Painting

Techniques

• Surface and stretch 

Without a primer paint stains the canvas immediately and permanently. Without being stretched the canvas would move whilst painting.

• Glazes matt and gloss

A gloss varnish makes colours appear more vibrant and bright. A matt varnish makes colours duller. The finish given by different glazes can be chosen to reflect the subject matter.

• Chiaroscuro 

The play of light and dark in a painting.

• Impasto

Describes the thickness of paint used.

Summary of lesson
In this lesson of contextual studies we had been looking at painting and the different types of methods and techniques that can be used by painters. early painters who created wall paintings around the world have things in common with modern day artists such as Banksy as they both apply paint to walls.  Artists also borrow work of other artists such as Banksy borrowed the idea of Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa and added his own twist which was an RPG on her shoulder. We also looked at other artist such as Van Eych his painting shows depth which was not very common in his time because most images were 2D with a view exceptions. 

Banksy - Mona Lisa

Banksy's street art of the Mona Lisa with an RPG is a 2 dimensional painting on concrete in London and created in 2006, Banksy's work was sold for £57600. I think that Banksy's street art expresses anarchism as he has altered one of the most famous paintings and put a new light on it. This painting can also represent current affairs as during the time this graffiti was produced was during the war in Afghanistan as Banksy also raises political issues in his art. Banksy's version of of the Mona Lisa is just as original of Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa even though the basis of Banksy's Mona Lisa is from Da Vinci's.