Impasto

the work of art is called incision by Jay Defeo its a perfect example of impasto which is paint applied very thickly to a canvas or support. when doing impasto it gives your work texture along with a three D look. if you look to the bottom of the picture the artist applied more paint making it stick out more with a rough texture. it almost looks and probably feels like a rock that was smashed. this type of work is used to give art a different look. if you look at the white spots less paint was applied their making it more smooth and not having that rough texture or drip effect like the bottom.