Topic choice #1: Ingredients of an Artwork On page 15 of the Art appreciation book is a painting by an artist names Jan Van Eyck. His art piece is entitled The Ghent Altarpiece, c. 1432. This piece of artwork is currently being portrayed in the Church of St. Bavo, Ghent, Belgium. As I take a look at this piece of art I cannot help to be drawn to its magnitude of color, symbolism, and meaning. As I break this portrait into its components we will see exactly how this artwork came into place and how it was made. The ingredients for Jan Van Eyck’s artwork would include the art elements of line work, materials, and color. In order to properly cook all of the ingredients for this artwork we must include the instructions or the form for how to make…show more content… For this artwork the bodies and faces will create a line analysis to the center. By doing this, it will create a sense of empowerment to the king as well as to bring the viewers eyes to the center of the composition. Although, it is not necessary to have all eyes toward the middle, the subtlety of body and head angles has a major impact on the content of the composition. In order to further enhance the focal point, changing the size and configuration of the people in the composition we also bring attention to small detail. The bottom panel in the middle portrays a lamb sacrifice to the god above. There are a lot of people in this scene; therefore, everyone cannot be the same size as the individual people in the panels above. By making the people on the bottom smaller than the top creates a need for the viewer to take a closer look at the fine details. Sequentially, making the bottom row smaller also shows how earthly people are small in comparison to the gods…show more content… With that said, every color in the entire world has come from the three basic primary colors which are red, green, and blue. From these a wide variety of colors have come into existents. The different colors make people feel different ways. The color that the human retina sees is factor that affects human behavior. According to Angela Wright, “There are four psychological primary colours - red, blue, yellow and green. They relate respectively to the body, the mind, the emotions and the essential balance between these three.” For example, observing and artwork with many vibrant colors such as neon yellows, blues, and pinks might make someone feel happy. Meanwhile, dark colors such as blacks, dark greys, or browns might make that same person feel sad or even
