Art is only to the extent of our human imagination, meaning that it is an everlasting fountain of creativity. Many great artists in the past have been known to make contributions that affect the art world even to this day. The reason these artists are known because of their paintings which are still preserved for the viewing of future generations. One of these widely famous pieces of paintings is called Children’s Games (card number 18), which was painted in 1560 by the European painter Peter Bruegel the Elder. Taking a glance at this beautiful painting, the most eye catching things seen would be the numerous amount of people in dynamic action as well as the large stone building in the foreground. These people seem to be doing many things, …show more content…
One technique this painting utilizes is the technique of overlapping images to give a sense of depth to the viewer. An example of overlapping is how the wall of the building on the left of the foreground clearly overlaps the red fence near it. Likewise, another example of overlapping would be the trees in the top left corner blocking the homes of the people even further to the top left corner of the painting. These two uses of overlapping demonstrate a feeling of depth as it shows, like in real life, if one object is in front of another object, the object in front would cover the object in the back. Like overlapping, the painter also uses size to give a sense of realism. The use of size to give depth could be seen by the people in the painting because of people closer to the bottom of the painting are clearly larger than the people on the top side of the painting. Another use of size could be seen by the buildings since the building in the top center is larger than the buildings behind it. The building and the people's size give the illusion that the ones in the front are closer than the ones in the back. This is because the closer an object is to the viewer, the larger it is. Therefore, the buildings and people’s difference in size show that there are some of the buildings and people that are close to the audience and some that are farther away from the audience. Another …show more content…
The use of overlapping the trees over the houses lets you know that the trees are first. The size of people in the front compared to the people in the back show you there are differences the farther away the object is. The placement of the buildings show that the more higher the buildings are on the picture plane, the farther away it is. Likewise, the closer the people are, the more detail they express on themselves. The farther the grass is, the more diluted it is. At one point, the building edges all converge to one point if drawn out showing depth in the painting. The masterfulness of the techniques that were used here could only be done by an expert. The overlapping was done really well. The size of the homes on the top right corner really showed the distance each was from the viewer. Every single of the numerous amount of people are detailed showing that the artist cared about his work. The artist also showed by the color that the farther away the object was, the more diluted the color. I liked that the artist used one vanishing point, however, I think that the painting would look much cooler if another vanishing point was used at the top left corner more prominently with the trees and river and such. It could be done more differently to show that the river was going one point and the town was going to another point
The house is surrounded by green grass which makes the image more realistic and the trees in the background and the tree in the foreground create a sense of depth. The image is quite well spaced out, due to a vast amount of area situated between objects. There is a visual equality in the symmetrical image. There is a contrast between the colours of the image to draw attention to the house. The image looks to be taken in the dusk of the afternoon, where there is not much natural light, which creates a darker tone. The main emphasis of the image is the house, which seems to be quite different when the image is first seen by a viewer. The texture helps emphasize the main focal point seeing though it is quite smooth, the colour also creates a mood towards the image and atmosphere in the image. The line helps develop structure due to the tone being a medium darkness. In some places (the area surrounding the house) is a degree lighter and shadows are present to help form the line throughout this part of the
They might not be very prominent, but they exist the painting and serve as the base for creation. For starters, the window pane contains lines that highlight its simple design. Simplicity remains as the core of this work. Moreover, sill is roughly represented by a thick brown line underneath the window as a boundary in a quietly brilliant fashion. The work has a wonderful color allocation to express the mood. The color is limited within the muted palette color range. Grey—the intermediate color of black and white, is the dominate color for both exterior view and the interior part, as a matter of fact, the observer notices that nearly all colors are mixed instead of natural this work. The cloudy sky corresponds to the grey color of the wall, yet the brightness is not influenced. However, this consistency has successfully created a cold, grave and silent environment for a crowded place such as New York. The whole environment of this painting seems to be surrounded by the negative and depressive
The focal point of being the mother and appear to be true to size. In comparison, the apple, the trees and landscape in the in the distance are all represented to be true to size based on this perspective. The women being bare foot along with the child who is naked provides unity to painting as they are part of the natural landscape. All of this, gives the viewer the impression that this is a realistic picture.
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.
The painting is organized simply. The background of the painting is painted in an Impressionist style. The blurring of edges, however, starkly contrasts with the sharp and hard contours of the figure in the foreground. The female figure is very sharp and clear compared to the background. The background paint is thick compared to the thin lines used to paint the figures in the foreground. The thick paint adds to the reduction of detail for the background. The colors used to paint the foreground figures are vibrant, as opposed to the whitened colors of the Impressionist background. The painting is mostly comprised of cool colors but there is a range of dark and light colors. The light colors are predominantly in the background and the darker colors are in the foreground. The vivid color of the robe contrasts with the muted colors of the background, resulting in an emphasis of the robe color. This emphasis leads the viewer's gaze to the focal part of the painting: the figures in the foreground. The female and baby in the foreground take up most of the canvas. The background was not painted as the artist saw it, but rather the impression t...
