ARTH1109 Study Guide - Final Guide: Doryphoros, Chiaroscuro, Henri Matisse
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Rembrandt self portrait (17 th century: god is instilling life into adam even though they are not touching, adam"s hand is limp lifeless until life is given to him, the artist is the tool of creativity [2 d illusion of form, light and dark is used to draw attention to the creativity, head and hands=light; brain=dark, from the hands is where creativity comes from/ paint comes from. In japan(cid:224)affect of industrial pollution in agricultural communities: smith uses specifically light and dark to highlight the disturbing effects of pollution, using light to highlight important areas of the picture, light on mother"s face and over certain parts of tomoko"s body, dark in areas that are not important and to show contrast between light and dark(cid:224) chiaroscuro, in order to get the message we have to take steps(cid:224)form dark to light and vice versa.
