Essays on Gerhard Richter

Who would have ever imagined, in their wildest dreams that a simple splatter of paint, a solid coat of one single colour painted on a canvas, or even an infant like sketch that would take 10 seconds to complete, would in the right hands sell for millions and millions of dollars? Is this even possible in today’s vast and sweeping art market? It most certainly is, and records for highest priced artworks sold over the last century continue to be broken to this very day. However it is our intention to explore specifically as to why such simple ...

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- This presentation will outline the brief aspects of photography and painting. - It will talk about how the histories of photography and painting are intertwined since centuries. - It will also provide a broader perspective on the modern methodologies of both arts – the way painting influences art and vice versa. - According to Bazin (Bazin & Gray, 1960), the modern painter is freed from the resemblance complex. - It is up to the viewers and the public who will decide the resemblance between photography and a painting that is related to photography. - In his writings ( ...

Introduction

Color theory is widely defined but in visual art, it is defined as the realistic control in mixing of colors and the effects to vision of specific color combinations. It encompasses a multiple of applications, design and concepts. However, at hand are three classes of the color theory: the context of the usage of colors, the harmony and the color wheel. The color wheel is based on blue, yellow and red the traditionally primary colors. Isaac Newton developed the first color wheel in 1666. Since then artists and scientists embark on studies for the various concepts and designs of ...