December 2017
Intermediate to advanced
208 pages
3h 39m
English
Unlike film or illustration, which often seek to entertain and dazzle, fine art can work well when the viewer feels that something is withheld or understated. A sense of mystery can spark the imagination.
• Severely pared-down information and stripped-out detail
• A limited palette forcing a few colors to do the work of many can convey a sense of quiet
• Non-showy, quiet execution, such as evenness of brushing and avoidance of bravura technique
• Choice of subject matter that avoids considerable visual drama
• Introduction of deliberate ambiguities by not fully defining elements. Edges may be disguised or missing while shapes are selected that are not readily readable
Eugène Carrière (1849–1906)
Alphonse Daudet, 1893. ...