When we visited the French Impressionists section in the gallery I liked Montagne Sainte's brush stroke. It was very painterly and pastel, and it felt very energetic. He also had a very masterful control of color, even though he worked in such a loose mark.
At the Freer and Sackler gallery we saw many works that employed very tight patterns and lines. These bowls and tiles had extremely intricate levels of detail and texture. The lines and patterns created very specific surfaces. At the Hirshhorn gallery i really liked some non-objective sketches by Alberto Giacometti. While his other works aren't non-objective, his sketches were, and they used form, value, and shape in order to construct strange figures. They showed that even without the textural options that painting allows, there can still be extremely interesting compositions created with other elements of art. The portrait gallery we dropped by near the American galleries was a personal favorite of mine. All of them really had soul behind the portraits. None of them were very tight or photo realistic, and I think that's what made them have that soul. We're so used to seeing photos, but a painting has some unique quality to it that is mesmerizing.
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We experimented with different acrylic grounds and mediums. I thought I wouldn't like the textures of the heavier mediums but the textures are actually the coolest part. I was pleasantly surprised that working with paint and color feels more fun and exploratory as opposed to the usual things I do.
Were doing some fun stuff with colors and color theory, as well as learning some in depth methods and materials for acrylic paints
Is Digital Art "Real" Art? Facts and Myths About Digital Creating by Monika Zagrobelna
This article addresses the somewhat ambiguous state of digital art. Zagrobelna acknowledges to several preconceptions about the medium such as: digital art is easy, digital artists utilize expensive tools, photoshop is magical, etc. She then declares all of them false. Why? Because no matter what medium you utilize, art is still art, and digital art is certainly not going to be easier than traditional art. Drawing, painting, sketching, sculpting, and whatever else you can do in a traditional setting can be recreated in a digital setting. Does that mean there's inherently less skill in creating a digital painting than a traditional painting? No. The amount of effort that can be put into a digital painting is equally limitless as the amount of effort that can be put into a traditional painting. I'm really glad that this article so clearly addresses some common misinformation about digital art. I'm personally not very well-versed in digital art because when I tried it before it was considerably more difficult to me than traditional art. Art is art, and the effort put into it should be respected regardless of the medium. 10 awe-inspiring pieces of monochromatic art This is just a simple collection of some varied and pleasing pieces of monochromatic artwork. There are many works and each of them is definitely noteworthy, however the real lesson I learned from this is that sometimes working with a limited palette, even in painting, is more favorable than a vivid and varied palette. I'm glad that there's still options to tone down the range of colors and to focus on value and form in a medium that's usually filled with vivid and colorful works. Obviously utilizing color, and certainly a variety of color is also sometimes necessary, I have a feeling I'll tend to stick with more limited ranges in my own endeavors. We visited the Glave Kocen gallery and the Page Bond Gallery on a walking field trip. The works at the Page Bond gallery were abstract and utilized coarse and varied materials. While I appreciated the work at this gallery and the use of textures, lines, and shape in the large paintings, I'm more drawn towards the atmospheric paintings at the Glave Kocen gallery.
The paintings at the Glave Kocen Gallery were mostly scenes of the Richmond area. Steve Hedberg utilized color, cross change, geometric shapes, and under painting in order to convey a certain atmosphere and perspective. He is masterful in this sense. Each painting reads differently due to the colors and patterns used. His works revealed to me the subtle possibilities and effects of color. |