Friday, February 14, 2014

Etchings

From a quick search of etchings on Google Images, I found this particular one by Anders Zorn really attracted me. The sense of depth in the portrait, with an emphasis on lighting, is masterful. Also, I like the way the artist's lines manage to be so expressive. The chopped, dissonant hatching-- almost scribble like--  brings a dark mood to the artwork. The picture is beyond realism in the sense of photograph perfectness:  it captures a scene with an emotional lense.

3 comments:

  1. I like the lighting and the lines too - Cory Mears

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  2. I like the change in light from right to left it really moves your eye throughout the painting

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  3. I also like this etching because it is cool, and it must've taken a while to get the face and the shadowing. ~Savannah

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