Bob Chuck Close Analysis
Bob is a piece of artwork created by chuck close in 1970 in the united states. A synthetic polymer white and black painting on canvas.It is one of the one of series of eight large black and white portraits that Close painted between 1967 and 1970. THe subject if this painting is Robert Israel one of the CLose's friend, a new york based opera designer
Chuck Close uses a girding technique . THe effect of this technique is that the artwork almost looks exactly as the original. he took a photo of RObert and then grid the image to then copy on the canvas. He uses black painting apploed with an airbusg to build up dark tones. The airbushing helped to blend two or more colours on the painting in a seamless way. IT makes softly define egde colors …show more content…
I will be analyzing the artwork using the elements and principles of design, looking at the techniques he has used to create the artwork, exploring what type of style he has used and any metaphors and symbols he may have used in his artwork.
The elements and principles have been applied to this artwork by using elements and principles like tone, emphasis, contrast, form, texture and focal point. Close uses tone to create a dark shade in his artwork, this helps make the artwork seem more realistic. Contrast is a large part of this artwork; it shows the realism in the artwork by having the black on white in different parts of the artwork. The texture of the artwork seems smooth; we can easily see the smoothness of the skin because of the tone and emphasis of the lines in the artwork. The focal point of the image is around his eyes and glasses.
The technique that Close uses is a girding technique. The way Close goes about with his technique is that he will find a photo that he has taken and then will grid the image and then transfer that over to another piece of paper or whatever he chooses to work on. The effect of this technique is that the artwork almost looks exactly the same as the original photo. The artist was trying to portray a general image of
Chuck Close uses a girding technique . THe effect of this technique is that the artwork almost looks exactly as the original. he took a photo of RObert and then grid the image to then copy on the canvas. He uses black painting apploed with an airbusg to build up dark tones. The airbushing helped to blend two or more colours on the painting in a seamless way. IT makes softly define egde colors …show more content…
I will be analyzing the artwork using the elements and principles of design, looking at the techniques he has used to create the artwork, exploring what type of style he has used and any metaphors and symbols he may have used in his artwork.
The elements and principles have been applied to this artwork by using elements and principles like tone, emphasis, contrast, form, texture and focal point. Close uses tone to create a dark shade in his artwork, this helps make the artwork seem more realistic. Contrast is a large part of this artwork; it shows the realism in the artwork by having the black on white in different parts of the artwork. The texture of the artwork seems smooth; we can easily see the smoothness of the skin because of the tone and emphasis of the lines in the artwork. The focal point of the image is around his eyes and glasses.
The technique that Close uses is a girding technique. The way Close goes about with his technique is that he will find a photo that he has taken and then will grid the image and then transfer that over to another piece of paper or whatever he chooses to work on. The effect of this technique is that the artwork almost looks exactly the same as the original photo. The artist was trying to portray a general image of