Research On Expressing Sky In Oil Painting

During the five hundred years of oil painting developing history, sky always keeping aposition in oil painting works of each period，therefore, to do in-depth research about sky, whichhave a very important position in creation is necessary. That not only can improve the capabilityof artistic express sky，but also can get a knowledge of basic skills and techniques. Oil painting isan art of light and color, while the sky is the source of expressing light and color in oil painting.So the expression of sky in oil painting directly impact on the effect of the whole painting. Valueand research the significance and function, form and techniques, painting element, artisticexpression and value of sky in oil painting is very important. This thesis take the specific historyperiod and particular style genre’s master work as basis, analyze and compare longitudinal andtransverse, then combine the authors’ painting practice, to explore the dialectical relationshipbetween objective reappearance and subjective performance of sky, aim to find the expressingtechniques, methods, forms, language and other art problem, then get the basic law of expressingsky in oil painting, which can provide inspiration for painting from life and creation.