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Lucian FreudReflection (self portrait)Oil on CanvasDate: 1985
PORTRAIT Spider
SUBJECT/ CONTENT This is a portrait of…..• self portrait/ friend/ family member(look at the title underneath the painting)
• every day/ special occasion• captures a moment / historical• status of sitter – rich/ middleclass/ working class
• emotions / feelings
How to analyse a portrait
COMPOSITION / FORM• main focal point ( where your eye is drawn to)
• viewpoint of the artist ( where the artist has painted the portrait from)
• foreground /middle-ground• background• pose - how the model is standing, sitting or reclining and what that means• Form – 2D or 3D – why?
HANDLING OF MATERIALS• choice of materials• brush strokes•direction of different strokes or marks and where?• tools: paintbrush or palette knife• application of paint/ layered thickly or thin layers and where?•Flat or raised surface texture• translucent / opaque• pace of work/ time taken
Opinion/ Mood• personal reaction to the artwork – how does it make you feel?
• feelings of the sitter( facial expressions)• atmosphere (link to colour palette)• artist’s personality• message
VISUAL ELEMENTSWhat is the main visualElement? Where are these in the painting and what effect do they have?
• line• colour• texture• tone• shape• form• pattern
STYLE• Art movement – contemporary or modern• abstract, realistic or stylized – why?
Lucian FreudReflection (self portrait)Oil on CanvasDate: 1985
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Lucian Freud
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Surrealist portraits – early works
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Lucian Freud Francis Bacon 1952Oil on Metal,
Surrealist portraits – early works
•Style: surrealist – over exaggerated facial features lacking realistic tonal values and details
•Handling of materials: blended paint, brushstrokes less visible •Mood/ atmosphere: sombre
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Lucian FreudDavid Hockney2002oil on canvas
PORTRAIT Spider
SUBJECT/ CONTENT This is a portrait of…..• self portrait/ friend/ family member(look at the title underneath the painting)
• every day/ special occasion• captures a moment / historical• status of sitter – rich/ middleclass/ working class
• emotions / feelings
How to analyse a portrait
COMPOSITION / FORM• main focal point ( where your eye is drawn to)
• viewpoint of the artist ( where the artist has painted the portrait from)
• foreground /middle-ground• background• pose - how the model is standing, sitting or reclining and what that means• Form – 2D or 3D – why?
HANDLING OF MATERIALS• choice of materials• brush strokes•direction of different strokes or marks and where?• tools: paintbrush or palette knife• application of paint/ layered thickly or thin layers and where?•Flat or raised surface texture• translucent / opaque• pace of work/ time taken
Opinion/ Mood• personal reaction to the artwork – how does it make you feel?
• feelings of the sitter( facial expressions)• atmosphere (link to colour palette)• artist’s personality• message
VISUAL ELEMENTSWhat is the main visualElement? Where are these in the painting and what effect do they have?
• line• colour• texture• tone• shape• form• pattern
STYLE• Art movement – contemporary or modern• abstract, realistic or stylized – why?