art and art history. (broad to very specific)
Hi, I'm new here.
I am an artist specializing in portraiture and the human figure.
I have extensive knowledge of oil painting, pastel, charcoal and graphite. I also have intermediate knowledge of lithography.
I have extensive knowledge of human artistic anatomy (that is the skeleton, muscles, and outward appearance of humans)
My art history knowledge mostly lies in the Renaissance, specifically the Northern Renaissance.
I have studied the materials and techniques of the old masters. (so I can tell you how things might have been done in the 1800s back to the ancient egyptians)
I have a quite extensive library of art books as well as access to the electronic resources of the largest art library in the country, so what I don't know or can't remember, I can probably find pretty easily.
A couple more really specific things:
I know the style and technique of Flemish master Peter Paul Rubens inside and out.
I have extensively researched and written a paper on Bosch's "Garden of Earthly Delights" (not an easy task, I might add)
I have studied some of the history of abstract and non-obective art but I know little about the technique, if you need to know how these artists work please ask someone else. I am a representational artist.
That's all, I think.
"I'm glad I live in the GPS era. In a different century, I would've set off to visit the other side of the village and wandered off into the mountains and been eaten by a carnivorous plant. Or discovered the Americas."
-LaJessica
[QUOTE=franc tireur;931434]Ooh, I love the art of the Northern Renaissance, as well as Medieval art. I visited the National Gallery in London in 2005 and was stunned by the wonders that filled the rooms.
Did you decipher all the symbolism of Bosch's painting ? It's a fascinating subject, and I'm very curious to know more about it.[/QUOTE]
I made a gallant attempt to decipher it for a paper. The problem was I needed a five page paper and I had enough research to write a thesis. It is far too complex to just say "this is what it is," every section has multiple theories. Should someone really need to know a lot about it, I would have to dig up my notes and probably scan in the important stuff.
"I'm glad I live in the GPS era. In a different century, I would've set off to visit the other side of the village and wandered off into the mountains and been eaten by a carnivorous plant. Or discovered the Americas."
-LaJessica
well, i don't have anything educated to say. i like post-impressionist and surrealist art mostly. i do plan on taking art history. i'll have to do plenty of that analyzing stuff for the AP exam when the time comes. :nervous: i can get back to you in a year if you'd like. >.<
Do you know who's piece this is? It's a painting of a young Bacchus. It's one of my favorites that i found through some random google search and I forgot to see who did it at the time, resulting searches I can't even find the picture.
[URL=http://www.wga.hu/html/r/reni/1/index.html]Guido Reni : Drinking Bacchus, 1623[/URL]
much obliged
well, I would have answered you had I seen if before someone else did.
"I'm glad I live in the GPS era. In a different century, I would've set off to visit the other side of the village and wandered off into the mountains and been eaten by a carnivorous plant. Or discovered the Americas."
-LaJessica
Taking AP Art History: best decision in my life. so fascinating, also considering I have been to most of the museums and seen many of the paintings in the textbooks
Ooh, I love the art of the Northern Renaissance, as well as Medieval art. I visited the National Gallery in London in 2005 and was stunned by the wonders that filled the rooms.
Did you decipher all the symbolism of Bosch's painting ? It's a fascinating subject, and I'm very curious to know more about it.