In the modern art era, traditions of the past have been tossed to the side. Modern artists begin to experiment with new techniques methods that had not been used before.
In this portrait to the right, Clive depicts a famous women of bible, Delilah, are portrays her in a fashion of the famous 1920's singer and actress, Beryl Wallace. By using bright vivid shades of color, Clive depicts the beauty and charm of the women. He uses different shades of red and small accents of white to bring out he shiny reflection in her lip stick. The dark auburn brushstrokes on her eyes let the root beer-brown color of her eyes stand out more, and it gives them depth.The way her eyebrows are lightly arched and point down lead tot he viewer to her eyes which lead their eyes to her bright lips, and then to her turned shoulder. Her turned shoulder leads the eyes to her loose and revealing stola. By making the curtains and balcony walls and orangy-red, makes the rich bright red in her lips and pink in her cheeks stand out more. The artist uses sting fluid brushstrokes which give the painting a shadow and light texture. As seen before in early eras, the clothing was tighter and fitted. It was a lot more conservative and less revealing. In this portrait, the viewer can see her bare back, and arms. Her attire is loose and less constricting. Even by looking at her dangling earrings, you can see that now in this point in history the fashion has evolved and is very different than what it used to be. Down below, you can see that again, the style of clothes and fashion has changed. The women are back to tight bodices and flawy skirts. In this era (1950's) sexuality has become a large element of society and fashion. Heels are now starting to be worn with smaller skirts. In this painting the women's breasts are greatly emphasized. This is an example of a Pin up girl. In the advertisement (right) was what would've been a little more commonly worn. Still tighter waists, the skirts were to the middle of the shin, and flawy. Collared shirts also were extremely popular. After World War II, the glamour concept became popular. Fancy hairstyles and pinned-up looks were common with the (bottom right) Tide Advertisement, 1954 (Bottom left) Pin up girl peach picking 1958 |
(Below) Henry Clive
Delilah, 1948 |