Office Art
Office Art: Worth the Investment
Writing Assignment 2
Micheal Flynn
Strayer University
Dr. Wayne Marshall
February 28, 2014
Office Art: Worth the Investment
Dear Regional Director, I have done most of the leg work and have come up with some ideas of some art that we could put in the office that would help to show our workplace is open and inviting. These pieces of art will not cost more than the budget you gave me because they will be copies but referenced to the museums that own the originals. I have also taken the liberty to find simple but elegant frames that will blend in with the design that is already in the offices and they will be lit with small LED lights off the frames that will show the works at their best. All of this is within budget and I can have them delivered and hung by the end of the quarter. The first set of paintings are from the impressionism era that will help to bring in some light colors and simplicity can look beautiful. The first one, Still life apples and grapes, is a simple painting of apples and grapes from Claude Monet, who was one of the original painters to break away from the realistic movement from the 18th century (Claude Oscar Monet, 2002-2014). This is just as the title says it is some apples and grapes on a table, with some being in a bowl and some being on the table. They cast their shadows so that it is very easy to see where the light comes in, which is a big idea that came about in this era. It is a very primitive way of showing a 3D look to what is in the painting and one of the first in history that was seen for its simplicity. This simple painting shows how light, a forgotten about element, can really change and have an impact on what you see on the fruit. The light is like the all the employees that are not management because they are there but sometimes they can be forgotten about. This painting will be one that goes between being in the lunch room and being in the front atrium. The second
Writing Assignment 2
Micheal Flynn
Strayer University
Dr. Wayne Marshall
February 28, 2014
Office Art: Worth the Investment
Dear Regional Director, I have done most of the leg work and have come up with some ideas of some art that we could put in the office that would help to show our workplace is open and inviting. These pieces of art will not cost more than the budget you gave me because they will be copies but referenced to the museums that own the originals. I have also taken the liberty to find simple but elegant frames that will blend in with the design that is already in the offices and they will be lit with small LED lights off the frames that will show the works at their best. All of this is within budget and I can have them delivered and hung by the end of the quarter. The first set of paintings are from the impressionism era that will help to bring in some light colors and simplicity can look beautiful. The first one, Still life apples and grapes, is a simple painting of apples and grapes from Claude Monet, who was one of the original painters to break away from the realistic movement from the 18th century (Claude Oscar Monet, 2002-2014). This is just as the title says it is some apples and grapes on a table, with some being in a bowl and some being on the table. They cast their shadows so that it is very easy to see where the light comes in, which is a big idea that came about in this era. It is a very primitive way of showing a 3D look to what is in the painting and one of the first in history that was seen for its simplicity. This simple painting shows how light, a forgotten about element, can really change and have an impact on what you see on the fruit. The light is like the all the employees that are not management because they are there but sometimes they can be forgotten about. This painting will be one that goes between being in the lunch room and being in the front atrium. The second
References: Chapter 33. (2012). In H. M. Sayre, The Humanities: Culture, Continuity, and Change (Vol. 2, p. 1092). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. Claude Oscar Monet. (2002-2014). Retrieved Feburary 28, 2014, from The Complete Works: http://www.claudemonetgallery.org/home-3-96-1-0.html George Seurat. (2002-2014). Retrieved Feburary 28, 2014, from The Complete Works: http://www.georgesseurat.org/home-2-96-1-0.html Pierre Auguste Renoir. (2002-2014). Retrieved Feburary 28, 2014, from The Complete Works: http://www.pierre-auguste-renoir.org/home-1-96-1-0.html The Picasso. (2010-2014). Retrieved Feburary 28, 2014, from City of Chicago: http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/chicago_s_publicartthepicassountitledsculpture.html