Why Art Is Very Amazing!…
Whether you are a novice or an experienced artist, there is always something that can be learnt from the masters. Art itself is a very diverse subject and a matter of personal taste. So many different things can be classified as art.
The Japanese and Chinese seem to know quite a bit about the subject. These orientals are clever enough to write and paint with their brushes. They usually use brushes with a bamboo handle, the brush itself tapering to a fine point. You also find that most of their work is actually only done in black and white.
These brushes go on to encapsulate interesting fine works, fragile silk paintings and yes, of course, calligraphy. Obviously this takes me back to the fantastic paintings of Zen. He often used an ink over a wash. These seem to be painted with a delicacy.
The long fine brushes they use seem to create lovely flowing works of art which appear so true to form and give out the freedom of movement. Naturally this works well on silk. The trees and waters are expressed well like this.
If you are looking for true to life form art I do not think you would probably choose Expressionism. To many this might appear pretty crazy as it comes in very peculiar representations. Basically letting your imagination run wild and feelings to give an usual outlook on subjects.
To the eye of a beginner particularly, I am sure this art form would appear to seem unbalanced and even distorted, with unusually created shapes. Take Van Gogh for instance.
The painting is often brought together by a series of dots and dashes, which when viewed from a distance can be really appreciated like the artist Monet.
If you go back to about the 19th Century this is about where it started. This style is good for landscapes where the light makes such a difference to the actual scene.
If we go back to the 17th Century however and the Dutch Masters, around this time, I think Still Life was born. This style was very easy to understand as normal objects were portrayed. I cannot help think how far ahead some of these artists were in their ideas.
Simple items are not always easy to reproduce and you need a good backdrop for this type of work. I think that this dates back to about the 17th century and the famous Dutch Masters. How fantastic some of these artists from a bygone age were, and so forward thinking.
We have all admired the intimate lifestyle enjoyed in Paris and captured by the likes of Toulouse-Lautrec. He had a really good life with the other artists, dancers, theatre artistes, in fact the whole Paris scene.
What about Monet who produced such greatly coloured and inspired landscapes, and natural artistic scenes. Yet he did not stop at this as he also loved doing very amusing caricatures mainly of his friends.
So many wonderful artists, too many to mention, Constable, J.W.Turner, Renoir, and Picasso, and what a talent Salvador Dali.
For those who like art, prime examples to be recommended are to be seen all over Barcelona in the works of Salvador Dali, which seem to spread all over this city. To look at these one surely feels his brain must have been overloaded.


