About Oil Paintings by Modern Artists

Oil painting is a concept of painting that dates several centuries back but is still practiced today by modern artists. In fact, the concept of oil painting can be traced back to the fifth century in the Bamian Valley in Afghanistan. Here, Indian and Chinese artists created hundreds of oil painting pieces. However, oil painting did not get prominence until its arrival in northern Europe in the 15^th century. The Netherlandish artist Jan Van Eyck is really the icon behind the ‘new discovery’ of oil painting. Thanks to him, oil painting later swept through various parts of Europe like wildfire and even replacing the once dominant tempera painting in the continent.

So what is it that made oil painting to become so popular?

Well, unlike other types of painting, oil painting art was so appealing due to its richness and brightness of its colors. Oil painting has really been able to weather the test of time due to its ability to be adapted to any given artists whims as well as requirements. Take a look at the modern art paintings for sale and you will understand what this means. Another appealing feature of oil painting is that its translucence, sheen as well as thickness can easily be adjusted. You can also easily use it with resins, waxes, and varnishes as is evident in Suzi Nassif paintings. This renowned Dubai based female artist says that he oil painting medium gives her more flexibility when doing her works. In fact her artworks are some of the best award winning paintings Dubai.

How modern artists are painting using oil paints

Since the inception of oil painting back in the ancient times so much has really evolved in this painting medium and technique. If you take a look at the past the artists back then were aware about the materials used and were even involved in the preparation of the materials themselves. This however changed since late eighteenth century when artists did not know exactly what they were using in their paintings.

There was yet another big change in the twentieth century which is much more related to concerns about the toxic concerns of associated with lead white use in art. The material was consequently replaced with titanium white which has brought its own set of problems as well. While it is not toxic to the health of artists, using titanium dioxide makes the paint to dry too much thus making the paint film brittle.

Improvements on modern oil paints

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