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By Charlie Hopgood Intention: During this project I will be looking at symbolism and how objects within a painting can be used to portray a meaning or a message and how they are often also linked to the context of the time period.

Antonio de Pereda Antonio de Pereda was a Spanish Baroque painter who was born in 1611. He was best known for the still life paintings that contained a secret meaning and portrayed a message to the reader. Every object within his work would mean something different whether it was a skull that portrayed death and the ending of life of books and globes that would show knowledge and suggest how that would become irrelevant after death. As well as still life he often also painted historical paintings. These were paintings that portrayed a time in history and showed their versions of events. It also allowed the painter to alter the meaning and edit what really happened to make it more dramatic and interesting to the viewer. It also put stories into a visual format to make more people believe more in what was going on which especially helped for the religious painting that he did.

Although during this time Spain was very political and was often heavily over ruled by religion which played a big part in the way that people viewed new things and views art became a big part of society. The main art style for this era was baroque which portrayed religion in a propaganda way to reinform their beliefs and get more people to join their religion and society. It was often was incorporated into historical paintings whether they were religious or just a major event to capture the eyes of the viewer and to try and encourage them to believe and relate to the paintings. In the style baroque they used many techniques such as naturalism where light tones were often used, The artist usually used realistic lighting that came from the side that raked over the subjects/ objects in the image. This allowed the artist to give the objects and people very realistic reflections and make the textures within the image very realistic.

This piece that I will be looking at was painted in 1632 during the time in which Spain was in a huge conflict with other regions leaving Spain to loose power. However, the church still had a lot of authority and this is what influenced artists artwork in being about religion to aim to reinform the catholic and protestant churches.

Skulls and angels

Here are two more pieces of work created by Antonio de Pereda. In both these you can see that he has uses skulls in his pieces but often paints a lot of angels which can be found in many of his artworks. Angels can be found in a lot of religious mural pieces such as imagery on pedestals and stained glass windows.

They are a sign of god and a being to be trusted and that aren’t conflicted with sin or selfishness. However this has a hidden message within all the paintings that contain angels and that is to tell the people that are viewing them that this is what they can become. It sends a message that if you spend your life wisely and treat people with kindness as seen in the paintings with what the angels are doing; you can become one when your life on earth ends. However the skulls may show the other possibility of where your life could be leading. This can be saying that if all you strive to do is achieve and make your life better than other peoples then nothing will happen and you will be forgotten and all that will be left is an empty skellington leaving nothing behind as you weren’t kind and didn’t aim to help and make other peoples lives happier and better like the angels are doing.

Spanish Baroque During the 17th century Spain was rapidly declining in power due to the thirty year war between multiple regions. However this allowed art to flourish and prosper as artists found a way to paint telling the stories of this time and a means of propaganda to pass religion in their time of need.

Baroque often used a bit of realism and used dramatic lighting to emphasis the religious content and make the scenes more dramatic and capturing to the eye originating in Rome this style of art spread through Europe to many countries. Spain was one of the main catholic countries to have where the art flourished where artists would link there work to a religious background or origin when the church played a big part in society and had a lot of authority. They set guidelines for artists to create sets of work that were realistic so that men and women could relate to them; this was all a means to get more people to follow religion. Originally produced in catholic countries baroque art was made to decorate churches but wasn’t very popular amongst the protestant churches as it was too overemotional for them and for people to see.

Here are two examples of baroque paintings which show how the artists were heavily inspired by religion. Often portraying an all mighty power such as a god or an angel. Using bright and dark colours there is a very dramatic atmosphere within these paintings and the artists used a lot of realistic tones to allow the viewer of the painting to relate and feel emotional towards them.

Allegory Of Vanity This is an oil painting painted onto canvas. It was painted by a man named Antonio De Pereda in 1632 and is named Allegory of Vanity. Allegory meaning there is a hidden message within the piece of art; all messages being different depending on the subject or objects within the image.

In this painting you can see a multitude of different objects scattered around a table with what seem to be more valuable items on a separate table to the right.

You can also see a pale skinned woman with wings who may resemble an angel. In her left hand she is holding a portrait of Emperor Charles V above a globe in which she points to the northern coast of south America. This tells us that even though this man was wealthy and ruled allot of land, after death that meant nothing and the slate was wiped clean.

The colours in the image are very simple and contrast very well with the colours of the objects used in the painting. This shows that although you may have allot of possessions they become priceless in the end and mean nothing.

In this segment of the photo you can see old fashioned coins with a portrait of a person on one side. This suggests that they are coins that used to be in circulation, however when the man on the coin died they had to be taken away and a new type of coin introduced. Another reference to the way our achievements fade away once we die

The candle and the skull both show life and how it will slowly run out, like a burning candle that will slowly lead to extinguishing itself. And the skull shows the end results that everyone faces no matter how rich and powerful you are, that all means nothing to death. It all portrays the end for all of us and that everything has and must come to an end.

Here you can see a hour glass in the centre of the image. Maybe this is a message from the artist telling us that time is precious and that it is the only thing that cannot be stopped. Its position in the centre foreground of the painting tells us that it is also very important and is more valuable than anything else in the image.

Here the artist has used a pile of corpses to resemble the position that everyone is in when they die. It shows that when life ends everyone is left in the same position and that is with nothing as anything that you have done in life counts to nothing in the end. The way that the skulls have been positioned look as though they were chucked in a pile randomly which shows that because death is a reoccurring thing amongst the living it is nothing important. It can also be considered a means to tell the viewer to spend their time as wisely as they can and make the most of all the time that they have.

Here the artist has included a weapon which looks to be a musket. This may be related to hunting and the trophies in which the hunters collect or an even darker meaning of how a persons life can be taken away so easily by one object with very little effort at all. It can also show power and that anyone who wields a weapon such as this isn’t to be messed with. However this all leads to the end message that life can be short and no matter how powerful and how much you have you end where you started in life and that is with nothing .

During the time in which this painting was painted there was a big war in Spain that lasted for 30 years leading it to be called the Thirty Year War. It was one of the most devastating conflicts in human history as many regions went to war resulting in 8 million casualties. This may be the reason that Pereda included a rifle as one of the objects for this masterpiece. Along with the other objects on that separate table to the left like the armour and skulls this can be related to the war and the angel is judging and favouriting the side of knowledge and achievement than the table of war and destruction.

Following the Allegory Of Vanity by Antonio de Pereda I will now be looking at the Still Life with Mask by Hendrick Andresen. This painting shows great attention to detail and uses a range of objects to show the Memento Mori, meaning a reminder of death. The artist has used a range of tones to give a realistic effect to his painting and has painted the light in a naturalistic way that rakes across the image to show the different textures and reflections of all the objects. The objects used in this piece come with a multitude of meanings and some what life lessons that the artists is trying to portray to the viewer. The aim of paintings such as this one was to tell the viewers to spend there time wisely and make them aware that even though you may be succeeding and wealthy in life that means nothing when you die and everyone ends up the same with all the achievements you have accomplished fading away not leaving a mark on society.

This is what this painting is portraying with the passing of time with selected aspects such as the bubbles, skull and trophy. I will now be doing an in depth and insightful analysis of this painting and the time period in which it was painted.

Dutch Golden Age During the 17th century there was a war that lasted for eighty years. However upon the signing of the treaty of Munster the Dutch republic which gave it its independence causing the style of art to move in a different direction. To create their independence against their catholic rulers being the Spanish they created a state that was governed by elected people to create a fair democracy. During the 17th century millions of artworks by a wide range of artists were commissioned however due to the different tastes of the patrons led each of the artworks to have new subject matters that incorporated different styles and techniques. However because of the different styles it is hard for the artists to be grouped during the golden age so now they are grouped by the subject matter within their works instead of what style or category their art falls under. Heavily influenced by their independence the artists would portray the fair democracy that was created and the reason for the new uprising in this art was due to the financial success of the young republic with the maritime power and foreign trade leading to the people of the Netherlands wanting a new type of art to be made.

Still life was another genre that started to become popular during the golden age due to the variety of colours and ways that different artists portrayed their works, these pieces often tended to be made smaller than most paintings making it possible to hang up on the walls of peoples house holds. These still life's often fell under the category of vanitas due to the use of skulls, hour glasses and other objects that could be used to portray a deeper meaning to life. This was a means for the artist to effect a persons views on life and make them realise that when they achieve and make themselves feel better with the luxuries that they buy themselves that these no longer become important when you die. Instead the message is to spend your life wisely and make a positive impact on society and help other people for the better.

This leads to the idea that when the Dutch republic gained their independence the artists took a different view on life and approached art in new ways. This can be seen in the multitude of well known still life's that display objects to tell the viewer to live their life to its fullest. Gaining its independence couldn’t have been done if people didn’t act and express their opinions with the situation that their state was in. Therefore the artwork is telling the people that view them to do the same and make a difference and live life to the fullest.

Still Life with Mask This is an oil on canvas painting painted by a man named Henrick Andriessen who was a Flemish Baroque still-life painter. It is a small scale piece only being 48 x 43cm and is a still life painting of impermanent things, which is typical of this time period. The reason for this was because middle class people would often buy pieces of still life paintings to decorate their households.

The colours in the painting are very dull which gives the image a sinister and dramatic atmosphere. And the way in which the painter has painted the lighting in a naturalistic way with the reflections and smooth surfaces In this part of the artwork you can see bubbles. This resembles the temporary state of life as bubbles are bound to pop which resembles life in a way that we are here one minute but we are gone the next. They also represent how precious life is in the way that with the slightest touch they pop and all is gone In the image Henrick has used a globe to portray the knowledge that a person possesses of the world and what they have learnt.

However this is quickly taken away from them when they die and don't need it anymore.

