Blog 4

   Complementary Colors

Complementary colors are pairs of colors, such as red and green and are directly opposite one another on the color wheel. As the above "Untitled" work by Gerhard Richter shows. We see the colors red and green which complement each other and they are opposite one another on the color wheel. 

 

 

 Frottage

Frottage is a technique of putting paper over a textured surface and rubbing a soft pencil across. "Rendezvous of Friends-The Friends Become Flowers" by Max Ernst is a great example of frottage because it creates an illusion of being able to touch the flowers. You can see the texture effect.

 

 Hatching

Hatching is spaced parallel lines that create an effect of shading, the closer the spacing the darker the area appears. " The Map" by Mary Cassatt was my choice for hatching because it has many closely spaced parallel lines on a light colored paper, making a darker effect of shading.

 

 Local Color

Local color is the actual hue of a thing. "The Checkered Tablecloth" by Pierre Bonnard shows local color. In the above art work we see the actual color of what fruit is, a plate, the basket and the tablecloth. These things are all an actual color that we know these things to be.

Optical Art

Optical art or "Op Art" is an art style that was popular in the 1960s, line and color were manipulated in ways to stimulate the eye into believing the art work moved. As we look at "Hesitate" by Bridget Riley we can see home it looks as if her work moves.

Chiaroscuro

Chiaroscuro is the use of light and dark to create a three-dimensional effect. "St. Catherine of Alexandria" by Artemisia Gentileschi shows chiaroscuro. In this painting Gentileschi uses large areas of dark with dramatic spots of light creating a three-dimensional effect.