Artistic Inspiration Practice

Myths and legends are stories which are passed down, usually verbally, through generations within a culture. Visual metaphors can be from a dream or memory, and involve an association between two images or experiences. Beliefs are usually religious or spiritual, and help to explain the past, present, and future, as well as guide its followers' actions and intentions. Each is a form of artistic expression, because all can be effective modes of communication, which can be easily understood by people of all ages, classes, and literacy levels.

Symmetry is achieved when parts of an object are arranged along an imaginary center line. Proportion is the relation of one part to another, or of parts to the whole, in respect to size, height, width and scale. Symmetry provides balance and aesthetic appeal. Proportion provides depth, realistic imagery, definition for the individual parts.

Nature: Elements of the natural world, such as vegetation, landforms, animals, and insects. Environment: The location where people or other living organisms live. Landscape: Inland scenery. Seascapes: Coastal scenery. People: Any human being or groups of human beings, whether man or women, adult or child.

Medium: Material in which a work of art is produced. Technique: How a piece of art is made; the methods used. Proportion: Relation of one part to another, or of parts to the whole in respect to the size,height,width, and scale.

Quintilian used nature as his inspiration to make this painting of the great waves. this relates to his quote because he turned nature into a great piece of art.

Compare: Both are painted and of women. Both look thoughtful, and perhaps sad. Contrast: One is dark and realistic (Mona Lisa), while the other is colorful and almost imaginary/dreamlike. The realistic painting (Mona Lisa - left) looks calm and yet sad, while the women on the right looks sad as well, but also more fearsome or worried. For the Mona Lisa on the left, the artists has added background images, while the painting on the right has an array of colors that do not create any specific image, but rather just compliment the women's image and the emotions she exhibits.

The painting is a Christian based painting. It shows images of what is known as God's last judgment, which is found in the book of Revelations, in the Bible. The painting depicts what is predicted in the book of Revelations regarding God returning to earth to judge and punish all those who are not Christian.

Before photography and film, portraits provided a way to record a person's image. Rembrandt's self-portrait, or portrait of the painter himself, is a painting. It is a realist, frontal self-portrait, that relies strong contrasts between light and dark to show detail and emphasize the artists face. Each part is proportionate, so that no one feature is embellished, but instead compliment one another.

nature, environment, landscapes, seascapes, people, animals

On one side we see a man deep in thought, while on the other side, his thoughts are projected. The man is sitting by a tree, which is often a symbol of wisdom in art. There is also a house or building in the background, so we can guess that the man is alone and away from the world's business. Based on the title, we also know that the man is suppose to be thinking about the flow of water, so the images on the right are most likely what he sees as water flowing. The words below the water, although we cannot read them, are perhaps his theories on water flow.