Art of Observation A. Title: Orange Crush, Author: Linda Hains, Location: 3rd floor of the Library A1) In this piece, different colors and shapes can be seen on a 3-Dimensional pickaxe. The colors vary from red to blue to yellow and the shapes resemble plant life that is native to the desert. A2) Linda Hains’s axe is titled “Orange Crush” and is located in the 3rd floor of the library right next to another axe.…
Vermeer died in December 1675. The painting “The Girl with a Pearl Earring” was a painting that was not meant to be painted. It is a painting of a European girl wearing an exotic dress an oriental turban and a large pearl earring. It was painted in…
The painting consists of a very blue color scheme throughout. This is, in most cases, associated with coldness and sometimes death. The dark blue background also, as mentioned above, provided almost an extreme contrast. In addition to the background, her hair also dark. Had he chosen blonde hair, the contrast would dulled. Most importantly, the girl’s eyeliner very much brings out her eyes. It is strategically placed on her waterlines rather than lids to accentuate her eyeballs and provide incredibly sharp corners to her eyes. The coldness and “deathly” tone of the painting manifests an eerie and dangerous theme. The contrast and accentuation of the girl and her eyes inclines the audience to be intrigued by the girls fearlessness in a cold and deathly…
At first look Olivia Peguero’s oil paintings are magnificent and lavish tropical visions of the Dominican Republic and Caribbean. Her art has been inextricably linked to the idea of island life and the splendor of its landscapes and botanical diversity. Peguero only produces a few pieces each year, some taking months to complete. She is often seen in images, flanked by her assistant or with only her easel and set of oils. Spending weeks at a time in the countryside, she has gained a direct relationship with the people and farmers that live and work the landscape she paints.…
| Material: * Never makes preparatory drawings * Experimental aspect important to her practice * Draw really badly in a way that has a lot of emotional honesty and integrity. * Draw from old art, pre- renaissance, gothic art * Detail * Obsessed with really flat pictorial space * Repetitious marks…
Writer’s block is a term often use to describe a creative block when they are unsure and lost on how to go about with their writing; it’s not just the inability to continue with their work, but it can also be the inability to produce something creative. Moreover, this term is not isolated to writers only, this creative block can apply to all those who practice the art — artists, composers, choreographers. In this essay, I shall explain a few relatively common causes of writer’s block and the techniques to overcome this creativity block. I will be referring to several sources and to my experience on how I deal with writer’s block.…
Having been aware of police brutality growing up, many of us saw what was occurring on television. We also heard politically charged music that opened our minds and ears. I remember when I was a teen listening to Rage Against The Machine. This type of music gave me a voice. At the time when the Rodney King beating occurred, the city of Los Angeles became a literal war zone. We were introduced to Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 by Anna Deavere Smith. When I first looked at the structure Smith used in her book, I was skeptical. I had never read books with this style. The style is very unique and this book is a mixture of poetry and autobiographical accounts of L.A. Riots. Even though I agreed with a…
The focus of this paper will be “Ingenue” by Richard Judson Zolan and “The Gold Dress” by Bill Brauer. The focal point of both paintings is a beautiful woman and this is where the similarities stop. Zolan’s focus is completely within the boundaries of the painting while Brauer’s leads your eye off the plane insinuating there is more going on than is captured within the boundaries of the painting. The word ingenue refers to a naive, innocent young woman while the woman in “The Gold Dress” is definitely more provocatively situated. Both artists are Americans, Zolan from Chicago and Brauer from New York. Zolan studied under Louis Rittman, a personal friend and student of Claude Monet, the French impressionist, and Brauer under Frederico Castellon, a Spanish-American painter and illustrator of children’s books. Zolan’s style reflects the influence of Monet with the effects of light while Brauer is more sensual and moody, using deep intense colors and beautifully rendered curves. Both works of art are beautifully painted and express the great talent of both men.…
In my artwork, I created a batik landscape of Ireland, with the house on the cliff supposed to be a house similar to one on my way to church. When creating this piece, I used a piece of silk, and then dyed it with various colors, ranging from brown to green. I believe this shows the theme, as I have been to Ireland, and I have multiple connections to it, as many ancestors of mine were Irish. Also, the house in the artwork was one that I see every time I go to church. I felt the house had an older and more traditional look to it, as it was covered with dead plants, and slightly broken in. I combined both memories, and created this piece. I believe this item connects with the artist Faith Ringold, as we both used mixed media to represent something…
