That's what we are. Emotional beings. We have feelings, oh yes we have feelings, so why not manipulate those feelings through art? Catholic Baroque Art did just that, appealed to our emotions as human beings. This completely went against all aspects of art up until that point, which focused on ideal order. This new form of art was off balance, went against realism, and warped space. A main focus within the paintings were the light and dark contrasts. Another key feature within these works was that a lot of the action was happening in the background - woah, curveball! When observing this new style of art, the goal was to feel the same emotions as the artist. However, being Catholic, all of these artworks went through the doctrines of the church. This new style of artwork, honestly, is kind of scary. Some of the details in the paintings we observed were almost to the point of spooky, if you ask me. Then again, you probably didn't :)
Until next time..
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