It illuminates the blue heaven, chokes out all other light’s origin, it is “Moonlight” in Joseph Mallord and William Turner, Keelmen Heaving in Coals by Moonlight. The moonlight projects through the night, elucidating waters and ships as if it was day. The creators ingeniously manipulate viewers perception by painting the moon similar to the sun and set up the illusion of the clouds behind the moon through the application of color and perspective. On the first scan, the bright moon captures the most attention. It is the most vivid object on the painting, where all other objects are illuminated through its brilliance. From above, the moon illuminates what looks like a port, people going about their way on water and land. From afar, objects
Wayne, transforms this painting into a three dimensional abstract piece of art. The focal point of the painting are the figures that look like letters and numbers that are in the front of the piece of art. This is where your eyes expend more time, also sometimes forgiving the background. The way the artist is trying to present this piece is showing happiness, excitement, and dreams. Happiness because he transmits with the bright colours. After probably 15 minutes on front of the painting I can feel that the artist tries to show his happiness, but in serene calm. The excitement that he presents with the letters, numbers and figures is a signal that he feels anxious about what the future is going to bring. Also in the way that the colors in the background are present he is showing that no matter how dark our day can be always will be light to
Since the painting focuses on depth, the picture is read near to far, starting with the obvious painstaking details in the foreground, and ending with the massive background.
When looking at the painting it gives us a glimpse of the past. It looks almost like a photograph. The fine detail from the building on the right with the statue on top. The citizens walking around.
When one first looks at Ray II they see a ray of bright colors that are arranged in no particular order. It was as if he was just having a good day and he through some paint on a canvas. I am no artist so that is definitely a method that I would use. When one looks at the painting more closely though, they see that the color paint comes from one focal point that is not present on the canvas. The pattern of the paint makes it look like the canvas is part of a bigger circle that has a centralized point with white splatters around the circle. The white is mainly on the bottom of the canvas.
The piece of art work that I have selected is called Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh. The lines observed in this picture are implied lines. The colors used in this picture are blue, yellow, grey, a pinch of hazel ,and a brownish black.There was also may water colors used in this picture. The picture shows a variation of swirls and circles. In the background , you can see that there are many wave-like mountains. This makes the picture more eye catching. Overlapping is used in this picture to bring out the different shapes . Such as , the triangles, circles and the crescent like shapes. This picture has many meanings to it. I hope to learn more about it in the future.
The Artwork that I will be analyzing is ‘(blossoming) Autumn sun’ paint in 2006 by Imants Tillers using acrylic, gouache on 54 canvas boards. Imants Tillers is an Australian artist, curator, and a writer who was born in the 1950’s in Sydney. He is also known for painting ‘Conversation with the bride, ‘The Bridge of reversible Destiny, ‘The Letter I, and ‘The Forming of Place.
... study for the overall concept they appear rather as abstract patterns. The shadows of the figures were very carefully modeled. The light- dark contrasts of the shadows make them seem actually real. The spatial quality is only established through the relations between the sizes of the objects. The painting is not based on a geometrical, box like space. The perspective centre is on the right, despite the fact that the composition is laid in rows parallel to the picture frame. At the same time a paradoxical foreshortening from right to left is evident. The girl fishing with the orange dress and her mother are on the same level, that is, actually at equal distance. In its spatial contruction, the painting is also a successful construction, the groups of people sitting in the shade, and who should really be seen from above, are all shown directly from the side. The ideal eye level would actually be on different horizontal lines; first at head height of the standing figures, then of those seated. Seurats methods of combing observations which he collected over two years, corresponds, in its self invented techniques, to a modern lifelike painting rather than an academic history painting.
... background, the clouds, and the body of water. While all of these areas use value to create depth, the only area that is very saturated in the painting would be the sun because it is a focal point and must stand out. These differences in value and saturation lead to one painting looking more realistic than the other. This doesn't mean one is better, but that one painting shows more realistic coloring than the other.
Though most works of art have some underlying, deeper meaning attached to them, our first impression of their significance comes through our initial visual interpretation. When we first view a painting or a statue or other piece of art, we notice first the visual details – its size, its medium, its color, and its condition, for example – before we begin to ponder its greater significance. Indeed, these visual clues are just as important as any other interpretation or meaning of a work, for they allow us to understand just what that deeper meaning is. The expression on a statue’s face tells us the emotion and message that the artist is trying to convey. Its color, too, can provide clues: darker or lighter colors can play a role in how we judge a piece of art. The type of lines used in a piece can send different messages. A sculpture, for example, may have been carved with hard, rough lines or it may have been carved with smoother, more flowing lines that portray a kind of gentleness.
The representation of the new age of exploration, which serves as an allusion to man’s potential, is starkly contrasted with the depiction of Icarus that serves as an allegory for man’s limits, indicating the shift from a euro-centric universe. This painting is an oil canvas landscape of the sun setting on the horizon of the ocean sea, while the ships were sailing through the body of water. The focus on humanism during this period is clearly portrayed by the presence of the plowman, shepherd, and fisherman performing their daily task. Lighter colors are used, which differ from the darker colors that were emphasized during the Dark Age or Medieval period. Shadows can be seen on the ground next to the plowman, showing the increasing artistic methods that begin to be utilized.
There is no clear horizon line in the painting but it is still possible to separate the ground and the sky by the background colors or the compositions. The top part is in mainly blue and white while the bottom part is in grey. Also there is no subject matter on the top part while there are many abstract objects at the bottom. The three-dimensional objects vary in shapes, sizes and colors. Since there is no horizon line, it is difficult to determine at what point earth becomes sky and whether objects rest on the ground or floating aloft.
images in this painting, all of which have the power to symbolize to us, the viewer, of the painter’s
the drawing. The portrait is unique and complex,with a deeper meaning than what is seen at first
The first painting analyzed was North Country Idyll by Arthur Bowen Davis. The focal point was the white naked woman. The white was used to bring her out and focus on the four actual colored males surrounding her. The woman appears to be blowing a kiss. There is use of stumato along with atmospheric perspective. There is excellent use of color for the setting. It is almost a life like painting. This painting has smooth brush strokes. The sailing ship is the focal point because of the bright blue with extravagant large sails. The painting is a dry textured flat paint. The painting is evenly balanced. When I look at this painting, it reminds me of settlers coming to a new world that is be founded by its beauty. It seems as if they swam from the ship.
In their most famous paintings – The Scream and Starry Night respectively – bold strokes are clear. Munch’s use of vivid reds and blues—alongside pair mysterious dark figures who appear to get closer to the viewer – deepens the alarming scream of his main character. In Starry Night, Van Gogh depicts a mesmerizing night sky. Intense yellows and blues fill the sky with swirling motions, making the painting feel alive, as if moving. This expresses the artist’s admiration of the sky in a dream-like manner. However, work on Bulb Fields, and his extensive collection watercolors are more subdued in nature – expressive strokes are lost, and earthy, dull colors