Art Analysis: The Thousand Flowers Vase By Maria Martinez

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Critical Thinking Activity #3 One hand, the Thousand Flowers vase is masterpiece from the Chinese Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty (Cunningham and Reich, p. 586) is a vase from the fencai or runcai genre (famille rose enamel ware). The artist genuinely utilized vivid, but soft colors as this style requires. On the other hand, the vase in the picture by Maria Martinez is a spectacular sample of her mate glossy black ware. She is from Tewa’s heritage and a Native-American from San Ildefonso’s, New Mexico area and well-known for making the thinnest vases in the shortest time. Both of these vases show mastery of skills from part of the artists. These vases are flawless and required hours of planning and are detailed-oriented work. …show more content…

Also considering their work excelled among other potter artists. In the Thousand Flowers vase case, this piece is adorned with peonies, chrysanthemums, magnolias, lilies, lotuses, roses, and morning glories, which are the Chinese people favorites flowers, as I was able to observe in my visit the botanical gardens of . The artists drew them in a ways that they intermingled beautifully and resemble colorful and elegant brocade. A vase like this, it is not only elegant, but it will add a touch of happiness to any place, no matter the season, the country, or a particular place in a house. The mastery of the colors utilized to decorate the piece is a gift for sore eyes. Moreover, this vessel is unique, because it shows many hours of observation, sketching, and spiritual communication with each kind of flower. One can clearly, observe that this artist was masterfully able to mixed lead-silica enamels in different colors such as green, yellow, red, gold, and other rose palette colors. By observing this vase, one have to conclude that the artist has a good sense of volume and the final product shows impressionistic features, which I personally love. According to Cunningham’s, the application of color require two firings, which implies that any small; mistake will destroy the whole product. Fortunately, this artist was savvy enough to achieve the planned

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