INFLUENTIAL ARTISTS:
CHELSEA JAMES
Her work has a cleanliness to it, she uses a lot of light colours - white and blues that give the illusion of a pristine look. Perhaps this was purposely intended given the interiors are hospital corridors and a bathroom, these interiors are a physical juxtaposition of both cleanliness and somewhere insanitary. She manages to have subtle reflections painted into the piece making it appear more realistic despite her quite expressive application and brush stroke technique. It is clear to see that in the 'finer' detailed areas like the actual sink, her work becomes more messy and loses realism, dripping paint and a scratchy texture forms which contrasts brilliantly with the long stretch of wall above which is simplistic. When I do larger paintings I would like to have this approach and finish.
(Photo: cred Chelsea James)
(Photo: cred Chelsea James)
ETHEL SANDS
Sand's is an easily identifiable impressionist artist from the early 20th century and painted scenes from her home like her bedroom, shown to the left. I particularly like how Sands composes her pieces. Objects are specifically placed within the room - there's a good balance. In “Bedroom Interior”, the chair in the foreground is a more vivid blue and contrasts the remaining interior. The highlights and shadows emphasise the light in the room itself. I like the way the wall is built up of a few different colours rather than just one block colour and it is well decorated with photographs and other paintings that provide an insight into her personal life. In “the Pink Box” the male figures are in the far back in a darker tone set, illustrating they aren't of importance to her where as the box at the front is in more colour and lighter tones. This hints at indications of feminism which is a very important implication and allows modern society to see how women of the early twentieth century viewed their world, what was important to them as at that time and prior to it, society was very patriarchal. She uses a dry brush technique, and a basic neutral colour palette before adding more where necessary.
CARLOS SAN MILLAN
Millan’s work isn't intimate, it doesn’t focus on what’s in the room its more about the atmospheric values the interior has in itself which I like. There is an expressive notion to his work, the detail in in the structure of the room like the walls and ceilings, everything is effectively “blurred” out through the use of thick application of paint in a frantic pace this also creates a texture. In “Interior #125” the patchwork paint acts like a colour chart giving it a fine touch he has also used highlights to get slight reflections – simple detail in expressive pieces.