#art knowledge

LEFT ) The Blossom of Youth, created in 1898 by the Polish artist Władysław Czachórski. RIGHT ) Lady in a Lilac Dress with Flowers (For Him), created in 1903 by the Polish artist Władysław Czachórski.

Not my typical post, but upon reviewing a handful of Czachórski's works I thought I'd offer some brief thoughts.

I shared the 'Lady in a Lilac Dress with Flowers (For Him)' just yesterday and so I was rather struck by its similarity to 'The Blossom of Youth' which I came across today. Considering that 'The Blossom of Youth' was completed five years prior, my first thoughts were that perhaps the 'Lady in a Lilac Dress' was a reattempt by Czachórski at his elder piece as the latter looks significantly more modern in comparison. Unfortunately, I am yet to find any published comments on these two pieces and their likeness.

They mean that the person has vanishing points. I repeat.

THEY MEAN THAT THE PERSON HAS VANISHING POINTS!!!! Which all converge to the horizon line!!! (at least those lines, that are parallel to the ground)

This might not be news for ya'll, but the just draw the person in a cube thing NEVER worked for me. It feels super stiff and limiting to me. I'm thinking geometry first, figure second. However this approach is a bit more natural to me. I drew the upper half of the pose first, checked where my vanishing point would loosely lie, and went on to correct my first assumed horizon line, as you can see in the drawing.

The horizon line now is at the knee, which means, that i, the "photographer" of that scene am close to the ground, my eyes are on the height of that knee. That's my horizon.

Now with the leg under the hl i was struggling, because i didn't think about my second vanishing point yet. It informs the position of the foot immensely, and this lack of information about boxes and perspective previously made some challenging poses look super awkward.

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