As he has noted, his use of «push - pull dynamics and the occasional use of
illusionistic perspective against raw expressionistic brushwork gives the impression of looking deep into the canvas only to be thrust back to the surface.»
In Rush's photo, there is a crisp tension between the flatness of the horizon line and the gate, both of which are parallel to the picture plane, and
the illusionistic perspective of the pier itself, which leads our eye deep into the composition.This pictorial incongruence is to some extent reminiscent of the irrational juxtapositions in paintings by the popular Surrealist artist Rene Magritte (1898 - 1967).
Both movements represented a step away from
the illusionistic perspective that had ruled painting since the Renaissance.
Not exact matches
Sculpture was felt to be more socially engaging because it occupied actual space rather than creating an
illusionistic realm using
perspective and other techniques.
Indeed, as I slice my white
perspective lines into the painstakingly crafted,
illusionistic surface of the painting, I hear the question that is asked of me so often: «why do you have to ruin the landscape, it's so beautiful.»
Avoiding
illusionistic concerns such as depth or
perspective, Moyer queers the color field, lending texture, seduction, and idiosyncrasy to the immateriality of plain sight.
This has sort of changed the
perspective direction of a lot of post-analog painting, because whereas before, figurative painting functioned as a «window,» a recessive space with the illusion of depth, now there is a push towards
illusionistic projection and forward movement.
,» are more richly colored and traditionally
illusionistic in their use of
perspective.