Tag Archives: Texture

Texture – Actual

Artist: John Salvest Title of Work: 22 Caliber Flag Year Produced: 2001 Medium: Lead and copper tipped bullets Source: http://johnsalvest.com/objects.html

Artist: John Salvest
Title of Work: 22 Caliber Flag
Year Produced: 2001
Medium: Lead and copper tipped bullets
Source: http://johnsalvest.com/objects.html

Artist: Mark Langan Title of Work: Diamond K., Inc Year Produced: Unlisted Medium: Cardboard Source of Image: http://www.langanart.com/art-gallery-new/view/2.html

Artist: Mark Langan
Title of Work: Diamond K., Inc
Year Produced: Unlisted
Medium: Cardboard
Source of Image: http://www.langanart.com/art-gallery-new/view/2.html

These are both really great examples of actual texture in art. The top piece, using lead and copper tipped bullets to create an image of the American flag, and the bottom, creating a beautiful scene out of recycled cardboard. The top uses actual texture in a way that creates a more powerful message, as well as simply being very interesting as compared to what it would be in 2-D. The way in which the bottom uses actual texture makes the image much more interesting as well being more catching due to the fact that it is made out of a strange material.

Texture – Implied

Artist: M.C. Escher Title of Work: Still Life with Spherical Mirror Year produced: 1934 Medium: Lithographyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Still_Life_with_Spherical_Mirror Source:

Artist: M.C. Escher
Title of Work: Still Life with Spherical Mirror
Year produced: 1934
Medium: Lithography
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Still_Life_with_Spherical_Mirror

Artist: Alyssa Monks Title of Work: Smirk Year Produced: 2009 Medium: Oil on Linen Source of Image: http://alyssamonks.com/popup/popup.asp?sid=5A703C03-07DF-4892-8C93-C85A99011770&imgname=smirk.jpg

Artist: Alyssa Monks
Title of Work: Smirk
Year Produced: 2009
Medium: Oil on Linen
Source of Image: http://alyssamonks.com/popup/popup.asp?sid=5A703C03-07DF-4892-8C93-C85A99011770&imgname=smirk.jpg

Both of these pieces are very good examples of implied texture. Implied texture being texture that is not actually present in the piece (you could not touch the piece and feel different textures), but visually seems to be present in the piece. In the piece by M.C. Escher, he uses value very well to create a strong texture in the reflective surface of the round mirror, it feels as if you could touch it and feel the smooth surface, he also contrasts this with the more rough, dull textures in the surrounding items. In the piece by Alyssa Monks she uses texture to create what seems to be a shower scene with extremely realistic water as well as an extremely realistic figure. The implied texture makes the piece itself look as if somebody as sprinkled water on it.