While in Melbourne for a couple of days recently, I popped into the National Gallery of Victoria on St Kilda Road for a quick look around. My attention was grabbed immediately by the massive sculpture / installation in the the foyer, Xu Chen's Eternity- Buddha in Nirvana, part of the NGV Triennial exhibition. Then, as I wandered around the other exhibits, I began to think how these all compared with the street art for which Melbourne is so famous. So I closed in a few examples of old masters and looked at their brush strokes and how they painted the eyes of their subjects. I make no judgement on these or the street art, I simply provide a set for people to compare for themselves. See below.
One thing for sure, those street artists can certainly paint. They use cans of spray paint, the old masters used a selection of brushes and mixed their colours on palletes. For more on this magnificent gallery, visit: https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/ . For more on street art visit Melbourne.
Doge Pietro Loredano - Jacopo Tintoretto (NGV)
Detail of above (NGV)
A monk with a book Titian (NGV)
Detail of above (NGV)
Profile portrait of a lady - Unknown artist, Northern Italy 15th century (NGV)
Detail of above (NGV)
Street art 1
Street art 1, eye detail
Street art 2
Street art 2, eye detail
Street art 3
Street art 3, eye detail
Street art 4
Street art 4, eye detail
Street art 5
Street art 5, eye detail
If you are a street artist and your work appears here, I would like to give you credit. If you would like that too, please add your name in the comments. Thanks for your great work.
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