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Title: Where the Vines Go

Media: Oil Pastels on Canvas

Title: Agony in the Garden

Artist: Francesco Bassano

Culture/Place: Italian

Media: Oil on canvas

Date: 1582-84

Why did John Ringling choose “Agony in the Garden”?

I believe John Ringling chose "Agony in the Garden" by Francesco Bassano is because of the artist and what the painting means. Knowing the amazing history of how the Ringling museum became known for what it is today and understanding the background of the artist; I could see how John Ringling could appreciate this artwork. Francesco's father founded their family workshop and studied heavily in the religious world, and this painting in particular was one of nine that ranked in a church in Brescia. It tells the story of the scene after the Last Supper, in the Garden where Christ prays to his father before his arrest that his apostles shall keep watch and allow the "cup" of sacrifice should be passed from him and then his apostles fell asleep. The story that Francesco portrayed in the oil painting portrays what you would think the mood would be in that story, dark but showing a bit of light (in the prayer/cup) of hope. John Ringling and his wife admired the Italian artwork very much and I believe the reason why he chose this piece of art to be displayed at the museum is because it shows the culture well in detail, the mood, and it was easily relatable to anyone that lived in Italy at the time. Finally, knowing that the family started their own workshop of painters and John Ringling himself spending most of his life building throughout Sarasota and finally opening up his own museum, could appreciate the hard work and love that they similarly shared for art.

The Renaissance era began from Humanists that had influenced emphasis on classic latin literature They also embraced reform of the church through a return to ancient biblical and early Christian works. They were able to adapt their ideas to the different political and cultural situations in the various Italian city-states, one being Venice where Bassano lived at the time. Francesco Bassano created “Agony in the Garden” during the Late Renaissance, also known as “mannerism” which lasted from 1520s–1600. During this time human beings became the central focus of artistic expression in painting, sculpture, and architecture. Bassano's father founded their family workshop and studied heavily in the religious world, and this painting in particular was one of nine that ranked in a church in Brescia. It tells the story of the scene after the Last Supper, in the Garden where Christ prays to his father before his arrest that his apostles shall keep watch and allow the "cup" of sacrifice should be passed from him and then his apostles fell asleep. The story that Francesco portrayed in the oil painting portrays what you would think the mood would be in that story, dark but showing a bit of light (in the prayer/cup) of hope. This painting shows the culture well in detail, the mood, and it was easily relatable to anyone that lived in Italy at the time. It is a vertical oil painting that is staged during the night which gives it a darker effect. The praying Christ is in the center of the painting and the Angel with the cup is above him to the right and the sleeping disciples are on the ground below him. The contrast in this painting give emphasis to the to the mysterious appeal and accent the garments on the characters to give attention to them as well. “Agony in the Garden” shows how well the artist was familiar with the reliogus culture during The Late Renaissance period. It clearly portrays the scene of Christ praying to the angel and being strengthened by it right before the soldiers are coming to arrest him. The detail in the contrast of light helps the viewer understand the meaning behind it. The light from the cup reflecting down on Christ bring out the intensity of that moment and what he needed before he was arrested, which creates feeling of empathy of what he was feeling and what he was looking for from the angel to the people looking at the painting.

"Italian Renaissance Culture." Renaissance and Reformation Reference Library, edited by Julie L. Carnagie, et al., vol. 2: Vol. 2: Almanac, UXL, 2002, pp. 305-371. Gale eBooks, link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX3426300028/GVRL?u=lincclin_mcc&sid=bookmark-GVRL&xid=68c4c31d. Accessed 11 Nov. 2021.

Logo’s are designed to represent a company and their brand. Their purpose usually either will describe that brand or give off a clever design to portray how they will represent their brand. The purpose of a logo could show where the company originates from or how they started. I know about these logos because I have ended up randomly finding them in just an ordinary day, or because they are well known companies. The well known companies of the logos I chose have fun backgrounds to why they chose to design their logo in that particular way. This is what makes logos important and powerful because their meaning leaves an impact or impression on the consumer. The companies of the logos I chose to share that aren’t well known that I stumbled upon randomly, their logos stuck with me because I like their products and were easy to remember because it was a simple logo. Also, having a simple logo could also have a deeper meaning behind it and portray the name, what they do, and their purpose in one image.

