Throughout history art has been a medium of delivery for meaning, messages, emotion, and religion; just to name a few. From Egyptian hieroglyphics to the political propaganda of the 20th century, art has delivered a wide variety of meaning to their interpreters. However, the depth of the meaning of art would be undecipherable without the several key elements and principles of art. That being said, it is crucial for one to understand the various aspects of an art piece in order to decipher the true meaning and point of focus. Moreover, with the properties of art in mind, I have chosen Ecce Homo by Giulio Cesare Procaccini to be my art piece of choice for the formal visual analysis of elements and principles.
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Within the art piece, the first thing my eye as a viewer is drawn to is the large, bright, atrophying body of Christ. The body of Christ is emphasized so much through light, which glistens his skin, but also through lines along his body signifying distress and atrophy. These lines along his body further set the solemn mood of the art piece, in a manner that, if the main point of focus is distressed and appearing damaged, so does the entire piece as a whole, of course with the aid of supporting elements, such as light and space. Within the Ecce Homo, there is one main focal point, which is emphasized with bright light, color, and size. However, while the rest of the art piece is dark and essentially colorless, Procaccini creates a second, minor point of emphasis. Using the element of color and implied lines Procaccini includes a man who is desperately reaching towards the body of Christ wearing the color green, which complements Christ's red shawl on his backside. This creates a second point of emphasis because this man exhibits one of the strongest implied lines throughout all of the mourners below Christ, with the addition of a complementary color to that of Christ's red shawl, thus attracting the viewers eye to him more so than any of the other mourners below the body of Christ. This addition of the second point of focus is also created with the addition of subtle impasto within the complementary colors shown on the red shawl worn by Christ and the mourner in green. Ecce Homo also obtains a strong psychological focus on solemnity, which is created through dark colors throughout the entire piece besides the two focal points within the piece. These dark colors within the art piece not only create a solemn mood, but also create a strong sense of urgency and malaise. In addition to colors creating a
One of the most important elements …show more content…
Within the art piece, the first thing my eye as a viewer is drawn to is the large, bright, atrophying body of Christ. The body of Christ is emphasized so much through light, which glistens his skin, but also through lines along his body signifying distress and atrophy. These lines along his body further set the solemn mood of the art piece, in a manner that, if the main point of focus is distressed and appearing damaged, so does the entire piece as a whole, of course with the aid of supporting elements, such as light and space. Within the Ecce Homo, there is one main focal point, which is emphasized with bright light, color, and size. However, while the rest of the art piece is dark and essentially colorless, Procaccini creates a second, minor point of emphasis. Using the element of color and implied lines Procaccini includes a man who is desperately reaching towards the body of Christ wearing the color green, which complements Christ's red shawl on his backside. This creates a second point of emphasis because this man exhibits one of the strongest implied lines throughout all of the mourners below Christ, with the addition of a complementary color to that of Christ's red shawl, thus attracting the viewers eye to him more so than any of the other mourners below the body of Christ. This addition of the second point of focus is also created with the addition of subtle impasto within the complementary colors shown on the red shawl worn by Christ and the mourner in green. Ecce Homo also obtains a strong psychological focus on solemnity, which is created through dark colors throughout the entire piece besides the two focal points within the piece. These dark colors within the art piece not only create a solemn mood, but also create a strong sense of urgency and malaise. In addition to colors creating a