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Le maître des forces de la nature
Bengt Lindström
Painting - 180 x 194 x 2 cm Painting - 70.9 x 76.4 x 0.8 inch
£58,409
Summertime Coffee House
Le Thanh Son
Painting - 124.5 x 144.8 x 5.1 cm Painting - 49 x 57 x 2 inch
£16,191
Evening Cinque Terre
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 80 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
£2,336
Let's cultivate our weirdness
Emily Starck
Painting - 60 x 54 x 0.1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 21.3 x 0 inch
£1,168
Moon time
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 50 x 35 x 0.3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch
£759
Como Lake
Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska
Painting - 50 x 40 x 1.8 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.7 inch
£928
Street in Santorini
Serhii Cherniakovskyi
Painting - 100 x 75 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 29.5 x 0.8 inch
£2,516
Manchuela de Ababoles
Ulpiano Carrasco
Painting - 120 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
£9,435
Clouds over Nyhavn
Nadezda Stupina
Painting - 60 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
£1,438
Perspective #1
Laure-Anne Lemaire
Painting - 80 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
£1,438
L'entente dans la foi
André Lanskoy
Painting - 55 x 46.2 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.2 x 0.8 inch
£26,509
Near the window
Alexander Shandor
Painting - 42 x 72 x 0.2 cm Painting - 16.5 x 28.3 x 0.1 inch
£1,181
A New Slate
Angelica Tcherassi
Painting - 49.8 x 39.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 19.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
£2,193
Down The Rabbit Hole
Victoria Horkan
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
£3,600
Visual Poetry X
Daniela Pasqualini
Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 3.8 cm Painting - 36 x 24 x 1.5 inch
£1,265
The other side of fence
Evgeniya Buravleva
Painting - 35 x 45 x 1.5 cm Painting - 13.8 x 17.7 x 0.6 inch
£854
Irises and fruits
Alexander Shandor
Painting - 50 x 80 x 0.2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
£2,530
The trees on the hill
Gergana Balabanova
Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
£386
Unpredictable past - Paesaggio Poetico
Daniela Pasqualini
Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 3.8 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1.5 inch
£2,108
L'espace coloré
Roseline Al Oumami
Painting - 150 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
£5,931
Terra de pindorama
José Ignacio Suarez Solis
Painting - 119.9 x 179.8 x 0.3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 70.8 x 0.1 inch
£3,643
Mato e bambu
José Ignacio Suarez Solis
Painting - 39.9 x 39.9 x 0.3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
£270
Source, Cascade
Robert van Bolderick
Painting - 150 x 130 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 51.2 x 1.6 inch
£13,704
Printemps au parc diptyque
Agnès Tiollier
Painting - 89 x 260 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35 x 102.4 x 1 inch
£5,212
Hang Da Street I Impressionist Painting
Duong Viet Nam
Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 5.1 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 2 inch
£3,373
DEPART POUR LA MER
Sophie Petetin
Painting - 70 x 70 x 2.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 1 inch
£1,254
About last night, encore et encore
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Painting - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
£719
The beauty of sunset. 3 impasto oil paintings
Vik Schroeder
Painting - 100 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
£6,739 £5,392
Expression 8 by M.Y.
Max Yaskin
Painting - 100 x 190 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 74.8 x 0.4 inch
£1,528
Nighttime Favela
Christine Drummond
Painting - 76.2 x 121.9 x 5.1 cm Painting - 30 x 48 x 2 inch
£6,662
It's all a blur, oil on canvas
Mariam Qureshi
Painting - 40.6 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm Painting - 16 x 12 x 1 inch
£762
Caresse bleu cadium
Laurent Anastay-Ponsolle
Painting - 22 x 32 x 2 cm Painting - 8.7 x 12.6 x 0.8 inch
£854
Saint Jean Cap Ferrat en Janvier
Dam Domido
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
£1,159
New York City Chrysler Building
Ruslana Levandovska
Painting - 61 x 45.7 x 1.9 cm Painting - 24 x 18 x 0.75 inch
£2,530
Lion - WHITE LION - King of Kings
Oswin Gesselli
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
£5,302
Female Nude & Sea The Sea Is Always There for Me
Oswin Gesselli
Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
£3,048
Impasto
The word impasto means "mixture" in Italian. In painting, it refers to a technique in which artists create depth by placing thick layers of paint on top of each other, using a brush or a knife. Oil paint, which takes a long time to dry, and acrylic paint, which dries much faster, are the two types of paint best suited to this technique. Impasto often requires the use of a large amount of paint, and artists sometimes even mix their colors directly on the easel This technique gives the artwork texture and a multi-dimensional appearance, creating art that is somewhat a mix between painting and sculpture. It also gives an impression of movement, as the viewer can more easily observe the artist's brushstrokes. The depth of the painting also means that light's reflection onto it will vary, depending on the location of the layers, drawing the viewer's eye to different areas of the painting.
Under the impetus of the painter Giorgione, impasto was first used on an ad hoc basis by Venetian Renaissance painters. Artists such as Titian used the technique to highlight the folds of clothing, jewellery and other bright elements within their compositions. It was adopted more widely by Baroque painters such as Rembrandt and Velázquez, but especially later by the Impressionists, for whom impasto allowed them to depict their feelings and emotions on the canvas. The technique generated world-famous masterpieces, such as Vincent Van Gogh's Starry Night. Today, many contemporary artists, especially expressionists, use impasto to create both abstract and figurative works. Of particular note is the art of Jackson Pollock and Frank Auerbach, who are well known for their original and recognizable impasto techniques. Artsper presents artists who use impasto and whose uniquely textured works are sure to catch your eye.