Graphics Reference
In-Depth Information
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Type or Form of Art:
A “Head of a Young
Man” by Andrea del Sarto is a two-dimen-
sional drawing.
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Subject Matter:
Del Sarto drew a face of a
young man but not a portrait of a particular
individual.
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Style:
Del Sarto, who worked during the
High Renaissance and early Mannerism
periods captured a realistic image of the
young man and created the illusion of a
three-dimensional space.
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Medium:
Can be described in this case
as chalk-on-paper; more specifically it
was rendered in sanguine crayon on beige
paper.
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Design:
In a “Head of a Young Man”
Andrea del Sarto used variety of lines:
straight line, curved line, cross-hatching,
and hatching, to create texture and a three-
dimensional look in his character. Emphasis
is given to the eye, the cheekbone, and the
nose, where there is no cross-hatching.
combined with a sense of humor while depicting
the Royal family in this experimental work:
1. The viewer is placed side by side with the
Royal Family (seen in the mirror) - it seems
to be impossible in those times.
2. Portraits on the walls are showing works of
the friends of the painter.
3. The painter's uncle (who was not a member
of the royal family) is depicted, standing on
a staircase.
4. The painter is shown as a self-portrait inside
a main painting. He carries an honor cross
- an award he was dreaming about; but,
instead of being punished for violating so
many rules, not only he was awarded with
it after the completion of this painting, but
the king took care of the artist's family even
after his death.
Then, these traits have been exaggerated in
a pastiche made by Pablo Picasso, one of the 58
interpretations of Las Meninas he created in order
to study the original (Figure 4). Picasso created
many copies of various masterpieces and played
with the idea of a pastiche as a way of decipher-
ing techniques used and concepts developed by
other artists.
It is easy to find examples of pastiches; Wil-
liam Wegman (Simon & Wegman, 2006) created
many pastiches using his dogs as models, in
various costumes and poses. In a topic “Sunday
afternoon, looking for the car, the aberrant art of
Barry Kite” (Bisbort & Kite, 1997) and also “Rude
Awakening at Arles, the aberrant art of Barry
Kite” (Burke & Kite, 2000/1996) we may find
hundreds of familiar individuals and objects
taken from famous works of art. In his collage-like
works, Kite has integrated the media of photog-
raphy and painting. The art of collage means
creating artistic compositions of materials and
objects set on a surface, often with unifying lines
and color. Aberrant art is defined as 'that which
strays from the right, normal, or usual course' and
PASTICHE
Pastiche is a dramatic, literary, or musical artistic
work created in a way that refers to a work of other
artist. One can find many pastiche examples on
the Internet. The reason for creating many kinds
of pastiche can be seen in applying various ap-
proaches to original works, including humor,
symbolic or metaphorical way of interpretation.
Satirical intent of the pastiche creator, or a need
for visualization of one's needs and dreams can
also be seen in works of this type.
We may find some pastiche features in the
art works from different epochs. “Las Meninas”
by Diego de Silva y Velazquez can be seen as an
assortment of violations of the rules that were set
at the times of its creation (Figure 3). Velazquez
created work of art considered inappropriate and
almost impossible to be accepted by the Royal fam-
ily. He introduced several innovative approaches