The withering flowers in the image represent the life of a person. How they are healthy, and fulfilled. However there comes a point in every type of life when it slowly dies and becomes no more.

The flowers show this as they were once a colourful bunch of lively but have slowly become faint and withered to nothing.

One of the main focuses of the painting is a large golden trophy like object. This shows that after you die any achievements and goals that have been made mean nothing anymore and they are only things that bring temporary happiness and sense of accomplishment. Without these their life would have been nothing more than surviving.

Looking closer at the cup you can see a soldier on the top which also shows honor and achiement, everything that is later forgotten at the end of life.

Here you can see fading smoke coming from tobacco and taper. This shows how life can go up in smoke and can quickly end or slowly fade away until there is nothing left with no sign of its existence other than the taper which could resemble the human body after death

In this painting Andriessen has used lots of precious objects in a random cluster to give a message to the viewers of the painting. This is that even if you have money and allot of possessions they all become worthless after life has ended

Intention So far I have looked at different ways in which artists have used their artwork to make different points and portray different messages within their art. Often using symbolic objects to show these messages and meanings.

Now I am going to further look into symbolism and how that portrays death. I will also be looking at the content of the time period and how that links to the way in which the artist has created their paintings and how it impacts the final finish

Next I will I will be looking at An Allegory of the Vanities of Human Life or vanitas for short. This painting uses dramatic lighting to highlight the main features of the objects and also shows the textures and the way the artist has painted the painting with hardly any visible brush strokes.

Layering the oil paint to create these tones and reflections the artist has painted many objects neatly placed. Using shells to portray the body after death and a clock to show the passing of time; many messages have been hidden in this painting and I will now do an in depth study into these aspects and what they tell the viewer or what the artist is trying to portray.

An Allegory of the Vanities of Human Life (Vanitas) This is an oil on wood painting painted by Harem Steenwyek in 1640 during the Dutch Golden Age. It is a small scale painting designed for rich middle class people to but as decorations for their homes.

There is a raking light across the image that comes from the upper left corner like the sun. This illuminates the objects and shows all the different textures. This gives dramatic tonal values and complements the rich colours of the objects very well. As previously mentioned, the Dutch golden age was during and after the eighty years’ war. This period was between 1568-1648 when society within the Netherlands was coping very well and were the leaders of the European trade.

In the image a skull has been used to show where every life ends up in the end. Steenwyek has used this to get across a message of live life to its fullest.

Also the skull as well as the book balancing off the table shows unease and that you should be wary because anything can topple over and Here you can see an empty shell.

The shell also represents wealth as end tragically. Its also a This implies that something used to during the 17th century shells were memento mori which is Latin for live inside it but doesn't anymore. very rare to have and were often This clock represents the time that we reminder of death This can be related to the body after expensive meaning lower class death. Whether nothing happens people such as labourers couldn't are on the earth and how precious it is and that we should spend every moment after we die or the essence within afford them. of it wisely. It also tells us that time is the us leaves for somewhere better. most valuable thing to us and without it However there will always be an we would be nothing. empty shell left behind

Here Steenwyek has used a book to represent the knowledge that we gain over the years. It also shows how quickly things like our knowledge and possessions become nothing after we die and they were only useful to us whilst we were living. Its also open which shows that it is now worthless and that any knowledge other than that of the bible is pointless Here a lamp has been used to represent our life to a snuffled out candle. And how like the candle being extinguished and showing its last signs of life our life can end abruptly and we will faint away until there is no sign of our existence other than memories.

Here you can see a weapon. This shows how life can be taken away so easily and that every moment of our lives should be appreciated and lived to the best that we possible can.

The rich pink silk like material also shows wealth and how when our life ends our personal possessions aren't valuable anymore no matter how much money was spent on them to give us that brief happiness you get after you've bought something new.

Here you can see what looks like an instrument of some sort. Maybe the back of a guitar like instrument. Steenwyek has used this to show that like a brief song that is placed on an instrument our lives wont last forever and that we should fill every part of it with joy and happiness and not dwell on the bad but keep on progressing and making ourselves better in every aspect whilst appreciating what we got.

It also says that pleasures such as music are pointless and mean nothing after death and

Willem Claesz Heda Born in 1593 he was a Dutch golden age painter from a town called Haarlem. He was completely devoted to painting still life's which had secret meanings and messages which portrayed the meaning of life and how short it is. The objects within these painting often meant different things and related to life its self in many ways. He is mostly well know for one of his pieces called the late breakfast. He was first inspired to paint due to his fathers passion for painting. He would relate his work to the category of vanitas which means a symbolic piece of work. These pieces of work first started in the 16th and 17th century and often included objects like skulls and other related things to show the withering and emptiness of a thing that can be directly linked to death.

Following his dream he later perfected his skills during the 1630’s when his work became so unique that the attention to detail within the light and reflection aspects of his paintings along with his almost invisible brush strokes gave his work a very realistic look and made them even more interesting to the eye. When painting he often worked with food and objects related to food as this was the way that he presented the message of death and the limited time that we spend alive. It was also a lesson to tell others to live their life to the fullest and not worry about their petty desires and achievements as they all become nothing when we are gone.

Still Life with Food and Drink This is a 17th century oil painting painted by a man named Willem Claesz Heda. Within his work he would often aim to portray a message and a meaning, that being the transience of human life and their achievements. He was very interested in the ontbijt also called the Breakfast piece, and looked for inspiration from an artist called Pieter Claesz. Willem also has a son named Gerrit who would also painted much like his father. It was painted during the Dutch golden age when religious paintings weren't as popular so Dutch art needed to re-invent itself. However a new market formed where new genres of artworks became more popular and acceptable. These genres often included still life paintings like this one of everyday objects that portrayed a separate, deeper meaning.

A sideways glass can represent how easily unstable things can be such as emotions and feelings, it also shows how one minute things can be fine but then when one event occurs such as death everything ends and goes away. the way the light has been painted on this object also gives it depth and makes the overall painting more appealing to the eye with the way the light highlights the bumps and grooves of the intricate design of this posh chalice.

Here you can see a partly peeled lemon which suggests the passing of time. As you can tell the lemon looks ripe on the outside but dried up on the outside. This can be related to the health of a person and how they can look fine on the outside but the way they live can effect them internally, or can be linked to something like your state of mind where worrying about life can damage and eat away at you from the inside out. The lemon can also depict the bitterness of life and how not everything is as it seems.

A half eaten pie can be directly related to the achievements that a person accomplishes in life.

This is because when we achieve something the pleasure and happiness of what we have done eventually wears off. The pie shows this by a half eaten slice.

This suggests that the person eating the pie eventually got bored and the pleasures of eating a tasty pie wore off.

Here you can see what seems to be a compass. This is related to the Dutch Golden age during the time in which this painting was painted because of trade.

During this time explorers charted new territories and settled abroad creating new trade which boosted the Dutch economy. It may also be referring to the phrase “moral compass� which can send a message to the viewer saying that you should always think about what you are doing and that you should always keep your moral compass straight and right.

Next I will be looking at a painting called The Ambassadors painted by a man named Hans Holbien. The reason I have decided to look at this piece of work in particular is because there is a lot of symbolism in the image relating to the time period in which King Henry VIII was manipulating the church to create a system where he’d be able to divorce from his wives. The objects in this painting each have their own meaning there is a lot of messages hidden within the oil. The overall painting is catching to the eye and has a lot of attention to detail with the way the light falls on the men and the way that the artist has included a warped skull which adds a sense of distortion to the painting.

Hans Holbien Born in 1497 he was a German and Swiss painter and print maker and would often work in a northern renaissance style where he was one of the most well known portrait painter in the 16th century. He often painted religious paintings that would portray the churches reformation propaganda.

After searching for work in the early 16th century and moving on from jobs that he had settled in he eventually became the Kings painter where he didn’t only look at painting portraits but would also design jewellery.

He was most renowned for his paintings because of their attention to detail and how they look so much like what he would have been painting. This allowed him to create extravagant paintings that were so realistic with the way reflections bounced of fabric to flesh tones of his models looked so perfect. This is why I have chosen to look at one of his paintings called The Ambassadors as it may be one of his best and most familiar works with a lot of symbolism

The Ambassadors This is a 16th century oil on oak painting, painted by Hans Holbien. This is a large scale portrait/still life painting with some aspects of vanitas included. During the 16th century there was allot of religious turmoil during the rein of king Henry the VIII. Christianity during this time was broken into two types of worship being the protestant and catholic. During his rein henry married multiple times but due to religion him getting divorced was frowned upon. To combat this he established the church of England after he had broke away from the catholic church. This allowed him to divorce Catherine of Aragon and go to marry another wife. This may have been why holbien created this painting to show how people disagreed with what their king was doing.

Here at the bottom of this painting you can see a skull that has been deformed and stretched. This is called an anamorphic image, and to view this picture you will have to look at the painting from a certain angle and position for it not to look deformed. Holbien may have used this in the image to show how at the time society had been warped and religion had started to be challenged. This segment tells us that even though it is still distorted it stays the same like the skull showing death and the end of life.

The globe represents how science is becoming more and more popular as people start to believe in more logical reasons for events and natural things. This left religion slowly fading away as less people stayed committed such as Henry the VIII when he became head of a church just to get his own way

Here a silver crucifixion model has been hidden behind the rich green cloak. This can suggest that even though knowledge and understanding of science is starting to become a bigger thing, religion is still there in the background and will always play a part in the way some of us live.

Here you can see a instrument related to a guitar under the table.

This instrument supposedly has broken strings and no longer works anymore. This can be implied to society during Henry's reign as when he started to warp the church to get his own way he broke society and it no longer worked like it was supposed to much like the instrument.

Here you can see what seems to be musical notes seen as they are so close to the instrument and are open. This can suggest the amount that you impact society and the world around you with what you do. This refers to the things that Henry VIII did and how everyone else has to live with what he does and has done.

Here the artist ahs used a blank expression on the subjects faces and portrayed the light evenly across their faces. The way in which the subjects are glaring towards the viewer makes you feel slightly at un ease and I think this is what holbien was trying to do. This may be because he want to portray a sense of disappointment and enforcement on the viewers that he intended to see the painting during his time period; in the aim to get them to change their ways and not try and alter society like Henry VIII was doing. The brush strokes are practically invisible and the layers of tones gives a very realistic flesh tone to their face. Their beards have also been intricately painted to the point in which it is like they are real and you can see every strand of hair

This man to the left of Hans Holbein's the ambassadors is a man called Jean de Dinteville who was born in 1504 and died in 1555. he4 was a French diplomat but during the time in which this painting was ‘painted her was a French ambassador to London. In this painting you can see him stood tall and proud as if he knows he is a man if great importance. He is dressed in very richly coloured clothing which further suggests how important he is as he wears materials such as ermine and silk. To add to the clothes that he is wearing you can see a large gold chain around his neck. It seems to show the Order of St. Michael, this may give a reason as to why Holbein decided to paint this man as the gold chain shows that he is a religious man and is part of a religious group and may also be heavily involved in the church.

In this zoomed in section you can clearly see that he is wearing rich materials like silk and velvet. The seems of these clothes also look like they are lined in a fur of some sort. This style of clothing was mainly worn out to meetings and occasions of great importance for higher class people during this time period. This tells us that this man is very high up within the community and is wealthy enough to afford luxuries that most people cannot. The vibrancy of these clothes also draw the viewers attention to how they stand and how they present theme elves within the picture. You can see that he looks very serious as if he is attending a urgent matter such as addressing the problem of henry VIII altering the church system to allow himself to get divorced to many of his wives.

This man is called Georges De Selve and he was also a French diplomat however he was also a scholar and an ecclesiastic. He was born in 1508 but died in 1541. he often wrote on theology but was commissioned by the king to make translations. During the 15th and early 16th century his family went through a dramatic rise in social and economic status which led him to increase his social status and become better off.

In the painting you can see him wearing very dark but draping clothes which tells us that he isn’t as wealthy as the gentleman on the left and he is presented as humble and a man of knowledge as shown in the different trades that ,he is in.

In the image you can see him wearing a pointed hat that looks like that in which a sailor would wear. This may suggest that he travels allot and the hat with the rest of his outfit makes him look like a merchant.

Betrayal From looking at the previous painting I have now decided to focus on betrayal and how an artist uses their work to show how the crown and people have turned on one another at the time in which they are painting. Whether they use the context of the time to inflict meaning and a message within their work, or they are using their work to log a historical event or painting to show their own views like a propaganda painting.

I will be taking a closer look at different aspects of different artists work and linking it to the time period. Looking closer at context of certain time periods I will see if this can be linked to their work.

Looking for deeper meaning’s behind these parts to explain as to why the artist has decided to use these certain features within their artwork. Maybe I will also look at the Memento Mori of the artwork and how the artist is portraying life and death through their work and look at a range of styles such as vanity, Classicism and Romanticism to give range to the paintings that I am looking at.

Northern Renaissance The Northern Renaissance lasted from the end of the 14th century up until the 16th century. Any scholars that studied this art classify the works that were done under the French monarch King Charles V and the holy roman emperor King Charles IV as the start of the northern renaissance style within art. The reason for the high quantity of work during the renaissance was because of the high salaries that were offered to the artists enticing more too come and paint for northern Europe.

Most of the work that was produced were highly detailed prints being both woodcuts and engravings. However, the most established and better of these artworks were the 15th century alter pieces as the renaissance was all about the rein formation of certain religions and this was often shown through art.

However in the early 16th century the artists started to theme their work on set genres instead of the typical religious story telling that was often seen.

The painting that I will be looking at is of Adam and eve in the garden of Eden. The painting shows a scene that is considered the first ever betrayal where eve eats the apple from the forbidden tree. Painted by an artist called Hugo Van Der Goes it is a Dutch Flemish painting during the time of the northern renaissance. During this time the commissions for alter pieces slowly died out as the protestant people objected to the paintings and sculptors of saints. However the northern renaissance started to die off in 1576 when the northern provinces of the low countries signed the union of Utrecht which started the formation of the Dutch republic.

Context Painted as two paintings part of one piece in a frame the one on the left portrays the first two people supposedly ever created; that being Adam first and then from one of his ribs god created eve to accompany him. Living in the tranquil garden of Eden. There was one tree in the middle that called the fruit of knowledge and contained good and evil. God said to them both they were allowed to eat any fruit from any of the trees other than this one. However in the garden lived a servant that managed to persuade eve to eat the fruit of knowledge and if she did she would become as wise as god; she ate the apple and made Adam also eat it. The next day they his from god now that they had gained knowledge and awareness and when god asked if they had eaten the fruit they said yes. Punishing them he sent them to earth where they would have to then defend for themselves and not ever come back to the garden of Eden again.

On of the most important events in Christianity it marks the start of the human race as the first two humans that are banished to earth will then populate the earth with life whether god intended it to or not. It also marks the start to evil and satins influence as many Christians will believe that the serpent that tempted Adam and eve was Satan trying to destroy gods favourite creation which was man.

Painted as a set there art two paintings to make this artwork and show man betraying god in the first image taking place in the garden of Eden. The second image then shows the redemption of man when they take Jesus down from the cross and lay gods supposed son to rest. Being a small scale painting it was made to be taken to places easily and stood up for display. Being 32x22cm and 34x23cm its an oil on panel painting which makes it very portable and with a frame that allows it to stand up right on display.

Hugo Van Der Goes Born in 1430 he was one of the best Flemish painters of the 15th century often making new innovations within his art when he used ranges of colour that other artists often wouldn’t use. These being very bright contrasting colours that would stand out on the page and capture the viewers attention. He would often paint alter pieces but would also go into the portraiture technique but would usually use religion to influence his work.

In 1467 he became a master painter and a member of the Ghent painters guild in which he was commissioned to paint various paintings of different events such as the grant of the great indulgence where he was commissioned to do some work connecting to this event.

Flemish Also known as the northern renaissance this was the style in which many artists painted in such as Hugo Van Der Goes. This style lasted from the end of the 14th century to the end of the 16th century. Most of the paintings in this style were altarpieces however portraits were in high demand from royal and clerical patrons to show their wealth and status.

Here you can see the serpent that tempted eve to take the apple that she was forbidden to eat.

The way that the artist has painted the serpent is with very simplistic tones and with a closer look you can see the attention to detail within some of the scales that have been drawn.

However the artist has drawn the serpent with the head of a human. This could be so that the viewer can relate the serpent and his tricks to the people around them. It can be taken seen to have a deeper meaning that the people around us can be as evil as the serpent and make us do things that we know that we shouldn’t. telling us to not always trust the people around us and that not everyone we know can be trusted.

In the painting the artist Van Der Goes has used bright colours but kept the brightest of them in the foreground to attract the viewers attention to the main focus that being the Adam and eve with the serpent. All the colours are contrasting and the way that they are blended gives the scenery a very realistic and succulent effect which was the style that painters often used in this era called Flemish.

In the image you can see that the artist has painted the painting to show the events after eve had eaten her apple. You can tell this by the apple she is holding in her right hand because it has a bite mark in it. This means that by eve reaching for another apple in the picture the artists is showing the moment in which eve is tempting Adam to betray god. This could mean that even the most trustworthy people can be infected by sin and commit acts in which they shouldn’t. in this case eve is spreading the sins and bad behaviour that the serpent gave her to Adam.

Moving on from Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden I will be looking at another painting that portrays great betrayal of a religious figure and the people he trusts. I have chosen to look at the Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci as this shows the moment that Jesus announces that he knows one of his disciples will betray him.

I will also be looking at the way the painting was painted and what it was painted for as I do a slide on context where I will go into depth with where the artist got the inspiration to paint this painting and what he painted it for whether it was for propaganda or just to show a story from the bible. I will also do an in depth analysis of different aspects that I have spotted within the painting and what this means and whether the artist is trying to say something through the way he painted that aspect.

Leonardo da Vinci Born in 1452 he was a man of many talents being a painter, sculptor and inventor.

Under the wing of Andrea del Verrocchio he was an apprentice within the sculpturing trade however became an independent artist in the late 1400’s. Although his work and inventions were a great success hem didn’t get the best start to life being the illegitimate child of a lawyer it made him an outcast not allowing him to inherit any of his fathers fortune when he passed away. This may have fuelled his artistic talent as he would’ve had to make his own fortune and fend for himself as having a child outside marriage was frowned upon.

During his time in Florence he had painted several portraits however unfortunately as far as we know only one of them survive and that is the Mona Lisa that can be seen hung up in the luve in Paris. Using a classical technique he would paint realistic paintings that used light to highlight important features of the person he was painting.

Using a range of colours and tones there was very few signs of any brush strokes within his work and the flesh tones of his models made them look very realistic and natural.

Renaissance The renaissance movement also meaning the rebirth of classical art was a popular style during the 14th century in Italy where it originated from. It was created to move away from the religious paintings and mural art that were painted a lot due to the power that the church had during this time period.

Leonardo da Vinci being the main artist of this movement along with Raphael played a big part in keeping this style alive with their stunning portraits and landscapes. This art often focused on one individual instead of a group like the previous historical and religious artworks. Often using the society and economy artists would reflect their own time period within their work which would give it a deeper meaning making these particular pieces more interesting and popular amongst the people who could afford them or were very intrigued in art.

