Sentences with phrase «traditionally painted subjects»
Many avant - garde (progressive or experimental) artists rejected traditional ways of representation out of a belief that clearly identifiable and traditionally painted subjects were limited in their ability to express meaning.
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During the 11 years in which he lived in the city, his abstract painting drew on traditionally Korean subjects of nature and landscape, and adhered to the five symbolic colors of the Obangsaek spectrum — red, blue, gold, white, and black.
«Still life painting has traditionally been regarded as a «lesser art» when compared to the loftier subjects of religious and history painting, landscape, and portraiture,» according to Alicia Longwell.
Her paintings of classic cars, muscle cars, and race cars have been hailed for offering a feminine perspective on a traditionally masculine subject, highlighting the sensuality of the vehicles and their surroundings, which appear in reflection in their glossy surfaces.
In Van Bart's muted paintings, the line is simultaneously meandering and controlled, the blurring of the edges suggest a fragility and transparency that exposes her subjects» vulnerability and blending into the background — a role that has been traditionally ascribed to women.
By leaving the center of the work of art empty, Stella dramatically transforms the ambitions of painting — particularly in regard to portraiture, which traditionally focuses on the appearance or inner life of a subject.
The entry also addresses several traditionally taboo subjects, such as the influence of LSD on the drafting of the Constitution and the role of funk - slaves in painting the White House black.