Shilp Wolfhagen Analysis
Art Critical: Writing About Artworks
Frame: Structural/Cultural/Postmodern
Artists: Brett Whiteley and Philp Wolfhagen
Paintings: Whiteley’s ‘River at Marulan (Reading Einstein’s Geography)’ & Wolfhagen’s ‘ Landscape Semaphore No 8’
Brett Whiteley and Philp Wolfhagen are two very interesting artists, with two very different styles. The two paintings being analysed are Whiteley’s ‘River at Marulan (Reading Einstein’s Geography)’ & Wolfhagen’s ‘ Landscape Semaphore No 8’.
Both artists have different intentions about what they are trying to say to the viewer. In Wolfhagen’s painting, he mentions that he wants the viewer, to allow the viewer to listen to his or her inner voices whiles viewing the painting. Whiteley has different intentions …show more content…
of what he wants his viewers to think. His paintings may appear empty at first glance, but he entices us to fill in the gaps ourselves.
Whiteley and Wolfhagen use completely different mediums to suit their entirely different styles.
Whiteley prefers using silk-screen and etching although, he is a trained draughtsman. His skill as a painter though, particularly his handling of colour (his favourite colour being ultramarine blue) should be accredited. Wolfhagen favours oil paint and beeswax on linen for his masterpieces. Although he has majored in Printmaking, he had never been taught the actual painting technique. After purchasing a book about painting, and proper techniques, he soon discovered he wanted texture to his paintings, and turned to beeswax and oil paints, but painting with a palette knife, not a brush, to keep colour mixes clean and pure. He also likes how the knife/blade facets tonal gradations as opposed to the blur you would achieve from a …show more content…
brush.
Whiteley’s ‘River at Marulan (Reading Einstein’s Geography)’ uses a wide colour palette. Earthy colours are used to express the area, and he saw a link between the landscape and the female nude, hills often appearing as contours of hips. His art is subjective, meaning his art is very personal, imaginative response to place. On the other hand, Wolfhagen’s ‘ Landscape Semaphore No 8’ uses a very simplistic colour variety. The artwork has soothing, introspective qualities. His art is also very subjective, but have strong and intuitive response to personal spaces and experiences; therefore stating the purpose is different to ‘River at Marulan (Reading Einstein’s Geography)’ of Whiteley’s.
Depending upon the artist’s interest, the subject can usually be identified by the way the colour is put into practice and the way the texture is used to support the artist’s viewpoint. The way the text is arranged and the duration and lay out of the picture all contribute towards this! The message that is conveyed by the artist in his artwork is a reflection of his personality and shows his character.
At first glimpse, the pair of paintings in Landscape Semaphore No.
8 is just another discrepancy of abstract paint based on the obvious divisions of sand, sea and sky. But the longer you look, the more you are ‘involved’. The wonderful, tactile nature of the paint, the gentle slippages between colours, the suggestion of raw surface at the edges all fascinate the viewer to ‘lose’ themselves within the work, to hand over to pure sensation and memory. There is also a hint of sadness or loss and a sense of poetry within these atmospheric renderings. Whiteley does provocative work, breaking traditional boundaries of representation stimulating our imagination with its bent shapes and empty
spaces.
Wolfhagen paints his paintings with photographs as guides, rather then sketches, but he is not seeking the detail that a photograph can record. Instead he might deliberately take it out of focus or use a film that will enhance the shadows and textures of the image. Whiteley on the other hand, interprets art, using sketches as a guide, as he focuses more on curvaceous lines and distorted shapes as well as empty spaces.
Both Whiteley and Wolfhagen are great artists but every artist has its own style and means of communication. Some love to do wonders with colours while others admire people with their intricate design and sharp brush strokes. Their creativity is their key to success!
Frame: Structural/Cultural/Postmodern
Artists: Brett Whiteley and Philp Wolfhagen
Paintings: Whiteley’s ‘River at Marulan (Reading Einstein’s Geography)’ & Wolfhagen’s ‘ Landscape Semaphore No 8’
Brett Whiteley and Philp Wolfhagen are two very interesting artists, with two very different styles. The two paintings being analysed are Whiteley’s ‘River at Marulan (Reading Einstein’s Geography)’ & Wolfhagen’s ‘ Landscape Semaphore No 8’.
Both artists have different intentions about what they are trying to say to the viewer. In Wolfhagen’s painting, he mentions that he wants the viewer, to allow the viewer to listen to his or her inner voices whiles viewing the painting. Whiteley has different intentions …show more content…
of what he wants his viewers to think. His paintings may appear empty at first glance, but he entices us to fill in the gaps ourselves.
Whiteley and Wolfhagen use completely different mediums to suit their entirely different styles.
Whiteley prefers using silk-screen and etching although, he is a trained draughtsman. His skill as a painter though, particularly his handling of colour (his favourite colour being ultramarine blue) should be accredited. Wolfhagen favours oil paint and beeswax on linen for his masterpieces. Although he has majored in Printmaking, he had never been taught the actual painting technique. After purchasing a book about painting, and proper techniques, he soon discovered he wanted texture to his paintings, and turned to beeswax and oil paints, but painting with a palette knife, not a brush, to keep colour mixes clean and pure. He also likes how the knife/blade facets tonal gradations as opposed to the blur you would achieve from a …show more content…
brush.
Whiteley’s ‘River at Marulan (Reading Einstein’s Geography)’ uses a wide colour palette. Earthy colours are used to express the area, and he saw a link between the landscape and the female nude, hills often appearing as contours of hips. His art is subjective, meaning his art is very personal, imaginative response to place. On the other hand, Wolfhagen’s ‘ Landscape Semaphore No 8’ uses a very simplistic colour variety. The artwork has soothing, introspective qualities. His art is also very subjective, but have strong and intuitive response to personal spaces and experiences; therefore stating the purpose is different to ‘River at Marulan (Reading Einstein’s Geography)’ of Whiteley’s.
Depending upon the artist’s interest, the subject can usually be identified by the way the colour is put into practice and the way the texture is used to support the artist’s viewpoint. The way the text is arranged and the duration and lay out of the picture all contribute towards this! The message that is conveyed by the artist in his artwork is a reflection of his personality and shows his character.
At first glimpse, the pair of paintings in Landscape Semaphore No.
8 is just another discrepancy of abstract paint based on the obvious divisions of sand, sea and sky. But the longer you look, the more you are ‘involved’. The wonderful, tactile nature of the paint, the gentle slippages between colours, the suggestion of raw surface at the edges all fascinate the viewer to ‘lose’ themselves within the work, to hand over to pure sensation and memory. There is also a hint of sadness or loss and a sense of poetry within these atmospheric renderings. Whiteley does provocative work, breaking traditional boundaries of representation stimulating our imagination with its bent shapes and empty
spaces.
Wolfhagen paints his paintings with photographs as guides, rather then sketches, but he is not seeking the detail that a photograph can record. Instead he might deliberately take it out of focus or use a film that will enhance the shadows and textures of the image. Whiteley on the other hand, interprets art, using sketches as a guide, as he focuses more on curvaceous lines and distorted shapes as well as empty spaces.
Both Whiteley and Wolfhagen are great artists but every artist has its own style and means of communication. Some love to do wonders with colours while others admire people with their intricate design and sharp brush strokes. Their creativity is their key to success!