Raphael
I’m not sure if Raphael is my most favorite renaissance painter/sculptor, but he has done some pretty amazing stuff. Also to mention there was a ninja turtle named after him. He was the coolest as well. Anyways, besides the point of this journal, my favorite painting has to be The School of Athens. The very concept of the painting is amazing. It is a painting of all the genius scholars and philosophers up to the age of Raphael that made a difference. That in and of itself is an amazing feat. Now, i don’t know if the original was meant to have lots of color and just over the years it started to fade. But it gives it the old Greco roman style of monotone colors. The image is very symmetrical with balance and a great depth of field. The hall that they stand in seems to stretch into the great depths giving this feeling of grandness. That these people deserve this are that they are. Because it looks cracked it almost feels like it was drawn on an epic wall. I want this in my room.
Similar to the painting by Raphael, this photograph about arches or a hallway gives the similar impression. It is very symmetrical. Sadly there is no people in this shot so it is not as similar as it can be. But that’s not the point of this exercise. The colors are not the same either because this is only stone with no sky like the painting. Still again, not the main point of the exercise. Recap incase you are lost or confused, it is symmetrical with the same depth of field. That’s about it.
Reflection
I find that whenever i look at a picture or a painting my eye goes to the thing that stands out the most. That thing is either a big object or something that has a rich and vibrant color. Makes it appealing to the eyes and very interesting. Sometimes I forget to look at the bigger picture and enjoy the rest of it. When i do tend to look at everything, I do a star look from corner to corner. Like the way you tighten the nuts on the wheel of a car you go in a star formation. Bad way to describe it, but it works. Its how i look at stuff.
Compositional Found
Vertical Compositional – I don’t know what more to say about this than what it is. It is a photo about vertical composition consisting of pillars. Its pretty monochrome. Overall, this doesn’t win any awards for amazingness. It just gets the job done.
Horizontal Compositional – This is a pretty cool picture. It has some nice color, but i mainly chose it for horizontal, because all the trees were set on the horizon. That and how the branches spread out from left to right along the horizon. And the people in the background. Pretty fun.
Diagonal Compositional – Oh, this must be a fun picture because it is in Spanish, but oh well. Its not so much composed diagonal, but that the building was a diagonal slant. But the picture had to be taken so it actually goes from corner to corner, exactly. Weird blue sky too. But cool.
All of Them – Oh my. I found something that has vertical and horizontal composition. But no diagonal. This does have frame within a frame. That’s pretty cool. Also the colors are very nice too, making this all the more appealing. Wish i could of taken this picture.
Mirrored – In the description this guy talks about how its mirrored, so this isn’t possible. But it is really cool since it is a landscape. Every thing is so well balanced and beautiful in color. The lines stretch really well.
Compositional Taken
Sinuous line – I know it says 3rds line, but i think it has some sinuous line. And might as well make it.
