Observation Of The Red Crane

At this event were put in small groups and assigned to an art in which we observe and inspected for about 10 minutes. There were three tables, so each group had their own art piece to inspect. My group had a painting called the Red Crane. For 10 minutes we used our “close reading” skills to observe this art piece. We observed the painting through a grammar, logic, and rhetoric lens. Grammar in visual art might be thought of as the formal elements and composition. Through this we were able to notice that painting was actually made into pieces, which bulged out of the frame. In addition where able to know the contrasting colors between the pieces some piece displayed lush color while other places had dull colors. Another tactic we use was logic. Logic is the way the formal elements come together to create a whole not composition, exactly, but rather how the various elements work together. With this process we asked one another how did each component of this art piecework with the overall picture. Lastly, another term we used was rhetoric. Rhetoric is defined as the backstory, the underlying message, and the tools of persuasion. In visual materials, rhetoric could also be said to encompass the dialectic between viewer, object and maker. Through these terms
we were able to decipher once a complicated art piece into a simple painting. This process was enduring yet the ability to present to the other groups demonstrating our groups understanding of the art piece made it well worth the task.

I though grammar was the most valuable tool.
Using grammar allowed us to question only the visible components of the art pieces such as the texture, the structure, and the colors presented in the piece. Within the group I was able to question why the are piece had various shades of colors from one end to other end. In addition the group I was in where were able to agree to disagree on our views of what the colors represent. In this painting several people believed it represented income inequality but I said it represented prosperity. In the background of the paint existed a red crane. I stated that this red crane demonstrated a city that in the process of building more condos or some type living
structures.

This “new” step I did not found all that beneficial. We had a seminar like discussion. It involved us witness a art piece for the first time and then we would take notes and write anything we found interesting about the piece for about 10 minutes and then we discussion our beliefs and opinions. In some ways it demonstrate the purpose of seminar. Each person in the group came from different backgrounds and we were told to look at the same art piece and provided our insights. Thus demonstrating the benefit seminar has for every person. It allows us to express ourselves and allows us to share opinions in a control environment. Seminar does not only allows us to express ourselves freely but allows our minds roam endlessly.