William Blake: The Misunderstood Artist of the 19th Century

The purpose of this project is to examine the artistic vision of William Blake as well as his impact on literature. William Blake was one of the most misunderstood artists of his time, which led to a life of isolation and poverty. Determined to follow his “Divine Image,” Blake remained unappreciated until his twilight years, although he was still virtually unknown except for a small group of followers. William Blake is important today because of his innovative work stemming from his frustration with standard poetic tradition and techniques. This project explores Blake’s collection of poems entitled Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience. The two groups of lyrics depict, as Blake stated, “the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul.” Although written a few years apart, Blake intended the two volumes to be read together. Each poem from Songs of Innocence stands as an independent poem, but also has a matched counterpart or contrary in Songs of Experience. In addition, Blake expressed many of his conceptions visually and each poem is accompanied by a design and illustration that make up an integral part of the text

William Blake: The Misunderstood Artist of the 19th Century

The purpose of this project is to examine the artistic vision of William Blake as well as his impact on literature. William Blake was one of the most misunderstood artists of his time, which led to a life of isolation and poverty. Determined to follow his Divine Image, Blake remained unappreciated until his twilight years, although he was still virtually unknown except for a small group of followers. William Blake is important today because of his innovative work stemming from his frustration with standard poetic tradition and techniques. This project explores Blake\u27s collection of poems entitled Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience. The two groups of lyrics depict, as Blake stated, the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul. Although written a few years apart, Blake intended the two volumes to be read together. Each poem from Songs of Innocence stands as an independent poem, but also has a matched counterpart, or contrary in Songs of Experience. In addition, Blake expressed many of his conceptions visually and each poem is accompanied by a design and illustration that make up an integral part of the text

Claude Monet, Pioneer of Impressionism

This project examines Claude Monet and his impact of Impressionism. Monet, more than any other artist, is responsible for the public image of Impressionism that we see today. He founded the art form and even inspired the very term itself. Monet\u27s numerous studies of changing light and atmosphere show how he stayed true to Impressionism throughout his entire career, even though many painters moved on to new styles. He once said that, he wished he had been bom blind and then had suddenly gained his sight so that he could have begun to paint...without knowing what the objects were that he saw before him. His dedication to his work and his style helped to eventually develop Modem art