La Beale Isoud at Joyous Gard by Aubrey Beardsley. From Le Morte d'Arthur, 1893-94. oil on canvas
The Dancer's Reward, for Salomé by Aubrey Beardsley [1907] oil on canvas
Art Analysis of Aubrey Beardsley Art Nouveau
Aubrey Beardsley art was inspired by Japanese wood cuts and and emphasized the grotesque, the decadent, and the erotic. My first thought with seeing his art was it looked liked it was inspired but Japanese artist with the grotesqueness and line work however I do think he adds his own style with using basic black and white colors which creates a balance between light and dark contrast. Beardsley's paintings can be characterized as Art Nouveau with the dramatic curve shapes he has in both paintings above. As with Art Nouveau his paintings both both have dynamic movement with the curves of both women's silhouettes such as the long train on the dress in La Beale Isoud at Joyous Gard and the curvature of the womans back in The Dancers Reward. Aubrey also places dominant figures like the decapitated head or the women in the dress towards the left of his paintings making the viewer "read" his paintings from left to right.
I enjoyed the Francisco Goya piece you shared, especially Saturn Devouring His Son. I think that the realist paintings by Goya that you shared a horrifically dark and use Chiaroscuro technique incredibly well. I also enjoy the Le Beale Isoud at Joyous Gard by Aubrey Beardsley. I think the use of a border incorporated into the art is unique and rarely seen in previous art eras because they typically had their own frames. I wonder if framing became more of a common art technique after Art Nouveau?
I love the abstract art! I much prefer it to the boring and mundane scenes of people working or or boring portraits. I also really like how the weirdness of Gouya painting on his walls adds to the creepy nature of his art style and the paintings themselves. However, if I was going to have any of these, I would pick one of the Beardsley peices, because of how simplistic they are. The borders add a sense of proffesionialism, and they, altuough only black and white, do not put off the dark auro of the other paintings.
Hello! My name is Sarah Williams I am 23 years old and I'm a theater performance major with a film minor. I was born and raised in Wasilla, Alaska and moved around for a year to Kansas City, Missouri as well as Salem, Oregon until I moved back home to Alaska last year! The photo below is from a UAF production called This Girl Laughs, This Girl Cries, This Girl does nothing. I am the one holding a teacup! I have performed theater since I was 13 years old and have stared in three UAF main stage productions and three student productions as well as doing behind the scenes tech work like stage managing. Other then theater I have also acted in three student films and even wrote, directed and produced my own film called "Purse". If you are interested you may watch it on YouTube linked here I am vastly interested in art history and paintings. When I discovered the artist who is now my favorite painter Rene Magritte, I felt understood in my personal artis
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Introduction Celebrities' influence in modern culture as well as their wealth have influenced which artist become popular due to celebrities' wanting to collect art from them. I will be going over three artists that celebrities collect art from in our modern times. Lawrence Harris Lake Superior, c. 1923 Oil on canvas North Shore, Lake Superior, 1926 Oil on canvas Lawrence Harris is an American painter who was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1937. He has studied art in both the United States and Europe. Harris is known for both impressionistic paintings and abstract compositions. The paintings above are inspired by Canadas nature and environment and inspired Steve Martin to co-curate an exhibition called "The Idea of North". These paintings colors,line work and illusion of light give that exact title in my opinion. These paintings give the feeling of northenr cold weather and nature with the blues and greys symbolizing the cold with beaming light from the s
I enjoyed the Francisco Goya piece you shared, especially Saturn Devouring His Son. I think that the realist paintings by Goya that you shared a horrifically dark and use Chiaroscuro technique incredibly well. I also enjoy the Le Beale Isoud at Joyous Gard by Aubrey Beardsley. I think the use of a border incorporated into the art is unique and rarely seen in previous art eras because they typically had their own frames. I wonder if framing became more of a common art technique after Art Nouveau?
ReplyDeleteI love the abstract art! I much prefer it to the boring and mundane scenes of people working or or boring portraits. I also really like how the weirdness of Gouya painting on his walls adds to the creepy nature of his art style and the paintings themselves. However, if I was going to have any of these, I would pick one of the Beardsley peices, because of how simplistic they are. The borders add a sense of proffesionialism, and they, altuough only black and white, do not put off the dark auro of the other paintings.
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