Experimental Portraiture: Fusing Oil, Acrylic, and Spray Paint
Influences
A course by Nikolas Antoniou , Painter
About the video: Influences
Overview
“Observing other artists was always useful not only to understand and examine their techniques, but also to motivate me to work more.”
In this video lesson Nikolas Antoniou addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Experimental Portraiture: Fusing Oil, Acrylic, and Spray Paint. Reflect the emotions of your subject by experimenting with ideas and accidents using different types of paint.
Partial transcription of the video
“Influences Observing other artists is always important, not only because you can check their techniques, but also because it can motivate you to work more. I was always trying to observe their work and paintings as I wasn't a painter myself. This way I could focus on the feeling and the emotion of the work. In this lesson, I'm going to go through and show you some of the artists that influenced me the most. The first artist we are going to see is a British painter called Francis Bacon. I wasn't sure at first if I enjoyed his work, but it was always calling me back to observe it more and exa...”
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Course summary for: Experimental Portraiture: Fusing Oil, Acrylic, and Spray Paint
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Areas
Acrylic Painting, Fine Arts, Oil Painting, Painting
Nikolas Antoniou
A course by Nikolas Antoniou
Nikolas Antoniou is a Cypriot painter who specializes in portrait art. He first began experimenting artistically by recreating his favorite album covers in his school books. His cousin, an architecture student at the time, later introduced him to the medium of charcoal which inspired him to draw daily and consider art as a career option. Nikolas went on to study fine art at the University of Western Macedonia and, after graduating, returned to Cyprus to open a studio where he could work on his art full-time.
Nikolas’ style is inspired by the feelings and emotions behind his subjects and his work has been displayed at solo exhibitions and art fairs across the world. He has collaborated with galleries including Morren Galleries in The Netherlands and Alpha C. K Art Gallery in Cyprus as well as with companies like Absolut Vodka.
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