Texture
Texture is the way something feels to the touch, or looks to the eye.
Words like rough, silky, shiny and dull help writers describe the texture of an object.
An artist shows texture to accomplish the same goal.
There are two types of texture: tactile and visual.
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Historical Example 1Frida Kahlo, Self-Portrait with Monkey, 1938. Oil on Masonite, 16 X 12”. Albright-Knox Gallery, Buffalo, NY. | Historical Example 2Georgia O’Keefe, The Shell, 1934. Charcoal on laid paper, 18 5/8 inches X 24 ½ inches. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. | Historical Example 3Meret Oppenheim, Object (Luncheon in Fur), 1936. Fur-covered cup, saucer and spoon, approx. 9 3/8 inches X 3 inches. Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY. |
Historical Example 1
Frida Kahlo, Self-Portrait with Monkey, 1938. Oil on Masonite, 16 X 12”. Albright-Knox Gallery, Buffalo, NY.
Historical Example 2
Georgia O’Keefe, The Shell, 1934. Charcoal on laid paper, 18 5/8 inches X 24 ½ inches. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Historical Example 3
Meret Oppenheim, Object (Luncheon in Fur), 1936. Fur-covered cup, saucer and spoon, approx. 9 3/8 inches X 3 inches. Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY.
