Painting Styles
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Painting Styles
Artists have many different painting and style techniques. Three that will be mentioned in this paper are Neoclassicism, Impressionism, and Abstract Expressionism. I will compare and contrast The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries by Jacques-Louis David which is an example of Neoclassicism, Luncheon of the Boating Party by Pierre Auguste Renoir which is an example of Impressionism, and Autumn Rhythm (Number 30) by Jackson Pollock which is an example of Abstract Expressionism, as well as discuss each ones painting techniques and any formal elements they may have.
Rome, Greece, France was all fans of the Neoclassicism style of art. This style of art was representational without expressing much emotion in its presentation. The more classical elements of this movement were used to indicate courage and the renaissance of ideas, primarily in England which can be seen in The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries by Jacques-Louis David pictured below.
Fig. 1
1812
The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries
Jacques-Louis David
Oil on canvas
2010 National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Jacques-Louis David put a lot of detail in this work. I can even see the arrogant nature of Napoleon in his structure and face. This is an ideal work of art with much detail and realism put into it. It was done in bold colors to draw in the eye.
Optical realism, which is like when an artist tries to draw the viewer’s attention to the movement of light and darkness in their paintings, was used in Impressionism. This painting style’s use of light creates the sensation of natural light. Impressionists used precise form and technique and unfortunately receive much ridiculed in their day. Luncheon of the Boating Party by Pierre Auguste Renoir pictured below, an example of Impressionism and how Impressionists used everyday type sceneries with ordinary people in their artwork. This differs from previous periods, where classical,...
Artists have many different painting and style techniques. Three that will be mentioned in this paper are Neoclassicism, Impressionism, and Abstract Expressionism. I will compare and contrast The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries by Jacques-Louis David which is an example of Neoclassicism, Luncheon of the Boating Party by Pierre Auguste Renoir which is an example of Impressionism, and Autumn Rhythm (Number 30) by Jackson Pollock which is an example of Abstract Expressionism, as well as discuss each ones painting techniques and any formal elements they may have.
Rome, Greece, France was all fans of the Neoclassicism style of art. This style of art was representational without expressing much emotion in its presentation. The more classical elements of this movement were used to indicate courage and the renaissance of ideas, primarily in England which can be seen in The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries by Jacques-Louis David pictured below.
Fig. 1
1812
The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries
Jacques-Louis David
Oil on canvas
2010 National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Jacques-Louis David put a lot of detail in this work. I can even see the arrogant nature of Napoleon in his structure and face. This is an ideal work of art with much detail and realism put into it. It was done in bold colors to draw in the eye.
Optical realism, which is like when an artist tries to draw the viewer’s attention to the movement of light and darkness in their paintings, was used in Impressionism. This painting style’s use of light creates the sensation of natural light. Impressionists used precise form and technique and unfortunately receive much ridiculed in their day. Luncheon of the Boating Party by Pierre Auguste Renoir pictured below, an example of Impressionism and how Impressionists used everyday type sceneries with ordinary people in their artwork. This differs from previous periods, where classical,...