Acrylic paint is a modern media when compared with watercolour and oil. Oil for example has been used by artists as far back at the 15th century and watercolour has been used as an artist medium since the Renaissance. With such history of these other two mediums, acrylic is always fighting to gain recognition. Acrylic has distinct characteristics as oil and watercolour do and the National Acrylic Painters’ Association was set up in 1985 to champion and support this media. Acrylic is capable of the widest range of approaches of any artist media and enables even more creativity, fresh ideas and progression. Artwork has been created in acrylic paint but artists such as Andy Warhol, Robert Motherwell, Mark Rothko, Bridget Riley and David Hockney to name just a few.
There are now a huge number of artists producing canvas artwork using acrylics and making the optimum use of this versatile media. It has enabled canvas art to be bought by a wider audience due to its fast drying nature and artwork can be created much quicker so a real business can be made out of acrylic artwork. Exhibitions have been in such prestigious venues as the Westminster Gallery and the Durham Art Gallery solely exhibiting and championing acrylic work. Books have been written purely on the characteristics of acrylic paint such as “New Tricks and Techniques for Working with the World’s Most Versatile Medium” by Nancy Reyner and “The New Acrylics:Complete Guide to the New Generation of Acrylic Paints.
Modern art is defined from the 1860’s to the 1970’s in terms of galleries and art history. In recent years the appeal of modern art in a widespread context has occurred. The new style of modern, open plan living had made for the need of equally as modern and unique art for the white stark walls. The apartment living scene has especially contributed but even older style houses are having walls taken down to make way for the open plan living so popular today.
Not everyone has the money to buy modern canvas art produced by famous artists so it has enabled the not so famous but equally as talented new artists to produce work and be successful selling them. Canvas art is quite dramatic as the medium used is either oil or acrylic paint. Both achieve high depth in colour and on a bright white wall, a piece of canvas artwork on a stretched canvas frame has maximum impact.
Clean lines and minimal aesthetics are the keys with many of the latest wave if modern art pieces. Another impressive move in the artwork is that artists today are actually quite happy to produce bespoke artwork specifically for the client from their own specifications. For example a piece of artwork is often created to specifically suit the interiors of the room it is commissioned for both in style and colour. This is quite a shift from what many people conceive in artists. It is making modern art even more modern and allows the owner of the artwork to have input creating an even more personal piece.
By: Jenny Andrew
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The Popularity of Modern Acrylic Canvas Art
December 27th, 2009Visual Escape Canvas Art Prints
December 24th, 2009Visual Escape Canvas Prints
Visual Escape are an online art gallery who specialize in providing high quality canvas art prints and contemporary canvas artwork to an audience worldwide, all of which are brought to you from talented artists who offer something for anyone. Our online gallery is easy to use and has many different styles of work to suit any wall space you need a special something for.
Contemporary Canvas Art
Amongst our gallery you will discover a real diverse collection of art prints which aim to cater for every preference. There is something for everyone, ranging from unique abstract pieces, beautiful floral prints, breathtaking cityscapes, to the urban world of graffiti and many more. All of which are brought to you by a variety of exceptional artists and illustrators from around the globe.
Photos to Canvas
Also available to our customers is the option to ‘Create Your Own Canvas’ which gives you complete choice and freedom to have your own images turned into a bespoke piece of art, an ideal gift for friends and family. This service couldn’t be made easier, simply send us the desired photo via email and one of our team of illustrators will do the rest, constantly sending you previews of the work until you are 100% happy with it. We also offer graffiti canvas prints, whereby we turn your name or that of a loved one into a stylish piece of urban art. Or why not take advantage our restoration service where old and damaged photos can be brought back to life. The services are endless and brought to you at a reasonable price.
Quality Service
Maintaining a quality product is something we aim for and bring to our costumers at an affordable price. We achieve this by only printing onto premium grade fine art canvas designed for high-end Giclee reproductions that require exceptional colour gamut and longevity. We also use a top of the range fine art printer which uses a 12-colour LUCIA pigment ink system which provides an unprecedented colour spectrum to ensure prints are faithful to the artists original. Your canvas prints are then stretched onto a high quality 50mm deep wooden frame. All of our artwork is then carefully inspected before it is dispatched to our customers. Come along and find out more by visiting our site.
By: Visual Escape
How To Create Pictures On Canvas Art
December 16th, 2009Putting pictures on canvas is a special art form which requires the right equipment, good quality ink and the latest printer. While many people are unaware of the process it takes to put pictures onto canvas, the fundamentals will be explained in this article.
Turning pictures to canvas is one of the latest trends in artwork technology. Artist and the art savvy have used this method for the past 30 years to preserve original art and for mass art reproduction. It wasn’t until the last 10 years that transferring pictures onto canvas really became a popular form of artwork among the general public and interior decorators.
Pictures on canvas are just as much an art as the artwork itself. It requires the intricate care of ensuring identical replication of artwork and/or digital pictures. Ironically those who are unfamiliar with the technique may describe the process much like making a photo copy of pictures onto canvas media. The truth is the process is more technical and requires professional services.
Choose your Digital Image
The first step is to determine what type of picture or digital image you want on canvas. Pictures on canvas has unlimited possibilities and as long as the image can be scanned into a computer it can be transferred to pictures on canvas art.
Depending on what type of picture you want to convert on canvas, whether its patterns, photos or computer Jpeg, BMP or Gif images they can be turned from pictures to canvas art. Basically any image can be used and for whatever reason.
Browse the gallery for patterns and sizes
The best part of customizing your pictures to canvas artwork is you have a wide variety of sizes, patterns, and textures. Unlike enlarging a picture to hang as wall art, where the picture itself can be distorted due to it size; putting pictures on canvas media will not distort the images based on size rather enhances the images in greater detail.
Before placing your order to turn your pictures to canvas artwork, you should browse the canvas designer’s gallery to get an idea of what sizes and patterns are available. Since most canvas designers will have a gallery of their original artwork, if you’re not sure that you want yours pictures onto canvas, you can choose from an assortment of pre-designed pictures to canvas artwork.
Upload your Image and Order
Once you have selected the pictures whether pre-made or from your own personal photo album, the final step is to upload your pictures, select the size, colours and canvas styles. Typically your order should take a minimum of 7days however depending on your locations, your pictures onto canvas artwork delivery times many vary based on postal services. The best thing about customizing pictures onto canvas art is your artwork is delivered ready to hang. Basically the only thing you have to do is hang it on your wall. Creating pictures to canvas artwork is that simple.
By: Conrad McKee
