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PAINTING is one of the oldest and most important arts since
pre-historic times, artists have arranged colors on surfaces in ways that
express their ideas about people, the world and religion. The paintings that
artists create have great value for humanity; they provide people with both
pleasure and information. Even when artist paint primarily for themselves, they
want others to see their work, understand and enjoy it. People enjoy painting for
a number of reasons. Many viewers take pleasure in the artistic qualities of a
painting, such as its color or composition. Some paintings interest viewers
because of the way the artist have expressed some emotions, such as fear,
grief, happiness, love, hero, worship or faith. Such paintings, in turn, can
inspire similar emotions in people looking at them. Other paintings are
enjoyable because they skillfully portray nature or illustrate the lives of
people who lived long ago.
It would be very difficult to find a subject that no one has ever tried to paint. Artists paint the things they see around them- people, animals, nature and objects. They also paint dreamlike scenes that exist only in the imaginations. An artist can reach back in to the past and paint a historical event, a religious story or a myth. Some artists paint pictures that show no recognizable subject matter at all. Instead, they arrange the paint in some way that expresses feelings or ideas that are important to them.
Painting consists of many artistic elements. The most important elements are (1) color, (2) line, (3) mass, (4) space, (5) texture, (6) composition and (7) light and shade. These artistic elements are as important to a painter as words are to an author. By stressing certain elements, a painter can make a picture easier to understand or bring out some particular mood or theme.
It would be very difficult to find a subject that no one has ever tried to paint. Artists paint the things they see around them- people, animals, nature and objects. They also paint dreamlike scenes that exist only in the imaginations. An artist can reach back in to the past and paint a historical event, a religious story or a myth. Some artists paint pictures that show no recognizable subject matter at all. Instead, they arrange the paint in some way that expresses feelings or ideas that are important to them.
Painting consists of many artistic elements. The most important elements are (1) color, (2) line, (3) mass, (4) space, (5) texture, (6) composition and (7) light and shade. These artistic elements are as important to a painter as words are to an author. By stressing certain elements, a painter can make a picture easier to understand or bring out some particular mood or theme.