Exploring The Use Of Light In Contepporary Realistic Oil Painting

In exploring light as an artistic language,the technique of reproducing objects has continued to be perfected,and it,as one of the elements that make up one of the important languages of realistic painting,it has created more options for artists in the treatment of elements such as colour,layout and space in the picture,and has promoted the development and evolution of the language of painting.Some artists of contemporary realistic oil painting have borrowed from the classical language of light and shadow,making use of the formal structure of the traditional language of light to give light and shadow a unique sense of form and metaphor.They have found a meeting point between the traditional and the contemporary,giving contemporary realistic oil painting the power to continue to flourish into the future,and as the painters explore this will certainly reveal more possibilities.By collating existing research theories and results,this essay discusses the impact that the element of light and shadow has on the picture and its expressive power.The first part focuses on the concept of realistic oil painting from both traditional and contemporary perspectives,and briefly analyses the current development of contemporary realistic oil painting.The second part elaborates on the diverse effects that the use of different light produces on the picture.The third and fourth sections explore the use of light by different contemporary realistic oil painters in their creations and analyse the atmosphere,space and structure they present in the picture.Finally the fifth part analyses the influence of light and shadow theory on one’s own artistic practice.