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Color in Context: Towards Psychological Expression

c o l o r   a l w a y s   in   C O N T E X T   considerations towards final project Egon Schiele Egon Schiele Egon Schiele Edward Munch Self Portrait Edward Munch Self Portrait Edward Munch Edward Munch Edward Munch Henri Matisse Henri Matisse Vincent van Gogh Vincent van Gogh Jean-Édouard  Vuillard   Jean-Édouard  Vuillard Alice Neel   Alice Neel Alice Neel Self Portrait Student Work

Paul Cezanne . Egon Schiele . Marlene Dumas .

Paul Cezanne French  1839 - 1906 Paul Cézanne was a French artist and Post-Impressionist painter whose work was the foundation for transitioning from a 19th-century conception of artistic endeavor to a new and radically different way of looking at subject matter towards the 20th century.  His work eventually lead the way towards the begininnings of breaking up space into smaller parts and cubes.   Egon Scheile Austrian 1980 - 1918 Schiele was a a protégé of Gustav Klimt.  Schiele was a major figurative painter of the early 20th century. His work is noted for its intensity and its raw sexuality, and the many  self-portraits  the artist produced, including naked self-portraits. The twisted body shapes and the expressive line that characterize Schiele's paintings and drawings mark the artist as an early exponent of Experessionist art. He died at the age of 28 of the flu. Marlene Dumas South African b. 1953 She often uses refer

White Conte on a dark ground

This is a fun exercise to try your hand at and your mind, as you must think in reverse! Similar to charcoal drawings we have been involved with, you must, must, MUST work this type of a drawing up slowly, allowing your values to separate slowly -- and pushing the highest contrast areas of value at the very end. Your goal is to develop a separation of values that identify a foreground, a middle ground, and a background. Video: Ficitional Landscape watch for assistance Homework: On a dark piece of paper -- darker than middle grey, create a drawing with white Conte, pastel or chalk. 10 x 14" The subject matter is taken from observation such as:  still life, a landscape from a photograph, human figure Here are some examples: