Iconography symbols for discussion
feltner 1967
Assignment Specifications: This week, create an original work of art using iconographic symbols that help convey your cultural values. Many works we are studying this week include iconographic symbols to communicate the specific values of the culture. Depending on the era (Early Renaissance, High Renaissance, Mannerism) or the specific geographic region (Italian Renaissance, Northern Renaissance), the artwork included certain symbols. Choose a specific era and geographic region, identifying artwork(s) to inspire you. Create a work of art incorporating appropriate iconographic symbols of this period and culture and incorporate subject content found in the artwork of the week. Since, your original artwork can be done in the media of your choice and should reflect the period or culture’s style.
Compose a written description of your artwork explaining your creative process. Identify specific artwork(s) that influenced you and discuss how your artwork reflects the philosophy of the region and period we are studying this week. How did the style and culture chosen guide your choices in creating your work of art?
Example 1. : Sandro Botticelli, Birth of Venus, ca. 1484-1486. Tempera on Canvas, 5’ 9” x 9’ 2”. Galleria degil Uffizi, Florence.
Example 2. : TITIAN, Venus of Urbino, 1538. Oil on canvas, 3′ 11″ × 5′ 5″. Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence.
This is the Instructor replying back to me - Your original work is interesting! Can you dig into an iconographical discussion on your symbols - per the assignment directions?
My Original Artwork:
The Instructor Is wanting me to- Can you dig into an iconographical discussion on your symbols - per the assignment directions?
She Is wanting me to describe the artwork I drawled by iconographical symbols In a discussion of my artwork I drawled and the two examples above that I have Included.
This Is all my response that I described my Original Artwork, but I didn’t include an Iconographical discussion of using symbols. So I need a discussion written about the artwork as the Instructions at the top says to do.
This Is my Original Artwork for W5A1. I was Inspired by Titian, Venus of Urbino, 1538. Oil on Canvas, 3’ 11” x 5’ 5”. Galleria degil Uffizi, Florence and Sandro Botticelli, Birth of Venus, ca. 1484-1486. Tempera on Canvas, 5’ 9” x 9’ 2”. Galleria degil Uffizi, Florence (cited from the online lectures and E-Book). I have always liked the Italians for their culture, for their vivid colors and decorations of elements they use for their artworks. I have always liked the Imaginary artistry of Venus. I drawled this artwork by myself and used a little sighting from both artworks and a lot of Imagination to set up a different environment for Venice. I call it “ The Venice of Delights ”. The materials I used was a Hd sketching pencil, and art pencils, since I didn’t have any paint to work with. I drawled her, and then the shell behind her, that she Is laying on. I added a background of water and and designs of ripples, then I went to adobe Illustrator and put a little scenery of Butterfly’s, Dragonfly’s, flowers, Trees, Leaves, Lilley Pattie Flowers, Bird, Grass, and such. I didn’t have enough time to draw all the Images, like I wanted to, so I wouldn’t be late turning In this assignment. I think I did fairly well for a quick drawing, except for her face and hair, It don’t think It looks to great, I don’t think so. I put her like she was reclining back In the shell, with all the beauty surrounding her, with her luscious beauty going with It to add to the emphasis of the artwork that I drawled. This would be considered an Early Italian Renaissance Art period and the culture Italian. It has a Three- Dimensional Perspective by Overlapping of Objects and elements. It as an Asymmetrically balance of Unity achieved to be able to view It from the focal point. Venus would be the focal point of the composition. I used Implied lines and different forms of Gestural Lines for Movement. I wanted to display her by the elements around her for this composition. There Is a lot of variations of Hues of colors used and forms and shapes of elements applied to this composition. Sorry about the look of the Hair and Face, but I messed up a little on it.