EUAN UGLOW PAINTING TECHNIQUE SKIN

His method of observation is painstaking and intense, as evidenced by the small marks of measurement on the figure, a. Uglow has an exacting approach to the nude, suppressing emotional content in favour of visual truth. The compositions I place my subjects in, exploit them in a raw form that allows me to be consumed by the details that make them whole. Artwork page for ‘Zagi’, Euan Uglow, 19812 The title of this painting refers to a Chinese acrobat doll that Uglow copied to arrange the subjects athletic stance. The subjects I choose to paint have been consistently present throughout art history, but my work reflects a sense of obsession and study to detail contradicting with minimalism. My works consist of highly realized organic subjects with the contrast of flat geometric shapes or lines.

The traditional and delicate process in which to make an egg tempera painting inspires me to bring this unique medium to contemporary art. With the inability to “blend” with egg tempera paint, form is built up though many thin layers of cross-hatching and optical mixing.

EUAN UGLOW PAINTING TECHNIQUE SKIN

Egg Tempera allows me to bring the craftsmanship back in my art by building my own panels, “cooking” traditional rabbit skin glue/marble dust gesso and mixing my own paint with a yolk of an egg. Finish piece will be posted on my instagram-If your into Art: 'Subcribe, Like, Share,Comment -Follow my Instagram. Egg Tempera dates to the late 15th century and was the primary easel painting technique. Everyday when I crack an egg I am excited to pick up a brush and paint.

Euan uglow painting technique