 |
| George Bellows |
Bellows' paintings are great to look at for active compositions and energetic brushstrokes. The second piece, which you might have seen at the Hirschhorn on Saturday, activates the large, black background by throwing in the smallest hint of red and green in the doorway near the lefthand edge. Bellows captures the energy and violence of the boxing event in the way he has painted the piece.
 |
| Cézanne |
The views of Mount St. Victoire by Cezanne can essentially be simplified to a single warm hue and a single cool hue. Although they are nearly equal in intensity and saturation, the cooler colors tend to recede while the warmer hues pull forward. Keep this in mind as you work on your warm and cool paintings in class today.
 |
| Edward Hopper |
Hopper is a great artist to look at for conveying space and creating dynamic compositions. His paintings always evoke a specific mood.
 |
| Rembrandt |
It's Rembrandt. He's just a boss in every way. Master of light.
 |
| John Singer Sargent |
And again. Just a master, suckas. The painting on the bottom,
Madame X, we will be seeing next week in New York at the Met.
 |
| Wayne Thiebaud |
Cake! As seen at the National Gallery. Thiebaud uses thick brushstrokes that feel like icing (but don't eat them). Up close, there is a great deal of intense color in his line work and shadows. There is also always importance placed on rhythm and repetition.
 |
| Titian |
 |
| Euan Uglow |
A figurative painter from England. Great to look at for the structure of the human body within a space. Breaks the human form into a series of geometric planes.
 |
| Velázquez |
Another painting you can see at the Met on Saturday. Be sure to take a closer look at the hands and face.
 |
| Rábid Squirrél |
No comments:
Post a Comment