Relation between artists, old and new.

Looking in to any piece of art, old or new, we see influences and concepts that have been formed by what that artists likes or dislikes or who they are inspired by. Through time many styles come in and out of style, so what may seem new and contemporary may be an old popular concept with a slight twist.

I have chosen to look at a handful of artist through time and what their techniques are like and how they compare to other similar artists from different times. I want to look at Brom (born March 9th 1965), Frank Frazetta (February 9th 1928 - May 10th 2010) and William Adolphe Bouguereau (November 30th 1825 - August 19 1905). The reason I have chosen these artists is that they all have a slim familiarity in the pieces, so I want to look further in to their work and see what techniques or concepts run through time and their artwork.

William Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905)

Dante and Virgil in Hell 

I absolutely love Bouguereau's work, the clear talent and the way he sets an atmosphere is astounding. I love the positioning of the men, the way they seem to flow together almost creating one figure. The demon in the background is so sinister and seems to lay in the dark background yet still pushes the terror to the audience.
The colours used are in my opinion what makes this piece amazing, the flesh tones are illuminating and bring the character out and makes them seem alive and real. The use of the dark tones, especially the oranges and brown are throwing the illumination foreground closer to us and throws them in to a spot light.
The piece was made in 1850 and the concepts we see here run through history since around the 14th century when the devil was first conjured from a God of temptation and delights of the worlds. And since then the devil has been used as a popular concept becoming darker and more sinister through time. 

Gypsy Girl with Basque Drum

Here is another piece by Wiliam from 1867. This piece is a lot calmer in comparison to 'Dante and Virgil in Hell' and the colour palette shows a softer and sweeter approach. Here again we see Williams pure talent and his illuminating painting skills, making the character the soft focus of the piece. 

Frank Frazetta (1928-2010)

Death Dealer (1973)

I feel many likeness's of Franks work to William Bourguereau's work. The first is the painting skill and the ability to illuminate certain pieces of the work. In this piece Frank has used this in the horses body and the shield held by the warrior. I also see that Frank also uses deep oranges and brown to light up the background and creating a dark and doom atmosphere. 

A Fighting Man of Mars (1973)

In this piece by Frank we also see the illuminating skin tones, similar to 'Dante and Virgil in Hell' in the respects that the figures in the piece are shown in a golden and pale light to bring them in to the main focus. Also relating the Bouguereau, Frank has used more dark browns and oranges in the background to darken the atmosphere and bring the figures closes to the audience. 

 Brom (1965-Now)

Lion Head

This piece ties in so well with Frazetta's and Bougueraeau's as he has used the same painting techniques and colour palettes common in the said artists work also. For instance, this piece has a warrior highlighted with bright flesh tones to centre the attention to him. Also, bringing the figure forward and creating a heavy atmosphere with the dark oranges and browns. 

Morgan Le Fay

This piece is once again in correlation with the artists I have spoken about.
They all use the same concepts and ideas, they think about composition and colour in similar ways, all using these concepts to create astounding pieces of art.

 Looking at these artist all from varying times we see that these concepts run through time and come in and out of popularity. These concepts are changed and edited as they pass through each artist and when applied with such talent creates timeless pieces, although they hint at an older and traditional style they are all still popular today.