M. Grzybowski Art 200x blog

      A piece of art from the renaissance that I liked was   Cosimo I de’ Medici in armour,  a portrait painted by Agnolo Bronzino. This art was painted in Florence in 1545, eight years after Cosimo I de' Medici became a duke.     An art element that enhances the painting is the tone. The light tones highlight  Cosimo I de' Medici's face, making it the primary focus of the art piece. It also, to a lesser extent, highlights his ornate armor. This displays his power and wealth, which come from his strong political influence and his ownership of the Medici bank.     Another element would be the use of color. The darker colors, such as blue and black, create a calm feeling when looking at the art. This also makes  Cosimo I de' Medici appear as a calm and dignified person, due to the atmosphere created by the dark colors. The light usage of red also once again draws attention to his armor.     The use of texture makes the painting feel more lifelike. The smooth texture, alon

   I enjoyed the artwork Irises,  created by Vincent van Gogh in 1889 as a study after willingly entering an asylum in Saint-Rémy, France, and after staying a few weeks he found inspiration in the overgrown garden. Some of the artistic elements that helped me enjoy the artwork were texture, contrast, and space in the painting.     The use of texture allows the parts of the painting to feel more like the actual items. An example would be the soil used red, short, and thick lines to make it seem soft and fertile. You can also see that the leaves are smoother to better match their feeling, and the flowers have rougher directional strokes to create a sense of volume.      The use of contrast made the overall painting stick out more. He used color contrast to have the reds and greens  of the soil and leaves enhance each other and make them stand out. There is a similar contrast between the blue-violet irises and the orange-yellow background.     The use of space ties everything together and