The Banjo Lesson vs The Executions of the Third of May essays

The Banjo Lesson vs The Executions of the Third of May essays Some people say, Opposites attract. Well, I would like to think Opposites have a tendency to compliments each other. My concept can be found true if you look at art. Just like basketball, the principles of design (of art) use quick and noticeable elements to create fast breaks thatll (without you noticing) lead you into an alleyoop and a slam dunks you into the message. If you go on a journey with me, I will show you how Henry Ossawas Tanners, The Banjo Lesson and Fracisco de Goyas, The Executions of the Third of May individual styles can provide emphasis, subordination, and balance in a painting. If you take a look at Henry O. Tanners, The Banjo Lesson you will notice how he uses color schemes to draw attention to the message of his painting. He uses strongly contrasting values of dark skin against a pale background to create emphasis on the focal point of the banjo lesson between the child and the man (Getlein p 132). The pale colors in the background subordinated the background so that it does not interfere (Getlein p133). While Tanner choose dark tones to bring his focal point alive, Francisco de Goya uses the chooses to use the opposite color scheme to grab your attention. Goyas use of white, yellow, and red demands our attention by creating a dramatic focal area against a background of earth tones and black (Getlein p 135). Both paintings use of gentle color contrast creates a balance within the paintings that never leaves us stuck in one place. Henry O. Tanner uses dark tones to draw emphasis on the focal point of his paintings while counteracting the dark tones with a pale background to create subordination. Franscisco de Goya, unlike Tanner, chooses to use light colors to grab our attention to his message, while use dark tones to create subordination. Both artist used ...