Textures in Art

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Texture in art refers to the visual mimicry of the physical sensation of an object, material, or subject. 

TEXTURE IN ART

Texture art is a genre of art that makes use of the tactile experience and texture as an art element as the focal point of the artwork. 

TEXTURE ART DEFINITION

DIFFERENT TYPES OF TEXTURE IN ART

These textures are created through the manipulation of mediums to imitate a particular texture. 

IMPLIED TEXTURES

Actual texture refers to the actual surface of the object and is often easily described as the immediate tactile sensation. This is also known as genuine texture, as it is the real-life texture of an object.

ACTUAL TEXTURES

An abstract texture is a visual representation of an object or subject that is real enough for the viewer to identify while remaining unrealistic.

ABSTRACT TEXTURES

These textures are characterized by appearance versus reality. This means that the appearance of the texture is usually different from what it feels like.

SIMULATED TEXTURES

EXAMPLES OF THE USE OF TEXTURES IN ART

Four Withered Sunflowers (1887)  Vincent van Gogh

Flowering Garden with Path (1888)  Vincent van Gogh

Descending (1965)  Bridget Riley

Rape of Proserpina (1621)  Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Still Life (c. 1625)  Pieter Claesz

Portrait of Mona Lisa del Giocondo (1503 – 1506)  Leonardo da Vinci

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