impasto

 

  • His use of impasto was surely inspired by Titian, and the addition of impasto showed a new method of illusion in the artist’s work.

  • Much later, the French Impressionists created pieces covering entire canvases with rich impasto textures.

  • First, it makes the light reflect in a particular way, giving the artist additional control over the play of light in the painting.

  • Impasto is a technique used in painting, where paint is laid on an area of the surface thickly,[1] usually thick enough that the brush or painting-knife strokes are visible.

  • As with many abstract expressionist works (and many so-called “action paintings” as well), impasto is a prominent feature.

  • Second, it can add expressiveness to the painting, with the viewer being able to notice the strength and speed by which the artist applied the paint.

  • Impasto gives texture to the painting, meaning it can be opposed to more flat, smooth, or blended painting styles.

 

Works Cited

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EwaGlos. European Illustrated Glossary Of Conservation Terms For Wall Paintings And Architectural Surfaces. English Definitions with translations into Bulgarian, Croatian, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Romanian, Spanish and Turkish.
Petersberg: Michael Imhof. p. 100. doi:10.5165/hawk-hhg/233. Archived from the original on 2020-11-25. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
2. ^ Webster’s New World dictionary of the American language. Guralnik, David B. (David Bernard), 1920-2000. (New rev.,
expanded pocket-size ed.). New York, N.Y.: Warner Books. 1982. ISBN 0446311928. OCLC 10638582.
3. ^ Naifeh, Steven, 1952- (2011). Van Gogh : the life. Smith, Gregory White. (1st ed.). New York: Random House. ISBN 9781588360472. OCLC 763401387.
4. ^
Walter Liedtke, Carolyn Logan, Nadine M. Orenstein, Stephanie S. Dickey, “Rubens and Rembrandt: A Comparison of Their Techniques,” Rembrandt/not Rembrandt in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1995.
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