MASTERPIECE

Hello everyone! Today I go to speak about my favourite masterpiece.  I really think I don’t have only one favourite masterpiece, but I will choose one.  I choose a masterpiece of David Ligare, call: “Kimolos (Thrown Drapery)”.

David Ligare was born in 1945, in the city of Illinois, EEUU. His first formal arts studies were from in Art Center College of Design, in the city of Los Angeles. His paintings it’s in the galleries of Museum Modern Arts, New York, Museum of Fine Arts San Francisco, Florence and Museum of Madrid.

He is a realist contemporany painter and his work is focused in paintings of still life, landscapes and ordinary objects. This artist, believe in the power of the representation (in the way of perceptual analysis) because can make us see clearly and rationally. Some of his works represents mythological scenes and characters: Penelope, Aquiles. One of his masterpieces in this subject (in my opinion) is his Hercules protecting balance between Pleasure and Virtue (1993). This painting is an example of the classic treatment of colors and forms. We can see it in the bodies of the men, the posses, the clothes, the extra- elements (decorative) and in the composition in general.

Another element used by this artist is the still – life paintings. Historically, this type of paintings was less valuates because, still life seemed frivolous and served no useful purpose. But, nineteenth century, when painters began to assert the primacy of art for art’s sake, did still life begin to assume a higher status. Ligare’s use this and pretend to do “art for art” while the purpose is to educate: the paintings at once recall lessons from the past, and extract a universal order from the frenzy of modern life. “Kimolos (Thrown Drapery)” is only one masterpieces of de artist.  It paint was created in the years 2009-2010.