The Creation of Adam

Michelangelo's 'Creation of Adam', Sistine chapel ceiling in Vatican Museums.

Description

     The Creation of Adam is a painting of Michelangelo's fresco Sistine Chapel ceiling 1511 years. It is take to illustrates from the Binlical story from the Book of Genesis in which God the Father breathes life into Adam, the first man come to the new world. 

      In the painting, the man who is the Adam is painted at the right side of the painting, he is naked, body shows more muscular, looks feel relax, laening against rock, and giving his to old man. Next, the old man in the painting who is the God of father, he is surrounded by angels, covered by white silk-robe and he also has a white bearded. In addition, there are more angels surrounded to the God of father, they are holding the God and one of the angel is covered with a green cloth. There also has a big dark red cloak cover around the God and angels. 

      Through to the painting, we dont know why two of them giving their finger pointing each other, is that meaning of this proportion to them? So, through the research show that many artist explain the God of Father is giving the new life to the Adam because Adam looks like no soul inside the body. So, Adam is giving out his finger to receive the new life giving from the God.   

       Last but not least, there are some element shows in the painting. The first one is line, it shows organic line for curve to the human figure outline, mountain, and clothing of God.The is organic, it shows organic shape for the human figure such as body of Adam, God of Father, and angels. Next is colours, it shows warm and cool colours. The cool colours are blue, white, and green. The warm colours are dark red which is shoes the big cloak cover around by children and the God. The fourth is texture, it shows simulated texture which is imitate to the muscular shape because it is looks realistic. Last one is value, it shows are 3D value and high key value. The 3D value is the muscular shape and shadow shows more 3D. The high key shows bright colours which is white, red, and beige.

Reason: Actually, I decided to post this painting because it is the painting in my second assignment that I chosen. So, I thought it make me more understands to the story of the Creation of Adam after I do this research for the painting. The information above is some part of the research I've gotten because it is too much details information to writing for this painting.    

Reference website:
1.http://www.rome.info/michelangelo/sistine-chapel/creation-of-adam/
2.http://litmed.med.nyu.edu/Annotation?action=view&annid=10326
3.http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/m/michelan/3sistina/1genesis/6adam/06_3ce6.html
4.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Creation_of_Adam
5.http://mv.vatican.va/3_EN/pages/x-Schede/CSNs/CSNs_V_StCentr_06.html
6.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elements_of_art