Artists Writing: Paul Winstanley - FAD Magazine

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Gwen John was a Welsh artist who was born in 1876 and died in 1939 who would often create art in isolation and was not appreciated in her lifetime. Johns first introduction into the art world was at slade which had an academical tradition which started with drawing and would lead to copying the old masters which helped her understanding of paintings immensely. Although the artist was born in Wales she moved to France in her late 20s, but kept a traditional way of applying tonal qualities which resonates closely to English painting in contrast to French art. John gained inspiration by James Whistler in her earlier years which relates closely to her academical practises at the slade .“Girl with a cat” shows Johns subtle use of tonal variation which creates a atmospheric quality which is also shown through the appliance of paint shown on the canvas.This atmospheric quality makes me feel a spiritual quality to her work. A cohesiveness has been achieved through the limited application of brush strokes which also describes the dimensionality of human form, this is very hard to achieve. Gwen John also illustrates her understanding of the importance of colour which is shown through her subtle use of colour which can be seen in the background of the painting as the contrasting colour of red and green can be seen. The use of red in the background can also be contrasted through the foreground of the girl through the green of her sleaves. This allows john to show a extra layer of depth. Johns understanding of colour can further be shown through the blue of her dress is contrasted with the yellow glow of her face. This can also be shown through the whole image which helps to show why the image has an atmospheric quality. Gwen John also shows a great understanding of composition through the central placement of the eye 7/8s on the canvas. The central use of compositional lines can also be shown through shoulders of the girl. This immense understanding of colour and form helps to create the viewer feel absorbed in the painting. This is something I try to show this in my paintings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gwen John by Cecily Langdale

Van Gogh was a Dutch artist who was born in 1853 in holland and is known for his use of movement and luminosity of colour which creates a vibrancy which is achieved through the impasto of bight vibrant paint this deeply inspires my own work. Van Gogh’s work has a distinctive linear mark making which creates a looseness which also shows a understanding of form which is shown in the painting above “La Mousme” which is shown through the harshness of the background through the wall to the smoother layers of the dress and shadow. One of Van Gogh’s inspirations can be seen in this painting through Japanese prints this can be seen in van Gogh’s work through the simplification of form and use of Japanese perspective which helps to create a vastness of space. Van Gogh’s love of Japonisme can be shown in a letter he sent to his brother, Theo saying “My studio’s quite tolerable, mainly because I’ve pinned a set of Japanese prints on the walls that I find very diverting. You know, those little female figures in gardens or on the shore, horsemen, flowers, gnarled thorn branches”. Although Van Gogh is a post-impressionist, he gains great inspiration from post impressionists through the use of bright, bold colours. Van Gogh’s inspiration of colour can also be shown through the impressionistic idea of creating a impression of a moment instead of a more true to life depiction of reality like the old masters.  This can be shown through Van Gogh’s use of loose bold brush strokes which he sees to create distinctive patterns creating great movement within the picture but also through his use of impasto helps to create a freshness of paint due the masses of paint applied helps create strength to the paint stopping it from being damaged. Van Gogh’s understanding of colour is shown through his use of colour which creates vividness through his understanding of contrasting and complementing colours which can be seen through la mousme’s dotted dress which has the contrast of blue and orange and also relates to Japonisme prints through the use of patterns. This can also be shown through the contrast of red on la mousme’s dress which contrast the emerald green of the background which helps to create the image more appealing to the viewer. Van Gogh’s art shows a simplification of form which relates to a modern audience as the viewer knows how the art is achieved which helps us understand to why Van Gogh relates to wider society  not only relate to the art lover.