...hese repeated vertical lines contrast firmly with a horizontal line that divides the canvas almost exactly in half. The background, upper portion of the canvas, seems unchanging and flat, whereas the foreground and middle ground of the painting have a lot of depth to them.
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.
Also, I thought that the trees seemed impossibly long and unbelievably tall. They looked like they could go up and up forever. I stared long and hard trying to figure out how tall they must actually be. The areas where the trees were seemed higher than the stream. So, that the land actually looked like somewhat of a "u" shape. I think that it could be some type of valley. I thought the piece, in its entirety, was exceptionally painted and insanely beautiful. After, leaving it I felt inspired.
The painting has an order and there are different shapes and angles. Rectangular shape is main trend around this piece, including the wooden chest, the leg rest and the canvass. Also things overlap, creating the illusion of the shape look closer to viewer than the shape behind it. The example in this piece would be the chair on which Adelaide Labille Guiard sits be close to viewer than the girls behind it. This adds depth to the space. Also due to linear perspective girls behind the chair are smaller due to being farther away.
The largest element in the painting is the plant of flowers which stands tall because of the hanging vines and buds. Adjacent to the plant is the globe which is also of a larger proportion of the painting because of its circular shape that is held upright by a wooden boarder. As the object move down the painting they can progressively smaller. Underneath the globe and flowers are the skull and the book, which are then followed by objects like the fly and rat. This shows the order and sequence within the painting that allows the viewer to follow. The objects within the painting take up the majority of the space with the corners and bottom of the painting being black and faded coloring. Behind the objects is a faded arc which is hard to recognize but helps in identifying the scale and size of where the oil paining. The viewers point of view is up close due to the size of the different elements, in addition to the items being leveled because of the table. The eye level and scale to which this was drawn from was most likely from someone who was siting down because the objects on display would normally below eye level when standing that close.
The illusion is so convincing that the person that is admiring the room would think that the figures or persons are different sizes and might be twins, but in reality it is all about how they are collocated ( one is closer than the other one ) and the way the shape of the walls are and how they’re connected. Although theres other studies that show that theres no need for the room to have a ceiling or walls. This happens because the same room can have a horizontal division but in reality is not horizontal against an appropriate background and the eye relies on the apparent relative height of an object above that horizon. However, this effect can be seen in many movies nowadays.
There is a lot of repetition of the vertical lines of the forest in the background of the painting, these vertical lines draw the eye up into the clouds and the sky. These repeated vertical lines contrast harshly with a horizontal line that divides the canvas almost exactly in half. The background, upper portion of the canvas, is quite static and flat, whereas the foreground and middle ground of the painting have quite a lot of depth. This static effect is made up for in the immaculate amount of d...
... 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.
This painting consists of three parts, with curving lines distinctly separating each of the parts. The foreground details a brick house with a thatch roof and a person walking along a path, the mid-ground depicts houses further away and the undulating greenery, and the background highlights the break between earth and sky with the tree line. The main objects in the Houses at Auvers are blocky houses, with a path cutting through the landscape and a person on the path. This...
In this exquisite artwork named, “The Turning Road”, by Andre Derain, there are many elements of art shows many different type of lines, shape, texture, space, light, and color. This artwork has an automatic drawing that looks random and adventurous. I can see that the two-dimensional of the tree trunk and branches which have the outline of a cylinder and rectangle. There are vertical, horizontal, diagonal lines used to emphasize in this drawing like, the curvy tree trunk and the diagonal branches that stick out of the tree. Also the thin short lines are displayed behind the big thick tree trunk to avoid attention and let us in-version that there are many more enormous tree nearby. The lines were used in the picture to create a tonal variation and simulate texture. “The curving road, the tree trunks and branches, and the choreographed forms of villager all sway to an integrated rhythm”, that focus our attention of how the artist utilized lines to create a freeform way which add excitement to the design. He also applied different colors to shimmer in flat shapes in order to make the landscape come more alive and the expressive feeling of the villagers. The shapes of the house and road have a smooth and rounded angle that appears to be distorted. I don’t see any three-dimensional form that was use in this painting, however, the artist tend to portray a different angles that allow the viewer to see certain things like the trees and curved road to stand out and grab the viewer attention. The shapes used in the painting seem to be organic, because of the naturally outdoor environment and authentic of colors. In the representation of peoples, shape lend character to a figure by giving it more of a human-like structure, the human form d...