Formal Analysis
Formal Analysis
I’ve decided to do my formal analysis on an original painting done by Slava Ilyayev titled, “Passage to Spring”. I ran across this beautiful work of art at Fascination St. Fine Art north of Cherry Creek in Denver.
UNITY: As you take a look at this piece, you can notice unity right away. The artist uses color, texture, and line to interweave this beautiful work of art together. Bright, analogous warm colors are unified throughout the piece including the reflection on the pathway and the green field on the horizontal plane. Texture was another element used by the artist to tie this piece together. Take a look at the texture created in the leaves, the thick paint is lifting off the surface of the canvas. This same texture is used throughout the landscape and the reflection on the pathway. Line was also used to tie the piece into one. The first noticeable lines are from the horizontal reflections on the pathway, which leads to the vertical lines from the thick tree trunk. Those lines are then extended in the branches which fold inward onto the picture plane. This creates an “O” which helps bring the piece together.
VARIETY: I have stood in front of this piece more than any other piece in the gallery. How did the artist achieve this? Ilyayev’s work consists of a variety of bright colors and shapes that help sustain one’s interests. The colors are analogous throughout the work, but the colors are transformed as the color reflects off the wet path. Colors such as purple, blue, and maroon start to emerge from the lower portion of the piece in the reflection area. Variations of other colors create diversity as well such as the subtle greens in the distance created through the atmospheric perspective captured by the artist. The variations of shapes also helps keep the viewer interested in the piece. The overlapped rounded shapes in the leaves of the trees create a variety of organic shapes which resemble a healthy, plush tree.
BALANCE:
I’ve decided to do my formal analysis on an original painting done by Slava Ilyayev titled, “Passage to Spring”. I ran across this beautiful work of art at Fascination St. Fine Art north of Cherry Creek in Denver.
UNITY: As you take a look at this piece, you can notice unity right away. The artist uses color, texture, and line to interweave this beautiful work of art together. Bright, analogous warm colors are unified throughout the piece including the reflection on the pathway and the green field on the horizontal plane. Texture was another element used by the artist to tie this piece together. Take a look at the texture created in the leaves, the thick paint is lifting off the surface of the canvas. This same texture is used throughout the landscape and the reflection on the pathway. Line was also used to tie the piece into one. The first noticeable lines are from the horizontal reflections on the pathway, which leads to the vertical lines from the thick tree trunk. Those lines are then extended in the branches which fold inward onto the picture plane. This creates an “O” which helps bring the piece together.
VARIETY: I have stood in front of this piece more than any other piece in the gallery. How did the artist achieve this? Ilyayev’s work consists of a variety of bright colors and shapes that help sustain one’s interests. The colors are analogous throughout the work, but the colors are transformed as the color reflects off the wet path. Colors such as purple, blue, and maroon start to emerge from the lower portion of the piece in the reflection area. Variations of other colors create diversity as well such as the subtle greens in the distance created through the atmospheric perspective captured by the artist. The variations of shapes also helps keep the viewer interested in the piece. The overlapped rounded shapes in the leaves of the trees create a variety of organic shapes which resemble a healthy, plush tree.
BALANCE: