Hi,
In this blog, I will be talking about Francisco de Goya and how his art possibly inspired me.
Francisco de Goya
Goya was a Spanish painter of the late 18th century. His work goes from the Rococo style, cartoons, Romanticism, to the ''black'' paintings with which he decorated his own house. he is also known for small paintings of theatrical subjects.
Saturn Devouring his son
This is one of the most important art pieces of Goya, "Saturn Devouring His Son" is another of Goya's "Black paintings". It tells the Greek myth of Titan Kronus, who ate his son because he believed he would be overthrown by one of them. This work of Goya is just another example of his interest in dark and horrific themes. This painting has also been an inspiration in some weird way, I never thought that such a scary art piece could ever inspire me but it did. Because this painting has shown me that even though your art may be horrifying and scary, it could still be meaningful and presented to the audience as long as you can tell a story and add meaning to it, people will still be interested.
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REFERENCE
The National Gallery, L., 2021. Francisco de Goya (1746 - 1828) | National Gallery, London. [online] Nationalgallery.org.uk. Available at: <https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/artists/francisco-de-goya> [Accessed 13 July 2021].
The Art Story. 2021. Francisco Goya Artworks & Famous Paintings. [online] Available at: <https://www.theartstory.org/artist/goya-francisco/artworks/> [Accessed 13 July 2021].
What do you think about the work? do you like it? if yes - why? if no why? when undertaking research its always good to add your opinion of the work. It's also useful to think about the links are there similarities to your work? techniques you can explore? this will help to develop critical writing skills and put your research into context.
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