Tag Archives: Oil on Canvas

A Pic-Nic Party by Thomas Cole

by: Maria Zakharycheva, Noor Sheikh http://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/mediaarts/files/gravity_forms/9-fc3d6cae33936728c6f74429c844aef2/2015/09/A-Pic-Nic-Party.mp4 We mostly analyzed the message of the painting. Our group focused on the people portrayed in the painting and their gathering. We also focused on the portrayal of nature and the immense size of … Continue reading

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Jan Cornelisz Vermeyen

by: Elviris Rodriguez, Selena Bermeo, Yadira Riera, Loren Niu, Nishat Hoque, Beatriz DaMotta http://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/mediaarts/files/gravity_forms/9-fc3d6cae33936728c6f74429c844aef2/2015/09/Jan-Cornelisz-Vermeyen.mp4 We discussed the contrast of the colors as well as the relationship of the figure to the rest of the space. Something we did not discuss … Continue reading

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Night at the (Brooklyn) Museum

by: Milan Mathew, Sayuj Zachariah, Devina Persaud, Navin Rana, Divya Roy, Ann Kochupurackal, Maisha Kamal http://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/mediaarts/files/gravity_forms/9-fc3d6cae33936728c6f74429c844aef2/2015/09/Night-at-the-Brooklyn-Museum-FINAL.mp4 Our group analyzed the relationship between the two sisters in the painting, looking at features such as their physical proximity, eye expressions, hand placement, … Continue reading

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The Sculptor

by: Thamara Jean, Adam Hobbins, Gustavo Ramirez, https://s3.amazonaws.com/mediaarts/Sculptor.mp4 The experience was very interesting and enlightening. Talking about the art actually provided was a lot different from just walking from painting to painting without ever vocalizing what you see in the … Continue reading

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East River Park 1902

by: Jennifer Shmukler, Gregory Kurgansky, Christopher Mallia, Klaus Sharra, Andriy Kobryn https://s3.amazonaws.com/mediaarts/East-River-1902.mp4 At first, we didn’t really know what to expect from the Night at the Museum. However, with every work of art that we encountered, we became much more … Continue reading

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Emblems of the Civil War by Alexander Pope, 1888

by: Lora Pavlovich, Vishnu Nair, Sonia Marinovic, Mariam Sleiman https://s3.amazonaws.com/mediaarts/NightAtTheMuseum.mp4 When you see this piece, it’s obvious that this picture is about war and patriotism. The painter has a dynamic use of colors, and in contrast keeps the background very … Continue reading

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Young Woman Overtaken by a Storm by Chevalier Féréol de Bonnemaison

by: Evan Biegel, Simran Patel, Emily Roudnitsky, Jeremy Merchant, Ann Privorotskiy, Rebecca Baron https://s3.amazonaws.com/mediaarts/Young-Woman-Overtaken-by-a-Storm.mp4 Our group’s reaction and interpretation of Chevalier Féréol de Bonnemaison’s Young Woman Overtaken by a Storm. The oil on canvas portrays a hopeless women centered around … Continue reading

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Mary Magdalen Commentary

by: Matt Benson, Lindsay Griffiths, Hira Naseer, Arianna James, Jason Yu, Tiffany Saunders https://s3.amazonaws.com/mediaarts/Mary-Magdalen-video.mp4 We learned that there is more than one way to analyze a piece of art. People have different ideas and may disagree, but that is okay … Continue reading

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Job Hunters

by: Anthony Scarallo, Timothy Henglein, Maxwell Berkow, Kenan Redzematovic http://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/mediaarts/files/gravity_forms/9-fc3d6cae33936728c6f74429c844aef2/2013/10/Job-Hunters.m4v The experience of getting to learn about the life of industrial workers in the 1930’s was eye-opening. The attention to the massive, filthy, coal plants lining along the East River … Continue reading

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A Young Man Blowing A Torch To Light A Candle

by: Michael Goldberg, Edward Benjamin, Jordan Intrator http://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/mediaarts/files/gravity_forms/9-fc3d6cae33936728c6f74429c844aef2/2013/10/A-Young-Man-Blowing-A-torch-To-Light-A-Candle.m4v A unique experience that blended analyzing art, thinking on your feet, using new technology, and strengthening bonds with classmates.

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