ART/101 Art and Intention
Art and Intention
ART/101
Shelly Scott-Harmon
I was undoubtedly surprised at the difference and similarities between my first thoughts on the piece and my thoughts after reading about it. When I was first looked at Hung Liu’s Painting Three Fujins the figures looked very solemn, serious, and balanced. The piece seemed to have both a controlled and abstract feel about it. Most of the figures contain a lot of detail but with the drips going through them it made them look a little softer and gave it an organic feeling. It seemed to have a very controlled but almost sad feeling throughout the piece. After reading about the painting some of my first thoughts about the painting were explained. Since these are women stuck in their position it explained why I got a sad feeling from the piece. These women had requirements and certain obligations they had to fulfill. So, the figures being in very controlled and posed positions makes you feel the life they led. I liked how the artist used the linseed oil to make the abstract drips throughout the piece. The reasoning behind this gives the piece a totally different feeling. Since she sees using the drip method as adding a liberating or freeing feeling to the piece. Not only does it add both these things to the piece but she feels both those feelings herself when she is doing the dipping technique. I think that after reading the inspiration for the piece, artist techniques, and the feelings it made this a little less sad for me and helped me to notice more of the symbolism incorporated into the piece.
ART/101
Shelly Scott-Harmon
I was undoubtedly surprised at the difference and similarities between my first thoughts on the piece and my thoughts after reading about it. When I was first looked at Hung Liu’s Painting Three Fujins the figures looked very solemn, serious, and balanced. The piece seemed to have both a controlled and abstract feel about it. Most of the figures contain a lot of detail but with the drips going through them it made them look a little softer and gave it an organic feeling. It seemed to have a very controlled but almost sad feeling throughout the piece. After reading about the painting some of my first thoughts about the painting were explained. Since these are women stuck in their position it explained why I got a sad feeling from the piece. These women had requirements and certain obligations they had to fulfill. So, the figures being in very controlled and posed positions makes you feel the life they led. I liked how the artist used the linseed oil to make the abstract drips throughout the piece. The reasoning behind this gives the piece a totally different feeling. Since she sees using the drip method as adding a liberating or freeing feeling to the piece. Not only does it add both these things to the piece but she feels both those feelings herself when she is doing the dipping technique. I think that after reading the inspiration for the piece, artist techniques, and the feelings it made this a little less sad for me and helped me to notice more of the symbolism incorporated into the piece.