Directed Blog #5

Neoclassical Art focused on line, proportion, and order...it was an art that was to be understood through the intellect.. On the other hand, Romanticism focused on color, drama, and disorganization...an art that was to be accessed through emotion. François Fressinier, a modern neoclassical artist whose uses of female figures and classical themes combined with modern enhancements make his work unique. This artpiece is named A Secret Admier (on the left). He attributes much of his passion for the human figure to the fact that both of his parents were professional portrait photographers. He received strong academic training in art from his father and gives him credit for teaching him "not to paint, but to see." That unique sight has evolved into a personal style that is fluid, sensitive, and classical in nature. Many of his ideas are taken from his heritage, European history, and landscape. He's well influenced by artists such as Da Vinci, Titian and other Masters of Renaissance. And romantic presence of sensuous women are his faviorite subject matters.