Leonardo Da Vinci

Leonardo Da Vinci

Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci was a Italian Renaissance Polymath - painter, sculptor, architect, musician, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer botanist, and writer. He I famous for many painting for example the Mona Lisa, the Baptism of Christ and Virgin of the Rocks.

The piece I am going to talk about is The Last Supper. This painting is a late 15^th century painting. The painting is of Jesus and his disciples at a table eating the last supper, this is the time where Jesus gave his disciples his body and blood to eat and drink. The painting shows the reactions of his disciples when Jesus told them that one of them would betray him. The painting has been influenced clearly by religion, Christianity to be specific. This piece of artwork is very famous all over the world, this could be to thee fact that it shows what Jesus would have supposedly looked like and it also shows the reaction of his disciples which was a big thing to happen (Jesus being betrayed by Judas.)

The painting is a clear painting and looks like it is a photograph. This is so the viewers can understand what is going on in the painting so get a real feel of what I going on in the painting. The painting is pretty clear about what is going on however, each disciple has a different facial expression which was used when they were told that one of them was going to betray Jesus. It shows that the disciples where stunned and appalled yet suspicious of who the person to betray Jesus would be. The painting has been set out so that the table is very long therefore we are able to see all the disciples around Jesus therefore, being able to see their reactions. The painting is 460cm × 880cm which covers a wall of a monastery dining room in Milan, Italy. Again, this is important because you are able to see each individual and what there face is conveying through there emotions. The colour scheme for the painting is very dusty, however this suit the time period and place where this was because it was very dusty, practically a desert, where Jesus lived. It also shows off how old the painting is as the colours are dull, the colours compliment each other as one colour isn't too much to take your eye of the actual painting.

Leonardo used greasy linen oil and egg based tempera, spread on a double layer of dry plaster. He started the painting in 1495 and finished it in 1498 (however he did not work on the painting continuously through out the three years.)

In my opinion I think that the artwork is a very pleasing piece, the work is done great and everything about the painting I perfect. The colour scheme work perfectly with the type of painting and what it is portraying. When I look at this piece of artwork it makes me want to read about what happened during this and after this. It also intrigues me to look at other Da Vinci work as through this piece you can see just how talented he was. I would use this artist as inspiration for my garment because this painting in particular is very famous and is very well executed, I could also do many things to make this painting controversial or stand out on a t-shirt.

Gilbert and George

Gilbert and George

Gilbert Prosech and George Passmore are the artist behind the collaboration Gilbert & George. The collection ‘Sonofagod’ was released in 2005 and question the fact ‘Was Jesus Hetrosexual?’ Right now the work could influence the Russia Anti-Gay Law as right now gay people are being locked up for being gay. The question of Jesus’ sexuality would affect people’s views on the situation. As we can see religion has influenced their artwork which can be seen through the stained glass type of art they produced and all of the religious imagery used in the paintings.

The piece I am showing has many different themes about it. The first theme that I noticed was the man in the centre, as the person has red skin this could be a representative of the devil, as well as that the man is dressed in a business suit which business is associated with money therefore this could be a representative of money being the root of all evil. As well as that as the other two figures (Gilbert and George) are white skin they could be a representative of Heaven and the red skinned character could be a representative of hell. Furthermore, the piece has hands joined together which could mean prayer or accepting communion in church. The painting is also in a stained glass fashion which is found in churches however it is used in a completely different contrast here. The two characters to the side of the painting (Gilbert and George) are both putting their fingers up, this could be telling religion to ‘Fuck off.’

This painting does not give you what it means straight away you have to study the painting to get the meanings of it. As many things are going on in the painting it takes time to figure out meanings for each part. The painting in question doesn’t look like a real stained glass window as the colours are too vibrant however that is what George and Gilbert use to make there paintings more eye catching.

They have used oil paints for this to make the colours stand out and to also make it look similar to stained glass. The paintings take up nearly a full wall in the exhibition room.

This piece of art work is bright and colourful which makes it a happy piece of artwork, however the actual content of the painting is a completely different feel, it makes you question religion and what it is about as it has hidden meanings. I would use this for inspiration on my own work because they are very controversial artists which make a statement on the art word therefore will be remembered also they bring up questions about religion that would usually not be talked about.