Renaissance is originated from Italy in the 14th century. Renaissance movement changed European society, culture, ideas, science and art. Large quantities of great creations of all aspects sprang up like mushrooms. Oil painting can be considered as a dazzling diamond among all the creations. Art in renaissance period had got to the peak of art phylogeny since ancient Greek and Roman. Classical art style and skill revived in oil painting under the recalling of new thought and spirit.
Among lots of artists in renaissance, Ciotto di Bondone was the pioneer. His contribution was mainly on reviving the conventional realism painting technique of Greek and Roman. Besides, his masterpieces expressed some kind of brand new spirit of times. Masaccio and Botticelli were both outstanding artists good at oil painting from Italy. All of they created many oil paintings oriented with religion. But religion oil paintings by them and other painters in renaissance times were in great difference from the ones before. We can find that, for the same gods, their figures in renaissance creations are similar to human being; they are not inaccessible any more.
Losing yourself in renaissance oil paintings, you will find the humanism hiding behind. You can feel you are a real man, a independent man stand on the earth bravely altogether with your peers. So, when sometimes you are lost yourself, just comply with the call of humanism, what can strike on the closed door of your soul.
2012年3月30日星期五
For What Reason We Like Oil Paintings So Much
For many years fad of oil painting has stayed fanatic. Not only art lovers but also normal people have great interest in oil painting . As we all know, there are all kinds of styles of arts, but oil painting is the one which is popular with the most public merely. Maybe the lovers themselves do not know why they are so fond of oil paintings; they are captivated by the magic of oil painting once for a glance.
From 15th century till now, oil painting has been prevailing among all walks of people. The fashionable class always had their exclusive painters; they wanted portraits of themselves and families for inheriting. Although the original intention of these paintings was merely for the aristocracy family, they were indeed handed over generation by generation till now. In renaissance times, artists' masterpieces emerged in large numbers. Besides the oil paintings belonged to nobles, quite many artists created for common ones, for great nature, and for trials in everyday life. Ordinary persons may not study in art, but the subtle feeling from violent times and hard life expressed fromoil paintings can touch everyone deep in their soul.
Above all, you may not see clearly why we are fascinated in oil paintings. But it doesn’t matter; what we should do for these oil paintings is just to appreciate the god’s gifts with devoting ourselves.
From 15th century till now, oil painting has been prevailing among all walks of people. The fashionable class always had their exclusive painters; they wanted portraits of themselves and families for inheriting. Although the original intention of these paintings was merely for the aristocracy family, they were indeed handed over generation by generation till now. In renaissance times, artists' masterpieces emerged in large numbers. Besides the oil paintings belonged to nobles, quite many artists created for common ones, for great nature, and for trials in everyday life. Ordinary persons may not study in art, but the subtle feeling from violent times and hard life expressed fromoil paintings can touch everyone deep in their soul.
Above all, you may not see clearly why we are fascinated in oil paintings. But it doesn’t matter; what we should do for these oil paintings is just to appreciate the god’s gifts with devoting ourselves.
2012年3月29日星期四
Come Up to the Original of Oil Painting-A History of Oil Painting Art
As an oil painting lover, besides appreciating of these wonderful paintings we'd better get to know some history of such stroke of genius. When people in primitive time, simple art styles were been created gradually. But the styles of art at the earliest were mostly craved in caves or in stones. And they were painted with concise lineal and terse frame. Nothing can stop the wheel of history and art, so as time flies, the most brilliant style of art come out-oil painting.
Oil painting originated in the 15th century, in the Netherland, where now belongs to Holland and Luxemburg. The earliest materials were made of blended oil and pigments instead of egg white and colors. Van Eyck brothers were the first men used such method. And then, painted with oil and colors were spread in all the artists. The skill of this method was more and more proficiently day by day. Till the renaissance period, oil painting had become the mainstream style of art. By then, large quantities of classical oil paintings had sprung up. Coming into being in Europe, oil painting rapidly influenced the whole world, including Asia, China.
When we fascinated in masters' oil paintings, expected emotion always flashes in our minds. How great the art works are! They are the soul of art and history no less than epic and eulogy. Every time.
Oil painting originated in the 15th century, in the Netherland, where now belongs to Holland and Luxemburg. The earliest materials were made of blended oil and pigments instead of egg white and colors. Van Eyck brothers were the first men used such method. And then, painted with oil and colors were spread in all the artists. The skill of this method was more and more proficiently day by day. Till the renaissance period, oil painting had become the mainstream style of art. By then, large quantities of classical oil paintings had sprung up. Coming into being in Europe, oil painting rapidly influenced the whole world, including Asia, China.
When we fascinated in masters' oil paintings, expected emotion always flashes in our minds. How great the art works are! They are the soul of art and history no less than epic and eulogy. Every time.
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