Painting BootcampFor this artwork I knew that I wanted to use acrylic. I noticed the way that pine trees have bunches of pines that I thought I could replicate with paint. I experimented with adding a pine texture to the wet paint. The color scheme I went for was split complementary, as I hope to add red flowers for an accent. I wanted to do a painting of Crow Wing Park. The park is a ghost town, but this is the only and last thing standing from the once flourishing town. I wanted to capture this landscape in an impressionist style. I wanted to also work on adding form to the artwork.
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Memento Mori: The Fall of man is a tempera painting based on the Latin composition style of Memento Mori, an artistic or symbolic reminder of the inevitability of death. The centerpiece of the artwork is the skull, with poetic symbols surrounding it. The skull has an open mouth, correlating the bite in the apple to the skull. To the right of the skull is an impressionist apple with an appealing scarlet glow and a bite taken out of it. To the left of the skull is a human bone. The entirety of the artwork was created 90% using pallet knives, giving the artwork it’s impressionist effect. The most realistic aspect is the skull, meant to draw in the viewer. The paintbrush was used sparingly and only for slight details. I used ink for the black background to experiment with different materials, as most of this artwork is an experiment.
The artwork’s intent is to express the symbolism of the Bible in reference to death and its connection to eternal death. In the story of Adam and Eve, humanity had separated itself from God, the giver of life, meaning that they would surely die. This combination of the Memento Mori reminding us of physical death and the spiritual story of eternal death is a warning to the viewer to consider their own life and to remind them of the separation from the Giver of Life Himself. My goals for this project were to create an artwork using pallet knives as a main tool and to experiment with different materials. Overall, I wish I added more objects and symbols to the artwork. I am generally quite pleased with how this artwork turned out. |
Gunther DodgeI like XC, do art, and love to learn other languages and cultures. My long time goal is to become a polyglot and artist. Archives
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