The Formation And Significance Of Light And Shadow Effect

Systematic study of the history of Western art is painting as a doctor specializing in the compulsory courses, but my research is Baroque painting, especially 16th and 17th centuries and therefore Western painting style evolution attention. In the learning process, and I found Caravaggio the artist’s work has a unique appearance features.Caravaggio’s picture, has a different characteristic of the Renaissance painting before, he is considered Baroque painting style pioneers, inherited the tradition of Italian painting of the 16th century and opened up their own unique look, and affected the whole 17 century European painting style. In Wolfflin "art Stylistics" a book on the Renaissance and Baroque style made a clear distinction between the method of resolution, but he made a judgment basis, is difficult to define precisely Caravaggio. He proposed Renaissance style lines, sculptural, baroque is massive, visual sense. However, both Caravaggio clear lines also have strong clumps, sculptural both forceful also a strong visual sense. Wolfflin seemingly foolproof evaluation system can be clearly distinguished almost all the artists of the 14th century-17 century, but can not accurately judge Caravaggio. The interesting thing is, in this book, but why not also mention Wolfflin Caravaggio.Caravaggio’s style exactly how formed? Previous studies did not give us a clear answer. David Hockney painting studies on past maestro manner worthy of our attention. In his view, the development of Western art history artists have been pursuing realistic effects, and was the first to reach the closest realistic photographic effect today is the painter Caravaggio. Hockney believe that this achievement is not accidental, but the result at that time technology involved. Artists who want to paint quickly, so by means of optical equipment, optical equipment generates strong light and shadow effects, but also to inspire and influence the painter’s pictures look. Using optical technology makes the painter skills by leaps and bounds, this pursuit of realistic lasted until the second half of the 19th century, until the invention of film developing technique, the artist was no longer in favor of the pursuit of photo-like effect, so each school can be flourishing modernism.In accordance with the hypothesis put forward to simulate restore a Caravaggio painting mode, which is a close painter painting its depth and the ability to process methods. Caravaggio for such a little existing literature, no one manuscript retained painter, this "experimental archeology" is undoubtedly a good way to cut. As the practice of body painting class author, which is to play good and be able to get practical experience in research methods.According to existing research, we put forward the hypothesis, the "experiment" to obtain the results and discuss the significance, research methods and research ideas. This article is not only the light generated in the reduction method, the reduction is in the process of Caravaggio investigate the extent to rely on this technology, and the effect of this technology to produce the picture, but also affect the extent of the later paintings wind and people’s visual viewing habits.