gestural

Examples of gestural in the following topics:

• The Drawing Process

  • A gesture drawing is a work of art defined by rapid execution.
  • Gesture drawing is often performed as a warm-up for a life drawing session.
  • The primary purpose of gesture drawing is to facilitate the study of the human figure in motion.
  • Gesture drawings may take as long as two minutes, or as short as five seconds, depending on what the focus of the exercise is.
  • For some artists, a gesture drawing is the first step in preparing a more sustained work.

• Expressive Qualities of Line

  • 'Expressive lines' refer to gestural marks or forms made by the artist in any medium that increase the sense of dynamism in a work of art.
  • Expressive lines refer to gestural marks that increase the sense of dynamism in a work of art.

• Color Field Painting

  • The movement places less emphasis on gesture, brushstrokes and action than Abstract Expressionism, favouring instead an overall consistency of form and process, with color itself becoming the subject matter.
  • Moving away from the gesture and angst of Action painting towards flat, clear picture planes and a seemingly calmer language, Color Field artists used formats of stripes, targets and simple geometric patterns to concentrate on color as the dominant theme their paintings.
  • Color Field painting sought to rid art of superfluous rhetoric and gesture.
  • However, Color Field painting has proven to be both sensual and deeply expressive, albeit in a different way from gestural abstract expressionism.

• Performance Art

  • In her first performance, Rhythm 10 (1973), Abramović explored ritual and gesture.
  • She explored her physical and mental limits by injuring herself, and then honored what she had done by repeating the gestures, encouraging the audience to think about what her ritual symbolized and what it meant to repeat the gestures after her ritual had already been performed.

• The Chora Church in Constantinople

  • The mosaic depicts a stern-faced Christ against a gold backdrop holding the gospels in one hand while gesturing with the other.
  • Here, Christ sits on a throne in a position similar to the Pantocrater, holding a book of gospels with his other hand gesturing.
  • The Old Testament figures on either side gesture towards the scene, signaling the future of the faithful, as they wait for Christ to bring them into Heaven.

• Venice

  • Applying this approach in his San Zaccaria Altarpiece (1505), the high viewpoint, the uncluttered and interconnected figures arranged in space, and the subtle gestures all combine to form a tranquil yet majestic image .

• Qualities of Line

  • Calligraphic lines use quickness and gesture, more akin to paint strokes, to imbue an artwork with a feeling of fluidity .

• Romanesque Sculpture: Tomb of Rudolf of Swabia

  • Sculpture of this era is marked by a love of inventive surface patterns and an expressive approach to the human body, using elongation, unnatural poses, and emphatic gestures to convey states of mind.

• The Development of Abstract Expressionism

  • In contrast to the emotional energy and gestural surface marks of Pollock and de Kooning, the Color Field painters initially appeared to be cool and austere, eschewing the individual mark in favor of large, flat areas of color, which these artists considered to be the essential nature of visual abstraction, along with the actual shape of the canvas.
  • In later years, Color Field painting has proven to be both sensual and deeply expressive, albeit in a different way from gestural abstract expressionism.

• Expressive and Symbolic Uses of Color

  • The movement is generally defined by its artists use of gestural paint application and expressive use of color.
  • Van Gogh used an impulsive, gestural application of paint and symbolic colors to express subjective emotions.