Styles

Kevin Rodas

EAP 91 class

October 5, 2015

Artistic World (Comparison essay)

                Art and its styles. Art has several drawing and painting styles. My favorites are realism and abstract. These styles are located on the two opposite ends of imagination level. For example; have you ever try to find meaning to an abstract painting? Or have you ever seen a realism and find the message of the painting? Well, these two art styles differ from each other on organization, shapes and colors, and finally but not last message given. The comparison of these two styles are going to help to understand several standard levels of realism and abstract.

                As stated above, organization is going to make a tremendous difference on the paintings. Organization has simple and common rules to follow when working with realism style. On the other hand, Organization is not going to be much of a problem when we are using abstract style. On realism there is a need to keep an order of working like, measurements, and common sense. First, planning how and where the objects go, as first, second or third stage. These stages will give the painting different structure as how far is the object from the painting angle. Later, comes the sketching, sharpen details and give color. Extreme details are going to be the main key on realism, due that the painting needs to have a real life look. And finally coloring. Coloring is going to show characteristics of a structure and alive. On the other hand, the abstract style can take place on any stage of the painting and can be changing while working in it. It can be done in different ways but, you need to make sure you are not just spreading paint on the board. Keep in mind that it needs a meaning and colors are really special keys to give secret meanings to the painting. All in all, realism style is going to be a lot more serious style than abstract, so there is a certain criteria to follow on colors. Just make sure they look really neat.

                Other difference between these two art styles is the coloring and details. In realism, details are the most important step. Due that it is what gives the understandable view of what is going on. Well shaped and strong details as shadows and light reflection on a painting can turn it from 2D to a 3D type of painting. Also, colors will show a realistic perspective on the painting, showing the intensity of light or darkness. On the contrary, we have abstract style with the simplest characteristics on sketching and working on them. On abstract style the main key element is the coloring. Colors will give the painting a secret meaning and characteristics to stabilize the elements as well as balance on the board. So there is a meaning to add colors and details to a painting. It is not just about giving a few shadows or plain colors. There is everything with a meaning and a reason to do it.

                Finally, we are going to talk about meaning projected from a realistic and abstract paintings. In this paragraph the abstract style is going to take a strong place because, on abstract work the meaning is all it has to make it Art. Abstract style is just not paint spread on a board. It is what the shapes, location, and colors really mean. They are not just there with no meaning. It can mean an occasion, a song, a person, place or just feelings. But we also have realistic style. It is less about expanding the imagination, it is more about certain meaning and firm form of definition. Realism has classic coloring with common sense of life, which gives it a solid reflection of the object being painted.

In conclusion, abstract and realistic style are different to each other. The organization, decoration and meanings for a paint are going to lead to a master peace of work. Remember to always keep track of your work and keep in mind what you are trying to show other on your work; of course you don’t want to give a not clear message on realistic paintings. Don’t worry much about the meaning on abstract style in the end, a clear image is not supposed.

           

   Did you know that art has several effects on humans’ regular lives? Well an art class can change your everyday life perspective. The simplest art class is favorable for people’s creativity, appreciation, and stress relief. The problem is that nowadays creativity is lacking in humans thanks to the abundant technological sources to create. Also, art appreciation or any kind of appreciation has been reduced over time; abundance is blocking people from seeing the real values for actions or materials. Finally, stress is a form of frustration or being stuck with no way out. Art is a way to express and drop all the feeling on a piece or on a creative project. With the knowledge of an art class, your skills and your life’s point of view will change aggressively for good.
                Designing things is the plan of construction on this planet. Humans are usually making and designing tools to help us with our daily lives. Thanks to technological tools, creativity has dropped so much in this century. Well, there are several ways to make your brain work unconsciously on the ability to design using your imagination. An art class can show you how to paint, draw, cut, mold, stray, mix, and carve to design your own work. Eventually, when you put in time and constant work to improve your skills, you will have a major capacity and speed to find your way through life using creativity.  In all, the privilege of developing your own work is that you will be the only one who will know for sure how much effort it takes to get your work or issues done.
                Speaking of how much work and effort it takes to get your projects done, nowadays people lack appreciation for everyday objects or efforts. What I am trying to say is that people of this last generation are less worried about consideration for how much work it takes to achieve goals; people are more worried about getting the easy way out. In order to get some goals done there is an effort involved: obviously you are the only one to know how much time, energy, and persistence is needed to accomplish it. But with art classes you will be able to see how much time and skill it takes to create a piece of work. For example, let’s say you are working on a painting project. You are going to mix colors creating new tones and fading colors. But, if you don’t know exactly which primary and secondary colors to mix, it will cost your time and utilities until you get knowledgeable enough to work through the painting. On the other hand, this effort you are putting into the work may or may not make you frustrated. However, it will be a relief after the accomplishment, not to mention that it can possibly make you feel good for keeping up with consistency on a project.
Regarding the stress release, art classes are very helpful for those who need to express feelings or thoughts. Of course there are several ways to do it, but art is personally effective to paint or draw my thoughts or put issues on a paper. Indeed, stress effects are going to take over your life if stress is not well handled, like what usually happens with some of the people that don’t find a distraction. Besides the talented projects done, art is going to be constantly different every day according to your mood, and there is no code to follow. Regarding feelings, maybe one person wants to get a reward and feel good about himself or herself. This doesn’t mean he or she wants to feel better than others; maybe this individual wants to feel supported by others. It can change the individual’s day for the better with just a simple good job. Not to mention that art professors are easily accessible and easy to trust when they are giving comments. Art is not just about generating a master piece; it also is to demonstrate and show the rest of humanity how things work from your perspective.
All in all, an art class can completely change your life for good. It helps to be creative when it’s really needed to solve problems or to work on your creations. Maybe to see and realize how much worth the simplest things are worth for others. Or to just feel better and have a successful life with happiness and rewards reminding you that you are going through life the right way. To tell the truth, taking any type of art class is positive, supporting you mentally without mentioning that you are improving major skills to keep for the rest of your life. Creativity should not be left on a side or ignored, so I recommend you consider any type of art class.