My project is inspired by the works of famous artists, mainly from the Impressionist and Post-Impresionist periods. When selecting my works, I pay attention to blue and green colors. This is because I would like to use opalite or a blue shade of glass as a transparent material. The first work that is inspired is Claude Monete's painting "Sunrise".
Claude Monet "Sunrise" (1872)
This famous painting depicts a sunrise in the French port of Le Havre. Orange and yellow shades are shown in contrast with dark objects. The work has very delicate, even sketchy brush strokes, so much so that the canvas itself is visible in places. The artist himself considered the work unfinished. Currently, Monet's "Sunrise" is considered one of the most outstanding works of Impressionism.
However, my color inspiration from this work is delicate shades of blue and green.
Claude Monet's "Water Lilies" (1906)
During 29 years (1897-1926) Claude Monet painted about 250 paintings depicting aquatic nature, mainly: Water lilies. Throughout his career, the artist often focused on one aspect, and painted from different perspectives, in a different aspect. His works from this water nature series are considered stunning, although the artist was already struggling with his eyesight due to worsening cataracts.
I am inspired by the wonderful shades of blue, smoothly turning into green. The entire color composition is stunning and I plan to use it as inspiration in my project.
Detail of Sky
Vincent van Gogh painted many impressive works in his short career. The Starry Night is one of his most outstanding works. The village featured in the painting is the place where the artist stayed. More specifically, it is a view from the window of a psychiatric hospital in France. The artist's well-known mental problems had a major impact on the artist's work.
My attention was attracted by the combination of the dark sky with radiant stars and the moon. The freedom with which Van Gogh painted the sky, and delicate and very detailed brush strokes giving different shades of blue and yellow gave a wonderful effect. It reminds me of the technique called sgraffito, which is used in ceramic products.
References:
(No date a) Impression sunrise by Claude Monet. Available at: https://www.claude-monet.com/impression-sunrise.jsp (Accessed: 18 January 2024).
King & McGaw. (n.d.). Impression, Sunrise by Claude Monet - art print from King & McGaw. [online] Available at: https://www.kingandmcgaw.com/prints/claude-monet/impression-sunrise-354578#354578::border:50_frame:880603_glass:770007_media:1_mount:108644_mount-width:50_size:618 [Accessed 18 Jan. 2024].
Monet's Water Lilies: Their History and Evolution | Art&Object. (n.d.). Art&Object. https://www.artandobject.com/news/monets-water-lilies-their-history-and-evolution
My Modern Met. (2018). Art History: How Van Gogh’s ‘The Starry Night’ Came to Be and Continues to Inspire Artists. [online] Available at: https://mymodernmet.com/starry-night-van-gogh/.
DiamondCore Tools. (n.d.). How To Make Sgraffito Pottery. [online] Available at: https://diamondcoretools.com/blogs/resources/how-to-make-sgraffito-pottery.
Your next step here could be looking at how to re-create these colours and effects on ceramics. Research opalescent glazes and raku firing. You have been looking at brushstrokes, this could be useful in creating the swirls and brushstrokes of the impressionist paintings. If possible, you could make some glazing swatches to experiment with colours and effects.
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