This painting is said to be a late 15th century painting painted by de Vinci between 1495-1496. Due to the scarcity of his works surviving up until this time period little is known about when this piece was painted but due to his note book and particular surviving pieces people can get a rough idea of how and when he painted those pieces.

However this painting called the Last supper was a mural piece that depicted the last supper that Jesus had with his decuples before he was betrayed by then as told in the Gospel of John 13:21. This was the last meal that Jesus had before he was crucified on the cross. Many restorations have been attempted on this piece due to environmental and international damage, the last restoration attempt being done in 1999. The painting is part of the renaissance movement and is a large scale painting being 460x880 cm. At the time Jesus the son of virgin Mary and joseph was believed to be the son of God himself and posses the power to communicate with God and heal people. However the romans were jealous of all the attention and power he was getting from the people that he was condemned by them to be nailed from the cross instead of being tied up like most criminals they intended to make a statement out of his death. The last supper portrays the story in the bible where Jesus says how one of his disciples will betray him; that man being Judas.

Italian Renaissance The word renaissance means rebirth and the idea of this originated from a poet called Petrarch who divided history into ages such as the golden age and modern age. Christianity was still very strong in this era leading to religious subjects being the most common theme in art where portraits started to make a new sense of self wort. The works of artists started to become very realistic often resembling the real world to make them more relatable to the viewer other than the way medieval art portrayed heavenly scenes and scenes that weren’t as realistic. And the new use of oil paints allowed artists to blend colours and make new realistic flesh tones as they moved away quick drying egg tempera. All of this can be seen in the Last Supper.

The use of one point perspective was also popularised in this time period and can be clearly seen in this painting.

Perspectives

By taking a closer look at this image by Leonard da Vinci you can see that when painting this image he has taken care in creating some leading lines to show some perspective through his work. This has been done using the background and the way that it has become smaller in the back to create some depth within the painting. However all the people that are sat up at the table are facing Jesus due to the fact that he has said that one of them will betray him. This makes more lines following the same sort of directing with Jesus being placed in the centre of the image. This allows the viewer to be instantly attracted to the centre of the painting so you notice the lord first who is placed perfectly in the middle along with being aligned in the centre of the door way in the back.

The background adds more attention to detail to the painting and the way that the artist has used the perspective to give it a angled 3d like effect as if the room is going far into the background; this also makes the room look grand and emphasises the table even more.

The last Supper In the picture the artist Leonardo da Vinci has used his paint to depict he light in a very realistic way. This gives the hand of Jesus very realistic flesh tones and colours.

However due to Leonardo painting this wall mural onto dry paste when it was supposed to be painted on wet paste caused it to flake and the paint fall off. The room which was a monk canteen also had a stream running through it which caused further damage.

Due to the damage of this wall mural it has become less visible but by his wrist there is a salt container that has been spilt over the table. This was considered a bad omen in them times and may further show that someone in that area would be the one to betray the lord.

In this large scale wall mural Leonardo da Vinci has painted Jesus in the format of a triangle in the centre of the painting to show that he is the focus point of this artwork. All the disciples and people around him are also facing towards him which further proves this point. This may be because in the bible it says that Jesus said “amen, I say to you that on of you is about to betray me” this may be the reason for them to all face them as they all look troubled and said “is it I, lord”. This could show that they all want to be noticed buy him.

Here in the outlined circle you can see a man holding a knife.

This knife is a symbol that represents a part of a story in the bible during the crucifixion. The story says the man that is wielding the knife ended up cutting a roman soldiers ear off when they were ambushed in a garden.

Here you can see someone slipping of into the shadows inbetween two other people.

However it is unsure whether he his disappearing because of what Jesus has said or is just being pushed aside.

Although everyone is facing towards Jesus claiming that they are the ones that are going to betray Jesus there seems to be a grouping of three men in the right corner facing in an opposite direction. This makes them look suspicious as if they are conspiring with one another or worried that Jesus knows someone; maybe one of them, will betray him. You can tell this by the gestures painted with their hands and their general facial expressions

Now I will be looking at the carrying of the cross by Hieronymus Bosch as this marks the second part to Jesus being betrayed by the people that he so longed to help and look after. This painting was chosen as it is very interesting to the eye and has a lot of vibrant colours which started become a popular set of tones during the period in which artists would paint in the northern renaissance. During this time artists would mostly focus on painting scenes with a religious background often being reform propaganda.

I have chosen this as it follows the other religious paintings I have looked at that have shown the different stages in which Jesus has been betrayed from the last supper when he announces someone will betray him to the moment he gets put on the cross

Context The story behind this image is one from the bible and is a well known story among the Christian community and other religions that also believe in Christ. It depicts the story after Jesus had been captured in the garden when Judas betrayed him with a kiss. This is the following scene of when Jesus is made to carry his own cross through the city and up the hill wearing a crown of thorns as a means to show to the people that the Jerusalem government wouldn’t stand for any uprisings or defiance. It also marks the moment in which you can see that Jesus has come to terms that his father God wont help him and that he has to go through with what happens to him, unlike other thieves that would be tied to the cross Jesus was nailed to the cross to show that he wouldn't be coming down and that he would have to stay up there until he died.

In two segments of this image you can see two men with rope round there neck. The distress and ferociousness on their face depicted by the artist in a multitude of warmed and vile ways can suggest that both these men are also being convicted. To further add to this theory in the gospel Luke 23:26 in the bible it mentions that there are also two thieves also in the group walking out to Golgotha. The way that the artist has put rope round there neck can suggest that these are violent men and need to be controlled and the rope acts as a leash.

In this part of the painting the artist Bosch has portrayed Jesus with a upset and desperate look on his face. This can be a means of showing how Jesus feels after being betrayed by the people that he trusts. It can also show the desperation not to try and free himself but instead shows how he is submissive and is allowing people to treat him with disrespect and hurt him. The way that the artist has layered multiple tones on the panel creates a very realistic flesh tones which further describes his mood with the pink blushing of Jesus’ face.

Next I will be looking at a religious painting called The Taking of Christ and was painted by an artist called Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio a world renowned artist who was well known for the work that he had completed showing great skills and techniques.

The reason for me choosing this artwork to look at is because of the betrayal that is visibly and contextually within it. It shows the moment that Judith kissed Jesus to identify what man the soldiers should take. Not only does it show this aspect of betrayal it also shows the way that Jesus’ disciples went against his teaching and turned to violence to try and free their lord. Jesus stood there submissive as he was taken due to the people around him doing everything that he taught them not to.

Context This painting depicts the story of Jesus being taken by the roman soldiers. It first started when Jesus and his disciples went to the prayer garden of gethsemane. Here Jesus askes god if there is any way to escape his fate saying “Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.� despite what he was praying for he submitted himself to God and started to prepare for his fate.

A group of men later arrived at the garden who were sent by the Jewish authorities whilst Jesus’ disciples were asleep. Betrayed, Judas identifies Jesus to the soldiers by a kiss on the cheek that informs them who the man that they are after is. One of his disciples Jesus takes a sword and cuts of the ear to one of the men in a last minute attempt to recue his lord. However in what they thought was protecting Jesus they are actually in fact going against all the teachings against violence that Jesus taught them and are sinning.

Jesus forbids this violence and in turn heals the injured men that are against him leaving Jesus to be captured whilst his disciples abandon him and run away

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio Born in 1571 was an Italian painter who spent most of his time painting in Rome which was the main place for the baroque style. Within his paintings he uses realistic observation and combines that with dramatic lighting to capture the viewers attention. He would do this by darkening the shadows but putting the model in an intense beam of light to show importance. When painting he would often portray scenes of violent struggles, torture or death.

Training as a painter in Milan he picked up most of his skills that were crucial in helping him become the renowned painter he was known for. In his mid twenties he was forced to flee to Naples after a brawl with another man led to a charge of murder and to be sentenced to death. As the style changed along with fashion he was no longer favoured as an artist but this was later revived in the 20th century when is was seen that he would play a great part in the development of western society after western Christianity split.

Baroque During the 17th it was a political era in which politicians tended to flaunt and show off their wealth to the people bellow them in the form of paintings. The word baroque means misshapen and within this style artists would use exaggerated light, shade and motion along with an intricate attention to detail within the painting to portray drama and a message. These paintings were often that of a religious story or a mural which would promote a religious way of thinking. The success of this style was partly because of the catholic church due to the split of western Christianity causing the catholic to set out to regain its authority by combining the protestant faith. This was done by changing itself and conveying its new ideas through art with large scale mural images and story telling. It was aimed for when visitors would enter great triumph would be shown as soon as they walked through the door.

Rome became the main place for the Baroque style to flourish and was where many artists from across Europe came to study the art of classical antiquity and of the high renaissance. An artist Caravaggio desired to depict the world faithfully and in a truthful way. Using the style naturalism combined with baroque. His attention to detail was so great that the use of light and shade gave a dramatic atmosphere and made events seem great and captured the viewers attention in the aim to persuade them to join the religious beliefs.

Here the artist has used the natural lighting to show the texture of the metal armour that the soldiers are wearing. This gives the painting a very realistic feel and shows very few brush strokes. The artist has also not shown the soldiers full faces leaving the main feature being the eyes covered by either there helmet or a shadow.

This gives a lot of depth to the image but also gives the feel of mystery towards these men as you don’t really know what they look like or can see no facial expressions. The style of the armour also tells us that the men were sent by someone who is very powerful and has a lot of money. In this case it was the wealthy Jewish as they were jealous of all the attention that Jesus was getting.

