New School vs Old School: Gil Elvgren and Jon Whitcomb Gil Elvgren and Jon Whitcomb are both each others contemporary, celebrated and famous illustrators of their era. The Old School didn’t just disappear when New School was presented. Gil Elvgren and his popular pin up oil paintings are the best examples of the 1950’s Old School Illustration. Beautiful soft edges and forms, colorful images. He had a sensual style but he managed to describe it in an elegant and not offensive way.
While Da Vinci, in his painting Lady with the Ermine, kept to a chaste scene and while it does have its hidden references, this painting is more acceptable and less of a shock to the viewer’s sight as that of Michelangelo’s. The next set of works that could be compared would be that of Da Vinci’s The Baptism of Christ and Michelangelo’s The Conversion of Saul. Both of these paintings depict a religious theme as the subject and lend to the viewer a deep feeling of emotion, passion
Jessy Torres Mrs. Baldwin Art 2 April 21, 2012 “A work of art is the visual expression of an idea or experience, formed with skill, through the use of a medium” (Frank, 2). I picked two pieces that are delightful visual expressions, without a doubt needed skill, and without a medium couldn’t be made. The Kings Art Center in Hanford, California showed the art works of two very talented artists, who happen to be husband and wife, Bob and Linda Nugent. I chose one of each of their works to write my paper on. The first piece is “Flora Brasiliensis #165” and this was done by Bob Nugent.
This painting gives the illusion of form because it has three-dimensional aspects due to Picasso’s use of lines and shading. The diagonal lines in the two upper corners of the painting give depth to the room and the incorporation of simple shades and values of the color gray gives three-dimensionality to his figures. The next visual element that will be discussed is shape. Picasso uses both organic and geometric shapes all throughout the painting. He uses organic shapes to create the heads and other body parts of the figures and uses geometric shapes to create the ground and other structural and background elements of the room.
The paintings color absorb some of the spectrum and bounce back the rest. They are value in lightness and darkness within a hue where it shadows. I believe the paintings
Parmigianino’s Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror, created in 1524, is, as its title indicates, a self-portrait painted of oil on a carved, convex wooden panel. Albrecht Durer’s Self-Portrait is oil on panel and was created in the year 1500. As they are both self-portraits, the use of a mirror is necessary. Mirrors would usually create a perfect undistorted reflection, but it is quite the opposite for both of these portraits. In Parmigianino’s work, the mirror itself is distorted, as Parmigianino created a wooden base that is convex to mimic such a mirror, which heightens the overall effect.
Dan Ketchum American Lit II – Ihrman Essay 1 Embodying Psychosis: Metaphorical Imagery in “The Fall of the House of Usher” and “The Yellow Wallpaper” In well written literature, the choice of setting is not accidental or coincidental; instead, it is deliberately chosen to develop the characters and themes. A confining, dark, uncomfortable setting may mirror the character’s feelings of unrest and entrapment, just as a large, beautiful, outdoor landscape may imply liberation and freedom. The most vivid and personal writing can sometimes create a reality so detailed that the most complex aspects of the human mind and heart can seem completely understandable. Edgar Allan Poe is known for his dark, rich settings that act as extended psychological metaphors. Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper” is a famous piece of feminist, realist literature that explores an oppressed woman’s mental collapse embodied by the hideous wallpaper that she is surrounded by.
The Last Supper was created using the fresco technique, but since Leonardo liked to experiment he altered the fresco so that he could make changes easier. That is said to be one of the main reasons the painting has deteriorated. He used oil tempera to paint The Last Supper onto the wall of the
The oil may be boiled with a resin, such as pine resin or frankinscense to create a varnish. The main advantages of oil paints are their flexibility and depth of colour and because it is slow to dry, artists can continue working the paint for much longer than other types of paint providing greater opportunity for blending and layering. Oil colours also do not change noticeably after drying, and it is possible to produce both opaque and transparent effects, as well as matt and gloss finishes. Enamel paint is a paint that dries quickly into a hard and usually glossy finish that is used for coating outdoor surfaces and generally surfaces that may be placed under harsh conditions such as wear and tear or changing temperatures. Aluminium paint is a coating material which has a resin base filled with solid pieces or flecks of aluminium.
This may imply he was less about politics, and more about freedom and equal rights. Looking at the painting of Obama he has both the blue and red painted into the coloring of his face, almost the whole right side of his face is painted red in color, including his tie. The red and blue in his image may reveal that he is more politically driven than