Pictorial Space throughout Art History: Cézanne and ... - ARAS
Pictorial Space throughout Art History: Cézanne and ... - ARAS
Pictorial Space throughout Art History: Cézanne and ... - ARAS
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<strong>ARAS</strong> Connections Issue 2, 2012<br />
shoulder which pulls left, down <strong>and</strong> forward. Within that large tension there are<br />
smaller tensions, for example between the nose, forehead, hat, hair, mustache,<br />
neck, collar, <strong>and</strong> shoulder. Air, or space circulates freely behind the head. There<br />
is a circular movement over Rembr<strong>and</strong>t's left shoulder, behind his head, over his<br />
right shoulder <strong>and</strong> over his chest. The figure is rounded <strong>and</strong> massive, yet<br />
integrated into the flat rectangle of the canvas.<br />
Plate 8 Left - Rembr<strong>and</strong>t van Rijn. Dutch. Self Portrait. 1660. Copyright<br />
© 2000–2009, The Metropolitan Museum of <strong>Art</strong>. Right - Vincent van<br />
Gogh. Dutch. Father Tanguy. (1863-1890). Copyright Museum Cards b.v.<br />
Amersfoot, Holl<strong>and</strong>.<br />
The painting embodies the dignity of the individual, in large part because<br />
of its formal gr<strong>and</strong>eur.<br />
In Van Gogh's portrait drawing <strong>and</strong> color create a lively effect. But, in<br />
terms of pictorial space, the figure is like a flat paper cutout stuck onto a canvas<br />
background. The position of the head makes no sense in terms of the dimensions<br />
of the rectangle. The forms do not move back <strong>and</strong> forth in relationship with each<br />
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