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Abstract Landscapes

“Instead of using paint to show a figure, the artist used a figure to show paint. The painting can evolve beyond the subject. “
Fred Holcomb (Seattle Painter)

The ultimate goal of this assignment is to create an abstracted landscape by first building up a solid under painting, and then adding medium and light values over it. We will be using gel medium to extend the acrylic paint medium and create transparent layers which allow for the subtle and gradual establishing of value. Each positive or negative shape within the composition must transitional in value creating a play of light on the painting surface. The art elements emphasized in this lesson are brush stroke texture, color, space, and shape.

Notice the use of space in the samples provide, the compositions are divided into shapes that define the edge of a positive or negative space, these shapes are then painted over with a mixture of complementary color and tints. There is a great deal of stylization used to define the objects and space within the format.




Balthus (Balthasar Klossowski)
(1908 - 2001)
Balthus (Balthasar Klossowski)
(1908 - 2001)


What does it mean to abstract?

Balthus (Balthasar Klossowski)
(1908 - 2001)


Balthus (Balthasar Klossowski)
(1908 - 2001)

 

How is abstration different from representational artwork?

Paul Klee
Paul Klee
(1879-1940)

What is the focus of a
nonobjective piece of art,
how does it differ from
abstraction?

Gustav Klimt
(1862 – 1918)
Gustav Klimt
(1862 – 1918)		  

Egon Schiele
(1890-1918)
Egon Schiele
(1890-1918)

 

Egon Schiele
(1890-1918)
Vincent VanGogh
(1853-1890)
  

Vincent VanGogh
(1853-1890)
Vincent Van Gogh
(1853-1890)

  

Vincent Van Gogh
(1853-1890)


Susan Bennerstrom
(1879-1940)

Do you see Van Gogh's influence in this
modern artist's work?


 

“…Landscapes make use of emptiness to create or infer space.”
Fred Holcomb (Seattle Painter)

Inspirational Artist
Paul Klee (1879-1940)
Egon Schiele(1890-1918)
Balthus (Balthasar Klossowski) (1908 - 2001)
Gustav Klimjt (1862 – 1918)
Paul Gauguin (1848-1903)
Vincent VanGogh (1853-1890)

Group drawing images:
Country Road
Rolling Hills
Barn
Icy Hills
Chateau
Road
Highway
Trees
Stately Trees
Vineyard