Abstract Art 🔲🖌👨🏼‍🎨

Abstract Art The Italian Renaissance was a time when artists started using naturalistic techniques in their artwork. They started creating realistic paintings that looked like actual objects. One of the greatest art masterpieces created during this time is Leonardo Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa; this is an example of how artists moved from using primary to more complex colors in their artwork. They would then use … Continue reading Abstract Art 🔲🖌👨🏼‍🎨

Enzo Martinelli24/09/202223/09/20223 Comments

art, Painting

Colour Study, by Kandinsky 🔹🖌🖼

🇬🇧 With abstract art colour combination is essential to express dynamic and contrasting ideas so Kandinsky devoted some regular study on colour and shape as a basis for his more complex paintings. It is interesting that his colour studies have with time become almost as interesting as his proper paintings. Here are a couple of iconic examples of watercolour studies by Kandinsky that have become … Continue reading Colour Study, by Kandinsky 🔹🖌🖼

Enzo Martinelli03/08/202103/08/20213 Comments

art, Painting

Amedeo Modigliani 🖌🖼🟡

Celebrating the 137th anniversary of Amedeo Modigliani’s birth on 12/7/1884 Born in Livorno, Italy, on 12 July 1884 Amedeo Modigliani worked as a painter and sculptor primarily in France. After spending his youth and initial artistic career between Tuscany and Venice, in 1906 Modigliani moved to Paris where he got in contact with artists of the caliber of Pablo Picasso and Constantin Brancusi. His initial … Continue reading Amedeo Modigliani 🖌🖼🟡

Enzo Martinelli13/07/202113/07/20213 Comments

art, Painting

Bridget Riley 🖌🖼⚫️

Celebrating the 90th birthday of Bridget Riley, born on 24th April 1931 Born in Norwood, London, on 24th of April 1931, Bridget Riley is a contemporary artist who is know for her experimentation with optical art and usage of geometrical shapes and plain colours. Around 1960, she began to develop her signature style consisting of black and white geometric patterns that exploit the dynamic effects … Continue reading Bridget Riley 🖌🖼⚫️

Enzo Martinelli24/04/202108/11/20226 Comments

art, Painting

Wassily Kandinsky 🖌🖼🟡

Born in Moscow on 18 December 1866, Wassily Kandinsky is typically credited as the founding father of abstract art. Interestingly enough, he started painting studies only at the age of 30, after an initial academic career as professor of law. At this point in his life he moved to Munich, in Germany, where he also taught at the Bauhaus school from 1922 until its closure … Continue reading Wassily Kandinsky 🖌🖼🟡

Enzo Martinelli12/08/202012/08/202217 Comments

art, Arte, Dipinti, Painting

Evoë 3, by Riley 🎨🔶🔷

🇬🇧 Evoë 3 – abstract oil painting on canvas by Bridget Riley, 2003, Tate Modern, London. This large horizontal painting, on two adjointing canvases, is created with irregular curved shapes using four solid and contrasting colours: green, blue, pink and white. This is a characteristic aspect of optical art. Like other of her compositions, for example Nataraja, Evoë 3 is structured on a diagonal grid moving from … Continue reading Evoë 3, by Riley 🎨🔶🔷

Enzo Martinelli19/06/202023/04/20212 Comments

art, Arte, Dipinti, Painting

Swinging, by Kandinsky 🔴🔹🖌

🇬🇧 Painted by Vassily Kandinsky while in Weimar, Germany, in 1925, this oil painting makes use of geometrical shapes, various layers and contrasting colours to generate a dynamic depiction which is not strictly connected with reality. In line with one of his previous paintings, Circles in a Circle, Kandinsky pioneers abstract art and develops artistic theories that underpin his innovative approach to the expression of … Continue reading Swinging, by Kandinsky 🔴🔹🖌

Enzo Martinelli06/08/201906/08/20199 Comments

Dipinti, Painting

Nataraja, by Riley 🎨🔶🔷

🇬🇧Nataraja – oil painting on canvas by Bridget Riley, 1993, Tate Modern, London. Inspired by a trip to India and the liveliness of local folk art. The variety, balance ,and complexity of colours are amazing, with up to 20 shades of one colour across the canvas. Choose the colours you like best! The title refers to the Hindu god Shiva, as Lord of the Dance, … Continue reading Nataraja, by Riley 🎨🔶🔷

Enzo Martinelli28/05/201909/08/202111 Comments

Painting

Sunset at San Vito 🎨🌅🌤

Sunset at San Vito – 🎨 digital painting realised by Enzo Martinelli with Infinite Painter for IPad with watercolour brush – An impressionistic interpretation of a sunset by the sea in Apulia Tramonto a San Vito – 🎨 pittura digitale realizzata da Enzo Martinelli con Infinite Painter per IPad con pennello ad acquerello – Un’interpretazione impressionistica di un tramonto sul mare in Puglia Coucher de soleil … Continue reading Sunset at San Vito 🎨🌅🌤

Enzo Martinelli14/02/201913/02/2019Leave a comment

Painting

Ambiguous Structure n. 92 🎨🔲🔶

🇬🇧🎨 by Jean-Pierre Yvaral, 1969, acrylic paint on chipboard, Tate Modern, London – Extraordinary optical 3D effect using contrasting colours and geometrical shapes with red and purple tones. 🇮🇹 Struttura ambigua n. 92 🎨 di Jean-Pierre Yvaral, 1969, pittura acrilica su truciolato, Tate Modern, Londra – Straordinario effetto ottico 3D ottenuto con colori contrastanti e forme geometriche sui toni del rosso e porpora. 🇫🇷 Structure ambiguë n. 92 🎨 … Continue reading Ambiguous Structure n. 92 🎨🔲🔶

Enzo Martinelli08/02/201903/10/20216 Comments