Ideas Emocionadas

Material: Acrilico sobre MDF

Autor: Luís Martín Guardado Aguayo

El grito n°3

Descripción: Óleo sobre tela. 130 x 90 cm.

Localización: Fundación Guayasamín. Quito

Autor: Oswaldo Guayasamin

Old & new habbits

I chose the image of "The betrothal of the Arnolfini" because I think that thre're a lot of similarities with our culture, that means our parents, but nowdays, the habitts changed and so we did.

In my image, I took as an example my parents wedding and the way that they decided to live, that means, the way I live.

It is kind of related with the characteristics on "The bethotal of the Alrnolfini".

1.- The rosary; The woman in gold (the bridesmaid) is giving the bride a rosary and a bible, this is an old habbit on catholic weddings, it represents the devotion, especially in the wife.

2.- The union; Is simbolized with a rope, it represents that the couple is going to be united for the rest of their lives.

3.- The dress; It represents the purity of the wife at the moment of the marriage.

4.- The windows; In the painting of "the betrothal of the Arnolfini" there was only one window, here we can see two. This is why in our society theres more equity, but, as you can see, one window is larger than the other one, this is why, the housband is the main supplier, but the woman can contribute too, but, (at least in the case of my family), the woman provides all as she can, but with the care of the family as a priority.

5.- The apples; There are three apples; we are three people in my family, this means that each one of us has been tempted in one or other way, and we had succumbed to it.

6.- The clouds; they represent the new ideas, different than the mentality of the old society, but maybe common in our society.

The betrothal of the Arnolfini

VARIABLES FOR PAINTING ANALYSIS
DATE: 06/10/09

CLASSIFICATION:

NAME OF THE WORK:
The betrothal of the Alfini

NAME OF THE AUTHOR:
Jan Van Eyck

PERIOD:
1434 Humanism

PLACE WHERE THE WORK IS AT:
National Gallery, London

TECHNIQUE:
Other…Oil on oak panel of 3 vertical boards


ANALYSIS
CONCEPT:
VARIABLES:

COLOR

tertiary or intermediate

PALETA

warm

APLICATION

tinted

COMPOSITION

balanced

TYPE OF LINE

pictorial

PERSPECTIVE
By geometric or linear perspective (vanishing point)

LIGHTING

Gradual

THEME
Local customs and manners

Portrait


PRINCIPLES




Symmetrical balance

Proportion
Rhythm
SPECIFIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE WORK
What is so special and unique about this work of art?
It has a lot of symbols that represent the culture and the society of that time.

RELEVANT EVENTS OF THE CONTEXT
¿ What was the prevailing atmosphere of the period? What was the cause of it?
This period is characterized by the appearing of paintings and sculptures that are not related to god, instead of it, there’re many sculptures and paintings about myths, legends and the human body is the center of the pieces.
What were the predominant political, religious or artistic ideologies?

Humanism


REFLECTION: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CONTEXT AND THE WORK
Is this work of art reflecting the atmosphere of the period? In which way?

Yes, because it is focused in the life of the people, more specific in a ritual of that time, even now our society has many facts of that period.
Is this work of art reflecting the predominant ideologies of the period? In which way?
Yes, as I said before, it is focused in a ritual but not a completely religious ritual, it includes religion, but the center of the piece are the two people that are getting engaged.


PERSONAL REFLECTION
What are the aspects of the period that you identify yourself with? Why
Maybe with all the religious rituals, because I’m catholic and I was mannered to respect and follow all of those acts.




GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION OF THE PLACE OF ORIGEN OF THE WORK

http://www.belgium-mapped-out.com/image-files/belgiumcapitals.png

http://www.belgium-mapped-out.com/image-files/belgiumcapitals.png
http://psyc.queensu.ca/~psyc382/vaneyckimage.html
www.nationalgallerie.org.uk

My interpretation of La Gioconda.

To me, mona lisa is a very good and representative painting of her period, but I think that now people only considered it good because thet know who painted it, and because everyone else considers it as well.
What I want to demonstrate in my interpretation is that we can give attention to the entire work, all its details and forms, even only to its outline. I cut two things that make famous this piece; her eyes and her mouth, this in the hope that they are not the center of attention, if not a factor.

La Gioconda

The piece I chose is; La Gioconda, also known as Mona Lisa. In this painting appears the wife of Francesco del Giocondo, although there are several assumptions about her identity. The piece has dimensions of 76.7 x 53 cm. The Gioconda was painted by Leonardo da Vinci, renowned painter, engineer and sculptor.

Da Vinci painted the mona lisa between 1503 and 1505 and is said that it was one of his favorite works, because he used to take it with him alwas he travelled. Leonardo painted this work during his Florentine period; in this time, he painted many portraits, but the Gioconda is the only preserved.

The main attractive of this portrait, and one of the reasons why it is famous, is because of her smile, which is qualified as enigmatic. Instead of the technique used in the eyes, which seems to follow to whom is looking at it across the room. This work is on display at the Louvre, in Paris.

According to Sart, we must appreciate the work, evoking what we feel when we see it, and looking for what represents for us, so we must see beyond the Gioconda, this is especially important in this work, because it is the reason for its fame; we can see the feelings that it expresses, the expression on her face; in particular her smile. Personally, I believe that La Gioconda is highly important piece for her time, with her, the techniques of the realism are strongly defined and there’re new techniques for the art too, however, I personally believe that there are best pieces. I love the realism and the enigma of her expression, but I think it is a very austere painting, which, by the way, characterizes that time.

Instead, from point of view of Ingarden, La Gioconda is a work of art in itself; the aesthetic values that possesses are very beautiful and has a few details that make it very special, it's almost like see a picture carefully taken, in which the model expressed an intriguing gesture.
My view, as already mentioned, La Gioconda is a work of art, thanks to its detailed expression and techniques that I talked about earlier.