Painting
Painting is one of the visual arts. It is "the act of applying colored substance to a surface; Creating a picture with colored oils or pastels."[1]
Paintings use various elements of design (e.g., line, color, tone, texture) in different ways to give the impression of volume, space, movement or light. Many different types of media (e.g., tempera, fresco, oil, watercolour, ink, gouache, encaustic, casein) and form (e.g., mural, easel, panel, miniature, illuminated manuscript, scroll, screen, fan) can be utilized to realize a unique visual image.[2]
Painting as an art form dates back to prehistoric days. For example, written and archaeological evidence indicates that multiple forms of painting occurred in China from very early times, including a large number of wall paintings.[3]
Painters have the freedom to invent their own visual language and to experiment with light and new forms, materials and techniques.
In May 1983, Christo Vladimirov Javacheff and Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon surrounded 11 islands in Miami's Biscayne Bay with 6.5 million square feet of pink woven polypropylene fabric.
See also
External links
- Painting Encyclopædia Britannica.
- General Art History Resources