1. TEXTURE in Art

2. Let's be superficial
Texture - the nature of the surface of painting, sculpture, or building materials

3. Impasto
– the application of thick oil paint in a texture that would be rough if you were to touch it

4. Rembrandt begins to use impasto
realistic images need to be viewed from a distance
Rembrandt Self Portrait with Beret and Turned-Up Collar (right) 1659 oil on canvas, 84.4x66cm National Gallery of Art, Washington

6. VAN GOGH, Vincent The Starry Night 1889, Oil on canvas, 29 x 36 1/4 in
p. 383

7. Illusionism
Tromp l’oiel = fool the eye; tricks the viewer into perceiving that the actual objects represented are in fact there; usually a still-life painting, sometimes also used in murals (French, TROM-PLOY)

8. William Harnett, The Faithful Colt, 1890
Usually a very smooth surface to heighten the illusion – no evident brush strokes
William Harnett, The Faithful Colt, 1890

9. Charles Sheeler American, 1917 Gelatin silver print 7 5/8 x 9 5/8 in.
Charles Sheeler Side of a White Barn (1917) Gelatin silver print (photograph)

10. Texture in Sculpture

11. Meret Oppenheim, Fur covered cup, saucer, and spoon, 1936 (a. k. a
Meret Oppenheim, Fur covered cup, saucer, and spoon, 1936 (a.k.a. The Object)

12. Constantin Brancusi French, b
Constantin Brancusi French, b. Hobitza, Romania,   Sleeping Muse I, ( ) Marble 6 3/4 x 10 7/8 x 8 3/8 in.
SMOOTH

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14. Clay jar African 20th C.
Lobi jar

15. DIFFERENT – you can’t touch music!
TEXTURE in Music
DIFFERENT – you can’t touch music!

16. wrapping up TEXTURE . . .
- notice it in architecture and sculpture and watch for IMPASTO in painting

17. Impasto
Not to be confused with
an imposter in pesto