ART 200X Blog

     In researching the Renaissance, I found out about the style tenebrism. Tenebrism heavily contrasts light and dark in the painting, thus focusing your attention on the figures depicted within. Tenebrism was developed during the late 16th century, with notable artist such as Georges de La Tour and Rembrandt adopting the style in their works of the time. Though they were notable artists, neither Rembrandt nor de La Tour were the ones who created the painting I'll be discussing today, though. The painting I'm referring to is "The Calling of Saint Matthew". Caravaggio. The Calling of Saint Matthew.  1599-1600. San Luigi dei Francesi, Rome.      This painting elicits a few emotions. Upon viewing it initially, I felt that the man at the left end of the table was being shamed, with the the man on the right judging him for something he'd done. Meanwhile, the other people at the table are surprised by such a choice. You can almost feel the sense of gui...

  Introduction Aside from visiting local art galleries with my family every once in a while, I'm not someone who seeks much art. To put it simply, I only really appreciate the art that is put right in front of me. This is exactly how I was exposed to Timling's art- my mom hung up her paintings all around the house. I've become used to seeing them around the house, so I often don't take the time to look at them and really appreciate the art for what it is. This assignment has allowed me to remedy that by taking a deeper look at her art.  Art Elements This painting- named  Starry Traverse - depicts "a six-hour 'snapshot' of traversing stars. However, the movement of the earth rather than the movement of the stars causes the traverse" (T imling). The most notable element of Timling's art is the color- specifically, the fact that this one is in black and white. I find it very impressive that she's able to add so much detail to the landscape using o...