jeudi 12 juin 2014

Paintings Of Ravi Varma And Jon Mcnaughton

By Darren Hartley


Ravi Varma paintings are considered to be among the best examples of the fusion of Indian traditions with the techniques of European academic art. Ravi's exposure in the west came when he won the first prize in the Vienna Art Exhibition in 1873.

The creation of Ravi Varma paintings in oil started during Ravi's stay at the royal palace in Thiruvananthapuram. His stay in the palace, during his formative years, offered Ravi many opportunities to discover and learn new techniques and media in the field of painting. His later years were spent in Mysore, Baroda and other parts of the country.

Ravi Varma paintings are broadly classified into portraits, portrait-based compositions and theatrical compositions based on myths and legends. Ravi's popularity immensely lay in the third categorization of his work while his merit as an exceedingly sensitive and competent artist was proven in the first two categorizations.

Jon McNaughton paintings were paintings from the heart rather than drawings from photographs. This is primarily because Jon found, on his physical returning, that nostalgic places from his past are not as lovely as he remembers them in his mind. He preferred to look at the world through rose-colored glasses, so to speak.

Because the artists from the French Barbizon School of painting drew during the 19th century, few artists today follow in their footsteps. However, Jon McNaughton paintings drew their inspiration from these Barbizon artists. Artists such as Monet, Pissarro, Van Gogh and Renoir actually made frequent references to these artists so Jon was not alone in his conviction.

Jon McNaughton paintings are products of a belief that only the basic elements of a beautiful painting exist in nature. What actually creates the highest beauty of a landscape painting lies in the sentiment and feeling that flows from the mind and heart of an artist.




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