tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post7966793560571613272..comments2024-03-28T16:36:12.581-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: Andreotti's Character PortraitsJames Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-23918320683404685842018-09-04T11:38:33.994-04:002018-09-04T11:38:33.994-04:00I think the cutout or photoshopped look to these w...I think the cutout or photoshopped look to these works comes from the unnaturally dark background in all of them. Even the outdoor scenes have a background that would not be found in the real world. It does add to the drama though.Sheridanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04216695745673326347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-36389036216584933572018-09-04T04:52:51.439-04:002018-09-04T04:52:51.439-04:00Very beautiful paintings. I bet he loved painting ...Very beautiful paintings. I bet he loved painting hands. Vladimir Venkovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04516793914966696490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-79693127133159807832018-09-03T21:13:37.242-04:002018-09-03T21:13:37.242-04:00I agree, Terry. Uncanny! It even looks like a phot...I agree, Terry. Uncanny! It even looks like a photoshopped girl cut and pasted onto a painted background. On closer examination the face betrays it, but man. Tonally that may be the most accurate figure I've ever seen. scottThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10033264210231543212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-79516538006118464392018-09-03T20:00:11.886-04:002018-09-03T20:00:11.886-04:00I spent some time at one stage studying the works ...I spent some time at one stage studying the works and methods of William-Adolphe Bouguereau. Andreotti and he have a similar look to their work. Bouguereau was very popular too. Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-59064649555031042752018-09-03T18:54:58.161-04:002018-09-03T18:54:58.161-04:00Egads, when I first saw that first young woman'...Egads, when I first saw that first young woman's portrait, I thought, "What's a photograph doing here?" ! I love these. For some reason what caught my eye first in the card-player's portrait was the side of his right eye - for some reason it struck my as so - evocative, or something. It's an angle of the human face we see every day but for some reason that particular detail seems to me to really bring the man alive. Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15805115670543125139noreply@blogger.com