Application And Expansion Of Tempera’s Painting Language

Tempera is a very old form of painting in the West,long before oil painting.It tends to be rational in the drawing method and the picture performance,has a strong process,planning,but also presents a quiet,rigorous artistic effect.It reached its peak during the Renaissance and was replaced by oil painting.After a long period of decline,from the end of the 19 th century,Tempera’s painting techniques began to be paid attention to and used again.Under the new historical background,more and more modern and contemporary artists have expanded the traditional methods and artistic effects of Tempera painting,developed a variety of new ways of using materials and forms of picture expression,and expressed new personal emotions and spiritual demands.Andrew Wyeth was up in the United States in the 20 th century opera master,known as representatives of homesickness realism,his tempera works on the basis of traditional materials and method combines the watercolor painting techniques and some innovation,for after many of the opera creator has played a rather profound influence,also for the development of Chinese art and the introduction of tempera profound learning.This paper focuses on the wise use of Manhattan opera materials and creation,through the analysis of its background,painting method,form composition,the emotional atmosphere,feel Wyeth’s work of tempera in the power and beauty,inductive wise to tempera succession and development of the painting language,understand why he chose to tempera painting language,was how to use tempera material,As well as the use of Tempera materials and techniques to express what kind of picture,what kind of effect,convey what kind of emotion,explore how Tempera is to assist the composition of the picture and shaping techniques to express the abstract and accurate,rigorous and eternal effect like Wise.Finally,combining with the author’s own personal creation,the author discusses the enlightenment of his personal creation of Tempera.