This segment is the most important part of this painting as it portrays the exact moment that Jesus was betrayed by one of his disciples that being Judas. There were men waiting for Judas to send a signal and identify the man that they needed to capture. Using a kiss he signalled to the men that this man was Jesus. Portraying the ultimate betrayal you can see on Jesus’ face the look of disappointment and sadness; knowing that his time would come he didn’t expect it to be by Judas and thought better of him. The way the artist has portrayed the figures he has used a natural light to illuminate the subjects head to bring them into light and make them the main focus.

Here you can see that the painting is also portraying another important aspect of the taking of Jesus. This is were the disciples betray all Jesus’ teachings and decide to retaliate against the soldiers starting a brawl as they try and rescue and set their lord free. This could be a message that violence is never good as even though they are fighting to set Jesus free he isn’t acting and is letting the soldiers take him.

Next I am looking at a painting called Judith Slaying Holofernes which was painted by a female artist called Artemisia Gentileschi which was one of the reasons for choosing this artwork because women weren’t considered as artists and there were very few of them around as they were discouraged. This piece in particular shows betrayal as a widower murdered a man that had feelings for her by beheading him. The reason she was able to get so close to the general was because he trusted her but she betrayed that trust and used it as a means to get close enough to kill him.

Context This painting called Judith Slaying Holofernes was painted by a woman called Artemisia Gentileschi an Italian baroque painter who was considered one of the best painters of her time after the highly influenceable work of Caravaggio. This painting depicts the brutal murder of a man named Holofernes a Assyrian general. The story is that of a widow named Judith who murdered him by severing his head. She managed to gain entry into his tent as Holofernes was very attracted to Judith and would do anything to get his way with her. However, although he had deep feelings for her the general was planning to destroy Judith's home being the city of Bethulia. Judith accompanied by her servant later decapitated him when he was passed out drunk to prevent him destroying everything that she had. Her servant would then be the one to carry the served head in a basket somewhere else.

This story was often portrayed through art as it shows the lengths that women will take to get their own way, showing that even though Holofernes loved her he would betray her and destroy everything she’s known. It also shows the immense power that women have and they are not supposed to be undermined or treated as unequal's or a person of femininity.

Artemisia Gentileschi Born in 1593 she was an Italian painter and was considered one of the greatest influences after the time in which Caravaggio was around. She was a baroque painter and as previously explained in a previous slide this type of style was where an artist would use exaggerated light and colours to make their scenes even more dramatic and make the viewer even more interested. Often painting stories from the bible and myths she would depict strong or suffering women to move the attention over to women instead of the typical man that most artists in that time period would paint to show strength and honour. Getting her talents and inspiration from her father Orazio Gentileschi, she would join her father in his workshop where he would paint but out shun her brother and displayed more talent than they did. As her father took inspiration from the work of Caravaggio much like other painters in that time period her work in turn was also heavily influenced in this style.

One of her most world renowned paintings depicting Judith a widower Beheading a General called Holofernes is one that I will soon be talking about.

Here you can see that the weapon that the artist has decided to give Judith isn’t the typical feministic dagger that most artists would betray. Instead she is wielding a sword. This can be seen as a sign of power and masculinity as the artist as used a dramatic blood splatter as the mans head is severed. This could send out a message that not all women are as petit as some men would seem to think and that they can play a big importance to society just as much as men can if they are viewed as equals.

In this highlighted segment of the photo you can see that general Holofernes is still in his bed. This will be because he was passed out drunk but the fact that he has also been murdered in his bed shows great betrayal. This is because being a general only someone that he knew and trusted would be able to entre without military guards for the generals safety. This may be that the generals lust for the widow Judith overlooked his better judgment as he may not have considered that Judith wouldn’t be happy with the concept of him destroying her home town. Literally putting him to rest Judith decapitated him along with her maid in the bed that he lay resting in.

In the painting the artist has used as natural lighting coming from the left hand side of the painting to give it a raking affect as the light makes contact to only the main focus of the bloody scene in the foreground. This gives the painting a very realistic effect and the layers of oil paint create very realistic flesh tones with very few signs of brush strokes. The reflections on the silk that Holofernes is wearing also shows a good technique when painting reflections as the artist has painted the light in a way that best shows the textures and the ones of the image almost looking like that of a photograph.

Next I will be looking at a piece of art that was created by a man named Jacques-Louis David. The subject within this painting is a man named Marat that happened to be one of David's friends who was killed whilst in his bath by a woman called Charlotte Corday. The reason for him being in a bath was because of a bad skin condition that caused him to get rashes and the only way he could cope with it was to be in water. The reason I have chosen this painting to analyse is because of the betrayal that has occurred. This being the job that Marat had when choosing who got executed and one of the people that he was protecting disagreeing with what he did, therefore killing him

Neoclassicism

Originating in the 18th century and was heavily influenced by Greek and roman art, but spread throughout Europe as a group of students arrived back from their grand tour. The main movement during the neoclassical era coincided with the age of enlightenment which continued into the 19th century which conflicted with romanticism for popularity. It was created in a means to reform society and give opinions and ideas of the way that people should think using art to spread propaganda. It also often showed a lot of meanings and messages within different objects that were used in still life to give people life lessons.

It was conveyed that by starting the neoclassical movement it would bring back the purity of the roman arts and was against the other movements such as baroque. The most well renowned artists of this movement and style were Jacques Louis David and Joseph Marie Vien.

Jacques-louis David The next painting was painted by a man named Jacques-louis David who was born in 1748 but then later died in 1825. he was a French painter and often preferred to paint in a neoclassical style. This meant that artists would paint in the way that other painters did in the past to give realism and tell a story within their artwork. During his early life his father was killed in a duel and his mother left him. He was then looked after by his artistic uncles who had a passion for art which probably inspired and led to David's artistic career. When the French revolution occurred he proved that he was very passionate towards politics much like art and often then used this to inspire future pieces of art that he did; trying to portray his views and judgements in a propaganda way using his art. He had joined a group called the republican pageants which then attacked numerous places leading to him nearly being executed, however managed to avoid the guillotine with just a short period of time in jail. But when napoleon came into power he fell back into his old ways where he would serve the emperor and painted to portray his views. Within his paintings he often liked to combine the themes of classical history and morality. He often would portray a hero within his work much like the piece of art the piece of art I will next be looking at called “ the Death of Marat” where I will be looking at how David has painted the death of his friend Marat who was constantly surrounded by controversy because of the job the he had during the 1700’s.

The story behind this painting was about a man named Marat who was 50 made a list’s of people who needed to be executed. Over exaggerating his death, David used many symbols within this painting to portray his death and link it to religion. Although his job was to decide what criminals should be executed to protect the people he was betrayed by them as he became viewed as a dishonest and bad man and was later killed by a woman named charlotte Corday on the 13th July 1793. she had owned up to her crime thinking what she did was right and claimed “I killed one man to save 100,000”. Although now being a murderer she was labelled a hero and had many status made in her memory such as the one that’s made out of marble, found in the Swindon dance studios that used to be the town hall in regent circus.

The death Of Marat Here in the image you can see a knife laying on the floor and Marat with a stab wound on his upper right side of the chest below the collar bone. This tells us that he was murdered and in a way that may have caused a quick death.

The knife on the floor may also suggest that the murderer could have made a quick getaway and left the evidence behind or didn’t care whether they got caught.

In this segment of the image you can see that Marat is in a bath and has a head scarf on. This was because he had a bad skin condition that he got earlier on in life that caused itchiness and dry skin. This means he would vary rarely leave the room and would do all his work at home as you can see in the image.

Here you can see a letter written in French that looks like its addressed to Marat. This may be a letter from a loved one or someone who isn’t pleased with what he does. This shows that not everyone may have agreed with his rulings of who should be executed and what he was doing was wrong Also the fact that the image shows Marat still holding the quill in his hand after he is dead tells us that he didn't see his death coming and that he had an abrupt end.

The way that David has portrayed Marat's dead limp arm can be compared to the work of an Italian painter called Caravaggio. With David being a Jacobin this could have been an intentional strike towards the religious community as Caravaggio painted a picture depicting Jesus during the deposition where a group of people held the dead Jesus after he had been crucified.

In the image you can see that there is an illuminating light coming from the right side of the painting. This makes it so that all the details of the dead man are in sight. The shadow on his torso also makes the image more dramatic as he is slumped over like he's just fallen asleep. David has also used a black background in this picture which complements the main subject really well as the viewers attention is drawn to the foreground of the image and makes you look more in depth into the painting rather than getting distracted by a busy background . However this black background may also suggest that there wasn't much more to Marat's life than what you can see in the image and the story behind the painting

While the Death of Marat was in the style of neoclassicism it embraced the political subject and emphasised emotion within the artwork. However when romantic art such as The Medusa came about art started to depict extreme emotion that were enhanced by the great skills of the artist such as brushwork and blending that made them even more relatable to the person viewing them. Comparing both romanticism and neoclassicism you can see that they both share the same ideas and concepts when it comes to their approach to art in the way that they convey ideas. However the main thing that sets them apart is the way in which emotion is expressed with a more extreme and dramatic effect in romanticism.

The Raft of the Medusa This was painted by an artist named Gericault and was painted from 1818-19. it took a year because it was such a large life size painting that was the size of a room. To paint such a large piece being 492 x 716cm within a year the artist had to shave all his hair so that he would force himself to stay in his studio and paint as much as he could. Was relating to a ship called the medusa which sank 3 years before this painting was created. When trying to reclaim land the ship ran aground in the open ocean so the captain and important people took the life boats forcing the rest of the soldiers and the settlers to build a raft out of the ships timber. Originally the plan was to tow the raft to using the life boats but when the captain realised it was slowing the life boats the line was cut and they were forced to survive for themselves. This caused them to turn on one another and become cannibals as they all fight to survive. A message within the painting is that you shouldn’t trust the king as the captain of this ship was appointed by the king but instead abandoned the ship and crew. This shows the corruption of the king within this romanticism piece and shows anarchy. It showed at the time that everyone is apart of the ship of medusa as long as the king is in power.

