"The Scream" - Leonardo Pechansky, Matheus Gheller, Tomas Martinez - 8ªE

One of the most famous pictures of all time, "The Scream" (Norwegian: Skrik) is a composition of four paintings by Edvard Munch.

It shows a figure with an agonized expression on the dock of Oslojford (Oslo) at the sunset. "The Scream" is considered one of the most important works to the Expressionism movement, "the Mona Lisa for our time".

We have chosen this picture because of its importance to the art world and quality, bringing us the feeling of agony, melancholy and fear.

Girl whit a Balloon

                                                                                                                                                           
                                             
 He was made in South Bank of London in 2002, the author is Banksy. In this work an innocent girl is reaching for a red heart-shaped balloon.
               
This painting in we opinion is very beautiful, difficult, and expressive.We did not find any weak point, because the painting is so realistic and perfectionist. Painting in general is well-crafted, realistic and some points of view is also confusing.

Group: Amanda Soares, Eduarda Machado, Natasha Lando.

T: 8E 

"Portrait of the dr.Gachet"-Eduardo Kroth, Henrique Varela e João Vicente 8ªE

The painting "Portrait of Dr Gachet" is one of the works of the painter Van Gogh. He was born on March 30, 1853 in Netherlands. The work was painted in 1890 and sold 100 years later for   $82.5 million. It is a portrait of the doctor Gachet, who appears very sad, probably for some event of the work.

We think the painting looks like a bored, sad and desperate man. Also it is dramatic, it can transmit a feeling through their textures and colors. The strength of the work is the texture of brushstrokes that make reference to sadness of man and the weakness is the fund. We found the painting moving and dramatic, to feel the sadness and despair of the doctor when we looked at the painting. Our opinion is that the expression of man over the dramatic brushstrokes make us feel the loneliness and sadness of the doctor.

Edson Lang, Monike Natalie, Giulia Fontana

Undoubtedly one of the most famous works of art from historically is our smiling Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci.

The portrait photographer began in 1503 and ended three or four years later. The oil painting on poplar wood is exposed in the Louvre in Paris, and is the biggest attraction of the museum.

The painting was brought from Italy to France by Leonardo da Vinci himself in 1516 when he was invited by King Francis I of France to work in his court. Francisco would then bought the painting, which is now displayed in Fontainebleau and later at the Palace of Versailles. Only after the French Revolution, the painting was exhibited at the Louvre, where it is today.

           

"Two Dancers- Degas" - Dora, Isabel and Laura 8C

Our group has decided to reproduce a painting that was produced by Edgar Degas, called “Two Dancers”.

Edgar Hilaire Germain Degas was born is Paris, July 19th , 1834. Degas was a french painter, printmaker, sculptor and photographer. He’s known specially because of his particular vision of the ballet world, knowing how to capture the most beautiful and sudden scenarios. He’s also known by his famous biscuits and as one of the founders of Impressionism. Lots of his works are maintened in the Orsay’s Museum, in Paris, where de artist was born and died. “Two Dancers” was started in 1878, but was only finished in 1880. The painting shows two young ballerinas in a plain beige background. We feel a bit of confusion when looking at the picture, because they’re dressed to dance, but it seems that they don’t want to do it. We also feel some innocence of children, what, at this period of life, is very present. The weaknesses are that the painting is really impersonal, distant and mysterious, because we will never be able to understand exactly what the artist wanted to show and transmit with this painting. The strengths are that it makes us wonder what was really happening with the girls, what where they feeling, etc. So, this is a very reflexive artwork. Our final impressions are that this is a really controversial artwork, because we can’t be sure about almost anything, but, at the same time, it makes us reflect a lot.

Andrea del Sarto's self-portrait

Group: Lorenzo Abs, Pedro Monteiro, Vitória Schiavon from 8C.

The painting we choose to recreate as a living picture is a self-portrait by the italian painter Andrea del Sarto. He was born on 16th of July on 1486, in Florence, and died in the same city he was born, on 29th of September on 1530, or on 21th of janurary on 1531, because the day he passed away is still uncertain.

The artwork shows very well the reason that Andrea was often called an artist "senza errori", expression that translate to "without errors". He used to paint almost perfect human figures, and this paiting that we are worked with is not an exception. The picture also shows us the simplicity and the seriousness of the artist.

Almeida Júnior- Tamara C.S.C, Valentina Balbi e Suelmi T. - 8A

"A Moça com Livro" 

Biography: He was born on May 8, 1850 in Itu and died on November 13, 1899, with 49 years old , in Piracicaba; He addressed the regionalist theme introduction the broad featured giving simple and anonymous characters; He supplied the monumentality sends artistic education in favor of naturalism. Was the best painter who assimilated the legacy of realismo; His biography and even today the object of study of particular interest being the history and legends concerning the circumstances that led his murder; The day of the Brazilian artist is celebrated on May 8, birthday of Jose Ferraz de Almeida Junior; To represent women, Almeida Junior, questions the behavior of society with appearance.

The work: The painting "A Moça com Livro", is located in the São Paulo art museum; On this painting of Almeida Junior, this women with short hair was affront to society, that this type of haircut was only used by foreing and unqualified women; The woman of the painting is also represented sensually because of the makeup of the mouth and eyes; When the woman directs her gaze upward, the painting stays with an idea of reflection, conditions unacceptable for a young family at that time; At that time the woman should ask a man of the family a permission to read a book; The technique used by the painter was paint with oil on the canvas.

Opinion: We chose this work because when we read his story we realized that in that time the mens and the society were severe with women, "restricting" their freedom. In the painting this women is showing that she she is free, doing and wearing what she wants without fear of what others say or do.