Wiley’s piece communicates stability with straight horizontal and vertical lines. For example, in the young African-American man his broad shoulders, attire and unfamiliar posture challenges the viewers. Overall, it communicates a sense of power and authority. Wiley also challenges the traditional law of space. The space is shallow. The overlapping of flowers on the male figure stands out with a light blue background. It gives the male figure an illusion of height and width. Wiley shows ranges of blue tones in his jeans and brown tones in his skin. The painting has both primary and secondary colors; such as, the yellow and orange in his shirt and the red hat he’s holding in his left hand. Also, in the background he uses yellows, blues, greens and reds in the flowers. His painting has many highlights; for example, the highlights in the male figures right hand and arm, chin and neck, right pants leg, the hat and the top of his shoes. In addition, there are also many cast shadows; such as, in the males figures left pants leg, top of the hat, inside his right arm and the whole right side of his face. Wiley manipulates the paint to create visual texture of baggy, more ridged and tapered look in male figures pants. The floral motif exemplifies a feeling of movement all over and a natural pattern that are not exactly alike. When you look at this painting,…
Analyze and discuss the different ways the artist has used the visual elements such as color, contrast, balance to create the form of the artwork. How do these elements help the viewer understand the work?…
The art element that is the most important would be value. I say value because the clothes the boy has on are very dark, the background is dark. Maybe the artist is painting the boy in the dark value to show something frightening, or scary might happen. The art principle that is most important is emphasis. I say this because the artist clearly wants the boy to be the main focus in the painting, since he is the biggest item, he is positioned in the center, and he is Caucasian with the dark background.…
What makes a piece of art art? Is it the creation itself or is it a combination of elements that make a piece a good piece of art. Artist use elements to add depth and meaning to the pieces they create. Artist such as Vincent Van Gogh, Sol LeWitt, Diego Velazquez, and Edward Hopper all had pieces that they used different forms to help capture the attention of the viewer and express their true meaning with the techniques they used in their portraits.…
The arts are universal. Just as music is the worldwide language for all people with hearing, color is the collective language for all people with sight. In fact, color is so deeply ingrained in society and religion that it has become the most basic representation of any group. In Girl With a Pearl Earring, color and religion combine to explain Griet’s life and experiences.…
What is fashion? Is it art? Is it high art? In the world of fashion and art today, this is a contested question. Many art critics do not see fashion as an equal to the fine arts such as painting and sculpture. Critics have made remarks that fashion design should be “under the heading of vanity for its intent is of no inner value” (Miller 25-40). Edmund Burke and Immanuel Kant both said that fashion is a form of imitation. Burke held that it is a “kind of imitation that is from a social need of conformity”, while Kant says that it is a form of vanity (Miller 25-40). Sanda Miller, the author of Fashion as Art; Is Fashion Art?, states that “a work of art in the classificatory sense is 1. an artefact, 2. a set of the aspects of which has been conferred upon it the status of candidate for appreciation by some person or persons acting on behalf of a certain institution (the art world)" (Miller 25-40). Marcel Duchamp used everyday objects as art in an unusual way. Noel Carroll asked questions such as “must all art emerge from a pre-existing network of social relations? Does it appear to be informative? Does it depend upon stretching the notions of social institutions, social practices, and social relationships beyond the breaking point?" (Miller 25-40). Miller at one point states that the issue is one of intention versus function. “The study of clothes from a historical perspective is an even more recent endeavor and, therefore, it has not yet acquired a status equal to that of the fine arts; this may well have something to do with the perceived lower status of craft. Nevertheless, the historical study of clothes is inextricably linked to and dependent on that of visual art for a simple reason: their perishable nature” (Miller 25-40). “The entry of fashion exhibitions into high art settings where fashion is normally not displayed, such as…