Jackson Pollock's Style
In what ways did the style of Jackson Pollock differ than that of Willem de Kooning? Jackson Pollock’s style had no subjects and just about motions. His style was very personal. Although de Kooning’s style was abstract, too, unlike Pollock, his painting had subjects which were mainly women. Furthermore, he still considered Cubist space and compositions for his paintings while Pollock totally abandoned these.
-What sorts of subjects did Roy Lichtenstein use for his paintings, and why were these subjects so effective? Roy Lichtenstein used emotional men or women portraits like the sad woman in Drowning Girl. These subjects were effective because although the paintings themselves were objective and unemotional, Lichtenstein used these emotional
subjects to reveal the stereotypes of the contemporary society.
-How does Maya Lin’s Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial reflect Post Minimalist concerns? Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial by Maya Lin’s is very simple but well designed for the neutrality and considering the viewers’ emotion. She carved the names of the dead and missing in a chronological order on a black granite V-shape wall. The names keep coming to the viewers, and the viewers become more and more emotional by the numbers. When the wall disappears on the ground with fewer soldiers, viewers feel lost. The using of black graphite is great because the reflections of the viewers overlap the names which creates huge impacts. Maya Lin used simple materials to create the beauty of the simplicity for Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial reflected Post-Minimalist concerns.
-How does the Coop Himmelblau reflect the Deconstructivist style? The rooftop of Coop Himmelblau seemed to be out of a part of the building. It had no explanation or logic for this phenomenon. The roof looked like to explode and gave an odd sense of catastrophe which was difficult to associate it as a conference room designed for a law firm. Comparing to the vintage apartment building below, the rooftop was so contemporary with a unique structure and color. Also, their materials were conflicting strongly.
-What sorts of subjects did Roy Lichtenstein use for his paintings, and why were these subjects so effective? Roy Lichtenstein used emotional men or women portraits like the sad woman in Drowning Girl. These subjects were effective because although the paintings themselves were objective and unemotional, Lichtenstein used these emotional
subjects to reveal the stereotypes of the contemporary society.
-How does Maya Lin’s Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial reflect Post Minimalist concerns? Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial by Maya Lin’s is very simple but well designed for the neutrality and considering the viewers’ emotion. She carved the names of the dead and missing in a chronological order on a black granite V-shape wall. The names keep coming to the viewers, and the viewers become more and more emotional by the numbers. When the wall disappears on the ground with fewer soldiers, viewers feel lost. The using of black graphite is great because the reflections of the viewers overlap the names which creates huge impacts. Maya Lin used simple materials to create the beauty of the simplicity for Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial reflected Post-Minimalist concerns.
-How does the Coop Himmelblau reflect the Deconstructivist style? The rooftop of Coop Himmelblau seemed to be out of a part of the building. It had no explanation or logic for this phenomenon. The roof looked like to explode and gave an odd sense of catastrophe which was difficult to associate it as a conference room designed for a law firm. Comparing to the vintage apartment building below, the rooftop was so contemporary with a unique structure and color. Also, their materials were conflicting strongly.