Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Modernist work of art


Painting Title: Three Musicians 1921
Oil on canvas - 200.7 x 222.9 cm
Famous Spanish artist - 20th Century Painter
From this paiting, i can image that the artist draw the musicians who are playing with different musical instrument. One is playing guitar,with two musicians by his sides. In addition, we can see the shadow of the dog at the left of the paiting.
The artist use different color for each person in order to make every musician stand out in the paiting, expecially using the brown background. Still, line is one of the most important role in this paiting. Picasso add the visual elements in the correct proportions of unity, variety, balance , scale , proportion and rhythm into his paiting.
Although i don't understand very clearly what does the artist want to express. However, i can see that the musicians are concentrate on their playing, and the dog is also atrracted by their playing.

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

LOVE in art


Artist: Henry Ossawa Tanner,
Title: The Banjo Lesson, 1893.
Oil on canvas, 49" x 35 1/2".

The first time i saw this picture "The Banjo Lesson" by Henry Ossawa Tanner gave me an deep impression, and gave me a strong emotion.
The painting is about the relationship between grandfather and grandson, which illustrate the affection and love from the normal family. It is obviously that the grandfather pay his patience to teach his grandson. The artist Henry Ossanwa Tanner drew this comon life in his period. The love is shared between family.