Here in the far distance there is a faint outline of a ship that would eventually save these people and is the reason for their frantic waving. However what this part of the photo is trying to portray ;is the false hope within life much like the people in the photo who can see a ship but wont be rescued for hours to come

Here you can see a scruffy man resting on a dead body. By his posture and general facial expressions you can tell that he has lost all hope of rescue. This can be related to the context of this image in that this man has realised that even if they do get saved they will have to return to every day life where the monarchy is in control even though the reason for him being in that situation in the first place is because of the people who are being controlled by the monarchy. This may also tell us that on the outside wor5ld the same sort of thing is happening where the people in control are leaving anarchy to spread and spiral out of control and don’t treat the common people as equal to themselves or with kindness.

Here you can see a pile of desperate people trying to wave down a distant ship to rescue them. Within this segment of the photo it shows anarchy and chaos as people selfishly try to help themselves instead of one another. This is shown by the people piling on bodies whether their dead or alive just so they can be seen by a passing ship. This can be seen as a message to people to help one another for a greater chance of success instead of being selfish and trying on your own which would lead to no where other than pain and failure.

In the painting he has used a French officers uniform half on the raft. This is to show that the crown and the captain is to blame and that they are the cause for all these people turning against one another. This suggests that the crown is the cause of anarchy within society and they do nothing to correct it and leave it to escalate and effect all the lower class people leaving the higher class perfectly safe and uneffected.

Here you can see an axe in the centre of the selection that I have zoomed in on. However where it would have been used to cut the wood from the ship to build a raft it function has been altered as there are signs of blood on the blade. This suggests that it is now a murder weapon and was used to kill fellow comrades whether it was for no reason or for cannibalistic measures. Either way it further shows how in desperate needs you should help one another instead of turn against one another as when one person becomes selfish and in need and doesn’t know what to do they instantly become a danger to the rest. Much like the captain of the ship who became so desperate to survive that he cut the raft loose so he could get back to civilisation quicker

Next I will be looking at a painting called Liberty Leading the people which was painted by a man named Eugène Delacroix and is of a goddess like figure leading the people past a mound of dead solders to fight back at the government. The reason I have chosen to look at this artwork is because it has a theme of betrayal throughout where the monarchy is ruled by one family where the crown is passed down from father to child instead of having a fair democracy. This caused the people to up rise and do something about it by betraying their king and trying to get independence which was broadcasted with the flag that France still uses today being the three colours of red, blue and white.

Liberty Leading the People This is a painting painted by a French artist called Eugène Delacroix portraying the July revolution of 1830 in France. Delacroix was one of the leading romanticism artists of his era. Trained by a neo classical artist called Pierre GuÊrin from 1816 to 1823 he gained his skills that perfected his work in way that allowed him to produce stunning pieces of work that were very dramatic and realistic. After the revolultion of 1830 he received commissions from wealthy people such as LouisPhilippe and Napoleon III who both believed his work to be great master pieces.

During the 1830 revolution there was two main factors that caused the people to start an uprising. The first being that Louis and Charles ruled in France due to hereditary right with the crown being passed down through the family after the monarch died. The second being that Louis XVIII knew that there was still signs of people wanting a fair democracy letting them vote for who they wanted to rule. He was forced to create and sign the French constitution, also known as the La Charte. This made new laws highlighting equality, protection of private property and other agreements and laws that benefitted the French people after the revelation.

The revolution first started in July by all the shop owners closing their own shops in protest. As night approached people started to fight in the streets. Parisians were the aggressors in this fight throwing any hard objects they could find such as paving slabs and roof tiles from their upper windows at people below. 21 people were killed that night and after all the street lights were broken the riot came to an end. However the fighting began again the next morning. The people started to sign a petition for the king to withdraw the ordinances, Charles X decided he would negotiate if the people would lower their weapons knowing that he wouldn’t follow their terms and would send in troops when the people were unarmed. However by the third night the people became more organised and heavily armed blocking off troops with barricades made out of materials from around them which allowed them to eventually overthrow the government and take control.

This painting was the last of the Age of Enlightenment when artists saw that the end of the revolution was the birth of the romanticism style where they would portray love, and over dramatic scenes of life and

Here you can see a man in a uniform lying dead on the ground. This suggests that he is a soldier of the monarchy. It also sends us a message that when the people are united and really want something you should listen to them as there is nothing stopping them as together they are unbeatable and their determination alone puts them aside from the soldiers.

The main focus of the image is a woman holding a flag and a musket in each hand. The flag is the tri coloured flag of the revelation which later led to be the permanent flag of France showing their freedom and democracy.

The woman can be depicted as a goddess like figure leading the people over dead bodies to their victory.

In the image you can see that all the people are heavily armed to the teeth with weapons ranging from guns to swords. Whether they were looted off the soldiers or random weapons that they had found lying around. This portrays the anger within the people as them being heavily armed shows that this is a serious matter and they wont let anything get in the way of them making one another's lives better. It also shows that when people unite with one another anything is possible and the desired outcome is more possible working together than trying and failing on your own.

The woman is also standing bare foot on top of dead bodies that the people have killed during their uprising for equality and a fair democracy.

This acts as her pedestal for victory showing that they have already conquered most of their enemy and that nothing else can get in their way.

Here you can see a man, presumable a soldier dead and stripped of everything he owns.

This gets the message across that this is how the people felt with the way that the crown and who inherited the throne worked. They felt stripped of all their rights and felt un equal to one another as the wealthy people lived a luxurious life as the commoners had to work and starve just to survive. This is the main thing that the French people were trying to achieve during the revolution by overthrowing the government. By doing so the King was made to sign paper work that introduced new laws and terms in return for him being reinstated and being allowed to carry on running the country but fairly and by giving all the

After looking at Liberty Leading the People I will look at a painting called Guernica which was painted by a master painter called Pablo Picasso. In the style of cubism it portrays the bombing of a town called Guernica when the Luftwaffe bombed a communications post that was just off the front lines.

This portrays betrayal in a way that the people of Guernica allowed the army to set up post but were betrayed in the way that their safety wasn’t guaranteed causing many of them to loose their lives.

They were also betrayed even when they had died due to the fact that the government and other authorities didn’t want to take all the blame leaving speculation to how many people died in the horrific incident during war. This painting portrays the exact moment the town was bombed showing the distressed and wailing faces of the people as they had lost loved ones and their homes.

Context The artwork that I will be looking at called Guernica was painted in 1937 by Picasso in response to the bombing of Guernica. It is a mural sized oil on canvas painting that was completed in his home in Paris. It uses plain palette tones such as grey white and black and in the well know style he painted in called cubism. This was where he would use a range of shapes in his paintings mixed with block colours to make a painting that would portray the story or message he was aiming for. Being 3.5 x 7.8 metres it shows the suffering of the people of Guernica.

The bombing happened on the 26th April 1937 where under the code name Operation Rugen the Nazi German Luftwaffe’s condor legion and the Fascist Italian Aviazne Legionaria commenced an air raid on the town of Basque during the Spanish civil war. At the time the town was being used as a communications centre behind the front lines.

Because the attack involved the bombing of civilians there is great controversy in how many people were killed that night with multiple reports from different sources accounting very different numbers of death on the day, however some sources don include the number of deaths that happened afterwards when people died from their injuries in hospital. The painting was an anti war poster painted by Pablo and was published by the Spanish republic to send a message.

The story shows great betrayal where the people of Guernica allowed the military to set up a communications post but instead of being protected the people of Basque had a target painted on them.

Pablo Picasso Born in 1881 he was a Spanish painter who often used a range of tones to paint in an abstract un realistic way. As well as being a painter he was a sculptor, printmaker, poet and playwright who spenty most of his life making his artwork in France. Known for being a master painter he was one of the main founders who started painting in a cubist style. This was where the artist would often use block colours in a range of shapes to paint pictures for landscapes, still life's all the way to portraits.

In his early life his talent was noticed with his very realistic natural paintings, however his style started to change as he experimented with a range of techniques and theories.

Renowned for switching between styles and re inventing the way that he painted he has a broad range of pieces that are don’t in many different styles and techniques. In an interview he said “different themes inevitably require different methods of expression” telling us that he would never stick to one style because to tell a story or portray a message he thought he should paint or draw in the style that best suited his aim and intention.

Cubism Cubism is a style of art where an artist uses multiple tones that are painted onto a surface of their choosing in a block format. The images are painted of a 3D world but are painted by the artist in a 2D format. It first originated during the early 20th century when artists were less concerned in painting realistic and in depth paintings and adapted to a simplistic style. When painting the image the artist doesn’t concentrate on one angle the classical styles; instead they look at a range of angles and paint them all to create a distorted painting. An early type of cubism Is called synthetic cubism this was where the artist would paint their subject in a block format with very little meaning other than the context of the time period and the painting. On of these artist being Picasso which I just talked about was a well known artist of this style and would often use it to paint mural pieces to tell a story.

This piece called Les Demoiselles d’Avignon was another painting painted by Picasso in the style of cubism and is an overall great example of what this method of painting was all about. Within this piece you can see that the artist has used a select few colours that are bright and colourful but added dull colours such as brown that complement these. Very little blending has occurred in this painting and the colours area mostly in a block format. To make the painting simplistic the artists would often use simple shapes such as squares and triangles to make the images which is where this technique got the name cubism from. In this piece in particular the Picasso has used the light colours and the jagged lines of the main focus to make the viewer switch their concentration from one subject to the other, this was to prevent there being a particular focus in the image and allow the viewer to notice every single detail so that the story behind the painting can be told as best as possible. In this piece Picasso is portraying the prostitutes of Avignon, Barcelona's red light district. Next I will be doing an in depth analysis of Picassos Guernica which portrays the bombing of a town called Basque during the Spanish civil war.

