Summer Term 2022

Welcome to the Summer Term. I'm very exciting as I started the next step of my journey in Media. I'm sure this term I will be doing exciting things and improving further my skills. I just finished the break after second term and had time to get inspirations. I was impressed by fine art - and something what we call acrylic painting. 

Acrylic painting started in Germany, in 1934 as a mixed formula of water, acrylic resin and pigment. It was a discovery of a paint that combined oils and watercolour paints diluted in the water. 

We can highlight a three step in the process of acrylic painting: application, when each portion of paint contains the water and it prevents from hardening immediately, then evaporation when once it contacts with the surface starting chemical reaction and finally the polymer acrylic particles fusses together and start to dry. Last part is setting when the paint dries into water-resistant film and it has permanent and vibrant colour. 

Positive facts of acrylics is they dry quickly, they will work or any surface, they can be mixed with any textures and also this kind of painting is non-toxic. 

One of the known acrylic painter is Mona Edulesco - a french painter with Romanian origins. She is an artist and architect based in Lyon, and as she says about her work: "I enjoy applying and developing my skills through the exploration of other genres and techniques - flowers, landscapes and interiors, as well as portraits and live model drawings. I work predominantly in oil, but create also works in pastel, acrylic, watercolour, ink and charcoal."  Interesting fact is that in her work she is using acrylic knife techniques. Then she says: "I am especially fascinated by the amazing textures and intense chromatic that you can explore by working the medium of oil painting. I love to work with heavy textures and to achieve vibrant dynamic color schemes. I mostly use a variety of palette knives in the realization of my works, sometimes in combination with brushes." In her work she focuses on the city subject and landscapes. Her work represents impressionism which the main idea were painting outdoor and immediately. 

I cant't believe how she is talented to create such a wonderful paintings. Here I share her few artworks:

                                                                                                       

                                     PROVENCE LAVENDER IN MOONLIGHT- Mona Edulesco

                                                  POPPYSCAPE SUNSET - Mona Edulesco

                                         PROVENCE LOVE -  Mona Edulesco 

Another example of impasto technique and this is what we call putting paint to canvas using a painting knife is work of Vincent van Gogh, a 19th-century famous painter. He was able to generate the swirling, textured work for which he became famous by pouring large daubs of oil paint. Many painters employ painting knives in the same way to create emotive works that appear to emerge from the canvas now.

The Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh

I was always wondering how painters are able to create such a wonderful artwork.  Now I have a more understanding of the process. As I discovered is not only a great talent but the technique is also very important to achieve desirable outcome. When I will be doing my next Media project I could think about the color pallete I can use to enrich my project and think about how colors and composition come up together. I can be creative and use my imagination having those images in my mind. When I look at this paintings I feel unbelievable pleasure and I would like to have not only one on my wall! 

References

2022. [online] Available at: <https://www.tate.org.uk/art/art-terms/i/impressionism> [Accessed 04 April 2022].

Artincontext.org. 2022. What Is Acrylic Paint? - Acrylic Paint Uses, Ingredients, and More. [online] Available at: <https://artincontext.org/what-is-acrylic-paint/> [Accessed 04 April 2022].

Fine Art America. 2022. Mona Edulesco Art. [online] Available at: <https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/mona-edulesco> [Accessed 04 April 2022].

My Modern Met. 2022. Everything You Need to Know to Create Textured Paintings with Palette Knives. [online] Available at: <https://mymodernmet.com/palette-knife-painting/> [Accessed 04 April 2022].

Old Holland Classic Colours. 2022. Impasto - Old Holland Classic Colours. [online] Available at: <https://www.oldholland.com/fr/academy/impasto/?cn-reloaded=1> [Accessed 04 April 2022].