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A Painter is a aesthetic artist who creates paintings.
- Context:
- They can (typically) work in a variety of styles, ranging from realism to abstract art, depending on their creative intentions and the artistic movements they are associated with.
- They can (often) explore themes related to culture, society, nature, politics, or personal experiences, using color, form, and composition to convey their message.
- They can be influenced by or contribute to various art movements such as Renaissance, Impressionism, Cubism, or Surrealism.
- Their works can be displayed in art galleries, museums, or private collections, and are sometimes commissioned for public or private spaces.
- They can range from being classical masters like Leonardo da Vinci to modern innovators like Pablo Picasso.
- They can have techniques that can evolve, incorporating new materials, methods, and digital technologies as art and culture develop.
- They can have art that reflects historical events, societal changes, or personal journeys, providing insight into the time and place in which they lived.
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- Example(s):
- the one(s) who painted Lascaux Cave Paintings (c. 15,000 BCE), prehistoric cave paintings located in France, depicting large animals and scenes of hunting, created by unknown artists.
- the one(s) who painted The Warka Vase (c. 3200–3000 BCE), one of the earliest examples of narrative relief sculpture, found in Uruk, Mesopotamia, created by unknown artists.
- the one(s) who painted The Standard of Ur (c. 2600 BCE), a Sumerian artifact from the Royal Cemetery of Ur, depicting scenes of war and peace, attributed to unknown craftsmen.
- the one(s) who painted The Pitsa Panels (c. 540–530 BCE), the oldest surviving Greek panel paintings, depicting religious scenes, attributed to unknown artists.
- the one(s) who painted The Dying Gaul (c. 230–220 BCE), a famous Hellenistic sculpture thought to represent a fallen Gallic warrior, created by unknown artists in Pergamon.
- the one(s) who painted The Alexander Mosaic (c. 100 BCE), a Roman floor mosaic depicting the Battle of Issus between Alexander the Great and Darius III, artist unknown.
- the one(s) who painted Fayum Mummy Portraits (c. 1st–3rd centuries AD), a collection of realistic portraits painted on wood panels attached to mummies in Egypt, artists unknown.
- Cimabue (c. 1240–1302), an Italian painter and mosaicist, one of the first great painters of the Italian Renaissance, known for his work on the Basilica of San Francesco d'Assisi.
- Duccio di Buoninsegna (c. 1255–1319), an Italian painter active in Siena, known for his influential altarpiece, the "Maestà," which helped define the Sienese school of painting.
- Giotto di Bondone (c. 1267–1337), an Italian painter and architect from Florence, considered a precursor to the Renaissance for his realistic human expressions and pioneering work in perspective.
- Sandro Botticelli (c. 1445–1510), an Italian painter of the Early Renaissance, famous for works like "The Birth of Venus" and "Primavera," known for his delicate and flowing style.
- Hieronymus Bosch (c. 1450–1516), a Dutch painter of the Northern Renaissance famous for his fantastical and allegorical works like "The Garden of Earthly Delights."
- Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519), an Italian Renaissance painter known for masterpieces such as the "Mona Lisa" and "The Last Supper."
- The Ghent Altarpiece (1432), a polyptych attributed to Jan van Eyck and Hubert van Eyck, though there is some uncertainty about the extent of each brother’s contribution.
- Raphael (1483–1520), an Italian High Renaissance painter renowned for his clarity of form and composition, exemplified in "The School of Athens."
- Titian (c. 1488–1576), an Italian painter, a leading figure of the Venetian school, known for his mastery of color and use of dramatic compositions in works like "Assumption of the Virgin."
- Michelangelo (1475–1564), an Italian painter, sculptor, and architect famous for the Sistine Chapel ceiling and "The Last Judgment."
- Caravaggio (1571–1610), an Italian Baroque painter known for his use of chiaroscuro and realistic depictions of human figures, as seen in "The Calling of Saint Matthew."
- El Greco (1541–1614), a painter of Greek origin who worked in Spain and is known for his elongated figures and dramatic, emotional style in works like "The Burial of the Count of Orgaz."
- The Sistine Chapel Ceiling (1508–1512), while Michelangelo painted the ceiling, some details, such as the preparatory designs and assistants, remain less known.
