Artists in Art History
Artists have used the human figure in art history. These people concentrate on human nature and reality as they communicate with their natural world. This paper compares the works of Lopez Yolanda and Pablo Picasso. As a result, the paper explores the topics and styles used by Lopez Yolanda and Pablo Picasso in their artistic work. This involves discussing that the paintings of these artists have similarities and variations. The paintings used are Lopez Yolanda's Nuestra Madre and Pablo Picasso's The Dancer.
Nuestra Madre (1981-88)
The artwork was created by Lopez Yolanda in b.1942. The used materials for the creation of this artwork was oil on masonite and acrylic. This artwork depicts the religious factors and indigenous works with the virgin Guadalupe. As such, the past is connected in an effective manner through this artistic work.
Lopez Yolanda's Stylistic Characteristics
The painting has dramatic and emotional tension, which is often interpreted to grandeur, inculcate, and exuberance in painting and sculpture. The painting is fanciful and has visible erotic theme, which is displayed through the use of flowing brushstrokes and pastel colors. Thus, the common stylistic characteristics, which are evident from this painting are realism, expressionism, and artifact.
Lopez Yolanda artistic works focus on the Mexican Americans experiences, which includes the challenges that they face because of the ethnic stereotypes associated with the same in society. Born in 1942 in San Diego, California, Lopez Yolanda basis her artistic work on social challenges that a particular community undergoes as it focuses on associating itself with other members in society. The presented portrait is of an ordinary woman. This, it depicts the working-class women who are gaining new cultural, ethnic and gender identity in the modern society.
The style used is that of focusing on sacred items in society. As such, the painting gives a good understanding of the role of men and women in society. This occurs through having an effective comparison of the present life with the past life experiences. Thus, the painting expresses a unique value, which has to be learned in society in order to achieve the desired success. This makes it possible for a viewer of this artwork to comprehend the essence of equality and justice as people reinvent themselves, as well as their history.
The Dancer by Pablo Picasso
The dancer was created by Pablo Picasso in 1907. The artwork expresses an explosion of energy. The artwork is so unique in terms of the application of the paint and materials by the artist. Further, Picasso artistic work was highly influenced by the modernity in the 20th Century. This is what has contributed towards having a new shape in the current art world in terms of the different artistic styles from sculpture to typography.
Born in 1881, Picasso was highly influence by the French and Spanish culture that surrounded him in his artistic works. This is because he was born in Spain and spent most of his adulthood in France. He invented the constructed sculpture, as well as the collage. Cubism movement is associated with Picasso who has utilized several styles in his work and depicted exception artistic talent while at a young age.
During his adolescence and young age, Picasso was able to make several paintings. His naturalistic paintings changed in the 20th Century because of the influence from technique, theories, and ideas of this time. His style relied on drawing instead of color as a means of creating space and form. The dancer is one of the paintings he did, which has sand enhanced texture. This painting also uses common house paint. The painting also indicates that Picasso did it from imagination or his memory of a dancer.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Lopez Yolanda and Pablo Picasso were great artists of their time. However, these two artists had different and unique stylistic devices, which they used to depict their artwork. Therefore, their paintings tend to differ in terms of value and medium. The gestures, softness, and beauty of Lopez Yolanda artwork makes it similar to Pablo Picasso use of gestures and color to depict the dancer. Moreover, these artists focused on using nature and reality as a means of creating abstract items. They both concentrated on the presentation of human beings as abstract objects. Furthermore, these artists were very influential and their artwork is still remembered in the present time in society. This because they were motivated, committed, and used natural forms of depicting what was happening in society.
However, the artwork of Lopez Yolanda is different from that of Pablo Picasso. This is because Lopez Yolanda aims at addressing the existing cultural values and creating connectivity between the past and modern lifestyles. In contrast, Pablo Picasso is focused on artwork, which is based on the 20th Century. Thus, Pablo does not let viewers or readers of his artwork have a good connectivity with what was happening in the past.
