Cosmic Chasm

Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568 Br u ssel - 1625 Antwerp) Flowers in a Wooden Vessel (1606-1607) Background:      Jan Brueghel the Elder was a Flemish painter known for his velvet-like rich colors and textures. Brueghel came from a relatively well-known Netherlandish family. His father, Pieter Bruegel the Elder (1525-1569), was a painter during the Northern Renaissance. However, Jan's maternal grandmother, Mayken Verhulst, taught him how to paint. With these skills, he went to Rome and discovered the artwork that inspired his own. The creator,  Paulus Bril (1554-1626), had mastered small-scale, brightly colored, and finely detailed paintings.      The inspiration is evident in  Flowers in a Wooden Vessel , where the brightness and detail are delicate and effortless but immeasurable. Brueghel desperately wanted to create art that represented God's grand work, highlighting the intricacies of his creation. Brueghel has been heralded as one of the great ...

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (ca.1525-1569) Humanism one-point linear perspective used to create illusionary space and genres, including frontal portraiture, self-portraiture, and landscape\ Artwork of this form is a valued representation of human life, granting passage through the ills and beauties of human nature. Northern Renaissance/Renaissance (general) An artistic revolution that mainly benefited the wealthier, higher-class families and individuals in Nothern Europe at the time. Created a foundation for Western culture Humanist works were centered around representing an individual in relation to their surroundings or other story-telling methods that observed a scene rather than a standalone person Pieter Bruegel was a very famous artist for his time (post-reformation) Produced art that told many stories, from commoners to proverbs and mythology Created multiple sets of paintings and illustrations that focused on a particular subject matter, such as the seasons. The Harvesters (1565)...

 ... your mom? Your Aunt? An ant? A dog, cat, bird, or rat? Well, I guess that's initially the artist's determination, but what about the on-looker, the observer, the enthusiast? "You have so many questions, Mars, what gives???" Well, little doves, perspective is to blame for my utter confusion. I'll give you the run-down on what I have learned: If you've ever been like me and have stayed up until 3 a.m. digging an endless pit to Wonderland, you'll understand why I feel so frazzled. I knew the link between perspective art and the sciences had to exist, right?? I scrolled through Google images until I found it—the holy trinity, no less—art, architecture, and engineering. All three fuse together in perfect harmony, and all at once implode on themselves to show us a galaxy of what it truly means to push boundaries. Hans Vredeman de Vries At least, that's what I thought of his work. I appreciate these clean, even lines. The patience, the skill—my hand cram...