2023-02-01
The first usable acrylic resin dispersion was developed in 1934 by the German chemical company BASF. Initially used in industry and for renovation work, it only gained popularity as an artistic technique in the 1950s. What do You need to know about acrylic painting?
The most important components of acrylic paint are acrylic resins and pigment. Acrylic paints can also contain gum arabic and other additives which affect the paint's properties (e.g. viscosity and drying speed). Many materials can be used as a base for acrylic painting: canvas, wood, sometimes paper or metal, glass and plastics. Artists use and have used a wide range of tools to create paintings: from brushes, spatulas, knives, tapes and airbrushes to anything they can get their hands on in the studio.
Acrylic paints have many advantages, they are less harmful to the environment than oil paints, they are resistant to high humidity and salinity (they were originally designed for painting the exterior walls of coastal buildings). They are also resistant to light and chemical agents. The advantage of this type of paint is that it dries quickly and does not change colour with time.
What is important, acrylic painting is often used in the initial phase of creating an oil painting as a so-called "underpainting". What is important, acrylic painting is often used in the initial phase of creating an oil painting as a so-called "underpainting".
An interesting example of work painted in acrylic technique is a composition by Iwona Lenik. The artist is a representative of the abstract expressionism trend. Her 'abstract composition' from 2022 measures 55 x 75 cm.
The second painting we would like to draw your attention to is a canvas by Jan Stokfisz Delarue entitled: ,'Comme Chez Soi'' from 2018. The artist is famous for immortalizing extremely atmospheric places: streets, gates, cafes. On the compositions the viewer can see old signs, inscriptions, advertisements faded plaster. 50 x 100 cm
The last beautiful example of a picture painted with acrylic paints is 'Castle Square' by Edward Dwurnik. The master's composition measures 45 x 55 cm and is framed.