Friday, November 7, 2008

Observations on the History of Oil Painting

The major players in the history of oil painting are Da Vinci, Van Gogh, Picasso, Monet, and Dali because they have all made paintings and portraits that impacted people. They have contributed many paintings in which they expressed their views and emotions. Their artworks have powerful meanings and messages behind them and most of them tell a story. They are the most influential and use symbolism the most to create masterpieces.

I don't really know who is missing from the list.

Most of oil painting seems to take place in Europe.

All the paintings are held and kept in museums all over the world for people to admire them. Paintings have different influences on people depending on where they live. If they are held in Europe, the people there will be inspired by the artwork and try to recreate it using a different new style. Where the paontings live affects the public and inventors.

2 comments:

missroberts said...

maybe thinking of what most of the oil painters we study have in common will help you to start to see who is missing from the list. what "types" of people are missing?

and if most paintings are in the us and europe who's missing out on seeing them?

Vanessa said...

most of the oil painters we have studied manifest the art principles of design in some way to create a unified painting. they use a varitey of warm and cold colors, highlights and shadows to create depth and make objects fade or stand out
i think that the list actually goes on further to include Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, and others.however, only the famous painters that have produced amazing artworks are recognized. the people that are left out are the behind the scenes average ordinary regular people in the past generations and in my generation who do not have or receive the same fame or attention as the major players do.

if most paintings are in the US and europe other countries such as Africa, India, and third world countries do not have the oppportunity to view these paintings.