Realism Essay
Beyond Realism
“Artists deliberately set out to provoke audience reactions.”
The purpose of this essay is to argue how “Artists deliberately set out to provoke audience reactions”. The essay will explain how artists have used abstraction, stylisation and distortion in artworks through the ages through the analysis of Robert Smithson’s “Spiral Jetty” and Colin Lanceley’s “Night Garden”. This essay will discuss, compare and analyse the development and evolution of abstract art.
“Abstract art can be a painting or sculpture that does not depict a person, place or thing in the natural world - even in an extremely distorted or exaggerated way. Therefore, the subject of the work is based on what you see: colour, shapes, brushstrokes, size, and scale, and in some cases, the process.” (Abstract Art History, 2012, p. 2) New concepts and ideas in abstract art have been introduced and have developed over a period of time until they evolve into something else with the same baseline. Robert Smithson was one of the first artists to execute earthworks or land art and his art was not limited to any one particular style or form. To an extent “Spiral Jetty” fits into the notion of Representational Abstraction. As the title suggests, it depicts a real life form in the structure of a jetty however in a much altered way. Colin Lanceley’s “Night Garden” is Representational Abstraction as well as Robert Smithson’s for the same reason. This “Night Garden” has been transformed and created into an abstract piece but through the colours and shapes it is recognisable. Although abstract in nature, the title of the work also alludes to the fact that it is representative of a garden.
Artists are bound to be influenced in one way or another by external forces throughout their lifetime. The fact that although abstract in nature, the title of the work to imagery by external forces through their lifetime. Life experiences such as Frida Kahlo’s tragic accident can change an artist’s whole
“Artists deliberately set out to provoke audience reactions.”
The purpose of this essay is to argue how “Artists deliberately set out to provoke audience reactions”. The essay will explain how artists have used abstraction, stylisation and distortion in artworks through the ages through the analysis of Robert Smithson’s “Spiral Jetty” and Colin Lanceley’s “Night Garden”. This essay will discuss, compare and analyse the development and evolution of abstract art.
“Abstract art can be a painting or sculpture that does not depict a person, place or thing in the natural world - even in an extremely distorted or exaggerated way. Therefore, the subject of the work is based on what you see: colour, shapes, brushstrokes, size, and scale, and in some cases, the process.” (Abstract Art History, 2012, p. 2) New concepts and ideas in abstract art have been introduced and have developed over a period of time until they evolve into something else with the same baseline. Robert Smithson was one of the first artists to execute earthworks or land art and his art was not limited to any one particular style or form. To an extent “Spiral Jetty” fits into the notion of Representational Abstraction. As the title suggests, it depicts a real life form in the structure of a jetty however in a much altered way. Colin Lanceley’s “Night Garden” is Representational Abstraction as well as Robert Smithson’s for the same reason. This “Night Garden” has been transformed and created into an abstract piece but through the colours and shapes it is recognisable. Although abstract in nature, the title of the work also alludes to the fact that it is representative of a garden.
Artists are bound to be influenced in one way or another by external forces throughout their lifetime. The fact that although abstract in nature, the title of the work to imagery by external forces through their lifetime. Life experiences such as Frida Kahlo’s tragic accident can change an artist’s whole