Sistine Chapel ceiling the dynamic motion, the luminous colouration, the haunting expressions of the figures in the lunettes, the abundance of putti. Gabriele Bartz and Eberhard König have said of the "Ignudi", "There is no image that has had a more lasting effect on following generations than this. Henceforth similar figures disported themselves in innumerable decorative works, be they painted, formed in stucco or even sculpted." Within Michelangelo's own work, the chapel ceiling led to the later and more Mannerist painting of the Last Judgement in which the crowded compositions gave full rein to his inventiveness in painting contorted and foreshortened figures expressing
Ceiling Painting/Yes Painting affirmation has been likened by Ono to the intimidating stature of a cathedral. The relationship between "Ceiling Painting/Yes Painting" and Ono's 1964 work "Cut Piece" was extensively critiqued by James M. Harding in his essay "Between Material and Matrix: Yoko Ono's "Cut Piece" and the Unmaking of Collage" in his 2012 book of essays, "Cutting Performances: Collage Events, Feminist Artists, and the American Avant-Garde". Ceiling Painting/Yes Painting Ceiling Painting/Yes Painting is a 1966 conceptual artwork by the Japanese artist Yoko Ono. The work is made from paper, glass, a metal frame, a metal chain, a magnifying glass, and a painted