https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd Made with a curious mind en-us 2017-02-08 22:50:49 UTC 2017-05-17 02:56:12 UTC hello@padlet.com maxjacobs185 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/152644294 2017-02-08 23:10:14 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/152644294 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/152940649 Welcome to Musée des couleurs de l'histoire! Enjoy your tour as you experience the evolutionary process of art as we know it. Your tour begins with the Early Civilization Exhibit and ends with the Modern Art Exhibit. After your tour, feel free to visit the Gift Shop and Specialty Cafe.]]> 2017-02-09 22:42:50 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/152940649 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/152940836 Exhibit 1. Early Civilizations 
Exhibit 2. Middle Ages 
Exhibit 3. Renaissance
Exhibit 4. Enlightenment 
Exhibit 5. Romanticism 
Exhibit 6. Realism
Exhibit 7. Interpretive Art
Exhibit 8. Modern Art]]> 2017-02-09 22:44:10 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/152940836 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/152940936 This museum would not be possible without the help from the following:
Juhi Mehta 
Liane Brown
Zaina Abdelrahman
Nathan Zemecki 
Max Jacobs

Your donations are used to fund for the wonderful exhibits that you see in the museum. 
Thank you for coming and please feel free to leave any comments or concerns in the plastic box in the lobby. ]]> 2017-02-09 22:45:00 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/152940936 maxjacobs185 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/152941842 2017-02-09 22:53:49 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/152941842 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/152941850 The art of the Middle Ages can be summed up with three words: "flat, cracked Jesus". Art of this time appeared very two-dimensional, an egg yolk mixture called tempera was used as paint which caused paintings to crack when dry, and religion was the central theme of most art.]]> 2017-02-09 22:53:55 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/152941850 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/152941874 During the Renaissance, humanism, the focus on the importance of the individual, and the rebirth of classical Greco-Roman themes were driving forces in art. Art was now not only used to worship God but to celebrate the individual. Rules of perspective, depth and light were created, which led to more three-dimensional looking art. Oil paints replaced tempera paint. Many monarchs were patrons to artists and commissioned their works.]]> 2017-02-09 22:54:12 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/152941874 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/152941941 During the Enlightenment the ideas of natural rights and new scientific discoveries surfaced. It was titled "Age of Reason"  because new secular ideas challenged traditional thought which focused on religion. Neoclassicism and Rococo were art forms that emerged at this time.]]> 2017-02-09 22:54:52 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/152941941 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/152941988 Romanticism swept through Europe from about 1800 to 1850. It challenged the Enlightenment's focus on reason and instead emphasized feeling, emotion and imagination as sources of knowledge. ]]> 2017-02-09 22:55:19 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/152941988 maxjacobs185 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/152942033 Realism was a movement that started in the 1850's that rejected romanticism. It typically depicted everyday events and life. It went against traditional styles of painting that depicted historical events.

Some of the leading painters were Gustave Courbet, Jean-Francois Millet, and Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot.

