Visiting art galleries, exhibitions plays a big role. From school age, parents and teachers organize trips for children to galleries in the country. Children return full of impressions. And the first topic of the essay is a description of the paintings you like.
Instruction manual
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Description of the picture, start with the story of creation. The writing of a particular painting is associated with a bright event in the life of the artist. Study the author’s biography, years of life, social status. Get acquainted with the standard of living of people, means of transportation. Artists of different times and eras introduce a person to different views of the world, as if revitalizing the imagination. Compare these years with the events taking place in the country during this period of time, and you will certainly understand the thoughts and ideas of the artist.
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Define the genre of the work. It can be a landscape, still life, portrait, historical painting, etc. A master’s brush can capture the subtlest shades of the world, variability, impermanence. The artist knows how to see the historical importance of the event, the place and role in the history of an individual.
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Understand the topic and idea of the picture. If the author draws a portrait, he is interested in the character and inner world of the heroes whom he embodies. You can peer indefinitely and each time to catch new changes in mental states and the reflection of new processes taking place in society.
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Describe everything that you see in the picture, which is in the foreground and background; people's clothes, their posture, mood, facial expression. Consider the elements of the picture, how they are interconnected. Try to understand what each detail is subject to. The color scheme chosen by the artist gives the painting a unique, special charm, personality. Pay attention to the expressiveness of the volumes and the plasticity of the depicted forms. Shadows and penumbra framing objects are important.
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Express your opinion and impression of the picture. Tell us what exactly you liked, what are the sensations; which details are most sunk into the soul, which I would like to remove or change.
