Texture in art is used to show definition and make it look as though you could reach out and feel the texture.
Roses, Convolvulus, Poppies, and Other Flowers in an Urn on a Stone Ledge, Rachel Ruysch, ca. 1680s - ca. 1680s, From the collection of: National Museum of Women in the Arts
I chose this painting because the flower's texture looked as if they were real flowers.
Another mountain (I), Mok Yat-san, 2007, From the collection of: Hong Kong Museum of Art
I picked this because the whole sculpture is texture.
The Moon, Ham, Myung Su, 2009, From the collection of: Korean Art Museum Association
This picture looks like you would be able to run your hand over it and feel the bumps.
City Scape, Ham, Myung Su, 2008/2009, From the collection of: Korean Art Museum Association
I picked this one because, each building has it's own texture and then the buildings all together have a texture.
Accumulation of Books, Ham, Myung Su, 2008, From the collection of: Korean Art Museum Association
This one looks like it would be like a rock wall but, up close it shows the each of the books individual textures.
City Scape, Ham, Myung Su, 2010, From the collection of: Korean Art Museum Association
From far away it looks like an alleyway but, up close each object has a different texture than it normally would.
Almond Trees in Blossom, Darío de Regoyos y Valdés, 1905, From the collection of: Museo Carmen Thyssen Málaga
I picked this one because of the way the grass it painted, it makes it look like you could feel it.
Skeleton, Ham, Myung Su, 2008, From the collection of: Korean Art Museum Association
I chose this one because, it up close the skull takes a texture of noodles.
Still life with cherries, Theodor Aman, 1875 - 1891, From the collection of: Brukenthal National Museum
I picked this one because of the peaches in the front. It really looks like the actual painting is fuzzy.
Landscape and River, Charles Francois Daubigny, 1876, From the collection of: Huntington Museum of Art
The clouds in this one really stand out on this one. They look like they would feel like cotton balls.
Garden with Courting Couples: Square Saint-Pierre, Vincent van Gogh, May 1887, From the collection of: Van Gogh Museum
I picked this one because the trees and grass have the texture of trees and grass.
April Love, Arthur Hughes, Around 1855, From the collection of: Tate Britain
The texture in this picture makes it look like it could be a photo.
Accumulation, Ham, Myung Su, 2006, From the collection of: Korean Art Museum Association
The texture in this picture makes the rock wall look like actual rocks.
Lunar Roving Vehicle, Ham, Myung Su, 2009, From the collection of: Korean Art Museum Association
Up close this picture has a completely different texture than it does up close.
Landscape at Saint-Rémy (Enclosed Field with Peasant), Vincent van Gogh, 1889, From the collection of: Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields
This mountains and ground in this picture has a lot of texture.
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