]]> 2017-02-09 22:55:49 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/152942033 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/152942147 During the period of modern art, artists furthered their freedom in what they created. Art continued to become up to the interpretation of the viewer. ]]> 2017-02-09 22:56:54 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/152942147 maxjacobs185 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/152942745 Gustave Courbet painted many controversial paintings, and he demolished the Vendôme column which resulted in his exile to Switzerland. His painting entitled "Bonjour, Monsieur Courbet"  shows a scene from everyday life with everyday people.]]> 2017-02-09 23:03:23 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/152942745 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/152943129 2017-02-09 23:08:44 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/152943129 maxjacobs185 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153192997 Jean-Francois Millet was an important source of inspiration for Vincent Van Gogh, and he was famous for painting a lot of peasant farmers. This work, called "The Gleaners" shows peasants hard at work.]]> 2017-02-10 22:34:17 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153192997 maxjacobs185 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153193347 Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot was famous for painting landscapes, such as this piece entitled "View of the Forest of Fontainebleau".]]> 2017-02-10 22:38:51 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153193347 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153589898 Impressionism focused on leaving a quick impression of something rather than using lots of detail. Some artists focused on movement, straying away from painting things just as they were. Claude Monet was an impressionist who focused on the interplay of light with a subject. His painting "Impression, Sunrise" is not very detailed, but the viewer still gets the impression of boats at a harbor and sunlight glistening on the water.]]> 2017-02-13 23:02:16 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153589898 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153613414 This example of early civilizations art comes from Egypt. It was made on papyrus, a thick paper made from reeds and it was painted with dye made from minerals.]]> 2017-02-14 02:55:13 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153613414 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153624006 Classical civilizations refer to the ancient Greek and Roman civilizations. The main forms of this art were sculpture and architecture. "The Discus Thrower" is an example of a classical Greek sculpture.]]> 2017-02-14 04:54:41 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153624006 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153631468 The art of early civilizations was rudimentary and crude. Art was etched into stone and natural coloration was used as pigment.]]> 2017-02-14 06:57:03 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153631468 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153632236 2017-02-14 07:07:07 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153632236 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153632453 2017-02-14 07:09:06 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153632453 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153632980 Giotto di Bondone was a famous artist of the Middle Ages. His work entitled "Madonna and Child" shows the artistic style of his time. ]]> 2017-02-14 07:14:43 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153632980 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153633407 2017-02-14 07:19:57 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153633407 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153633471 2017-02-14 07:20:44 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153633471 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153633565 2017-02-14 07:21:37 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153633565 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153636307 The early Renaissance began in Italy and focused on secularism, humanism and Greco-Roman culture. One prominent artist of the Early Renaissance was Donato di Donatello. His sculpture entitled "David" demonstrates a classical influence and the influence of humanism.]]> 2017-02-14 07:44:28 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153636307 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153738928 The Northern Renaissance took in northern parts of Europe outside of Italy. Northern Renaissance focused on details and realism rather than humanism. They also had less of a Greco-Roman influence and were less secular. Jan van Eyck was an important figure of the Northern Renaissance. His painting entitled "The Virgin of Chancellor Rolin" shows Northern Renaissance traits such as its huge amount of detail, lack of expression in the figures, and religious content.]]> 2017-02-14 15:12:10 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153738928 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153747254 2017-02-14 15:31:09 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153747254 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153747362 2017-02-14 15:31:23 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153747362 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153752103 Baroque art began in Italy during the Renaissance. It used dramatic effects to induce emotion.  One baroque artist was Peter Paul Rubens. Rubens' piece entitled "Samson and Delilah is very dramatic in the figures, the positions of the bodies, and the bold intense coloration and shadows.              ]]> 2017-02-14 15:41:41 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153752103 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153757566 Caspar David Friedrich was a romantic painter who was famous for painting dramatic, symbolic landscapes. His work "Wanderer above the Sea of Fog" shows a man thoughtfully observing a dramaticized raging sea.]]> 2017-02-14 15:53:22 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153757566 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153762009 Ludwig van Beethoven was a romantic musician. In his work "The Ninth Symphony" you can hear how expressive and emotional the music is.]]> 2017-02-14 16:02:01 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153762009 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153859043 Post-Impressionism was similar to impressionism, but rather than to imitate a subject post-impressionists sought to express a feeling or a personal statement. Vincent Van Gogh was a post-impressionist whose painting "Starry Night" is very expressive. Van Gogh loved color and believed it could be used as a language.]]> 2017-02-14 20:09:15 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153859043 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153860267 Expressionism sought out to evoke moods and ideas from the viewer. Georges Seurat, an expressionist, used pointillism, making a larger image with smaller dots, to create his art. In his work entitled "The Circus", the dancing performers invoke whimsical and happy feelings. ]]> 2017-02-14 20:14:30 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153860267 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153860785 Fauvism emphasized the independence of colors from the subject of the piece. Henri Matisse's "Woman with a Hat" showcases this.]]> 2017-02-14 20:16:52 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153860785 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153861213 Cubism used geometric shapes to imitate objects.  Pablo Picasso was a leading cubist. One of his most famous cubist works is "Three Musicians".]]> 2017-02-14 20:18:33 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153861213 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153861613 Neoclassicism brought with it a resurgence of classical Greco-Roman themes. Reason, the natural world, discipline, and the ideal form became valued. Jacques-Louis David was an example of a neoclassical artist. His work "Oath of Horatii" portrays a scene with Roman soldiers, which demonstrates a classical influence.

]]> 2017-02-14 20:20:16 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153861613 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153861792 New developments in technology were intented, such as the airplane and the car, inspired futurism, Futurism emphasized technology and objects. Filippo Tommaso Marinetti was a famous futurist. His work "Skyscrapers and Tunnels" depicts some of these developments.

