Ancient Egyptian inspiration - Krynsky

Ancient Egyptians were very religious so their art often reflects on their beliefs. They used to draw the human figure and face in a very odd way

The way they drawn and sculpted the human figure was very stylized as the anatomy of the way the body moves was totally odd.Their art was always consistently drawn in a two-dimension way. The idea behind two-dimension drawing was to show as much as possible from the body parts.

 [Egyptians worshiping the mummy]

 

When it came to heads and faces they usually always drew them in side view. This idea was to allow the artist to show the ear, headdresses and hair. They basically looked very stiff and unnatural.

[Odd facial anatomy]

A lot of years has passed since the Egyptian civilizations but today's artist still gets inspired from their art.

Krynsky is an artist which in his drawings he's often inspired by the enthusiastic portraits of ancient Egyptians to create exciting outcomes. His work is very stylized.

In his painting Krynsky uses vibrant colours and interesting contrast. The idea behind his paintings is very much to that of the Egyptians as he tries to show as much as possible of the face and the facial expressions. The outcomes looks very stiff just like that of the Egyptians.

• The drawings were all drawn oil on canvas
• All the same size so that at the end all together he'll create a single masterpiece
• In 1987 this series was exhibited in the U.S. Senate
• In all there were 36 portraits  

Karnak, Two-Dimensional Ancient Egyptian Art, http://www.shira.net/culture/kemetic-2d-art.htm, [Accessed on 18/05/14]

The face to face art gallery,http://www.anatolykrynsky.com/galleries/face_to_face/index.htm, [Accessed on 18/05/14]