The Discovery of Oil Painting the high renaissance is thought for its spectacular works of art, corresponding to its amazing paintings, which owe their beauty and memorability to the discovery of oil paint. This great discovery was found by the Northern European artists of the fifteenth century, which artists such as the workshop of the Master of Flemalle and Jan van Eyck incorporated into their most notable paintings, the Merode altarpiece and the Arnolfini Double Portrait. Technology is consistently growing and is a dynamic way of living. It makes life easier at times and more attention-grabbing too. Once one would suppose of art within the past, usually computers and technology failed to return to mind. Currently owing to modern technology, the digital age is uncovering vast ways in which to make wonderful works of art through computer tools and software. Art is now digitally created and may seem unbelievable to the trendy eye.
Cathrin Machin, a British Australian specialized in oil painting, digital paintings, and now 3D printed sculptures. When asked what are the current trends she likes to follow says, “Not sure if it’s a trend or not but I’m avidly excited by hyperrealism. Although I like to enhance and beautify my subjects to make them more on the fantastical side, I’m always aiming to create something that can’t quite be distinguished from photographs. There’s something about the intricate details of the universe, the folds, the tiny sparkles that are so fascinating. But also its part of the human feat of pulling off something so insane people often wonders how it’s done.” Her career kick-started with her campaign in 2016.
A few months after quitting her executive job due to a breakdown of her friends had said that they’d want to do an exhibition and she thought to herself, ‘Well, at this point, there’s nothing much to lose. I might as well give it a go.’ Being out of a corporate high-paying wage for so many months, she thought, ‘Well, we need to fund it somehow.’, and so she launched her first campaign. I thought, ‘No one has ever bought a piece of art from me before’. She didn’t even think they were that good. I didn’t even think I was that good.” Her Kick starter hit its $4,000 goal within just 48 hours but didn’t stop there. It kept climbing until it hit $70,000. She realized then that she had a greater opportunity to make this happen so she did. Being so brave and confident she reached her goals. Ultimately, she is proud that she decided to pursue art as a full-time career. For years, she has been climbing up the corporate ladder, thinking she will find fulfillment once she was on top, but in the end, she got miserable. All my life, she has avoided being an artist, thinking that it’s far less fulfilling than say a career in engineering or sciences, but here we are! Doing things she never thought she could, and constantly proving her doubts wrong.
She initiated a giveaway during the pandemic. She said,” It was overwhelming to see tons of support from people all over the world and telling me how much they are inspired by my pieces and it just keeps me going . ” Her greatest inspiration is the stars which were reignited by an ayahuasca experience. She’s inspired by thinking about why or how the universe exists.
She idolizes Tracy Emin. After leaving a job where she managed a huge games studio she struggled to come to terms with the fact that she was going to end up an artist. But Emin realigned what the art business was for her. After that first Kickstarter campaign, she didn’t know what to do, so she did what everyone does she googled, “what do artist do all day” then she came to terms with Emin’s documentary, In the documentary what hit her most was something that Emin said, “you think that an artist’s paints all day and that’s all they do. Well here I am in front of my East London studio, I have a floor for management and accounting, a floor for reproductions and archiving, a floor for packing and shipping, a floor for events and then I have my studio” and after that, she realized that she could be equally as ambitious in art as she had been in games, and then everything started falling in place for her.
The message she wants to give to her fellow artists is, “Give yourself permission to daydream, to make mistakes, to play, to have fun, you never know, it may even help you live the life you’ve always wished for.” This is something we all needed to hear. According to her the importance of art from the student’s point of view is that “It’s normally a vision of something that sparks initial inspiration. We’ve all had that moment when we’ve seen something and gone “WOW” I need to know more, or it’s a vision of something that sticks with you and can in some cases inspire you to look further into it. Whether that’s a movie, or a novel, or a painting, whatever it is. It’s a form of creation that I think is a starting point”