Understanding and feeling of western painting

My understanding and feelings about western painting are as follows:

1, understand

Western painting mainly expresses the artist's visual world and emotional world, and creates a unique artistic experience through elements such as color, line, modeling and composition. Regarding the understanding of western painting, the first thing to mention is that western art has a long history and has experienced many different periods and styles.

From Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo in Renaissance, to Monet and Matisse in Impressionism, and then to Picasso and Pollock in modern abstract art, each period has its own unique forms of expression and style characteristics. In addition, western painting also has a very high level of technology, especially oil painting techniques, which makes western painting enjoy a high reputation in the world.

Step 2 feel

Western paintings give me the impression that they are diverse, exquisite and artistic. They often use bold and expressive lines and shapes, as well as bright and contrasting colors, which give people visual impact. At the same time, western painting also pays attention to expressing the emotions and inner world of characters, especially in portrait painting, artists will express the character and temperament of characters through detailed description.

In addition, western painting has explored many themes and meanings, such as history and society, reflecting cultural differences and values in different periods and regions. Generally speaking, western painting is a kind of spiritual enjoyment with unique aesthetic value and cultural significance. By appreciating and studying western paintings, we can better understand western culture and artistic traditions and enrich our aesthetic vision and cultural accomplishment.

Characteristics of Western Painting

Western traditional painting has three characteristics, namely, classicism and anti-classicism, and attaches importance to description. Classical taste emphasizes rationality, and its formal characteristics are especially manifested in attaching importance to sketch and ignoring color, while anti-classical is keen on emotion. Unlike classicism, it does not pursue the classical meaning of solemnity, tranquility, simplicity and harmony, but emphasizes the spirit of free indulgence and rich and spectacular momentum. Another feature of western traditional painting is that it attaches importance to description.

For a long time, painters have always regarded it as their task to effectively express stories and legends and describe specific plots to express certain meanings or symbols. This description is also fully reflected in the portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Fini by Jan Van Eyck. The portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Fini by Jan Van Eyck is extraordinary in the history of art. However, such a masterpiece was not originally a portrait or genre painting as many of us thought when trying to define it.