texture in art. let's be superficial texture - the nature of the surface of painting,...
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TEXTURE in Art
Let's be superficial
Texture - the nature of the surface of painting, sculpture, or building materials
Impasto
– the application of thick oil paint in a texture that would be rough if you were to touch it
Rembrandt
- begins to use impasto
- realistic images need to be viewed from a distance
- begins to use impasto
- realistic images need to be viewed from a distance
VAN GOGH, VincentThe Starry Night1889, Oil on canvas, 29 x 36 1/4 in
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Illusionism
Tromp l’oiel = fool the eye; tricks the viewer into perceiving that the actual objects represented are in fact there; usually a still-life painting, sometimes also used in murals (French, TROM-PLOY)
William Harnett, The Faithful Colt, 1890
Usually a very smooth surface to heighten the illusion – no evident brush strokes
Charles Sheeler Side of a White Barn (1917) Gelatin silver print (photograph)
Texture in Sculpture
Meret Oppenheim, Fur covered cup, saucer, and spoon, 1936 (a.k.a. The Object)
Constantin BrancusiFrench, b. Hobitza, Romania, 1876 - 1957 Sleeping Muse I, (1909-1910)Marble6 3/4 x 10 7/8 x 8 3/8 in.
SMOOTH
Clay jarAfrican20th C.
TEXTURE in Music
DIFFERENT – you can’t touch music!
wrapping up TEXTURE . . .
- notice it in architecture and sculpture and watch for IMPASTO in painting
Not to be confused with
an imposter in pesto
Impasto