In a recent V. Note I talked about how artists study works by other artists. Transcriptions are like artist’s notes, recording selected aspects and observations in an artwork. Sometimes they serve as a jumping off point for artwork in completely new direction. Transcriptions are not copies.
For a commission, Frank Auerbach transcribed Titian’s ‘Tarquin and Lucretia’ into two works of original art.
Titian’s ‘Tarquin and Lucretia’
Study after Titian I Frank Auerbach
Study after Titian II Frank Auerbach
Which way up?
The Tate posted ‘Study after Titian I’ in two different orientations, and TotallyHistory has it in a third. Which way is up? I took my best guess and posted the work above with the gold on top. What do you think?
Titian’s ‘Bacchus and Ariadne’
Titian’s ‘Bacchus and Ariadne’
Auerbach’s studies of Titian’s ‘Bacchus and Ariadne’
Auerbach based these studies and the painting below on Titian’s ‘Bacchus and Ariadne’. Adapting the figures, trees, and clouds of the original painting into a bold network of marks, Auerbach records the powerful sense of energy and movement in the original work. (Tate)
In art, to transcribe is to copy or record information in a different form than the original. To transcribe a painting or drawing is not to copy the artwork exactly, but instead to record observations in a different form. A transcription also doesn’t need to copy everything in an original. An artist can choose to …
Figure drawing offers artists a never ending series of challenges and inspirations for the artist. In my figure drawing classes we try a different approach every week, so students strengthen many different aspects of drawing, all in a single class. In drawing sessions, we have focused on how to measure proportions and useful landmarks in …
[image_with_animation image_url=”6577″ alignment=”” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] Auguste Rodin November 12, 1840 – November 17, 1917 I’m hoping you haven’t seen these before We’ve all seen The Thinker so many times we can’t see it at all. And various versions of The Kiss may have lost their charge as well. Perhaps some others come to mind …
[image_with_animation image_url=”11428″ alignment=”” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] From previous V.Note: “Though I thought I should give it a try, I really thought I wouldn’t like drypoint because every time I heard the word “drypoint” I heard nails on a chalkboard, and most of the prints labeled as “drypoints” seemed less rich and subtle than the etchings …
Auerbach’s Transcriptions after Titian
In a recent V. Note I talked about how artists study works by other artists. Transcriptions are like artist’s notes, recording selected aspects and observations in an artwork. Sometimes they serve as a jumping off point for artwork in completely new direction. Transcriptions are not copies.
For a commission, Frank Auerbach transcribed Titian’s ‘Tarquin and Lucretia’ into two works of original art.
Which way up?
The Tate posted ‘Study after Titian I’ in two different orientations, and TotallyHistory has it in a third. Which way is up? I took my best guess and posted the work above with the gold on top. What do you think?
Titian’s ‘Bacchus and Ariadne’
Auerbach based these studies and the painting below on Titian’s ‘Bacchus and Ariadne’. Adapting the figures, trees, and clouds of the original painting into a bold network of marks, Auerbach records the powerful sense of energy and movement in the original work. (Tate)
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