/pd--10073644/Starry_Night_Editors_Choice.htm

Classic Rock Art

Jerry Garcia-A Touch of Color
Baron Wolman
"A museum quality, limited edition giclee of Baron Wolman and Rick Garcia’s famous “Jerry Waving” collaboration series of six images. For the original monoprint Baron had his photograph of Jerry Garcia printed on canvas upon which Rick added his unique interpretation with brush and airbrush. The photograph of Jerry Garcia was taken in 1969 by Baron Wolman, Rolling Stone Magazine’s first chief photographer. The photograph was shot for the Stone’s first cover story on the Grateful Dead. It was the first time that Jerry so openly displayed his missing finger in a photograph. Limited to 350 copies signed by Baron Wolman and Rick Garcia."

Let It Rain
Carl Studna
"Born and raised in Los Angeles, Studna didn’t go far to realize his niche – creative portraits of the music industry’s legends. At the age of sixteen, Carl discovered both the art of photography and the artistic beauty to be found in countless album covers. This is a limited edition print of Eric Clapton, taken during the “Let it Rain” video shoot."

Jimi Hendrix Concert Poster
Karl Ferris
"From a long lost series of posters based on the photography of Karl Ferris, this concert poster is for the February 24, 1969 performance of the Jimi Hendrix Experience at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Originally commissioned by Brian Epstein, these prints have never been released until now. This poster was reprinted on museum stock paper."

Dawn at the Ritz
Jerry Garcia
"As a young man, Grateful Dead founder Jerry Garcia found his interests divided between visual and musical expression, and he attended the San Francisco Art Institute. Music came to claim his full attention but he never stopped sketching. Garcia once remarked about his art, “I hope that nobody takes them too seriously.”“Dawn at the Ritz” is an impressionistic picture of rare beauty. Most likely a view across Central Park in New York from Jerry’s hotel room window at daybreak. “Dawn at the Ritz” is an offset lithographic reproduction with the artist’s silkscreened signature. Image size is approximately 4” x 6”."

Yeah Yeah Yeah
Joe Petuccio
"Joe Petuccio is the official artist of Graceland. This is his tribute to “She Loves You”. Signed by the artist. Limited to 125 copies."Multiplex I
Baron Wolman
“It all began with an order from the Hard Rock Café for huge 6’ tall prints of several of my best rock images. Not unlike the tiny test strips I used to make in my darkroom when I was printing my own photographs, the color lab sent me test strips for the tall prints. The fundamental difference was that these so-called test strips were big, 8” x 48”, almost prints themselves. Rick Garcia, an accomplished artist, suggested that I try laying out a bunch of the test strips side by side to see what they looked like. The results were fantastic!”This is the first in a series of Multiplex images. They are limited to only 75 signed copies. The demand for these prints is huge. There are only 4 left!"






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The Scream

Edvard Munch (Norwegian) b. 1863 d. 1944, The Scream (Skrik), 1893, oil, tempera, and pastel on cardboard, 91 x 73.5 cm, National Gallery, Oslo

Edvard Munch was a Norwegian symbolist painter, printmaker, and an important forerunner of expressionistic art. It is said by some to symbolize the human species overwhelmed by an attack of existential angst. The landscape in the background is Oslofjord, viewed from the hill of Ekeberg, in Oslo (then Kristiania), Norway. In 1994, the version in the National Gallery was stolen. It was recovered several months later. In 2004, The Scream was stolen from the Munch Museum. The painting was recovered in 2006. It has sustained some damage and are due to go back on display in May 2008, after undergoing restoration.

The element in this painting is color. The color of the sky is a mixture of reds, oranges, and yellows showing the sunrise. The water is dark blue and black. The little island in the water is yellow and orange to show the sand. The black of the people walking along the rail make them look very mysterious.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scream