OnCloud

Merrell

Fabletics

American Airlines

Amazon

FedEx Express

Swiss Backpacks

Celcius

Carousels Soft Serve Icery

Reduce

Gillette

Life’s Good

Titan - Noli Me Tangere. Chapter 4, Page 3.

The artist uses symmetrical and asymmetrical balance in this photo by not making both sides the same but making both of the people towards the center of the artwork. He also uses emphasis and subordination by making the people the main focal point of the artwork but giving a setting of where they are in the background to add drama to their positions, not take away from it. In the subordination, there is unity in what is used in the background, like the vegetation for example; there is a tree and a bush but they both have the same colors and textures to them. The artist also gives variety to the vegetation by not giving the same amount of saturation to them and also using a different color scheme to define the rest of the background. The red colored dress also gives a specific directional force to emphasize the girl that is on the ground to have the viewer question what reason why she is. 

Unity/Variety: Unity and Variety are on two ends of the spectrum when it comes to creating an artwork. Artist’s strive to find a balance in the two to make their artwork interesting. Unity in an artwork provides elements that are the same throughout and variety provides diversity to mix up the unity in the artwork.

Example: Claude Monet - Haystacks. It provides unity in the objects (haystacks) and provides variety in that by giving a range of colors to portray shadows

Balance: It it what makes an artwork visually pleasing to look at, and can be either symmetrical or asymmetrical. Having both sides of an artwork match is a form of symmetry whereas the left differing from the right is a form of asymmetry.

Example: Caravaggio - The Incredulity of Saint Thomas. This provides both asymmetry and symmetry because the heads of the men create a diamond in the top center of the painting but their bodies are painted in different poses and different colors for each side.

Emphasis/Subordination: These are two elements that work together in an artwork to create a main focus. Emphasis is different elements like size, contrast, color, etc. that create a focal point and subordination keeps the focal point on what’s being emphasized by creating areas that aren’t as important.

Example: Johnathan Borofsky - Walking to the Sky. The buildings in the background give good negative space towards the main focus of the people walking on the beam towards the sky. It adds to the scenery and reality of how far high the people are walking but it doesn’t take away from them or what it is they’re doing.

Directional Forces: It influences the way people view the artwork by the actual or suggested lines it implies. Directional forces could often show the underlying or structure that an artwork has to offer.

Example: Rembrandt - Two Studies of a Bird of Paradise. The actual lines of the two birds tails implies that they are in sync together while flying. The variety of multiple line patterns focus our eyes to notice those details and see that they are flying.

Repetition/Rhythm: These two elements are connected by the pattern of flow that goes into an artwork. The recurrence in these patterns allow the artist to express their artwork.

Example: Robert Delaunay - Endless Rhythm. The pattern of circular flow in this artwork is the emphasis of this piece. It isn’t the same color or pattern in each section, but it still portrays the constant circular motion of the piece.

Scale/Proportion: Scale is the difference in size of two objects or more and proportion is the relationship of the size of the objects in the artwork. 

Example: Georgia O’Keefe - Oriental Poppies. The proportion of the poppies are the same but the scale of them is portrayed to be much larger than they are since they are so up close.

Hello fellow bloggers! I wanted to share with you guys what I think about art and help you get to know me.

Personally, art is how people can express themselves or show how they perceive the world around them. So when I look at art I’m always thinking about how the artist was feeling when they created their piece, what setting they were in, and what it meant for them to create it and share it. I believe art is personal, so when I share it I want a certain message to be perceived.

Jackson Pollock was a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement and he was widely known for his "drip technique", which is what he used in this painting.

He was introduced to liquid paint in 1936 and learned many pouring techniques. By 1940 he had developed many techniques and one later on becoming recognized as the drip technique.

Jackson dealt with alcoholism and as a way to treat it he underwent Jungian psychotherapy where his doctor would engage with him by encouraging him to use his art to help. Later on in Jackson's art you can notice Jungian concepts and archetypes expressed in his paintings.

In 1947 he created his first drip painting and by 1950 when he created Autumn Rhythm, a nonrepresentational painting, he was at the height of his talent.

While composing this painting he poured, dripped, flicked, and splattered paint in very unorthodox means. He also used anything but traditional painter's tools (knives, trowel, and sticks) when making up the dense, lyrical compositions of this painting.