- Hokusai (1760–1849), a Japanese painter and printmaker, best known for "The Great Wave off Kanagawa," part of his Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji series.
- Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841–1919), a French impressionist painter known for his vibrant light and saturated color, as seen in works like "Luncheon of the Boating Party."
- Claude Monet (1840–1926), a French impressionist painter famous for his series of "Water Lilies" paintings and pioneering the impressionist movement.
- Gustav Klimt (1862–1918), an Austrian symbolist painter, famous for his decorative and erotic works like "The Kiss," which exemplify the Vienna Secession movement.
- Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890), a post-impressionist Dutch painter known for his expressive use of color and bold, emotional brushstrokes, as seen in "Starry Night."
- Edvard Munch (1863–1944), a Norwegian painter best known for "The Scream," which became an iconic image symbolizing modern existential angst.
- Pablo Picasso (1881–1973), a Spanish painter and co-founder of Cubism, known for works like "Guernica" and "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon."
- Diego Rivera (1886–1957), a Mexican painter renowned for his large-scale murals depicting social and political themes, such as those in the National Palace of Mexico.
- Henri Matisse (1869–1954), a French painter and a leader of the Fauvist movement, celebrated for his bold use of color and fluid draftsmanship, as seen in "The Dance."
- Georgia O'Keeffe (1887–1986), an American modernist painter known for her large-scale depictions of flowers and desert landscapes, often regarded as the "Mother of American Modernism."
- Jackson Pollock (1912–1956), an American abstract expressionist painter known for his unique drip painting technique and works like "No. 5, 1948."
- The Bayeux Tapestry (c. 11th century), a famous medieval embroidery depicting the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England, artist unknown.
- The Arnolfini Portrait (1434), an early Netherlandish painting, likely attributed to Jan van Eyck, but some debate remains about the attribution.
- The Book of Kells (c. 800), an illuminated manuscript Gospel book in Latin, containing the four Gospels of the New Testament, created by unknown monks.
- Yayoi Kusama (1929–present), a contemporary Japanese artist and painter known for her use of polka dots and infinity nets, blending art with psychological and psychedelic themes.
- David Hockney (1937–present), an English painter and influential figure in the pop art movement, known for his vibrant depictions of California swimming pools and landscapes.
- Gerhard Richter (1932–present), a German painter whose work spans photorealism to abstract painting, exploring the nature of representation and perception.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- Sculptor, an artist who creates three-dimensional works of art, typically by carving or molding materials like stone, metal, or clay, rather than painting.
- Photographer, an artist who captures images using a camera, working with light and composition but not directly creating paintings.
- See: Eastern Art, Sculptor.
References
2023
- (Wikipedia, 2023) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Painting Retrieved:2023-1-3.
- Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix"or “support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and airbrushes, can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action (the final work is called "a painting"). The support for paintings includes such surfaces as walls, paper, canvas, wood, glass, lacquer, pottery, leaf, copper and concrete, and the painting may incorporate multiple other materials, including sand, clay, paper, plaster, gold leaf, and even whole objects. Painting is an important form in the visual arts, bringing in elements such as drawing, composition, gesture (as in gestural painting), narration (as in narrative art), and abstraction (as in abstract art). Paintings can be naturalistic and representational (as in still life and landscape painting), photographic, abstract, narrative, symbolistic (as in Symbolist art), emotive (as in Expressionism) or political in nature (as in Artivism).
A portion of the history of painting in both Eastern and Western art is dominated by religious art. Examples of this kind of painting range from artwork depicting mythological figures on pottery, to Biblical scenes on the Sistine Chapel ceiling, to scenes from the life of Buddha (or other images of Eastern religious origin).
- Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix"or “support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and airbrushes, can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action (the final work is called "a painting"). The support for paintings includes such surfaces as walls, paper, canvas, wood, glass, lacquer, pottery, leaf, copper and concrete, and the painting may incorporate multiple other materials, including sand, clay, paper, plaster, gold leaf, and even whole objects. Painting is an important form in the visual arts, bringing in elements such as drawing, composition, gesture (as in gestural painting), narration (as in narrative art), and abstraction (as in abstract art). Paintings can be naturalistic and representational (as in still life and landscape painting), photographic, abstract, narrative, symbolistic (as in Symbolist art), emotive (as in Expressionism) or political in nature (as in Artivism).