INTRODUCTION:
Here is a selection of other artists that I wanted to briefly research and investigate.
I will be focusing on the formal visual elements each of them has used and the reasons for my selection.
WILLIAM HOGARTH:
REASONS FOR SELECTING:
- similar to Francisco Goya’s etchings and drawings – presented in the same exhibition at The Whitworth in Manchester
- could learn a lot by observing his etching technique and the way he used it to shade and convey various textures
- observation of everyday life – real human behaviours – suffering – intense emotion – which is enhanced through his technical skill and compositional decisions
- he seems to be conveying chaos – overpopulation of the time? sickness? – overflowing with information – an overpowering experience – the viewer has to investigate the drawing thoroughly – around 7 different narratives going on at the same time – the viewer can explore them in their own time – but their eye is cleverly guided from the foreground all the way to the background
CY TWOMBLY:
REASONS FOR SELECTING:
- the seemingly random and unrelated mark-making allows for multiple reading and perceptions
- rapidness – movement – chaos
- different types of ‘information’ conveyed with different characteristics – colour, line, technique etc.
- could also be investigated in terms of time and space?
- the spontaneous and chaotic mark-making could be the result of experiencing his observed subject
- perhaps it was something that was moving
- or, a place/space that has a lot of elements that he wanted to capture instantaneously or very quickly?
THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH:
REASONS FOR SELECTING:
- we can identify the subject/figure of the drawing despite the ambiguous/blurry marks
- the mark-making seems very rapid yet controlled
- only a few of the marks actually directly give the information about the characteristics of the subject matter
- the rest seems random – undirected
- the figures of the horses seem to be in movement
- only 2 of 4 clearly identifiable
- blur
- blending in with the surroundings
- depiction of night?
- only the essential information is given as a result – shapes and forms that convey the presence of the object
- the environment seems to be subject to change – it feels unsteady
- loss of vision?
- strong light-dark contrast
- brings out the horses to the foreground of the action
- strong light source
