THE POETIC SCIENCE OF COLOR: 1. George Seurat was a devote’ of classical Greek sculpture and other classical masters of drawing and writing: YOU CAN USE DIAGRAM TO HELP COMPARE AND CONTRAST VISUAL ATTRIBUTES IN 2 WORKS OF ART THEN WRITE IT UP IN PARAGRAPH FORM YOU CAN USE THIS DIAGRAM TO HELP COMPARE AN CONTRAST VISUALLY, ATTRIBUTES IN TWO WORKS OF ART: THEN WRITE IT UP IN PARAGRAPH FORM FOR EACH QUESTIONS BELOW 1. Compare and Contrast: (See the following images in the textbook:) – Ingres (figure 1.5) that would be chapter one and then the image 1.5 – Miller (figure1.3) – Symbolist Muralist Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (French, 1824-1898) fig. 3.11 that would be chapter 03 image 3.11 with: – A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte 1884-86 Oil on canvas 207.6 cm x 308 cm (81.7 in x 121.25 in) The Art Institute of Chicago ( https://www.artic.edu ) , United States. by observing the following characteristics: A.) the subject matter: are there figures/people, landscapes with or without object, or is the subject matter not completely identifiable? B.) the colors: which color/s seem to be used the most often? (so compare and contrast the colors in the Grand Jatt vs. one of the paintings above) C.) what mood: does the painting seem to portray? Do the colors effect the mood one way or the other, in what way? D.) the way the paint seems to be applied: that is, does it seem to be a rough looking texture or one that is, “shimmering with light or atmosphere” or is it a smooth looking surface? E.) The time it was created (the date) F.) and is it realistic looking or not- why or why not? G.) emotion: excitement, passion or fear? Do the colors there contribute to the feeling a painting as emotional or not/What colors seem most emotional in one of these pieces? Which painting seems the least emotional? what makes that painting feel Calm or unemotional? H.) Do you think it was the artists intent to show emotion in a painting for some reason? what might be the reason for this? Does the title indicate emotion, the colors or something else? After all a “Borg” is supposed to be “unemotional” but what feeling do YOU have when you look at each painting? Your opinions count and what is really interesting is that everyone experiences color individually or even culturally and some colors themselves will elicit a emotional response in some people, while relatively little to another! Also notice how colors draw or even direct your your eye from one spot to another in a work of art! We will be looking at this intentional, inspired direction of our mood the artist sometimes creates, in order to better share their message with you, and also we will soon notice our part in that exchange, as an actual participant in the art experience! 2. Now, please look for a moment at Thomas Eakins painting “The Gross Anatomy Clinic ” (fig ) – that is, Chapter 02 fig Compare it to: – A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte – 1884-86 Oil on canvas cm x 308 cm ( in x in) The Art Institute of Chicago ( ), United States. Seurat’s Pointillist painting “La Grande Jatte” again, in Chapter 03: A.) In which do we see more clearly the “intangible forces of emotion and imagination, resisting every classification?” as described in the book early on in chapter 03? B.) With your observation, In which might we see the stronger influence of the Camera, a technological invention to allow observation, capture and memory, which was also invented in this era? In which way? C.) Of the images in Chapter 03 what is your favorite Painting and artist? why or why not? Is your choice related to color or subject matter, the way you feel when you look at it or for some other reason (perhaps a memory you have, a world you’d like to visit or even a feeling of identity resulting from the way its painted? ) 3. A.) The Artist, Seurat seems to have a completely different way of applying paint- can you describe it? how would you describe if for instance to someone over the phone, who had not seen the painting before? B.) What is that technique of applying paint, called? ________________________________ (one word ok) C.) Who were the Neo-Impressionists (their names) discussed in the Text book chapter 03? D.) Though they are dubbed Neo-impressionists, where does this place them in time and in relation to the Impressionists and Post Impressionists, such as Vincent Van Gogh and Gauguin? E.) Who were the Nabis artists? (their names) F.) How are Nabi paintings similar to post-impressionist paintings? G.) What does the name Nabis mean? H.) What was the purpose of Serusier’s Nabis painting? I.) In what city did Van Gogh attend the Academy of Fine Art? (Pick one) – Paris – Rotterdam – London – Antwerp – J. Many of the “Sunflower” pictures were painted to decorate the bedroom of Vincent Van Gogh’s friend who was staying with him at the time. Who was this friend? (PICK ONE) – Monet – Sisley – Pisarro – Gauguin NOTE: Partly through the advent of the Camera, we will now see the developments by artists as they pull away from realism per se (Please review the required two videos on “realism” and “Impressionism” in the Modules, to see the major differences between the two genres with the development from “Realism” to “Impressionism” and through “Post impressionism.” * NOTE: *It’s important to note however that there are artists still painting realism to this day, it’s not an interest or style that died out completely. Some people prefer to paint or sculpt something that is “identifiable” and some people who buy or observe images, prefer also the “familiar” as a psychological, or preferred aesthetic. (Some still painted the human figure in that era through to the present. The subject matter was recognizable to a certain extent, or “close to reality” perhaps less dependent on imagination or an inner world being portrayed. