We have been and will be using everyday objects as the subjects of our paintings. At times you might feel like you're not getting to tell a story or create an exciting painting because you aren't always able to select the objects you paint. One way to make a required still life YOURS is to use composition as a tool.
Composition is the placement or arrangement of visual elements or ingredients in a work of art. It can also be thought of as the organization of the elements of art (color, line, shape, form, space, texture) according to the principles of art (movement, balance, emphasis, contrast, proportion, pattern, rhythm).
Look carefully at the paintings below. In which painting does the composition take the painting beyond being just a picture of everyday objects? Which composition is the most interesting and why?
Choose the painting you think answers these questions and paste it into a post on your blog (don't forget to add the title, artist, and date). Answer the questions above using the vocabulary we've been building in class.
Still Life With Three Puppies, by Paul Gaughin, 1888
Custard Cascade, by Will Cotton, 2001
Still Life With Watermelon, by Fernando Botero, 1992
Lemons on a Pewter Plate, Henri Matisse, 1926
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