Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Artist Emulation (2nd Post)
In trying to emulate my chosen artist, Edward Hopper, I am going to focus my final work on an oil painting. Hopper's style of painting involves lots of harsh contrast between dark and light colors that I will have to use. Also, as I am trying to create a modernized version of one of Hopper's paintings (Early Sunday Morning) that incorporates a large use of space, my composition will have to reflect the same use of space. Simplicity and uniformity will be another large theme in my painting that I am trying to get across. I will have to observe the details of both Hopper's painting and apply their concepts to the scene that I am painting. Stretching and exploring will be essential for me n this project because though the painting that I am emulating is simple, there are many small details and emotions that I will have to express.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Hello, Gerhard Richter here, I have a few questions about your intentions for your piece. I like the description of the color contrast, but what emotions are you trying to convey to the viewer. I know that this is an intention that I struggle with in my work, and am currently struggling with in a current painting. Check out my blog at http://nubbinharder.blogspot.com and help me out with finding inspiration for portraying emotion.
ReplyDeleteHey there Richter, getting a sense of emotion and expression in my painting is very important. In immitating Edward Hopper's work I have to find a good balance between simplicity and detail. The mood in my painting is meant to be relaxed; kind of the Hopper's "Early Sunday Morning". I have tried to achieve this by working a lot of good color contrast to express emotion.
ReplyDeleteHope this helps!