Essays on Painting

The A Sunday on La Grande Jatte is warm, bright, joyful, and peaceful when people at first sight, and it is hard for you to imagine this oil painting can be well preserved after a century especially in texture and color. By the perception, we…

Picasso! The household name of Pablo Picasso belongs to a man of incredible escapism. Having experienced 19 different art movements, he knew all too well how to push the bars of art and break out of the jail cell. A movement that he helped create…

In 17th century during the era of Baroque art in Europe, the Dutch Art dared to introduce a new shocking subjectivism and style that was unique and challenging to traditional artwork. The Dutch Genre Art was characterized by small finely crafted details, often depicting simple…

The Scream, which was created by Edvard Munch is one of the most famous art pieces in the world. Edvard Munch crafted this work of art on a flat canvas with a medium of oiled brushes to depict the expressionism of the art piece. He…

Ayesha Sultana and Subdoh Gupta both find inspiration from man made metallic objects to creat their artworks. Although the way they artworks greatly differ both aesthetically and symbolically they both use metallic objects to inform people. This is a fundamental example of an artistic experience…

The Isenheim Altarpiece made in 1516, by Matthias Grunewald and Nikolaus Hagenauer, this piece was created for a Isenheim Hospital. Hence, during the 1500s, sculpted altars were common and popular. This piece is related with the German Renaissance, one of the most important pieces of…

In the late 19th century to mid 20th century a cultural movement, known as modernism took place. This culture change happened in a changing time of industry and urbanization. The movement started after the first world war. The meaning of modernism means ‘the culture radical…

The painter behind The Arena Chapel, Padua (The Scrovegni Chapel) frescoes was limited by its Patron. Enrico Scrovegni whom built the chapel c.1305. The painter commissioned was Giotto di Bondone. Although Giotto gained inspiration from Scrovegni, on what to depict. It would be inaccurate to…

  In his famous essay, “Modernist Painting” , Clement Greenberg, views the progression of art as an unfolding tradition. Greenberg’s careful attention to the formal properties of art, stern approach to criticism, and thought-provoking ideas about modern art has made him an influential figure for…

Edouard Manet’s ‘Olympia’ is an oil painting created in 1863 and first displayed in 1865 in the renowned Salon in Paris . At first glance, particularly in a modern-day context, it may seem as though ‘Olympia’ is a typical portrait painting of a nude model…

Jan Van Eyck was a painter during the 15th century, his work heavily influenced Early Northern Renaissance Art. During 1432, Van Eyck painted the Ghent Altarpiece, which I consider a masterpiece. His piece was one of the first oil on wood paintings perfected in the…

In the play Romeo and Juliet, the contrasting idea which I chose to incorporate into my Banksy inspired artwork is society and individuals. In the play, even though Romeo and Juliet are immensely in love with each other, they struggle against the public and society….

In the painting “Penelope and the Suitors”, the artist John William Waterhouse uses the example of the suitors trying to get to Penelope and receive her love, but Penelope ignores them to show loyalty to her husband Odysseus who is out at war, while in…

 Painting in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Landscape painting is a genre of painting that illustrates the natural environment around us. Often, landscape painting depicts nature in its ideal state. Such paintings can be traced back as far back as 4th-century China. Though these types…

Salvador Dali was a surrealist painter. He is mostly known for his bizarre paintings and ideas. However, not only was he a painter, he was also a writer who ventured into filmmaking. I find it quite amazing that Salvador Dali branched off into film making….