Sabrina

In this page I will address the most crucial points of Classical Art in general and my approach to Classical Art. I've been inspired by Art and this style in particular ever since I can remember and therefore found it fit to dedicate my Wikispace to this subject. Read and Enjoy!


 * A FEW NOTED ARTISTS**

LEONARDO DA VINCI Leonardo was born and lived in Italy throughout his life. An architect, enginner and, more inmprotantly, artist, Leonardo's numerous and incredible talents have earned him the title of renaissance master. A burning passion for science and human anatomy aided him greatly in mastering the realist art style in his sculptures, sketches and paintings. One of his main concerns in creating such spectacular artwork was that of giving emotion and movement to the characters he depicted: all his works are rich in detail. Leonardo lived to the age of 67 and in that time experienced both failure and trumph. Though he was at times acclaimed for his great works, he was also humiliated and abohrred by many. A fair few of his great works never left the sketchpad when he had to flee from various social difficulties, leaving them uncompleted. Very few o Da Vinci's masterpieces have been found, but thankfully these are carefully preserved in different parts of the globe. Da Vinci's most famous works are the Mona Lisa, the Last Supper and Vitruvian Man:the proportions of the human figure, the first and last depicted below.

MICHELANGELO Michelangelo di Ludovico Buonarotti Simoni was born in the year 1475 in Florence, Tuscany. Even as a boy, Michelangelo was consumed with artistic ambiton. At a young age he became the student of the artist Domenico Ghirlandaio, who nourished his astounding talent for art. After many years of trainig, he went to study human anatomy by dissicating corpses in the church if Santo Spirito, where he further learnt how to improve his already remarkable talent. After he had travelled to Rome at request from masters of the time, Michelangelo set about making what are now some of the most famous sculptures and paintings of all time. La Pietá, David, The Last Judgement, la cappella sistina and Duomo Pietra are some of his most fmous works. A few are depicted below.  REMBRANDT Rembrandt was born in Leiden in 1606. Despite the fact that he came from an extremely modest family, his parents took great care in providing him with a good education. Academic study did not interest him, however, and he left to persue a career which far better suited him: art. Rambrandt prodused many of his works in Amsterdam where he was highly acclaimed. His family life, however, was far from as fortunate as that of his artistic life. His wife and children all died befor their time and, although this in no way hindered his outstanding painting abilities, they left their mark on his soul. Rembrandts' artwork is paintings and some of the most famous are The Raising of the Cross, Andromeda and Flora. Representations of the first two are below.

CANOVA Canova wasan Italian sculptor. His works are based on the human body, myths, history, famous people and are carved with a kind of gentle passion which appears to give them motion and character. His sculprures are of marble, sometimes with hints of gold. Some of his most famous pieces are Amore Psiche Stanti, Ercole e Lica and Amore e Psiche Giacenti. All are shown below. MY APPROACH TO CLASSICAL ART I have alwas held a deep facination for art of any kind, abstact, colourful art, sketches and sculptures especially. Idon't particularly like some branches of modern art. When I draw, I start with a line, then the line turns into something more intricate and complex and a whole new world appears on the paper. Ofter, my drawings never get past the sketch stage, and I've got so many drawers at hom shock full of sketches that I need to chuck some out. My interest in carving, although real, cannot be properly nourished, for I know no more about carving then my cat (less, even. He knows how to carve the sofa!) The subjects of my paintings are usually fantastic animals, sometimes emotions and other times people. My sketches are mostly line drawings with very little shading. Sometimes I do watercolour or oil paintings, but I don't have enough material to do this regularly. My favourite style, I should say, is pencil. One day, I hope to draw pictures of animals, fantasy and landscapes using coloured pencils and greylead only.