{"id":25246,"date":"2019-07-14T10:00:37","date_gmt":"2019-07-14T15:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/?p=25246"},"modified":"2019-07-13T21:15:38","modified_gmt":"2019-07-14T02:15:38","slug":"claudes-column-painting-of-the-week-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/tartan-news\/2019\/07\/14\/claudes-column-painting-of-the-week-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Claude’s Column: Painting of the Week 3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Nothing soothes the soul quite like singing. Since the dawn of time, singing has endured as one of humanity’s greatest pastimes and art forms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So if music is one of, if not the most popular form of art, how would it be portrayed by visual art one might ask. How does art depict art?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perhaps these two paintings might enlighten us on such an interesting concept. The two paintings of this week are Georges Seurat\u2019s<\/a> \u201cCaf\u00e9-Concert,\u201d and \u201cThe Singer in Green\u201d by Edgar Degas<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, Caf\u00e9-Concert\u2014 upon first glance\u2014 might appear somewhat blurry, like gazing through a rain-covered window upon a crowded night club. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is because Seurat used conte crayons<\/a>, which like most crayons, tends to create a somewhat blurred vision. In addition, the crayon is heightened with white chalk upon a standard 12 3\/8\u201d by 9 5\/16\u201d paper. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Seurat’s 1887 painting, \u201cCaf\u00e9-Concert.\u201d (Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund \/ Wikimedia Commons) <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Personally, I find this piece quite fascinating. From its mostly black and white color scheme, to the vague yet visible woman singing, I\u2019d say this image is from the perspective of a tipsy bar-goer, who\u2019s vision is impaired due to one too many shots of whiskey perhaps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\tThe second picture, \u201cThe Singer in Green,\u201d probably catches one\u2019s eye more quickly than the first. Whereas the Caf\u00e9-Concert is comprised of simple shapes and simple muted colors, this piece is vibrant, practically leaping off the canvas, which is light blue laid paper as opposed to regular. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“The Singer in Green,” Degas’ pastel masterpiece. (Wikimedia Commons)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The entire drawing is comprised completely of chalk pastels, which causes it to be quite fragile and in need of protection from fixative spray due to its crumbly nature. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\tWhile both pieces are fine art indeed, they are both created through very different materials, and like music, they pander to different emotions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCaf\u00e9-Concert\u201d gives off a rather melancholy mood of a sad song being sung. While \u201cThe Singer in Green\u201d invokes a sense of joy and celebration. Truly it is fascinating how visual and auditory art can convey such emotions with either simple shapes and shades, or vibrant bursts and thick lines of color.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Samuel J. Claude<\/strong>
Associate Editor
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