Bridge At Villeneuve-La-Garenne Vincent Van Gogh
TEXTURE
• Refers to the perception of touch which distinguishes a wide variety of surface qualities.
Texture can be imaginary.
• It exists as a literal surface we can feel, but also as a surface we can see, and imagine the sensation might have if we felt it. • Texture can also be portrayed in an image, suggested to the eye which can refer to our memories of surfaces we have touched.
TEXTURE IN 2D
• The tradition of rendering simulated textures goes back to classical antiquity in the paintings of the Hellenistic Period. • The term Hellenistic refers to the spread of Greek culture beyond Greece— especially to the East—as a result of Alexander’s conquests • Battle of Issus 333BCmosaic-detail
Battle of Issus, from the House of the Faun, …show more content…
• Girl with a Mandolin Pablo Picasso
Texture from the artist’s handling of paint and brush
Impressionist and Expressionist paintings possess an immediate physical presence that invites TOUCH.
Alfred Sisley, Bridge at Villeneuve-la-Garenne Vincent Van Gogh, The Red Vineyard
TEXTURE IN 3D
• Actual texture can be found in the natural quality of the medium. • The sculptor may also choose to enhance or to modify the original qualities of the material.
• Praxiteles enhanced the marble medium which he polished to a high sheen, giving the marble a sensuous glow to simulate the texture of the skin. Hermes bearing the infant Dionysus
• French sculptor Auguste Rodin turned away from the classical “finish” and cultivated a rough and lively surface to the effect the interplay of light on the sculptural form. • He often leaves a part of the work unfinished for the viewer to complete in his or her imagination. • The Walking Man
• T’ang potters (618906) usually leave the lower section of their jars unglazed to bring out the contrast between the glazed area and the even neutral biscuit of the
• Refers to the perception of touch which distinguishes a wide variety of surface qualities.
Texture can be imaginary.
• It exists as a literal surface we can feel, but also as a surface we can see, and imagine the sensation might have if we felt it. • Texture can also be portrayed in an image, suggested to the eye which can refer to our memories of surfaces we have touched.
TEXTURE IN 2D
• The tradition of rendering simulated textures goes back to classical antiquity in the paintings of the Hellenistic Period. • The term Hellenistic refers to the spread of Greek culture beyond Greece— especially to the East—as a result of Alexander’s conquests • Battle of Issus 333BCmosaic-detail
Battle of Issus, from the House of the Faun, …show more content…
• Girl with a Mandolin Pablo Picasso
Texture from the artist’s handling of paint and brush
Impressionist and Expressionist paintings possess an immediate physical presence that invites TOUCH.
Alfred Sisley, Bridge at Villeneuve-la-Garenne Vincent Van Gogh, The Red Vineyard
TEXTURE IN 3D
• Actual texture can be found in the natural quality of the medium. • The sculptor may also choose to enhance or to modify the original qualities of the material.
• Praxiteles enhanced the marble medium which he polished to a high sheen, giving the marble a sensuous glow to simulate the texture of the skin. Hermes bearing the infant Dionysus
• French sculptor Auguste Rodin turned away from the classical “finish” and cultivated a rough and lively surface to the effect the interplay of light on the sculptural form. • He often leaves a part of the work unfinished for the viewer to complete in his or her imagination. • The Walking Man
• T’ang potters (618906) usually leave the lower section of their jars unglazed to bring out the contrast between the glazed area and the even neutral biscuit of the