LESSON II - PAINTING

DEFINING PAINTING

- one of the oldest form of arts.

- expression of one's thoughts and observation about environment through painting. - helps people interpret or inform the public about the situation in a society, both past and present.

Important facts about PAINTING....

1. Not all paintings are based on real life.

2. Colors signify the feelings and emotions of an artist. 3. Informative, Persuasive, Analytical and Subjective.

SUBJECTS OF PAINTING

1. NATURE AND ENVIRONMENT - Landscape - Seascape - Cityscape etc.

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THE WINDMILL
Jacob Van Ruisdael Netherlands, 1670

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EVENING CALM
Gerald Coulson Germany, 1940

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PERFECT DAY
Gerald Coulson Germany, 1940

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SUMMER HARVEST
Gerald Coulson Germany, 1944

2. STILL LIFE

a work of art depicting mostly inanimate subject matter, typically commonplace objects which may be either natural (food, flowers, plants, rocks, or shells) or manmade (drinking glasses, books, vases, jewelry, coins, pipes, and so on).

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Still life with glass bowl of fruit and vases

Pompeian Painter 70 AD

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THE OLD COOK

Diego Velasquez 1645

BODEGON PAINTING
The term bodega in Spanish can mean "pantry", "tavern", or "wine cellar". The derivative term bodegn is an augmentative that refers to a large bodega, usually in a derogatory fashion. In Spanish art, a bodegn is a still life painting depicting pantry items, such as victuals, game, and drink, often arranged on a simple stone slab, and also a painting with one or more figures, but significant still life elements, typically set in a kitchen or tavern.

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SALMON, LEMON AND THREE VESSELS

Luis Melendez 1772

3. EVERYDAY LIFE represents a lifelike situation where humans have to answer according to real life laws, practices and way of life.

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THE DIVISION OF THE FAMILY PROPERTY

Maksimov Vasiliy 1876

* STREET ART
Street art is any art developed in public spaces that is, "in the streets" though the term usually refers to unsanctioned art, as opposed to government sponsored initiatives. Street artists do not aspire to change the definition of an artwork, but rather to question the existing environment with its own language.

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ROSY/ LAURA ON THE PHONE

Dan Witz 2000 (Street Art, everyday life)

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LOTUS LOUNGE
Dan Witz 2002 (Street Art, Everyday Life)

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THE MOVEMENT
Dan Witz 2003 (Street Art, Everyday Life) Chicago, Illinois

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THE DOWRY
Bo Bartlett 2000

4. PORTRAIT
Painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant. The intent is to display the likeness, personality, and even the mood of the person. For this reason, in photography a portrait is generally not a snapshot, but a composed image of a person in a still position. A portrait often shows a person looking directly at the painter or photographer, in order to most successfully engage the subject with the viewer.

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GEORGE WASHINGTON
Portrait by Rembrandt Peale 1820

5. Imagination, Fantasies and Dreams

The creative imagination; unrestrained fancy. Something, such as an invention, that is a creation of the fancy.

An imagined event or sequence of mental images, such as a daydream, usually fulfilling a wish or psychological need.

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RED BARRON
Paxton 2006

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VISIONS OF INDIA
Paxton 2006

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FAIRY PAINT
Hamilton Aguiar 2003

THEMES OF PAINTING
1. Aesthetics 2. Morals / Ethics 3. Spiritual 4. Historical 5. Politics

ELEMENTS OF PAINTING
1. Line 2. Texture 3. Value

4. Space 5. Form 6. Color

ELEMENTS OF PAINTING
Line simplest, universal element.

Horizontal- rest, calmness & relaxation. Vertical poise, force & dynamic balance. Diagonal instability, lose of control & independence. Curved energy,life & pleasure

ELEMENTS OF PAINTING
Texture external aspect of painting. Thinness, thickness, smoothness, dullness, liveliness, roughness etc. based on the actual touch or interpretation of the eye. Value darkness or lightness of color. * Tints colors greatly diluted with white * Shades colors darker by addition of black

ELEMENTS OF PAINTING
Space means of putting an object in its proper form or order so that viewers could interpret it.
Form describes the shapes of the object. Color gives life to the visual art. * Hue suggests the color itself that enable us to differentiate one from the other. * Value lightness or darkness. * Intensity brightness or dullness.

ELEMENTS OF PAINTING
Connotations of Colors
Black death, desperation White righteousness, purity, innocence Blue peace, calmness, protection Red intensity, romance Pink friendship Gold precious, money, sex Orange - food Green/Yellow healing, light Purple good spirit Brown asking for friends Silver - luck

PRINCIPLES OF VISUAL ELEMENTS

1. RHYTHM recurrence of different forms to establish continuity and order in an artwork. Consists of lines, shapes, colors and sizes of objects. *Paintings by Louis Aston Knight

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2. PROPORTION refers to the size, quantity or degree of something and its relationship with another thing. 3. BALANCE refers to the weight and size of the elements.

PRINCIPLES OF VISUAL ELEMENTS

2 KINDS OF BALANCE A. FORMAL BALANCE achieved by putting the objects similar in form, appearances and sizes in equal distance from the center. B. INFORMAL BALANCE achieved by arranging the objects dissimilar in form, appearances and sizes in equal distance from the center.

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4. HARMONY oneness of thoughts and ideas. Objects are drawn to show a sense of belongingness and cohesiveness.

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5. EMPHASIS center of attraction in a painting.