A painting of very worn boots that are untied and sagging. The boots are painted using dark colors and the background uses light colors. Identify the painting above and the artist who painted it. How has the artist specifically used texture in this piece?

He used texture to say it was worn a lot by someone and to give it a shabby look.

the answer is counterpoint.

counterpoint definition: "the art or technique of playing a melody or melodies in conjunction with another, according to fixed rules."

counterpoint is present in a lot of baroque music- such as bach (notably his wtc prelude and fugues) and scarlatti, but can also be found in music by mozart, beethoven. it can even be found in music as modern as john williams!