Amazon Jungle Painting Analysis
The photo on the title page is the painting I will be dissecting for elements, and principles that I have learned in the class. I could not find out the name of the artist; I could not find out the size or name of the painting either. The reason I chose this painting is that I believed it to be the most interesting visually and the easiest to interpret. The painting is in the Artisan’s Loft gallery in Staunton, but the painting had no tag beside it. I believe the painting is a fictional landscape of the Amazon Jungle. I do know that the painting is on canvas and is made with acrylic paint. Firstly, I will be talking about the elements I found in this painting. The artist uses mostly curved lines in this painting, this definitely keeps the
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I mentioned before that the artist made this piece unified through the lines, shape, color and the perspective. The artist was also able to create some variety by adding some warmer colors on some of the plant-life. The artist also added some color to the birds in the painting as well. The other colors in the painting help create variety as well. The balance in this painting is asymmetrical, the artist does this by centering the viewer’s attention to the middle of the painting. The river and the larger birds center the viewer’s attention. The painting’s scale was nice, lots of detail in the foreground with bigger objects succeeded by smaller objects with less detail in the background. The scale helped the depth of the painting, but I felt the painting was unproportioned. Most of the painting was devoted the foreground and what space was left over was devoted to the background. The painting was clearly developed thoroughly by the artist, the artist used most of the topic discussed in elements of design and used some of the principles of design as well. I really came to understand this painting better through this project. I also like how I am able to look at a painting and be able to see the foundation of the painting. I believe that this painting has really grounded the things I have learned so far. The project also encourages me to learn more and maybe go back to look at the painting and see if I have an even greater understanding the next time. While finishing this project I just wonder if the artist’s use the elements and principles because they are taught too or is it just natural for people to use these things in their
I mentioned before that the artist made this piece unified through the lines, shape, color and the perspective. The artist was also able to create some variety by adding some warmer colors on some of the plant-life. The artist also added some color to the birds in the painting as well. The other colors in the painting help create variety as well. The balance in this painting is asymmetrical, the artist does this by centering the viewer’s attention to the middle of the painting. The river and the larger birds center the viewer’s attention. The painting’s scale was nice, lots of detail in the foreground with bigger objects succeeded by smaller objects with less detail in the background. The scale helped the depth of the painting, but I felt the painting was unproportioned. Most of the painting was devoted the foreground and what space was left over was devoted to the background. The painting was clearly developed thoroughly by the artist, the artist used most of the topic discussed in elements of design and used some of the principles of design as well. I really came to understand this painting better through this project. I also like how I am able to look at a painting and be able to see the foundation of the painting. I believe that this painting has really grounded the things I have learned so far. The project also encourages me to learn more and maybe go back to look at the painting and see if I have an even greater understanding the next time. While finishing this project I just wonder if the artist’s use the elements and principles because they are taught too or is it just natural for people to use these things in their