Physical Transparency and Painting Expressions

From the Analysis of Works Using Transparent Materialsas Supports

Abstract

Painting using materials with physical transparency is one of the trends widely seen today, and the author is also a painter who works on oil painting using transparent mediums. However, research on the expressive effects, techniques, and materials of such paintings is still insufficient. In this paper, as part of the research to examine the significance of painting with physical transparency, the author establishes the basis of the research and considers the characteristics of modern paintings using transparent materials as supports from the viewpoint of a painter.

As a research method, the author defines the meaning of words such as transparency in this paper, confirms the overview of transparent materials, and classifies previous works. Based on them, the author studies some of the works with transparent supports.

As a result, the matters that form the basis for research on physical transparency and painting expressions were confirmed, and the analysis of the works based on these findings revealed the various expressive effects of the works and the expressive intentions of each artist.

In conclusion, the characteristics of the works with transparent materials as supports examined in this study are considered to be visual expressions related to motion, floating, and multilayeredness. The author aims to clarify the significance of painting with physical transparency through further analysis of artworks and practical research.