Eli Clein Art F200X Blog

(Veronese, Paolo Feast in the House of Levi , 1573) Background:     The Feast in the House of Levi is  an oil on canvas painting that measures 18' 3" x 42' currently located in the Academy of Fine Arts Museum in Venice, Italy. It depicts a Last Supper scene with Jesus and the twelve Apostles dining within a Venietan restaurant. The restaurant is filled to the brim with a variety of other customers, servers, and even animals. The work is very humanist as there is a lively aura to the patrons playfully eating and chatting, and it sets the biblical figures in such a normal setting. The buildings are three-dimensional and realistically sized and shaped. The painting uses techniques such as non-linear perspective and integrates classical architecture.       It was commissioned in 1573 by the convent of Saints Giovanni e Paolo to Paolo Veronese to replace Titian's  The Last Supper  (1542-44) after it burned down ( Art Story ). It was made as part o...

(Hopper, Edward. " Nighthawks . " 1942) Background:     During the height of World War II, artist Edward Hopper painted Nighthawks to reflect on wartime anxiety,  alienation, and fear ( Zapella ).  The painting also emits a great sense of separation to the viewers.  When asked about this piece, Hopper stated, "Unconsciously, probably, I was painting the loneliness of a large city" ( The Art Institute of Chicago ).  The neutral setting, with the modern fluorescent lights, makes the sense of separation feel timeless like one could walk into a similar scene anywhere. The timeless separation Nighthawks evokes has made it become a quintessential piece of American painting. In turn, it has been parodied and referenced throughout the decades since its publication.  Personal Relation:     I can relate to Nighthawks and the loneliness it expresses as a young man who spends most of his day online. Despite being born in the internet era, where one can r...

Hello everyone,             I'm Eli Clein. Right now, I'm a junior at UAF, majoring in English with a minor in art. I was born in Qinzhou, China, but due to cleft lip and palate, I was adopted and raised in the U.S. I spent about half of my childhood in Fairbanks, Alaska, and the rest traveling. I've been through most of Central America and some of South America. I went to Italy when I was twelve, I really loved the architecture and art of Florence. I've also visited a bit of Central Europe and Spain.          My hobbies include playing video games and playing the trading card game Magic: the Gathering. I also like the play the tabletop game Warhammer 40,000. I also paint miniatures from Warhammer as well. One of which is displayed below. I find this model appealing because I put a lot of time into painting it. I also heavily enjoyed painting it, building it, and using it in the Warhammer game. Clein, Eli. Angron. 2023  ...