In the image Picasso has painted the main focus at the front of this mural in the jagged shape of a triangle. This draws the viewers attention to the tangled mess of bodies that was caused during the air raid. What he is trying to portray is how many innocent civilians were killed that night. Also all the figures in the image all have their line of sight concentrated on different places telling us that a lot was going on at the time. It also portrays the misery in their eyes and how distraught they are.

In this image you can see a bull/ minotaur head with human like eyes. In his work Picasso had a fascination with these creatures and they would often feature in his work. In this particular piece the bull is staring at the viewer with a helpless look in his humanistic eyes.

In this segment of the image you can see a woman cradling her child whilst crying in a dramatic fashion with her head high in the air. This suggests that the people are suffering for no reason and that there has been catastrophic damage killing many people. The message within this part is that war doesn’t just affect history and isn't about advancing to enhance your chance of winning because a guaranteed result of war is that civilians that are innocent will suffer. Much like being betrayed by their own government as a war that they are apart of is killing their own people

Here a head of what looks like a woman can be seen staring down at the tanged mess of bodies. Looking like she is weeping it tells us and sends a message that war is devastating and will always end in desperation for the people.

In this part you can see someone wielding a broken sword. This may suggest that society is broken and has now fallen apart due to the bombing. Or it may also suggest that the civilians are defenceless and now broken. Either way society and civilisation will have to re build themselves all because the Luftwaffe bombed a town to take out a small communications outpost.

Here Picasso has used his cubism style to make different shapes into different pictures. In this case he has used triangles to portray flames in the night. The use of colours within this part and throughout the whole painting. He has used dark tones such as black grey and white to portray the night time bombing. This exaggerates the desperation of the people and makes the overall atmosphere more dramatic and catches the viewers attention.

Intention Now after looking at a range of paintings from different artists and time periods that portray betrayal and deception I will be developing ideas and a final design for my own art exhibition that will include the paintings that I have shown on this page. I will now look at a range of other secondary source material to give my own work inspiration and act on what features they have used to produce my own version until I get to an idea that I like and feel will portray my gallery in the best possible way. I want to end up with a large body of work that includes a design for an exhibition room, a poster and gallery tickets along with many other features that will further improve and make the gallery more interesting and tempting to visit. I will also keep In mind the target audience being anyone of any ages and make certain aspects of my work such as the poster suitable to these guidelines so that the targeted audience will be interested.

Title Ideas 1. Great Betrayals 2. Betrayal 3. The Deception

1. I like this title as it gets straight to the point with what my exhibition will be about and lets the viewer know what sort of art will be shown in my exhibition. However I don’t like the way that it is very simple and not as interesting 2. Yet again this is a simple title and is just stating what type of exhibition it is that the viewer may be going to see. I am looking for a more complex yet catchy title that shows knowledge and understanding making the viewer seem interested in coming 3. This is the title that I like the best as it can be related to betrayal directly but without using the word. The title itself will tell the viewer that the exhibition is interesting and that the creators of it have really put effort in and made it creative. The word deception is also much better than betrayal as it shows more intelligence and isn’t a word that many people use that much to describe betrayal.

For this reason I will be choosing The Deception as my final title as I think it will best suit the idea that I am looking to portray and describes the paintings that I have chosen to include really well as well.

Next I will look at different font ideas and then use these to develop my own to then choose one that will be included in my final poster design for my art gallery.

Poster Font research

Here I am looking at three movie poster fonts to use as inspiration for the fonts that I will be creating. The reason I have chose these is because they all have interesting features that make them all unique and match the content within the poster. The reason I chose looper was because of the light streak through one of the o’s as this gives a simple piece of text an interesting dynamic.

For king kong I like the way that they have added extra side boarders in a different corelating colour to the red to give it a 3D effect. Depending on what content I include In my poster this could be a technique that I could use.

However the font design that I prefer the most is the after earth design. This is because it is a design that you don’t really see and adds a new dynamic to the title and makes it more catching to the eye

Title Font Ideas

Inspired by the king Kong title I have come up with a title that simulates the 3d effect that that gives each of the letters more depth as if they are leaping/ protruding off the page. To implement this title into my poster I can make the surrounding media pop and also have a 3d effect. Also when editing the title I can add a clipping mask so that an image is in the background and create a drop shadow to give it even more depth however this would then mean the title will have to be put at the top or the bottom of the page so it looks even and not out of place

Taking inspiration from the light streak In the looper poster I have created a title using this idea and turned it into block lettering with a grid background. Adding more lines to the lettering and making them go through every letter. This was a simple and easy title to make which I did by adding my blocked font on top of a grid and made them both one piece.

For this title I think that a plain background with a one colour fill will work best because this will allow the viewer to see the black lines instead of them getting lost in a complicated background. I can also create a clipping mask and add a picture to the font to create more depth and a dynamic poster.

I have also attempted to imitate the looper title by taking my own font and adding a light beam font behind it. To do this all I had to do was change the font colour to white and then get a picture of light flares and add them behind and transform it to look even with the title. Overall I really like how this imitation turned out and think that I have achieved what I aimed to.

Here I have used a font from another movie poster called after earth as inspiration for a font to use for my own poster. The reason I chose this font was because of the missing sides gives the font a more interesting look which in turn catches the viewers attention making them more interested in coming to see the movie. This is the effect that I want for my exhibition to make it interesting to the viewer before they have even come to the gallery and seen the artwork on display.

This is the final font that I have chosen to use for my end poster and Gallery name. the reason that I have chosen to use this font is because the main factor that makes this better over the rest is that it is simple enough to read yet has a dynamic design that is catching to the eye. When using this font there are many ideas that I can use to make it even more interesting such as adding a clipping mask behind it, this can let me add an image of my choice such as a painting that I will be looking at and adjusting it to the point in which the title looks even more interesting.

I also chose to use the title of deception as it gives a lot of insight into what my gallery will be like an what sort of art it will display. Having chosen the theme of Betrayal I think that the word deception really helps describe the word and is a different way of saying it that is more interesting than saying the word betrayal.

I will also use the magic wand tools in photoshop to edit out the white background of the title so that there is only the black lettering to make the poster and ticket design look even more slick and neat on the page although depending on them background of the poster I might experiment with leaving the white background to give the effect that the title is bordered off.

Art Gallery Poster the reason that I have chosen this poster to analyse is because it is a very colourful yet simple design. This allows the poster to catch the viewers attention yet not be too compacted with information that will put them off. I think the white coloured text goes well with the background but is hard to read especially if the viewer doesn’t have a lot of time; this tells me that if I were to use a colourful background I would need to make the text a different colour such as black so that it is much easier to read on the fly.

The text of the poster is fancy, however it is still simple enough for the person to read easily which is an important factor for every poster and is something that I will need to keep in mind when I design my own.

A background like this is something that can be easily achieved by mixing paint on a flat surface however instead of using a design like this I will have to relate it to my own project more and will possible go out and do a mini photography shoot to get a range of photos that could be used in the background. If I choose to go along the lines of this poster I will do a nature shoot as my favoured title for my project is daring Vision. I can then combine a specific image from the shoot with an image for the foreground. From here I can then implement any ideas that I have such as a dispersion effect or turning the opacity down to the foreground image to reveal the background one.

The feature in this poster where a short caption has been included in the title is a good attention to detail and could possible be used for my poster. It is simple yet effective and makes the overall exhibition sound more interesting.

I also like the way that the designer has put lines above and bellow the main information of when and what times the exhibition is open. Along with the names of different artists at the bottom overall makes the poster impressive and the way they have included the artists names at the bottom is a way that I may do my poster.

Overall I really like this poster and the way in which they have layed out the information so that is visible but not taking over the whole page. This is an important thing that I need to consider when making my own design because if there is too much information it will put the viewer off looking at the poster. It will also lower the overall design of the poster and not make it as impressive as I would want it to be.

The small attentions to detail such as the small phrase and different coloured text overall rounds the poster to a great finish and standard.

These first three slides show the progression of me trying out the idea of the first poster I have analysed. So far I have used a colour splatter background, title and quote.

So far I think it is looking good and has a good basis design idea

This is the final design idea after looking at the inspiration piece from another art gallery. I like the idea and is very simple and easy to read. The bright colours instantly attract the attention of the viewer and the limited amount of text allows them to read it fully in a short amount of time as people get put of large masses of text

Book Analysis for Leaflet ideas

The important information to the book can be found on the back where there is a large block of writing summarising the book. However doing as much writing as this would make my poster too busy and clustered; so reflecting on this I will do a short bit of bullet point information that is detailed and simple so that the viewer isn’t put off by the large scale of writing on a poster. I also like the way that they have included a short phrase to summarise what the book is about. This says “quenched like a Wick, revealing the day America breathes her last”. I will need to include one of these in my poster to make the exhibition sound interesting and make more people want to come and see the art on show.

Now I will be looking at a book cover and how they use their front covers to tell you a bit about the story within and what they do to capture the viewers attention as they are walking past in the shops.

Much like posters they tend to use bright colours so that they stand out from other books. In this one they have used very bright tones and merged them together.

