Have you ever seen yourself pondering over art and trying to learn why it is made in such an unfamiliar and unconventional manner? If so, then PortraitFlip’s Artwork Analysis category will take you through those famous artworks and explain their background, objective, and creative process in the most understandable way.
You have seen “Color Study: Squares With Concentric Circles,” an artwork that portrays circles in squares. But have you ever evaluated a painting that revolves around art with circles? The work that captivates viewers often holds the deepest and most interesting stories. Want to know why Kandinsky drew these abstract art circles? Well, if you […]
In 1495, Leonardo da Vinci began with what later became the most controversial work in the history of art: The Last Supper painting! A mysterious painting by a famous artist in which a group of people are seen having their meal with weird reactions on their faces. When we first glanced at the Last Supper […]
A painting is the embodiment of emotions on a dripping canvas! Paintings can express, elevate, and amplify human emotions with a dash of creative liberty. There are many paintings that are known to embrace the various virtues of life. One of them happens to be the famous Bal du Moulin De La Galette (Dance at […]
If you see Mark Rothko’s artworks, you’ll perhaps doubt his artistic career and question the painting style he was into. Mark Rothko’s paintings were full of vivid hues and rectangular panes. Some of them even brought tears to viewers’ eyes when they first observed them. But how did artworks with hazy shades and indistinct lines […]
Composition 8? Doesn’t it sound like a music sample to you? Well, what if I told you that it is a painting by one of the leading abstract painters in history, Wassily Kandinsky? In case you weren’t already familiar with that, you’d be surprised, just as I was when I first saw this enchanting masterpiece. […]
What’s the first name that comes to mind when you hear the word “famous painting”? Anyone would say the Mona Lisa painting. The art piece is popular for its enigmatic features, composition, controversy, and whatnot! The famous Mona Lisa painting was created by none other than the Renaissance artist Leonardo Da Vinci, who spent nearly […]
Curiosity is a driving force for humans! It ain’t no physics theory, but it is a theory that was used by the famous Belgian artist René Magritte! Unlike the anomaly of an artist, this man created a self-portrait full of mystery! Even though, when taken a look at, this painting does look like it is […]
How do you describe art? It can be described by keeping a few things in mind, such as the painter’s point of view, the period in which the art was created, or the circumstances that led to its creation. The three aforementioned factors give art a largely novel vision that is admired by viewers. Each […]
A painting is an embodiment of various emotions, it has the audacity to contain expressive realms in a very evocative manner. Expressive and elegant paintings often end up creating timestamps for artists and their legacy. One such artwork happens to be a magnum opus painting by famous painter Rembrandt from the Dutch Golden age. The […]
Let me surprise you with the hidden meanings and never known facts of Michelangelo’s masterpiece “The Creation of Adam.”