WEEK 9 MODERNISM AND POST MODERNISM

Q1. Outline the intentions of each artist.

Chuck Close:

An American painter and photographer who succeed as a photo realist through his massive-scale portraits. Even after becoming severely paralyzed, Chuck Close still continued to make art work that was wanted by museums and collectors.

 

Claude Monet: 

Founder of French impressionist painting. His Intentions were to have an endless pond with water Lillie's without any horizons or banks. Monet was exploring different natural lights that he could capture in his paintings and the different colours that come with it.

 

Q2. Describe the techniques of each artist

Chuck Close: 

Chuck Close uses a canvas that has a grid on it done my an assistant. It is said that he uses his mouth to hold his paint brush because of being paralyzed. He used two main techniques which are 'grisaille'-using only grey tints and 'pointillism'-a white background is covered with dots of pure colour that producing a visual effect. Both of these techniques are similar to what is used by impressionist. The result is a canvas of mini paintings which when looked at from a distance is seen as a single image.

 

 

Claude Monet:

A few different techniques which Monet was the texture of his paintings was created with different brushstrokes. He used was painting on light coloured canvases he would mix his colours on the canvas and use a technique called scumble when you soften a colour by covering it with a opaque/semi opaque colour.  

 

Q3. Find 2 quotes about each artists work, and reference them correctly.

Chuck Close: 

 

"I think most paintings are a record of the decisions that the artist made. I just perhaps make them a little clearer than some people have"

 

"You know, the way art history is taught, often there's nothing that tells you why the painting is great. The description of a lousy painting and the description of a great painting will very much sound the same"

Claude Monet:

 

"Everyone discusses my art and pretends to understand, as if it were necessary to understand, when it is simply necessary to love"

 

 "No one is an artist unless he carries his picture in his head before painting it, and is sure of his method and composition"

 

Q4. Note 3 similarities of the work of both artists.

Bright Colour, texture, technique.

 

Q5. What are some differences between the artist's work. (at least 3)

The style of there paintings are very different to each other in the way the Monets are quite beauitful and Chuck Close has also a more realist appourch. The focus of what they paint are different as Close paints mostly all portraits and Monet does not. One other difference would be that Close used the gridded canvas.

 

Q6. Describe your response to the work of both artists.

At first I did not like the work of Chuck Close but after researching and finding out more about him I found his work quite interesting. I have always like Claude Monets work so it was good to learn more about him.

 

referencing:

http://www.artsconnected.org/artsnetmn/identity/close.html

http://www.moma.org/collection/artist.php?artist_id=1156

http://www.moma.org/collection/object.php?object_id=80220

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_Lilies

http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/c/chuck_close.html#ixzz1NqcAgIcF

http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/c/claude_monet.html#ixzz1NqdZt3ZU