Introduction
The main idea or intent of an artist’s work is communicated through the use of brushstrokes. I agree with the statement, “in a painting of a rock, the rock itself is not expressive; rather, the brushstrokes that suggest the rock are expressive( Mironova et al., 2020).
Discussion
This is true because to identify what kind of rock is displayed in a painting or the significance behind it; one must look at certain details that are shown there. This can only be done by carefully examining the artist’s brushstrokes and painting techniques. In general, brushstrokes highlight a painter’s skill and talent because they signify where a stroke is applied and how delicate or forceful it is (Mironova et al., 2020). Therefore, in the case of a rock painting, it will be true to say that a picture of a rock will only be expressive if the artist has portrayed it uniquely, indicating that brushstrokes offer meaning to the painting, which in this case is a rock painting.
A brushstroke is a single point of paint on the canvas, and how that point of paint moves to become a lengthened stroke gives the painting life. The love and astonishment in the colors and landscapes are obvious when you look at Van Gogh’s brushstrokes. If he had integrated the paint smoothly and painted the landscape more realistically, his message would have been perceived differently (Mironova et al., 2020). This is the same case with the rock, where the brushstrokes give it its expressiveness.
Conclusion
Brushstroke visibility provides some context for how a painting was created. Hence, this helps in giving an artist’s work significance and expression.
Reference
Mironova, A., Robache, F., Deltombe, R., Guibert, R., Nys, L., & Bigerelle, M. (2020). Digital Cultural Heritage Preservation in art painting: A surface roughness approach to the brush strokes. Sensors, 20(21), 6269. Web.