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TEXTURE in Art

TEXTURE in Art. Let's be superficial. Texture - the nature of the surface of painting, sculpture, or building materials. Impasto. – the application of thick oil paint in a texture that would be rough if you were to touch it. Rembrandt. begins to use impasto

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TEXTURE in Art

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  1. TEXTURE in Art

  2. Let's be superficial Texture - the nature of the surface of painting, sculpture, or building materials

  3. Impasto – the application of thick oil paint in a texture that would be rough if you were to touch it

  4. Rembrandt • begins to use impasto • realistic images need to be viewed from a distance

  5. VAN GOGH, VincentThe Starry Night1889, Oil on canvas, 29 x 36 1/4 in p. 383

  6. Illusionism Tromp l’oiel = fool the eye; tricks the viewer into perceiving that the actual objects represented are in fact there; usually a still-life painting, sometimes also used in murals (French, TROM-PLOY)

  7. Usually a very smooth surface to heighten the illusion – no evident brush strokes William Harnett, The Faithful Colt, 1890

  8. TEXTURE AS SUBJECT Charles SheelerSide of a White Barn (1917) Gelatin silver print (photograph)

  9. Charles SheelerSide of a White Barn (1917) Gelatin silver print (photograph)

  10. Texture in Sculpture

  11. Meret Oppenheim, Fur covered cup, saucer, and spoon, 1936 (a.k.a. The Object)

  12. Constantin BrancusiFrench, b. Hobitza, Romania, 1876 - 1957Sleeping Muse I, (1909-1910)Marble6 3/4 x 10 7/8 x 8 3/8 in. SMOOTH

  13. Clay jarAfrican20th C.

  14. TEXTURE in Music DIFFERENT – you can’t touch music!

  15. wrapping up TEXTURE . . . - notice it in architecture and sculpture and watch for IMPASTO in painting

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