The small streaks that are only visible if seen in person allow the viewer’s attention to be easily directed to the content. Without the visualization of Clements’ brush stokes the viewer would not have an as clear next point to focus on which may lead to a different content. The work is surrounded by similar floral paintings done by Clements. Because the artwork is purposed to be sold in a gallery, the situation the artwork is in has its own positive and negative aspects depending on perspective. The gallery shows many artworks which can be viewed free of charge, but the main purpose of the art is to be eventually be sold for profit one again having a pleasant exterior and a darker center.…
In both artworks, the subject matter, symbolism and mood or feeling are very important devices, as well as the…
The use of colour, surface and composition all play an important part in conveying the restful and peaceful qualities of this painting. The painting consists almost solely of pale, neutral colours, which reflects the soothing quality of the two women sleeping. The use of the colour white also represents purity and goodness, representing the two upper-class women. Secondly, surface is also used to demonstrate the gentle vibe of the painting, with intricate detail used in detailing the luscious, soft fabric of the high class women. Every surface is portrayed as gentle, the tranquil lake, soft dresses and flowing fabric blankets – which all lend to the overarching theme of Endormies, meaning Sleeping in French. Lastly, the very neoclassical composition (one of the well-known compositions of neoclassic art was diagonal focus) helps represent the visual imagery in this picture. The eye is lead through two lines – the first made by the main subject (the sleeping woman in the…
The heavily-muscled grave-diggers emerge from murky shadows, the mourners are so much smaller that they seem placed some distance away, the officer directing operations beside the bishop is obscured and only the young man above the saint stands out poignantly in his red cloak. Characteristically, light imitates the action of the sun by falling from the right. The scene takes the viewer back to the age of the Church of the catacombs. Caravaggio was well accustomed to painting multi-figural compositions. His use of monumental figures in the foreground compared to the smaller figures behind them creates the depth that is not obvious otherwise due to the dark background. Although the classical niche he painted in the back wall indicates more depth than there would be otherwise. Best known for religious art, notably renowned for his vivid realism and rejection of his idealization. Caravaggio does this through his manipulation of space, his use of perspective, and his use of chiaroscuro and tenebrism. His figures emerge dramatically from the background. Again we have an action packed drama unfolding before us.…
For example, I am observing the above listed painting through a formal analysis of it, and interpretations of my understandings and concluded with the observations. The artist has portrayed an image of girls in the midst. Second, an artists working on a painting that reflects the painting background, while the image on the mirror on the very back wall depicts what appears to be the King and Queen. Just as the mirror used to attract the viewer’s visibility and many illusionistic effects is the formal qualities used by Diego Velasquez; it also portrays reflections of images outside the view. The artist used three primary focal-points including reflected mirrored images, half-length, and self-portrait. However, the depth and dimensions of the painting has been block; this has been achieved through the use of tones, color, layers and shapes to overlap the…
Painting in the 16th Century Venice was still caught up in a regional debate which pitted the idea of colore against the much more formal emphasis on disegno. This held sway in the rival Florence. By exploring this philosophical and provincial debate, I have drawn contrasts between the use of colour and outline in selected works by Michelangelo and Titian. I have also looked at to what extent are these attitudes to materials reflective of the social and spatial conditions in the two cities.…
“The Regatta” is a very open space painting. The focal point is the sailing boats in the background. The viewers’ eye will start at the boats. They are painted from large form in front and smaller scale gradually going to the back. The big cliff on the left catches the viewers’ attention next. Finally, they will rest on the vast ocean. This composition creates depth for the painting. On the other hand, the composition of the “The Slave Ship” is different from the “The Regatta”. The eye will focus firstly on the foreground, where the shattered people are floating among the fish, then the dramatic sun on far back, and the dim ship comes last. The rhythms of these paintings are totally different. The…
____________ Choose one of the following pairs of sculptures to compare and analyze, or you may choose the paintings as your topic. Use the outline below that is appropriate to your choice. Cover all the points in the outline in a way that seems clearest for the work you are discussing.…
The striking colors, unusual perspective and familiar subject matter create work that not only is among Van Gogh’s most popular but one of his personal favorites. He described this painting as great length in letters to his family. This painting is no less than 13 letters and as a result he gave simply his bedroom the simplification a grander style to things, it’s suggestive here of rest or of sleep in general, looking are the picture ought to rest the brain or rather the imagination. Walls are pale violet, floor is red tiles, the wood of the bed and chairs is yellow like butter, sheets and pillows very light greenish. The broad lines of furniture again must express inviolable rest. The pictures on walls and mirror, towels and cloths. The shadows and the cast shadows are suppressed…
In United Kingdom and Europe, the adults and volunteers working around the school, paid or not, have various names: learning support assistant, classroom assistant, special needs assistant, but the most common term is the one of teaching assistant.…
While both these works of art are vastly different, they both showcase the height of both of these civilizations. In the “Woman at the fountain” the artist sticks to a “dry” tone within the paint, with the main colors being brown and white. In the “Battle Of Centaurs and Wild Beasts”, you can…
Their works are admired and cherished till today with pieces selling for millions of dollars. Thought they were different artists from a different time period, there are many similarities and contrasts that can be found in their pieces. From the styles to elements, when looking at Stairway at Auvers and Water Lilies, it is possible to compare and contrast the two pieces. Seeing those two pieces live was something I had never done before. I had never actually been to an art museum so it was a good experience that I’ll take with me forever. I have learned how to understand and appreciate a little more about art. The biggest lesson I’ve learned is that even though something might not be appealing, it doesn’t mean it isn’t…
Of course, the physicality of this magnificent piece also plays a role in how this painting is perceived by the viewer. Although the scale of a work can vary in reproductions, the proportion always stays the same within it. Here, we see that the proportion is quite balanced, giving the impression of normality or realness. However, the…
Altogether, the colors in the piece are vital for their warmth and liveliness, which contributes to a successful composition that shows detail and enables us to not only appreciate the interaction between the three dimensional figures but also the story intended to be…
Redon saw in the great technique of sculpting reality known as Chiaroscuro, the ability to create a sense of reality even in the fantastical. This he discovered from his study of the shadowy paintings of Rembrandt, The Night-Watch in particular. Here he saw how shadow could be used to create a sense of curious ambiguity in stark contrast to figures in the painted light. The darkness, to him evoked a strange sense of the unknown, and this he would apply over and over again in Noirs, or Black drawings and etchings. Chiaroscuro is a method used to create the great illusion of reality in a painting, and this Redon employed to represent his visions of the fantastic with a sense of credible reality. He tells the viewer what is visible by describing his figures in light, even though they may be the stuff of fantasy. Such presentation of “reality” encourages the viewer to challenge the concept of real “sight”, which I will go further into later in this essay. The visions of Redon are by no means mere whims of fantasy, but rather things that were constructed by the same general laws of nature.…