Art A2 Personal Project
[Life in Situé]
On the 25 July I visited the National Portrait Gallery. I visited two separate exhibitions within the National Portrait gallery, The Laura Knight Exhibition and the BP Portrait Award 2013. What I learned from the visit was not only the many different styles that came from the 1800’s to the most recent entries is that in my project I can take many different routes down the development of this project. This will help me to not only create a diversely styled piece but also help refine different techniques that could be used throughout the development stages.
Phil Hale – Thomas Adès | 2002 | Oil [canvas] | 2.14m x 1.07m |
This is a portrait of Thomas Adès. The height alone creates a tall and ominous stance as it is hug above head height. The painting could almost be seen as life sized. The fact how he continued to paint from his own perspective down the painting is what makes this painting interesting. Hale stood over Sitter as he paints. The British pianist and composer lay in an awkward position, which could symbolize the relationship between Hale and Thomas Adès. The twisted angle of Thomas Adès creates an uneasy mood for the observer. The position of Thomas Adès’ hands how they seem stretched and splayed out of position causes the observer to think twice about the comfort of the sitter. The transparent table, glass and ashtray could symbolize the feelings that Thomas Adès conveys, Transparent and apparent.
Degas – Combing the Hair | 1895 | Oil [canvas] | 124cm x 150cm |
Degas worked both within the impressionism and realism periods. This painting is clearly from the impressionism period. You can see this by the techniques used by Degas. The vivid outlines used by Degas create a distance between the back wall and the subjects. This is needed due the wall being quite closely coloured to the subjects. Uncomfort shown by the red dressed girl is clearly shown by the position she is lying in. She sits in an odd position, which could mean
On the 25 July I visited the National Portrait Gallery. I visited two separate exhibitions within the National Portrait gallery, The Laura Knight Exhibition and the BP Portrait Award 2013. What I learned from the visit was not only the many different styles that came from the 1800’s to the most recent entries is that in my project I can take many different routes down the development of this project. This will help me to not only create a diversely styled piece but also help refine different techniques that could be used throughout the development stages.
Phil Hale – Thomas Adès | 2002 | Oil [canvas] | 2.14m x 1.07m |
This is a portrait of Thomas Adès. The height alone creates a tall and ominous stance as it is hug above head height. The painting could almost be seen as life sized. The fact how he continued to paint from his own perspective down the painting is what makes this painting interesting. Hale stood over Sitter as he paints. The British pianist and composer lay in an awkward position, which could symbolize the relationship between Hale and Thomas Adès. The twisted angle of Thomas Adès creates an uneasy mood for the observer. The position of Thomas Adès’ hands how they seem stretched and splayed out of position causes the observer to think twice about the comfort of the sitter. The transparent table, glass and ashtray could symbolize the feelings that Thomas Adès conveys, Transparent and apparent.
Degas – Combing the Hair | 1895 | Oil [canvas] | 124cm x 150cm |
Degas worked both within the impressionism and realism periods. This painting is clearly from the impressionism period. You can see this by the techniques used by Degas. The vivid outlines used by Degas create a distance between the back wall and the subjects. This is needed due the wall being quite closely coloured to the subjects. Uncomfort shown by the red dressed girl is clearly shown by the position she is lying in. She sits in an odd position, which could mean