Texture

Real or implied?


Texture is a real quality of 3D works - e,g. Bernini - marble


Expectations can be subverted - Meret oppenheim, object. Paris 1936


Texture can be a real quality in 2D art too

  • Layering paint


Texture can be implied:

  • In 2D works painters can imply texture through depth


Prickly

Gritty

Grainy

Slick

Rough

Smooth

Soft

Course

Hard


Arnolfini wedding textures:

  • Metal

  • Plaster

  • Fabric - cloth

  • Skin

  • Fur

  • Glass + mirror + window

  • Brick

  • Leather

  • Wood

  • Ruffles

  • Strands

  • Beads