Compare And Contrast Initial F And Christ In The Garden Of Olives

Visual perception is a function of the eyes and brain. Humans see images as a whole rather than in parts. However, images can be broken into different visual elements: line, shape, texture, and color. Like the significance of grammar in languages, these elements are just as important in art. Together, they allow the eyes to form a complete image in the brain. Art is not only limited to paintings on canvas, they can also be three dimensional. While Jean Marende’s carving- “Initial F”- and Paul Gauguin’s painting- “Christ in the Garden of Olives”- both have mastered the skills of texture and compositions, Jean Marende’s moral value adheres more closely to the Neoclassical period by recapturing Greco-Roman grace. In Gauguin’s painting, by contrast, no connections have been made with the Realism period (1848-1900). …show more content…
The Initial F uses its three-dimensionality to create space, and depth, even though there seem to have too many events happening, Marende use circle frames to separate the different messages. In terms of texture, the Initial F has a clean and polished shine to the surface of the wood, which greatly reflect on the neoclassical concept of a clean work. In comparison, Gauguin’s two-dimensional painting, have closed up on the man at front, which pulls the audience closer and stretches everything further back. The brushstrokes on the painting are also too thick, to the point the objects themselves can be felt; as if they are