Meaning of Color: James Abbott McNeill Whistler & Edvard Munch
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This is a solution to the question, "How does color contribute to an artwork's meaning?" Anticipating a level of Year 1, this solution examines the use of color and its relation to subject matter in paintings by James Abbott McNeil Whistler and Edvard Munch. Due to the study level, the study is limited to the color's role in evoking certain emotions. All links are open-access and valid as of 23 August 2020.
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This solution is an explanation of how color contributes to the meaning of a painting. Focusing on two artists from the Impressionist and Symbolist eras, this solution demonstrates how these associations have remained constant in Western art over the past 150 years in approximately 350 words.
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When you analyze an artwork for the first time, it makes sense to start with its form, or what you see. The artist's use of color is one of the easiest places to begin. This solution will look at the use of color in paintings by James Abbott McNeill Whistler and Edvard Munch and how the emotions they evoke can contribute to their overall meanings.
Cool colors (green, blue, and violet) create a sensation of calmness or sadness. We see this in Whistler's Nocturne in Blue and Gold: Old Battersea Bridge (https://tinyurl.com/y39gvfhl). This largely monochromatic scene consists of several tones of blue. The overall haziness of ...
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