The AP art class at Lakeridge high school has been looking into what a concentration actually entails. Its definition reads: "a body of work unified by an underlying idea that has visual coherence" and my peers and I have been assigned the task of looking through local artists and analyzing their works/ concentrations! So here I go!
Matthew Dennison - http://www.matthewdennison.com/matthewd/Home.html
When I see Matthew's works, I see the emotion behind the scene. I believe that Matthew has tried to emphasize the aura or atmosphere in his paintings. For example, there is a picture of a narwhal approaching a child in a boat, and the adults surrounding him appear to be in a very tense state. Matthew managed to portray this tense atmosphere successfully.
Matthew Dennison is very good at using color to create a visual coherence throughout his work. Every color he uses ties perfectly into the atmosphere of the paining. Even though some of his paintings use varying colors, he manages to create visual coherence with the intensity he uses when he applies his colors.
Of the elements and principles of art, Matthew Dennison uses shape and line very frequently. This is also another thing that helps the visual coherence of his work. Adding to this, however, the lines and shapes that he uses draw the viewer's eyes throughout the painting, ensuring that no detail will be forgotten.
Here are just a few of his works; they are all oil paintings on canvas.
Matthew Dennison - http://www.matthewdennison.com/matthewd/Home.html
When I see Matthew's works, I see the emotion behind the scene. I believe that Matthew has tried to emphasize the aura or atmosphere in his paintings. For example, there is a picture of a narwhal approaching a child in a boat, and the adults surrounding him appear to be in a very tense state. Matthew managed to portray this tense atmosphere successfully.
Matthew Dennison is very good at using color to create a visual coherence throughout his work. Every color he uses ties perfectly into the atmosphere of the paining. Even though some of his paintings use varying colors, he manages to create visual coherence with the intensity he uses when he applies his colors.
Of the elements and principles of art, Matthew Dennison uses shape and line very frequently. This is also another thing that helps the visual coherence of his work. Adding to this, however, the lines and shapes that he uses draw the viewer's eyes throughout the painting, ensuring that no detail will be forgotten.
Here are just a few of his works; they are all oil paintings on canvas.
You seem to be drawn to realism. Maybe you should do something with that?
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