Hi, thanks for uploading your painting and congratulations on making it through the course. Your painting is highly original and there are many aspects that I really like. Firstly, any kind of critique you make of art is so subjective, also how you feel about something 10 years previous may be different to how you judge it with more mature eyes. Having looked at so much art the one thing that prioritises over everything else for me is a fresh and original take and your painting ticks these boxes. There are issues, for example the artwork is really about the figures and patterned lights above them so you really don't need the space above. It would make a better composition by cropping the top half. if you developed the sky more then perhaps it would make more sense. There's a couple of unresolved figures which could do with one or two strokes to firm them up. However, the elements I like out weigh the minor faults. The colours are great, I can really enjoy them without too many heavy contrasts. Some are close tones but are diverse in colour with the neutrals gently framing them. There are hints of darks in the figures to prompt some nice diagonals. I like the blocks you've used which almost mimic collage effects. The figures are nicely stylised and I really feel I can inter weave through them. Sometimes when you paint crowd scenes you can get too obsessed by painting portraits so you've done well to avoid too much fussing. I like the figure in orange along with the two on the right hand side, there's just enough information for me to work out what's going on. Overall, great work and I hope you take some of these ideas forward into your new painting.
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hashimakib
Teacher PlusHi, thanks for uploading your painting and congratulations on making it through the course. Your painting is highly original and there are many aspects that I really like. Firstly, any kind of critique you make of art is so subjective, also how you feel about something 10 years previous may be different to how you judge it with more mature eyes. Having looked at so much art the one thing that prioritises over everything else for me is a fresh and original take and your painting ticks these boxes. There are issues, for example the artwork is really about the figures and patterned lights above them so you really don't need the space above. It would make a better composition by cropping the top half. if you developed the sky more then perhaps it would make more sense. There's a couple of unresolved figures which could do with one or two strokes to firm them up. However, the elements I like out weigh the minor faults. The colours are great, I can really enjoy them without too many heavy contrasts. Some are close tones but are diverse in colour with the neutrals gently framing them. There are hints of darks in the figures to prompt some nice diagonals. I like the blocks you've used which almost mimic collage effects. The figures are nicely stylised and I really feel I can inter weave through them. Sometimes when you paint crowd scenes you can get too obsessed by painting portraits so you've done well to avoid too much fussing. I like the figure in orange along with the two on the right hand side, there's just enough information for me to work out what's going on. Overall, great work and I hope you take some of these ideas forward into your new painting.
scharq_1
Tanks for your words, I will thik and reflect about your opinion to develop my works. It signified very much to me.
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