Art Review: The Chase

Tanner uses the impasto technique, thickly applying the oil paint on the canvas. His brushstrokes are not hidden or smoothed away, they are visible, adding another dimension to the painting. The paint is the thickest on the folds of the fabrics, the blankets and the girl’s clothes giving the appearance of the fabrics a certain weight. Unlike the curving brushstrokes of the fabrics, Tanner seems to use extremely small or

She created the “spontaneity and freshness…associated with sketches” through “[painting] on unprimed and unsized white canvas,” allowing her paintings to appear much more in the moment, a hallmark characteristic of Impressionist art. Sometimes, she would leave the edges of the canvas devoid of paint, furthering the sketch-like quality of her paintings. White was dominant in her palette, be it through the application of paint or the peeping through of the canvas, giving her paintings the luminosity she desired. Her palette consisted of vibrant colors that “[were] admirably suited to her essentially feminine subjects” and she created the illusion of depth through

Texture and pattern are very easy to identify in this painting. The street’s cobblestones show texture and pattern in the way that they are arranged. Texture is also demonstrated through the paint strokes on the buildings, the tree, and even the sky. These thick, uneven strokes add a layer of depth and texture to all elements of the painting.

1. Artist Chen Xuhai’s artwork known as “Golden Autumn” seems very complex. This piece of artwork seems to be of an aging face. The lines on the face represent the wrinkles on a person’s face. (Page 138).

The oil painting is an attempt to map the motion and energy of the body. It is a sequential depiction of movement split into a series of about twenty different static positions that show a nude figure descending a flight of stairs. The nude, like the notion of the painting, is abstract, composed of conical and cylindrical shapes and elements, assembled in a way that suggests the rhythm of the body when going downstairs. The colours used are those typical of Cubist paintings - ochres and browns. This is because Cubists felt that using a

In this painting, the detail is meticulous. The artist has used a vibrant palette of oil colors.

The painting is oil on a canvas about 5 feet tall and 7 feet wide. It was painted on canvas because during the 17th century, wooden panels were expensive, hard to transport, and more likely to warp. With canvas, it simply became an act of obtaining a frame and stretching fabric evenly across, making it weigh less and unlikely to warp from humidity. Similarly, oil was used because of its flexible nature. The paints could be made of and used with numerous media with small additions causing great changes to color, viscosity, and texture. Since they dry slower than other paints, it is easier to change the color or texture to suit the needs of the artist and makes it easier to hide brushstrokes. When looking at the painting in person, since oil was used as the medium, the texture was smooth, but also had a rough texture from the fabric of the canvas. Honthorst must have added more paint for every layer to prevent cracks from forming, a technique created before his

For this art criticism, the artwork is Vincent Van Gogh, The Poplars at Saint-Remy, 1889. Oil on fabric

This is clearly an illustration of the sky at night and realistic influences are apparent in this work. The use of the impasto technique and color blending to create color palates that are not present in the natural world gives the painting a distorted or abstract quality. There is also a sense of separation present in this work. The city in the painting has a stillness to it, it is calm and peaceful completely in contrast to the sky above. The separation in mood is so prevalent that this painting could be two separate paintings.

In general I like Avant-grade art. I like Avant-grade art for several reasons. I believe you need to research new ways to make better art. Being avant-garde include examining new artistic techniques, or exploring with new methods, in order to accomplish better art. Another reason I like Avant- grade art is because it is captured in all places making no differentiation between high and low structure of art and culture.

Physically the emphasis on texture in this painting is the perceived surface quality of the artwork itself. Though this painting is an element of two-dimensional design it still has the physical property of its aesthetic appeal with a soft texture to it surface. The painter’s use of texture, along with other elements and principles of design as mentioned earlier conveys a variety of messages and emotions. The horizontal lines from a man cutting load from the wooden vehicle to the bending posture of workers in the field suggest various movements in the painting, which make me, learn to appreciate the artwork as an art student, because of the various messages it conveys. The various focal points in this painting suggest different functions to the entire composition that move viewers eye

“Impasto is a technique used in painting, where paint is laid on an area of the surface very thickly, usually thick enough that the brush or painting-knife strokes are visible. Paint can also be mixed right on the canvas. When dry, impasto provides texture, the paint appears to be coming out of the canvas,” said wikipedia.org. This quote explains that impasto is a technique where paint is laid very thickly onto a canvas. “ Van Gogh was known for his thick application of paint on canvas, called impasto. An Italian word for “paste” or “mixture”, impasto is used to describe a painting technique where paint (usually oil) is laid on so thickly that the texture of brush strokes or palette knife are clearly visible,” said moma.org. This quote explains that Van Gogh used impasto and that impasto is a technique where you would put a thick application of paint on to the cavis. “Impasto techniques seem to inspire a spontaneous approach to throwing on your paint. Those wonderful buttery raised areas are sensational, because they can create the illusion of detail where there is none. When you look at the impressionist painters, with one scoop and application of paint, they somehow seem to suggest a face; a fold in the fabric, or the branches of a tree. All with one stroke,” this quote shows that impasto can make an illusion of detail where there isn’t any and it an inspire a “spontaneous approach to throwing on your paint.” these are some of the reasons that impasto is a very important art

The oil seems to be heavily thick around the object surrounding the subject. The oil is glaze so lightly around the subject so she can produce a radiant effect. Parallel to the “Virgin”, whom the subject is exhibited as angelic virgin young women with a perfectly rich light shade dress and white glossy pale skin the Erato is highlighted as a warm pale skin tone erotic white women with a slim body with wavy dark black hair staring at the sky. The subject is a place in the middle of the portraits and she’s standing in the forest of Mont grand Hubert naked. She’s surrounded by dark green and light orange hue and by many different plants and greenery, there’s a deep dark green, light gleaming through the top branches and the shadows of the trees creeping down on her. There’s no living animal, which shows that there were never a living creature making the forest a hidden wonders unlike the virgin whose in a familiar setting. The Erato seems like a lost soul searching for adoration, however she seems at ease with nature while the “virgin” is perceived as a disgrace if she’s not covered up. The “Virgin” portrait displays of a pure woman are shown fully covered by the source of law that is authorized by God. These two portraits show that there two types of women a pure and an unclean women. Nonetheless the Erato concentrated on showing purity, which comes from the soul, not from the body while the “Virgin” is pure in the physical ideal of the eyes of

The historical context of this painting was during a time of mobile artist. Men could go out and paint as they saw things increasing the flaneur of people. This compares to women, who were confined to painting the domestic side of life. They were not allowed to leave the house freely like men unless they were accompanied. It brings together the rise of modernity in Paris during the impressionist time period.

This artwork was created using oil on canvas. Oil on canvas was used frequently by another artist of the time. Oil on canvas is an alternative to other paintings because