Like Elements of nature there are a few elements in art also. Those elements can be played with using principles (tools) of Composition. Whatever art form you may work with, this knowledge is a must. If not, your work looks like a work of craft rather than a work of art.
Western great artists work their paintings through this knowledge. That’s why their paintings look powerful and impress us as works of art. Our famous artist Raja Ravi Varma also learned those techniques to a certain extent from western artists. To be truthful, except for a few, most of our Indian artists are not good at those techniques.
And, a few people think they are born with talent and do not need to learn any technical skills, they feel with their artistic mind they can create master pieces in art with hard practice. It’s a wrong notion. A person who does not know how to read and write, can he write poetry ? Is it Possible ? Just think … The same applies to Artists also.
I am very much determined to create awareness about these elements and composition principles of art through my writings. Many students are not used to READING art books, rather they flip through the books, looking at paintings. Reason for this maybe … difficulty in understanding westerners way of writing. Both as an artist and writer, I am trying to solve this problem, by writing in an easy manner for my readers to read and understand easily.
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Magunta Dayakar Art Series – Book 1 available on Amazon
HOW TO START A PAINTING and HOW TO PLAN IT?
https://www.amazon.com/Start-Painting-Magunta-Dayakar-Class/dp/1521791899/
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