Sentences with phrase «figural subjects»

The works bequeathed to the Frick transform the museum's holdings in drawings, enlarging them by nearly a third, while complementing the permanent collection's focus on landscape and figural subjects.

Through an oeuvre displaying the re-envisioning of figural subjects and the formation of an abstract expressionist style, Byron Browne stands out among the American abstractionists of his generation.

As Browne drew attention to the transfer of three - dimensional objects to two - dimensional planes using bright shades of blocked color and the stylized treatment of his figural subjects, he explored his interest in the relationship between art and nature.

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Entitled Tworkov Paints a Picture, the piece walked readers through Tworkov's approach to painting and demystified abstraction by presenting it as a deliberate process in which an artist uses color, line, and flame - like brushstroke to express a subject, much like in figural representation.

Varied subjects, such as figural fragments, drapery, and architectural relief appear on a typical single Baroque study sheet for the sake of economy and for the rehearsal of an image.

Whether the subject is love, color, unusual figural poses, life issues or personal content, viewers will recognize the core of each artist's work in this expansive exhibit.

In the late 70s the consistently figural and empathetic representations of everyday subjects by Katharina Fritsch (born 1960), Jeff Koons (born 1955) and Charles Ray (born 1953) attracted a great deal of attention.

Davis» pictorial storytelling and artistic family tree are the subject of two new exhibitions at the Meadows Museum of Art, revealing how Davis shaped 21st - century American art, from comic books to animation and puppetry, through the figural artists he inspired.

The Jazz Age movement, known for its sleek depictions of industry that tend to fall just on the romantic side of Photorealism — which mostly subsided in favor of more comforting figural works as the Great Depression (and American Regionalism) rolled in — is the subject of an upcoming survey at San Francisco's de Young Museum.

This involves the introduction of a main figural element as subject matter, painted with oils or acrylics, and fine detail added with pen and ink, creating a sense of shadow and movement, with hidden figures and symbols.

Much of his training was in figural and traditional subjects.