]]> 2017-02-14 20:21:02 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153861792 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153872839 Rococo art was delicate and gentle and rejected power. One prominent Rococo artist was Jean-Antoine Watteau. Watteau's work "The Embarkation for Cythera" shows these Rococo traits.]]> 2017-02-14 21:14:42 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153872839 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153897344 2017-02-15 00:34:03 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153897344 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153897526 2017-02-15 00:35:58 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153897526 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153897670 2017-02-15 00:37:13 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153897670 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153918663 2017-02-15 04:09:43 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153918663 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153918981 2017-02-15 04:14:23 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153918981 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153919410 During the high Renaissance, artists had mastered new art techniques. Rome became more of the cultural focus rather than Greece. Leonardo Da Vinci was one of the giants of the High Renaissance. His painting "The Mona Lisa" exemplifies the ideals of the Renaissance through the secular human focus and the thoughtful smile of Mona Lisa.]]> 2017-02-15 04:18:58 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153919410 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153919880 2017-02-15 04:24:48 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153919880 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153920238 2017-02-15 04:28:24 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153920238 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153920296 2017-02-15 04:28:53 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153920296 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153920319 2017-02-15 04:29:14 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153920319 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153920467 2017-02-15 04:31:37 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153920467 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153920798 2017-02-15 04:36:33 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153920798 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153920970 2017-02-15 04:39:02 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153920970 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153921149 2017-02-15 04:41:34 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153921149 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153921223 2017-02-15 04:42:25 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153921223 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153921364 2017-02-15 04:44:22 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153921364 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153921504 2017-02-15 04:46:06 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153921504 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153921657 2017-02-15 04:48:19 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153921657 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153921674 2017-02-15 04:48:33 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153921674 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153921844 Mary Shelley was a romantic writer. Her novel Frankenstein tells the story of a scientist that creates a monster.

"I saw—with shut eyes, but acute mental vision—I saw the pale student of unhallowed arts kneeling beside the thing he had put together. I saw the hideous phantasm of a man stretched out, and then, on the working of some powerful engine, show signs of life and stir with an uneasy, half-vital motion. Frightful must it be, for supremely frightful would be the effect of any human endeavor to mock the stupendous mechanism of the Creator of the world."]]> 2017-02-15 04:51:26 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153921844 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153922314 2017-02-15 04:59:39 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153922314 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153922724 2017-02-15 05:06:27 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153922724 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153922859 2017-02-15 05:08:01 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153922859 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153922983 2017-02-15 05:09:58 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153922983 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153923039 The "Age of Progress" in the late 1800s gave rise to interpretive art. Artists began to paint in a more abstract manner and the feeling and message of their works was up to interpretation. This style of art included different schools: Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Expressionism, Fauvism, Cubism, and Futurism.]]> 2017-02-15 05:10:47 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153923039 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153923046 2017-02-15 05:10:51 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153923046 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153923167 2017-02-15 05:13:16 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153923167 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153923572 2017-02-15 05:20:03 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153923572 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153923694 2017-02-15 05:22:10 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153923694 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153925987 2017-02-15 06:03:15 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153925987 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153926112 2017-02-15 06:05:27 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153926112 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153926351 2017-02-15 06:10:07 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153926351 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153926399 2017-02-15 06:11:10 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153926399 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153926583 2017-02-15 06:13:57 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153926583 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153926634 2017-02-15 06:14:48 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153926634 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153926857 2017-02-15 06:17:57 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153926857 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153926924 2017-02-15 06:19:15 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153926924 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153927361 2017-02-15 06:26:25 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153927361 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153927643 2017-02-15 06:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153927643 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153927679 2017-02-15 06:31:09 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153927679 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153927919 Jackson Pollock was a modern artist who painted very abstract paintings, such as his piece "Convergence".]]> 2017-02-15 06:35:10 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153927919 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153927935 2017-02-15 06:35:30 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153927935 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153928038 Wassily Kandinsky was another influential modern artist. His "Composition VII" is an abstract piece.]]> 2017-02-15 06:36:58 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153928038 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153928529 2017-02-15 06:43:47 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153928529 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153928552 Thank you for coming with us on this tour of the history of art! We hope you have learned just how visual expression developed in the Western world. Feel free to visit our cafe and gift shop.]]> 2017-02-15 06:44:02 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153928552 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153929486 2017-02-15 06:57:44 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153929486 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153929564 Hungry? Take a quick lunch break at our restaurant!]]> 2017-02-15 06:59:12 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153929564 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153929704 2017-02-15 07:01:43 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153929704 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153930570 Gothic architecture was a style that emerged in the Middle Ages. Gothic Cathedrals were meant to worship God.]]> 2017-02-15 07:17:43 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153930570 792449 https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153931591 2017-02-15 07:28:34 UTC https://padlet.com/792449/er9cedg5wsnd/wish/153931591