An American in London Paintings by MARC DENNIS

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Create an allegorical painting

The assignment:

Create an allegorical painting based a theme(s) below:
Industry/Environment
Beauty/Vanity
Abundance/Waste
Justice
Envy

.......or pitch an idea

Allegory defined: (Webster)

The expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence; also :  an instance (as in a story or painting) of such expression.

Allegories are similar to metaphors: in both the author/artist uses one subject to represent another, seemingly unrelated, subject. However, unlike metaphors, which are generally short and contained within a few lines or visual statements, an allegory extends its representation over the course of an entire story, novel, or poem or painting. (sourced)

Allegory National Gallery (London)

An allegory is the description of a subject in the guise of another subject. An allegorical painting might include figures emblematic of different emotional states of mind – for example envy or love – or personifying other abstract concepts, such as sight, glory, beauty, Revolution, or France. These are called allegorical figures. The interpretation of an allegory therefore depends first on the identification of such figures, but even then the meaning can remain elusive.

Allegorical subjects were frequently painted from the Renaissance until around 1800, although they were probably most often used in medals and engraved frontispieces to books. Single allegorical figures were also painted, sometimes in series, each figure representing, for example, one of the Liberal Arts or the Virtues.

http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/a/allegory.html

Examples:

http://www.metmuseum.org/search-results?ft=allegory&x=0&y=0

http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/search/allegory/3

http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/harmen-steenwyck-still-life-an-allegory-of-the-vanities-of-human-life

Composition:
Use a defined compositional model such as, pyramid, rule of thirds, symmetrical, asymmetrical or a combination of several models. The model should advance the idea of the picture.

Thumbnails:
Due next class complete five solid thumbnails in the scale and proportion of the finished painting.

Size:
Use a large scale canvas.

Additional info.:
http://www.getty.edu/education/teachers/trippack/center_selfguides/downloads/allegory_comparison.pdf

Class update

Please bring your final project to class today, we will not have a model.

Art 116 Painting Final

Art 115 04 70 Drawing Final

Extra Credit

Create a picture based on one of the following themes:

Gerber Baby 2014

Vanishing

Earth Angel

Medium:

oils (Art 225 and Art 116) or graphite (Art 115)

Size:

no smaller than 15 x 20 inches

Due:
Picture and statement, December 17 and 18

This project needs to clearly advance your academic level and it should represent concepts covered during the Fall 2014 semester. In addition, and equally important the image should showcase your strong picture making skills.

Written Statement:

300 word typed, the content of the statement should explain the idea of the picture and define the concepts used to create it and the process used to complete the work.

The grade for this project will be used to replace your lowest grade but it must meet the criteria outlined above.

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