ART F200X Baroque Blog Assignment

 



Medusa was created in Milan, Italy, by  Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, in 1596 showing the moment she was executed by Perseus. I really like the heavy darker colors of the Medusa on the shield. I also like the depth and short amount of space between the head of the Medusa and the wall. The artistic use of the shadow and the source of light impressed me. 
    by putting the shine in Medusas eyes at an upper angle and the shadow at a lower angle from the top of the head to not only show depth with proximity to the wall but also to give the viewer a sense there is a source of light in front of and above Medusa. Going even further, the contrast between the lighter skin on Medusa's left side of her face vs the right side of her face showing once again the direction of the light by making one side lighter with no shadows and the other side with shadows in the areas that have curves to not only show depth but the source of light. The shadows contrast heavily against the lit parts of Medusa's face as the shadowed parts also push the details of the snakes and the right side of the face due to how the left side is almost washed out due to the intensity of the light. The same shine as the eyes can be seen on the bellies of snakes showing the gloss of the bottom of a snake vs the dull light-absorbing top scales of a snake. 
    This painting shows the influence of Baroque with its naturalistic and realistic painting, with its darker dramatic depiction, and demonstration of the release of tension with the severing of Medusas head. Looking at the face of Medusa the heavy emotional turbulence as you can see the understanding that Medusa realizes her head is severed. A wonderful and masterful piece. I don’t really relate to it as it is a decapitation, but I love the art and I would own one if I could.











References

Baroque Painting At Its Best & Most Sinister • Lazer Horse. (2015, November 15). Retrieved from http://www.lazerhorse.org/2014/12/06/baroque-painting-history-best/

Medusa by Caravaggio - Facts & History of the Painting. (2013, April 14). Retrieved from https://totallyhistory.com/medusa/

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

ART F200X Introduction Blog-kqwilliams

Image
 1. Hi Everyone, My name is Kyle Williams, I live in Alaska and have lived in Alaska for the last decade. Before moving to Alaska I lived in California for several years in the city of Fresno. Something interesting about myself I can shuffle a deck of cards with one hand, no, it is not just spilling them on a table and mixing them. I do in fact, shuffle them with one hand and can indeed shuffle two decks of cards at the same time separately. My bachelor's is homeland security and emergency management with a focus on cyber security. As for career aspirations, I hope to one day work on one of the military installations for I.T as a long career. 2. work of art I find appealing.     This is a small golden fly on the head of a mushroom. 3. I do not really have a relationship with art, however, I do enjoy taking photos. I do also edit photos for fun as well. I have been to several museums but nothing has ever really stuck out to me. I did purchase an oil painting with a doll sheep in the
Read more

ART F200X Mid or Post Modern Blog

Image
  Present Area Art Pig Newtons Lawrence, 2020 Pig Newtons is a present-era watercolor painting. Made by a man named Lawrence, using his family and their antics as inspiration. A common attribution of this piece is of a Louie CK joke but is based on events in his own life. The painting is a play on the words of a pig and fig newtons making pig newtons. Out of Stock Lawrence, 2020 Out of stock is a present-era watercolor painting based on the recent shortage of supplies due to the overreaction of people going out and buying all sanitizer and toilet paper resulting in the shortage. The painting depicts happy toilet paper and sanitizer. Tickle Temple Ede László, 2020 Budapest, Hungry Tickle Temple is a digital art of background scene showing a man on a horse and a man walking into a canyon with dust billowing all around. In the background, there is a hand-like shape. Tickle Temple 2 Ede László, 2020 Budapest, Hungry Tickle Temple 2 is a different angle of tickle temple. Showing the man wal
Read more

ART F200X Early Modern Blog

Image
 Gassed, (1919) John Singer Sargent Arras, France Gassed, by John Singer Sargent in the military during World War I. The painting depicts dark olive colors as many injured gather and are guided after the horrific event of being blinded by mustard gas. In the painting the bandages over the eyes of many soldiers as they are grouped up and guided by orderlies to a dressing station. Tunnellers, (1916) Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson British, London A bleak and dark image showing a man with a gas mask walking into a room. Dark colors of black and brown with blue to show the skin, candle, and shirt. White highlights and shadows of black to separate the browns and blues from each other. This image is made to show fear as the in and bleak discovery of the tunnels. On the Wire, (1918) Harvey Thomas Dunn France A final bleak painting for our gallery, it depicts two Soldiers who are American, carrying another soldier on a stretcher along a barbed-wire fence. Their gas masks hang from their nec
Read more