"Ballerina Study"

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$600.00

This painting was a study for a larger painting in my Ballet series.

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Jennifer K Kiss

May 25, 2022

Love this kind of film noir approach. The way this was executed is heavy, but still leaves the tutu appearing like it has a lot of lightness and movement. Bravo.

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John Crowther
John Crowther Critic

May 25, 2022

Elegantly and simply expressed, Emily Roynesdal’s "Ballerina Study" is deeply rooted in art history and theory. Most famously captured in the paintings of Edgar Degas, ballerinas have a long history of painterly representation. The reason for artists’ preoccupation with dancers is easy: art imitates art. The natural world is so often painters’ subject matter because of its astounding beauty and complexity. While there are a million exceptions, the natural world tends to be expressed on canvas in the awe-inspiring colors it confronts the painter. However, paintings of dancers are usually told in more subdued palettes because the artist wishes to capture artistic intention and movement. Line and shadow describe the present work's subject because Roynesdal wants to convey an experience, not a scene. She blends the subject into the painting without revealing her face to emphasize the act over the individual. "Ballerina Study" is a successful marriage of two art forms.

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John Crowther
John Crowther Critic

May 25, 2022

Elegantly and simply expressed, Emily Roynesdal’s "Ballerina Study" is deeply rooted in art history and theory. Most famously captured in the paintings of Edgar Degas, ballerinas have a long history of painterly representation. The reason for artists’ preoccupation with dancers is easy: art imitates art. The natural world is so often painters’ subject matter because of its astounding beauty and complexity. While there are a million exceptions, the natural world tends to be expressed on canvas in the awe-inspiring colors it confronts the painter. However, paintings of dancers are usually told in more subdued palettes because the artist wishes to capture artistic intention and movement. Line and shadow describe the present work's subject because Roynesdal wants to convey an experience, not a scene. She blends the subject into the painting without revealing her face to emphasize the act over the individual. "Ballerina Study" is a successful marriage of two art forms.

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Emily Roynesdal
Creator
Category
Figurative, Realism
Type
Painting - Unframed
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Dimensions
9.00 inches wide
12.00 inches tall
0.50 inches deep
Weight
1.00 lbs
Location
Denver, CO, US
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