© Paolo Dala
The Creation of Light
George Richmond (1826)
The National Art Center (Minato City, Tokyo, Japan)
The Art Of Light
According to Judeo-Christian belief, God's first act was to create light. In the Old and New Testaments, light represents goodness and purity. Darkness, meanwhile, signifies destruction and evil. In the late 18th and early 19th century, religious art became popular again in Britain. Artists started using light and dark in their painting to represent profound spiritual themes. They often explored the interplay between the literal and metaphorical: flickers of light in the gloom suggesting hope amid suffering...
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Light: Works from the Tate Collection
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Mark Aeling sculptured his wife’s lips with pencils
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idk, i saw this and was possessed to throw my exams to the side and draw it - someone give this stinky man a shower
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