Mark Marking: Van Gough and Picasso

Here i have done a bit of research of artists who use marks, to use as reference material for my own mark making. i have chosen to look at the work of Picasso and Van Gogh.

Picasso

Picasso has done a lot of work which is quite abstract, using unusual and  bold colours and various different shapes and lines to create his work

Here Picasso has painted a picture of a lady, he has used a lot of lines to create this picture. The lines used in the hair and hat help add texture, whilst the lines used in the face help create shape and make it look slightly more three dimensional.

Perhaps one of Picasso's most famous works of art, he uses a lot of bold colours and hard, bold lines. The lines used within this are quite sharp, there are a lot of corners, making this picture more abstract. The picture is of a weeping woman, however the colours used are quite bright/ happy . The emotion is portrayed through the shape and the way the lines are used / flow around the woman's features such as her eyes.

Van Gogh

Van Gogh is probably the most famous artist for using lines/ marks to create his paintings.


In this portrait, he uses a lot of short sharp lines to create texture in the hat and coat. the lines within the background are quite subtle. The lines used to create smoke coming from his pipe are quite large in comparison to all the other lines uses with this picture and so your attention is drawn here. Although quite large and thick, their light colour and quite rounded/ soft shape make them appear quite light, like smoke.

The lines within this picture are quite thick and heavy, helping give the impression of darkness. The lines used are also quite small this is useful in creating the rippling effect within the water

The use of lines are extremely visable within this picture, this creates a lot of texture within the sky