Monthly Archives: November 2012

Learn from Van Gogh

He is not respected by people when he was alive. But everyone praise him when he was dead. He used the brush to describe the interjection of life. Also he used the paints to give people endless shock. Gauguin, Cezanne … Continue reading

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Water Lilies

Water Lilies is a series of several canvases of the pond by French Impressionist Claude Monet, who is the founder of Impressionism. During his last thirty years, the water garden, with a Japanese-style arched bridge, was the main subject of … Continue reading

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Three Graces

Three graces is a popular theme in sculpture during classical times. Since the Renaissance, sculptors and painters have created numerous excellent works of three graces following the ancient composition. However, the most prominent one is Raphael's Three Graces. Affected by … Continue reading

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Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette

Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919), this French painter, is one of the founders and the only black paint user of impressionism. Pierre-Auguste Renoir was brought up in a working-class family, which made him optimistic in his later life. In his world, the … Continue reading

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Decorative Painting

There are a variety of decorative paintings. The definition of decorative painting is very broad and abstract, so different people may have different understanding. But in general, it refers to the painting with decorative significance and independent art form. Decorative … Continue reading

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Constant Update of Color Theory

From the beginning of the 18th century, there were a number of artists in the Renaissance tired of increasingly complicated color balance theory, or in other words, they raised questions about such too idealistic color, which was closely related to … Continue reading

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Can You See Four Kinds of Animals in Mona Lisa?

A painter in the United States cracked the secrets in Mona Lisa which had been hidden for 500 years. In the background of Mona Liza's head, there were three animals wandering, respectively lion, monkey, and buffalo. He also found there … Continue reading

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Color Match in Oil Painting

There is no bad color. There is only bad match. In  plastic arts, whether the color match coordinately often affect the artistic charm and value for the works. Though the pattern in the plastic arts, feeling of space and fine … Continue reading

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How to Identify Oil Painting ?

The oil painting is broadly divided into three levels: high, medium and low-grade. It is a little bit difficult to identify whether a painting is good or not. Because painting has diverse techniques and expression ways, therefore an amateur finds … Continue reading

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The Painter Jean Francois Millet in My Eyes

If Delacroix were a romantic hero, then Millet would be in another type although they were probably in an era. He never admitted that others made the use of "hero" to describe himself and he would rather to be a … Continue reading

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