The Allure Of Composition—emotional Expression And Aesthetic Taste In Colville's Paintings

As the most representative painter in Canada in the 20 th century,Alex Colville has a unique artistic style.It is a fusion of symbolism and realism,reflecting the style of surrealism.Born in 1920,Colville experienced the Second World War and witnessed the suffering of the people brought by the Second World War as a field artist,which became the starting point for his artistic style.Childhood education and memories of the times provided material for Colville's artistic creation.In terms of technique,it adopts realistic techniques,and in terms of subject matter,it merges with eternal value with the epitome of life.It seems to be a reproduction of real life,but from his works,it can be seen that the painter's rigorous concept and systematic painting procedures are not just a reproduction of reality.The humanistic care,moral value,profound connotation and philosophical thinking contained in the emotions of the paintings all play a guiding role in artistic creation.Including the influence of philosophical thinking and the artist's own cultural accomplishment on artistic creation,as well as the choice of themes in the work,the arrangement of objects and the embodiment of the final composition effect.Colville takes people as the protagonist and uses a unique perspective to show his personal thinking about family life,intimacy,war experience,duties and responsibilities,and moral values.Grasp the processing of the conceptual composition,combine the aesthetic taste,and better understand the symbolic and surreal elements in realism.