The main thing I like about this has to be the main focus which is the sky line of the city with what looks like half a good innocent side portrayed in a blue clear sky… however on the other side there is a dark fire like sky like the world has ended which could portray a main part of the story being an event of mass destruction. In this book cover they have faded the ground gradually until it is black to then have an extinguished candle at the bottom. Because there is so much darkness around it the viewers attention is draw to this where there is also the authors name at the bottom. They have also included an American flag within the candle which I could use in my poster by layering two images and turning the opacity to the first image down to reveal the one behind it.

Some books also include a website to allow the viewer to follow if they wish to get more information on the story of the book or want to know more about the author and if they have anymore reads that look interesting. This leads me to the idea of adding a QR code in the corner of the poster that links to more information about the art gallery. In this I could also make a guide to the paintings and give a brief summary of the history behind them and what the artist may have tried to portray within them.

In this book I really like the feathered like font in which the letters smoothly go to one another. I also really like the way that the person designing the cover has connected the Q on the top line to the L on the bottom which has added some dynamic to the painting

After looking at the book cover where they have merged multiple pictures to create one image I have tried to re create this idea but by using one of the artworks by Leonardo da Vinci called the last supper. To start with I painted the background white and then inserted my image after I used the magnetic lasso tool to cut out the men and table. I then added clouds into the foreground and turned the opacity down so that the main focus is the scene of betrayal. It then inserted a heavenly photo of the sky; turned the opacity down and added the title so that the centred photo was still the main focus. I then had to re order the layers on photoshop so that they were in the right place and that the image shows what's in the foreground, background and centre.

Now after doing the main work I have added the dates in which the exhibition is open and then a quote that I will be using in the main piece.

Overall I think this is a good idea and after looking at the research and inspiration for this poster I think I have managed to achieve the same sort of techniques as they have but in a poster form instead of book cover.

Moving on from the art gallery poster I will now have a look at a couple of movie poster examples to look at how they have incorporated information with images to attract the view to come to what they are trying to advertise and whether the method is effective.

In this poster for the Magnificent Seven the artist has kept the design very simple to try and draw the viewers attention to the centre of the poster to where the main focus is. Here they have used what seems to be a brush tool to edit the letter 7 and make it look roughed up and worn. Having watched this film I already know that this can be related to the genre of the film and portrays a little bit of action as the film is about a group of western cowboys.

I also like the way that the figures in the image have all been separately photographed in a pose to be later merged together to make one image. Having taken the photos separately, all the men have the same sort of lighting that spreads evenly over them without and shadows from other people that will take away detail from the different people that are behind the others. By doing this it will have taken away all sense of depth as shadows are important in telling how far something is or how much space there is. To combat this the designer has resized the model and placed them spread out further forward or backwards to the rest.

Keeping all the figures in proportion to the distance they are to the others really works and is something I will have to consider if I end up using models in my final piece.

For the text they have kept the colours simple and used a bold text which at a closer look has a subtle gradient fill instead of a solid colour. This is unusual and not often seen in posters but works really well and is something that I could do in my poster.

For the information they have named the main actors at the top and is something that I could do by naming some of the main artists somewhere on the page. At the bottom they have put the coming soon in a different colour text to the rest. This makes the viewers attention drawn to this so that their attention doesn’t miss one of the main pieces of information being when the movie is out; or in my case when the art gallery is open. This will have to be done in my poster but when doing so I need to keep in mind that I don’t want it too bright otherwise it will take the attention away from the rest of the poster and information.

For my next poster design trying out the ideas of another poster I will use this movie posters splatter design to create my own version. I really like the effect and feel like if I was to implement this into my own work to further make it more advanced and intriguing to the viewer.

I also like the way that there isn’t a lot going on in the image making it more simple to the eye and neater. This will be another thing that I try out as having too much information on the page will confuse and put the viewer and targeted audience off from looking at it. Keeping it simple ca also make it more interesting and draw the viewers attention to certain aspects of the image.

Now I will test and explore how I can implement the splatter aspect on my own design and poster.

This is the technique that I will be using for the final poster. The way I did this was by using a tutorial on a you tube channel called blue lightning.

By downloading some ink splatter files from online that he linked I inserted my own picture and by using a wet brush I painted back in the colour until I was happy with the end result.

After experimenting with different people to use for this technique I have settled on using the painting An allegory in Vanitas by an artist called Pereda; choosing to then focus on the angel as this is the main part of the painting and with my project being about betrayal it can link to good angels such as Gabriel but then can link to bad ones such as Lucifer and how angels can be seen as a thing of purity and good but looks can be deceiving.

This is the first attempt in making my final poster for this project and so far I think it has gone well other than a few minor details that can be changed to further increase the look and make my poster significantly better and interesting.

To start of with I like the style of the font and how fluently it moves from one letter to the other in a fancy manor, however this leads to the issue that I will have to change the font. Although it is what I am looking for I will have to use a simpler font as the p in this font doesn’t resemble a P and more so looks like an N. making the viewer read the title wrong and not properly advertise the art gallery with all the correct information.

Also after playing around with the colour of the background I had settled on a cream colour as this was the colour that I had taken from the face of Pereda’s painting Allegory in Vanitas. But after looking over the design again I think that using a plain white background will be better and make more of an impact on the page making the photoshopped angel stand out on the page.

This is the final idea for my poster after I have made all the improvements that I felt would make my poster substantially better and more appealing to the eyes.

I think I have achieved this now as by changing the colour of the background I have made the painting by Pereda pop off the page more. Also to make the main focus stand out more added more blending options in photoshop and within the pop up screen added drop shadow that gave the image the effect of coming out the page as if the page has been ripped. To make these even more visible I changed the texture of the background so that it looked as thigh the background was paper and the image was not only popping off the page it was painted on as if my poster is a canvas.

I added more information to the page such as the date in which the exhibition will take place and the address of the exhibition to give people where the exhibition is based.

By adding g a quote I think it will make my gallery look more interesting and make the viewer want to come and visit more and by changing the title it allows the viewer to properly see what the exhibition is called and the lettering is easy to see compared to the slightly confusing fancy lettering of the previous version

Booklet Inspiration

Here I have chosen a small A5 sized exhibition booklet to use as inspiration for my own booklet to let people who could be interested in coming. However another importance is that it will allow the people who are already looking around the exhibition to get some information and context about the paintings that they will be seeing so that they can better understand what they are looking at.

The reason that I am looking at this booklet is because of the simple design that makes it look formal and professional. This tells the reader that this is a more intriguing gallery and has formality about it.

Also looking at the headings and the room numbers I think this is something that I can include in my own leaflet however instead of stating what room the painting is in I will be numbering the pages and adding a splatter effect much like the one in the magnificent 7 poster to let the viewer identify what painting the booklet is talking about.

I also like the simple design of the text in the way that it is kept straight to the point and made so that the attention is just on the text and the viewers attention isn’t drawn to something else.

The layout of the exhibition on the back of the booklet is also another more in-depth idea as it allows the visitor to navigate round the exhibition easily and prevents any possibilities of them getting lost.

My Visit To The Tate Modern Art Gallery In London

After my visit to the Tate modern in London I have gained ideas for the layout of the gallery I will be designing and the overall way that I will be presenting the artworks. Looking at the design of this world renowned gallery I can see that they have blank white walls to not draw the attention away from the artworks along with the broad and abundant amount of space around the pieces of work to allow the viewers to spread out and see the images from different angles. Having the white walls allows the paintings colours to pop off the wall and catch the viewers attention. These are two things that I will have to keep in mind for when I design my own gallery so that it is effective and suits its purpose. The way in which the rooms have been laid out has also taken great thought as there are doors on the opposite corners to each room; this allows the viewers to easily go from one room to the other without any conflicting paths in which the viewers decide to take and this is a concept that I can use.

However I don’t really like the way that the paintings on the far right image are so close together which brings a sense of disorder and confusion in what painting they should look at; reflecting on this I will be putting a minimum of one of two paintings on a wall and space them out so that they aren’t clustered together and causing a huge crowd of visitors in one area.

For my exhibition I have created a selection of rooms that will house a maximum of 3 paintings and some being only one or two. This is because I was inspired by the vast empty white walls of the Tate modern that just featured one painting per wall or even large spacing between the paintings. The reason behind this concept is because having a vast emptiness with a painting on top draws the viewers attention to the main focus instead of allowing them to stray.

Also in the centre of the exhibition I have added a room with its own doors and one large scale grand painting on the other side. This is because it contains the most valuable and delicate piece of the exhibition being the last supper; the reason behind its isolation is because of how eroded it is and how easily it could be damaged. This allows it to be easily monitored with who goes in and out. This could also allow the exhibition to charge to see this special piece that takes extra care and time to maintain.

For the layout of the exhibition I have decided to create a lot of joined rooms that the viewers can negotiate around in a circle so its harder for the visitors to get lost. And make it easier for them to view all the paintings that we have to offer. It will also prevent people getting cornered into different rooms when more people are trying to view one painting and are trying to get a better view.

For each page I have decided to use the splatter effect that I have learnt for the poster cover for the picture of the painting. Here I have shown a preview of what the pages may look like as I start to develop my final booklet design.

At the top of each page I will be adding one of these splatter marks with the title of what the painting is called. To keep the pages flowing I will be using the same title design as I have used for my poster so that the design throughout is consistent and pleasing to the eye. It will also make the exhibition booklet consistent.

Here I have used the inspiration as guide lines to create my own art gallery booklet to guide the visitors around my exhibition and give them information about the many artworks that there is to show. At the start of the exhibition I have included a contents page to let the viewer easily flick through the booklet to get the information to the particular image that they are after.

Also by adding a white trimming to the pages I think it has made it more formal and professional. The reason I changed the background colour from a light blue to white was because it fits my poster more and overall looks cleaner and more neater on the page.

Also at the back of the book I have included a map of my exhibition which allows the user to easily navigate through the exhibition and which directions they should take.