Textured Contemporary Art Techniques
Impasto refers to areas of raised paint that serve to give the artwork texture and form. The use of impasto sets even a very realistic depicted scene, apart from a photograph, in its ability to convey texture and express emotion.
Impasto techniques were frowned upon for a great …
The post-impressionists blazed through 19th-century art to create an unforgettable vision of the world. But you wouldn’t want them living next door
They were rebels against their society, who were shunned, abused and even (on one occasion) run out of town by a mob. They were changing art and remaking the …