Art Analysis: The Rodeo By Prilidiano Pueyrredon

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Prilidiano Pueyrredon was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1823 and died in the same place in 1870. The Argentinian was widely known for possessing exemplary skills in portrait practice but also included rural genres scenes in his artistic productions. In 1861, the artist released a 76 by 166 centimetres painting known as El Rodeo or The Rodeo, which is a rural genre. The painting was an exhibition held at the Art Gallery of Ontario but originally donated to the Museu Nacional de Belas Artes, Buenos Aires by Alberto V. Lopez in 1386 (Picturing the Americas, 38). The Rodeo, painted by Prillidiano Pueyrredon is a significant masterpiece that creates an impression of the nature of the Americas during the mid-19th century. The artist was of …show more content…

The use of oil on canvas was an articulate style of painting that resulted into production of perfect work. The objects in the painting elicit the effects of oil paint in a sense that exposes every explicit detail independently, therefore making the painting a masterpiece. The artist painted “all elements with a palette of remarkably rich tonal range” (Picturing the Americas, 39). Using this oil medium, the artist succeeds in establishing the contrasts of the objects and offering an insight on the actions undertaken by the humans, through a simple method of motion and …show more content…

The proportions indicate a view of infinite horizons of the expansive pampas, therefore creating an image on the dominating continuous process. “Both these techniques give flatness and immense extension of the areas” (Picturing the Americas, 39). The pyramidal arrangement of the human characters is a depiction of a conversational exchange thus contributing to an understanding of the context of the painting. Moreover, the use of shadowing in the section near the three main characters indicates the peaceful communication they were having was not possible before. The artist attempts to elaborate of possible presentation if such a meeting was to happen previously, whereby the shadow shows that the mood would have been dull. The Argentinian also uses the river as symbol of peace and the bird drinking from the river to show the benefits of peaceful

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