Faces and Feelings
Part 2
Created by Jan Kimosh
July 2000
When we FEEL something
inside of us, we often SHOW
what we feel on our FACES.
A word for these “Face Feelings” is...
..another word is
Artists try to catch those smiles, frowns
and other
EXPRESSIONS in their
*paintings* drawings* sculpture
All these EMOTIONS
help tell the STORY of
the picture.
Let us
At some of the different
Found in various artists’ works...
Hals, Frans
Pieter van den Broecke
c.1633Oil on cancas
28x24 in.
Iveagh Bequest,
Kenwood, London
What EMOTION do you see
in this man’s face?
If you look closely at the figures below…you will find one
with an EXPRESSION of
Happiness or Joy
Gerrit van Honthorst
The Merry Fiddler
1623,Netherlands
Oil on canvas
42 1/2x35 in.
Rijksmuseum,
Amsterdam
Let’s try another EMOTION...
Matthaias Stom Christ Before Caiaphas, Dutch (active in Italy), 1600-after 1650 oil on canvas early 1630’s
Ackland Fund 79.58.1 Ackland Art Museum, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
What EXPRESSION does “Caiaphas” have on his face?
He’s the man with the turban on his head.
Here is an artist’s SCULPTURE showing
ANGER
Chinese, Ming Dynasty,
1368-1644
Guan Yuwood, lacquer and
lacquer paste, polychrome and
gold, leather and hair, 1490-s
The William A Whitaker
Foundation Art Fund, 95,.2
Ackland Art Museum
The University of North
Carolinaat Chapel Hill
Name these EXPRESSIONS!
Jan Miense Molenaer(Dutcth, about610-1668) The Dentist, 1629
oil on panel, 23 1/8x31 9/16 in.
Sir Charles Bell Anatomy and Philosphy of Expressiion: As
Connected with the Fine Arts 5th ed.
London: Henry G. Bohn 1865
Purchased with funds from the State of North Carolina, 52.9.50
North Carolina Museum of Art
“The Scream” is by
Norwegian artist
Edvard Munch.
He used shapes and colors
to express a deep feeling.
Munch was one of several
artists who were known as
EXPRESSIONISTS
The EXPRESSIONISTS felt
strongly that paintings
could show people worrying
and suffering as well as
showing the beautiful things
in life.
Edvard Muinch- The Scream 1893, 150Kb; casein/waxed crayon and tempera on paper,
35 7/8 x 29 in.; nasjonalgalleriet (National Gallery), Oslo
What EMOTIONS might the figure be feeling?
Here is a similar picture showing
PAIN or FEAR...
David Alfaro Sigueiros
Echo of a Scream
1937, Mexico
enamel on wood 48 x 36 in.
The Museum of Modern Art,
New York, Gift of Edward M.M.
Warburg.
It is by a
Mexican artist
SIQUEIROS
and the title is...
“Echo of a
Scream”
This EMOTION
doesn’t feel very
good…..
What is it?
This print is called “Melancholia”.
It is by a famous artist named
Albrecht Dürer….
Albrecht Durer Melencolia (1471-1528) 1514, 9 1/2 x 7 1/4 in. National
Gallery of Art, Washington, d.C.
Although not a
facial expression,
you may have seen
this drawing also by
Albrecht Dürer.
Albrecht Durer Praying Hands, Brush drawing,
Albertina, Vienna
Another famous artist painted the same EMOTION of
Sadness
“Weeping Woman”
by Pablo Picasso
…painted in a style of
art called
CUBISM
Pablo Picasso Weeping Woman,1937, Tate Gallery, London. 150KB
Let’s look at some other facial EXPRESSIONS…
What do you see?
Carravagio
Medusa
after 1590, oil on canvas
mounted on wood
Galleria degli UffiziM
Jan Lievens, Dutch, 1607-1674 Ester Informing Abasuerus of the Wickedness of Haman Circa 1625 oil on canvas Purchased with funds from
the State of North Carolina 52.9.55 North Carolina Museum of Art
You should be able to
recognize the artist who
painted the following
examples….
What EMOTIONS are
these figures wearing on
their faces?...
You were seeing the works of...
Vincent Van Gogh!
Vincent Van Gogh
Starry Night 1889
oil on canvas
Museum of Modern Art
New York, NY USA
…remember his painting “Starry Starry Night”?
*Do you see any EMOTION in this work of art?
Another artist you should recognize painted this…..
And the
EXPRESSIONS
are?...
Monet!
…remember another of
his paintings called the
“Water Lilies”?...
What EXPRESSION
do these faces wear?
ANGRY SCARED passive SAD
THOUGHTFUL
HAPPY!!!!!!!!!!
JOYFUL puzzled??
SORROWFUL
SURPRISED
STUDIOUS
BOLD
WORRIED SHOCKED
We’ve had a chance to look at many artists and
their artwork and how they have used
How can YOU use them in your
OWN artwork?
Additional Credits
Slide 19
Vincent Van Gogh Woman of Arles
1888 oil on canvas
Musee d’ Orsay Paris, France
Slide 20
Vincent Van Gogh Dr. Paul Gachet 1890
oil on canvas Private collection New york, NY USA
Slide 21
Vincent Van Gogh Self Portrait with Bandaged Ear, 1889
oil on canvas Courtlauld Institute Galleries London, England
Slide 23
Claude Monet Madam Monet on a Garden Bench 1873
oil on canvas Private collection USA
Slide 24
Claude Monet Waterlilies, Green Reflection, Left Part 1916-1923
oil on canvas Orangerie Paris, France