MATRIX OF PAINTINGS STUDIED
3.15 TEXTURE As a design element, texture includes all areas of a painting highlighted by patterns of lines, shapes, tones, and colors, it is about the way we see and touch. It can be of two types, visual or tactile. They can be of geometric pattern or representational pattern. Visible brushstrokes and varying amounts of paint create a physical texture that increases the expressiveness of a painting and draws attention to specific areas in it. A work of art can contain numerous visual textures, but it still feels smooth.
Fig 3.21 Suprematist Composition, with 8 rectangles Oil on canvas, 1915
For Kazimir Malevich, in addition to simple motifs such as square, circle and cross which were used to connect the shape and the flat surface of the canvas, texture was also an important quality to work with. A work of art can contain many visual textures and yet be smooth to the touch.
Fig 3.22 Blow torch and pigment on wood 24” x 23.87”, 1974
Jeram Patel’s styles included abstraction using saturated, almost floating shapes of black ink on paper or his distinctive and textured use of paint, especially bold strokes of black. He would use the blowtorch like a brush on the body of the wood, when it had burnt enough, the wood, cleared of its outer shell looked transformed into a textured surface.
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