Part 3: Research 2 – Portraits conveying mood & atmosphere

Pablo Picasso - Blue Period 1901 - 1904 Towards the end of 1901 a young Picasso, only 19 years of age entered a period of deep depression where he withdrew from society. This can be seen reflected in his work during this time commonly known as the blue period. In these paintings he often depicted... Continue Reading →

August 7, 2019 0

Part 3: Research 1 – Self Portraits

I have chosen to look at self-portraits that I have seen when visiting the National Portrait Gallery and the Tate Modern. All photographs, unless otherwise indicated, were taken by me with permission of the gallery staff. Thomas Gainsborough (1727 - 1788) Self Portrait - Circa 1759 Born in Sudbury, Gainsborough is best known as a... Continue Reading →

July 13, 2019 0

Assignment 2 – Research

Sydney Bella Sparrow - Spectrum in Silk 2008 The first work I came across was by the American artist Sydney Bella Sparrow. She chooses simple, everyday objects and, working with a mainly black background brings these objects to life on the canvas in a realistic and vibrant way. http://www.sydneybellasparrow.com/paintings.html Spectrum in Silk is a small... Continue Reading →

June 25, 2019 1

Part 2: Research 5 – Linear perspective

The theory of linear perspective was developed by Florentine architect/engineers Filippo Bruelleschi and Leon Battista Alberti. The theory is to create an illusion of depth on a flat surface by increasingly reducing the size of objects to appear smaller as the near the vanishing point. The vanishing point is a point on the horizon line... Continue Reading →

June 23, 2019 0

Part 2: Research 4 – Dutch Genre Painting and Interiors

Once again I find this a very daunting subject with so little time available for in depth research. For this reason I have chosen five paintings that have caught my eye for various reasons and I will discuss them individually. Johannes Vermeer - Officer and Laughing Girl 1657 Vermeer was a Dutch painter who specialised... Continue Reading →

June 22, 2019 0

Part 2: Research 3: Optical Effects

Maximilien Luce - Morning interior 1890 https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/436923 Luce was a neo impressionist painter, heavily influenced by the pointillist artists such as Georges Seurat. I particularly like ‘Morning Interior’ for its familiar, everyday subject matter and the artists handling of the paint. He has used red, orange, yellow and blue in stippled brushstrokes. Looking closely at... Continue Reading →

June 1, 2019 0

Part 2: Research 2 – Still Life

I have already looked at this subject during Drawing Skills 1 and my research can be found on the associated blog here:- https://jansoca.wordpress.com/2018/02/18/part-2-research-still-life-genre/ As a consequence I am going to ensure that I look a different artist for my research in this part. As I stated when I did my original research, this is such... Continue Reading →

May 29, 2019 0

Tate Modern, 29th April 2019

Pierre Bonnard, The Colour of Memory I went to this exhibition with a fellow student which was a first for me and I found it really interesting to be able to discuss the works with someone like minded. It was very beneficial to hear someone else's opinions and also very pleasing that we didn’t always... Continue Reading →

May 4, 2019 0

Part 2: Research 1 – Michel-Eugene Chevreul, The Principles of Harmony and Contrast of Colours

Chevreal (1786-1889) was a chemist who, in 1824 became Director of dyes at Gobelins, the Royal Tapestry Factory in Paris. It is here that he developed his colour theories showing how colours when next to each other can enhance or diminish the intensity of hue of each other. Effectively he established that contrasting colours, when... Continue Reading →

April 11, 2019 0