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ We are now off on a great adventure to see how Artists responded in remarkable ways to the Camera and other inventions, discoveries in Science and Psychology and the way the world changed around them! Time seemed to move faster with the advent of the Industrial revolution for the calamity of WW1, WW2 and the horror of those wars and others, were only just on the horizon! This was soon to be the end of the Fabled “Belle Epoch” The Beautiful time which I described in my video, a time that is difficult to look back on with anything but nostalgia and an appreciation of the artists who made it possible for us to see some of their love of nature, their astonishing poetic imagery, the people who shared their lives and Parisian Fashions. In addition perhaps unwittingly, exposing the challenges women faced in the cities with few job choice depicted through a veil of everlasting beauty! We artists owe much and have deep appreciation for the incredible people who fill our paintings! At that time, the new “Modernist” artists struggled also when the Public either found their work exciting or “debased” and “unfinished” or when the Artists instead found their work and themselves in the midst of political controversy! Now also begins a look at an age when Women Artists are rediscovered at Last!! as you may have guessed, they were always there, in plain sight ! Artists had also broken away from two major sources of income they had relied on for thousands of years, the Church and the Ruling and Royal families, to a Creative exciting life but one also opening them to “Art for Arts sake” for the advancement, freedoms and expression for the individual and human experience rather than a more confident way of making a living! Even in the Medieval ages in Europe, at the same time that society purchased ware and artistic objects from medieval artisans and Guilds and merchants and continuing through the Renaissance, the development in some countries of a much larger “Middle Class” also allowed many citizens to purchase Art for their interiors and other aesthetic purposes. But when Artists stepped off the familiar and journeyed into the unknown on every level, their next meal became a Modern challenge which continues today So… HERE WE GO, plunging into that abyss and adventure! GREAT QUOTES BY THIS SELECTION OF PAINTERS: “I wish to make of Impressionism something solid like the art of the museums.” Cezanne “There is no art without a poetic aim.” Edouard Vuillard The theorist of the Nabi group, Denis: “We feel liberated from all the yokes that the idea of copying brought to [our] painters’ instincts.” Vincent van Gogh quotes Showing 1-30 of 412 It is good to love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is well done. ? Vincent Van Gogh I dream my painting and I paint my dream. ? Vincent Willem van Gogh Be clearly aware of the stars and infinity on high. Then life seems almost enchanted after all. ? Vincent Van Gogh (Links to an external site.) “…I have nature and art and poetry, and if that is not enough, what is enough? ? Vincent Willem van Gogh There is nothing more truly artistic than to love people. ? Vincent Van Gogh A great fire burns within me, but no one stops to warm themselves at it, and passers-by only see a wisp of smoke (Links to an external site.) I don’t know anything with certainty, but seeing the stars makes me dream. ? Vincent Van Gogh Normality is a paved road: Its comfortable to walk, but no flowers grow on it. ? Vincent van Gogh If you hear a voice within you say you cannot paint, then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced. ? Vincent Willem van Gogh I put my heart and soul into my work, and I have lost my mind in the process. ? Vincent Willem van Gogh I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the day. ? vincent van gogh What am I in the eyes of most people a nonentity, an eccentric, or an unpleasant person somebody who has no position in society and will never have; in short, the lowest of the low. All right, then even if that were absolutely true, then I should one day like to show by my work what such an eccentric, such a nobody, has in his heart. That is my ambition, based less on resentment than on love in spite of everything, based more on a feeling of serenity than on passion. Though I am often in the depths of misery, there is still calmness, pure harmony and music inside me. I see paintings or drawings in the poorest cottages, in the dirtiest corners. And my mind is driven towards these things with an irresistible momentum. ? Vincent Van Gogh I am seeking, I am striving, I am in it with all my heart. ? Vincent van Gogh The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore. ? Vincent Van Gogh If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere. ? Vincent Van Gogh (Links to an external site.) Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together. ? Vincent Van Gogh I want to touch people with my art. I want them to say ‘he feels deeply, he feels tenderly’. ? Vincent Willem van Gogh I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. ? Vincent Van Gogh by place colors side by side, I try to imagine what they would look like … Seurat At present I absolutely want to paint a starry sky. It often seems to me that night is still more richly coloured than the day; having hues of the most intense violets, blues and greens. If only you pay attention to it you will see that certain stars are lemon-yellow, others pink or a green, blue and forget-me-not brilliance. And without my expatiating on this theme it is obvious that putting little white dots on the blue-black is not enough to paint a starry sky. ? Vincent van Gogh I always think that the best way to know God is to love many things. ? Vincent Van Gogh The beginning is perhaps more difficult than anything else, but keep heart, it will turn out all right. For a moment, look at Thomeas Eakins painting figue ( I shut my eyes in order to see. Paul Gauguin (Links to an external site.)Only the human figure exists; landscape is, and should be, no more than an accessory; the painter exclusively of landscape is nothing but a bore. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless. ? Jean-Jacques Rousseau “The inability of some critics to connect the dots doesn’t make pointillism pointless” Who do you suppose said this? : )Show more
