artist of the week

Bridget Riley

Bridget Riley•Loss

Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol•Marylin 1962

Edward Hopper

Edward Hopper•Chop Suey

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RaphaelSchool of Athens

RaphaelSchool of Athens

VincentVan Gogh

VincentVan Gogh

• Cafe Terrace at Night

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Jacques-Louis David

Jacques-Louis David• Death of Socrates

High Key

• Paintings containing mostly light values

High Key

• Paintings containing mostly light values

• Creates positive feelings; spontaneous.

High Key

Low Key

• Painting containing mostly dark values

Low Key

• Painting containing mostly dark values

• Creates dark and somber feeling; seriousness

Low Key

Low Contrast

• Art that has mostly middle values with few light and dark values

Low Contrast

• Art that has mostly middle values with few light and dark values

• Creates a calm, serene effect

Low Contrast

Georgia O’Keefe “Sunspots” 1932

High Contrast

• Art that has mostly light values and dark values but few middle values

Georgia O’Keefe “Sunspots” 1932

High Contrast

• Art that has mostly light values and dark values but few middle values

• Creates very dramatic effect; eye catching

Georgia O’Keefe “Sunspots” 1932

High Contrast

CHIAROSCURO

The use of strong contrast of light and dark. It is the gradual transition of values, which produces the

effect of modeling.

Edvard Munch

‘Self-Portrait’

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Edger Degas

Edger Degas

•The Absinthe Drinker

Jan Vermeer

Jan Vermeer

Jan Vermeer

Jan Vermeer•The Music Lesson

Jan Vermeer•The Music Lesson

Salvador Dali

Salvador Dali• Metamorphosis Of Narcissus

Salvador Dali• Metamorphosis Of Narcissus

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