10/24/12

Today in History we learned about different paintings of the American Revolution; who painted them, how they painted them, different lighting, structure, technique, and emphasis. The most common technique for the paintings was triangular composition, which made whom/whatever was the tip of the triangle superior to everything else. I thought how strange it was that some of the artists weren't even at the battle, some miles away. But some paintings weren't very accurate at all, more detailed by symbolism rather than actual facts of what the scene looked like. Some had different parts of the scene painted at the same time. It was interesting to learn about the background of the artists, too. Some were very involved with the revolution, others from different countries, trying to make a point to their country what it was all about.