The further left you go until the edge of the painting the thicker the ice. On the top right their are reflections of bare leafless trees, indicating the approaching winter months. In the middle of the painting close to the top border Mark added the reflection of Monet turning a waterwheel in hopes of calming the flooding water. Mark is paying homage to Monet who has inspired his way of painting water and reflections. In many of Marks other works the use of reflection plays a large part and can be traced back to the paintings of Monet.…
Shapes and volume are used not only to form man-made objects in the painting, but as the foundation for natural landmarks as well. In the foreground, the cinder wall is intricately composed of various triangles and squares, all connected by lines. The abovementioned tree is also composed of shapes, with two, well-defined circles acting as knots in the wood. The houses in the village below are constructed with well-defined lines to represent three-dimensional forms, with cubes and elongated triangular forms composing roofs. A small dirt plot in the shape of a square dominates the area of the closest houses of the municipality.…
One thing that is most apparent in the poem and the painting alike is the weather conditions. Both detail the rough seas, coldness,…
My family and I recently visited the Orlando Museum of Art in Orlando, Florida. The museum enjoys a seemingly eclectic collection of artifacts, sculptures, photographs, and paintings. While perusing the gallery I was fascinated by one painting in particular. The piece was called “Ante Meridian”, oil on board, c.a. 1935 by Frederick Judd Waugh (American 1861-1940). This representational painting was of a presumably north eastern coast line where waves were battering the cliffs and rocks during a stormy day. The sky was ominous yet you don’t see the rain falling. The sun appears to illuminate a jetty in the distance giving you the impression that the storm was passing. The focal point of the painting is a rather large wave, cresting, foaming, and crashing against the cliff wall set off in the left foreground and at the same time overwhelming a smaller set of rocks in the lower foreground. We catch the wave just after impact, slashing backwards into the surf. Waugh’s brush work was loose and open, yet still showed surprising detail in the rock and cliff formations. The paint was heavy, thickest on the wave caps and froth, textured to give you a feeling that the wave was jumping off the board. Waugh seemed to employ the impasto technique in specific areas of the painting where he wanted to emphasis a rich tactile surface. The art work was physically very large in comparison to the other pieces in the gallery. It measured 45 inches by 65 inches. It was prominently placed in the center of the room on its own wall which seemed barley large enough to hold the frame. This, I believe, added to the overwhelming I got when I studied this Waugh’s work. My first response when I turned the corner and saw Ante Meridian was to stop in my tracks and stare at it. It is a very powerful piece. I exclaimed to my wife that I had found the piece of art I wanted to write about. I love this painting and…
The artwork invites interpretation. It demands it. The setting is not static, it is made to change, vary, and affect the pieces throughout the season. The steel works are abstract and boldly placed, all in the open rather than tucked into a corner. The Crab is one of the most prolific sculptures in the garden, and it conveys a great sense of freedom. The limbs are fluid and varied, as if it could move in any direction at a moment’s notice. It is spread out, huge, but also delicate, commandeering the full range of its space. It seems to emerge from its shell in full flight.…
CONTENT: the content of this painting is a landscape of a town by the sea. It fits into the Fauvist style because of the time period; the very bright…
“Sunrise” is of an everyday scene in nature with vibrant colors that appear to be mixed directly on the canvas, which are all characteristics of the Impressionism period. A critic of this type of work during the period was noted as saying this painting reminded him of wallpaper. (Impressionism, 2000)…
While talking to a museum docent, he pointed out how some of the icebergs in the painting had what appeared to be blue veins on them. He later explained that veins on an iceberg represent the melting and refreezing of water. Details like these, which many painter might miss or leave out in their painting, were why I was so amazed by Church’s work. After doing some research on the painting, I discovered that the process for creating the painting The Iceberg, involved an expedition to St. Johns, Newfoundland. There, Church sketched the different form and colors of icebergs for several weeks.…
Thomas Sully´s 1830 “Portrait of Margaret H. Sandford”, was astonishing. The beauty of this young lady was remarkable. Hours could pass, and no one could get tired of admiring her elegance and the artist´s talent. This oil on canvas piece of realist art, by Thomas Sully, created an atmosphere of enjoyable tranquility. On the other hand, Waugh´s “Smothering Surf”, portrayed feelings of anger and impatience. A coast with incredibly high tide was painted by Frederick Judd Waugh with oil on panel. With large waves crashing into the rocks and white fog in the sky, Waugh expressed his frustrations. However, the quality of this melancholic piece of art was unreal. Each brush stroke made by Waugh was incredibly precise. The change in tone of the hues and the detailed characteristics of each wave, made me want to stare at the painting all…
The contrasting colors have a major effect in this painting. The light blue wall in the back looks like a dazzling blue sky on a sunny day, but directly behind the men two darkened shadows lurk like massive storm clouds. The…
By this technique of relaxing the mind and letting the brain flood with images, Heffernan is able to layer her artwork into the canvas space. Heffernan begins her artwork with sketches, then marks those sketches until she begins to see images in them (Samet). She relates this technique to frottage, which is applying a texture to a piece of paper, to make her paintings detailed. Self Portrait with Falling Sky (2011, Oil on Canvas, 68x60) depicts a nude woman being pelted with falling rocks. These rocks resemble jewels, potatoes, and are adorned with growing shrubs. The rocks are textured, the artist paints swirls and jewels into them, as well as chipped pieces, suggestive of the rigidness of a stone. The woman is surrounded by green flora amidst a blue backdrop. Her hands are thrown upward to protect herself, as she is even being splashed with water tipping from above out of a flower pot. This piece reminds one of surrealist art. It looks like a scene from a bad dream. The juxtaposition of the objects- the female nude, flying rocks, and forestry- capture the ideals of surrealist art. Heffernan’s technique of layering the rocks and placing her subject with her hands in extended space between these rocks gives the piece depth and a sense of…
In the following picture, there are various artistic elements and formats. In the background and foreground of the image, it is a neutral color scheme, consisting of whites and browns. In the center of the picture, you will see three basketballs floating in a straight line in an underwater tank. This sculpture really gives the image an architectonic feel. First off the table that is holding the tank is made up of linear lines and the tank is also made up of linear lines which makes the geometric shape of a rectangle. The bold lines around the tank are the contour lines. Inside the tank, it gives the viewer an attectonic feel due to the basketballs inside. The basketballs are made up of curvilinear lines and each ball has a type of writing on, which I will talk about later. The middle basketball brings out the complementary colors, which are orange and blue. The tank is a three-dimensional figure. All in all, this image brings something to the art world.…
Melting clocks, melting pocket watches to be exact. A yellow, blue sky over a large body of water next to a cliff. The body of water is very still; it has no movement. It is based off of a seaside in his original home of Catalonia, Spain. There is a long rectangle next to this water. Ants cover one of the pocket watches. The one pocket watch that does not appear to be melting as the other three are. There is a large unknown box with a tree branch on top of it. And something else unknown draped across the ground with what appears to be long eye lashes. This is what makes up the Persistence of Memory. This paper will be examining many different aspects of this painting.…
2. Pierre-Auguste Renoir Luncheon of the Boating Party seems to rely on diagonal lines and objects.…
Of course, the physicality of this magnificent piece also plays a role in how this painting is perceived by the viewer. Although the scale of a work can vary in reproductions, the proportion always stays the same within it. Here, we see that the proportion is quite balanced, giving the impression of normality or realness. However, the…