I believe that the conveyed message of this piece of art work in Lubbock, Texas, at the local “first Friday art trail” can be from a multitude of projected meanings. The mural on the External Wall of the LHUCA complex by Joey Martinez with no title and no date (as I found neither) leaves a mysterious aspect to what the bigger than life-size mural actually means. This gives it a beauty in which I love. Nobody really knows what the mural Martinez made represents. The above life-size mural on the External Wall of the LHUCA complex, is roughly nineteen feet tall, and thirty-eight feet long. This is amazing because Martinez had to go beyond the traditional artist’s comfortable size and depiction, as the mural is quite the stunner. The subject matter of Martinez’s mural I believe is a Mexican traditional figures on both the left and right side of the mural. On the left side there is a skeleton lady who seems to be holding an unknown object with a traditional Mexican day of the dead face or mask.
In the middle it seems to me at least that this almost depicts a traditional Mayan or Aztec logo or reference of some sort. It has that sort of vibe honoring Mexico’s tradition that I feel that Martinez is depicting in the middle of this beautiful mural. Next is the right side of the mural. I believe that the opposite of the left side this side features a male instead of a female. This Mexican iconic skeleton represents another “Día de Muertos” or day of the dead figure to me. The literal depiction of this mural is something that I think a lot of people in this area can appreciate with Mexican ancestry or not. The medium used by Martinez is spray paint containing a multitude of colors ranging from a dark charcoal black to a bright teal blue. The surface in which the graffiti artist and Lubbock native uses in this mural is just a plain brick building. The bricks feel almost glossy so I’m guessing he also used a layer of gloss to his above life-size mural. That’s another thing that I love about this piece, it’s that all Martinez needed to create his masterpiece is a few cans of spray paint and a black surface in which he …show more content…
explodes his inner raw emotions, creativity, and artistic ideals on, to form murals such as this one depicted at the first Friday art trail. Usually an artist needs to have a multitude of tools, and different ways and mediums to finish their artwork. That’s what attracted me to this mural by Martinez at the first Friday art trail. I saw this much larger than life size mural with beautiful eye striking colors that drew me to it, rather than your conventional art piece in a gallery. My own interpretation of the art work by Martinez is that the massive colorful mural can represent much more than just the ten elements, and ten properties of art.
But well narrow it down. The main eye catching element of this art piece is the color. As soon as you turn the corner onto the street this is the first thing you spot. It’s so nicely painted and configured to appease to the viewer, whether it’s an experienced artist, or a casual viewer such as myself. Anyone can appreciate this beautifully painted element of the above life size mural. As for my principal of art there are a lot of options that I assessed such as proportion, scale, pattern, and focal point. I think the scale of this mural really defines it as a piece of art. Not only is it beautifully crafted but the monumental scale of this piece really set it apart from anything else I saw at the first Friday art trail. Such a fundamental art concept such as scale, color, and proportion really do put emphasis on the meaning of this beyond life sized mural by Martinez that stands as a predominate point behind the pieces meaning in which it
conveys. The importance in size and location of this mural is absolutely, and utterly huge. Not only is the building in which the artist Martinez picked for his mural a huge walk-by destination at the first Friday art trail, but it also duel wields as a betterment of the community. Before the building wasn’t at all pretty or found to one’s eye. But now everyone recognizes this building and even stops to notice the beautiful mural, and often even stop by to take pictures as I did. Without this crucial placement I believe the mural wouldn’t be all that popular as it currently is. As means of creating a communitive massage of the actual meaning of what the mural is depicting I don’t think it is all that to successful. I myself am not really sure of the meaning of the mural. On the other hand I really do think it’s very successful in means of creating beauty out of an old building that a lot of people really do get to enjoy on Friday nights, perhaps even more as they take a lovely evening stroll downtown, at the first Friday art trail or not.
If one came close to the figure’s stomach where there’s the seafoam green, one can see the strong mark makings of the paint brushes and knife strokes, making the paint come out of the canvas. Similarly, Brown also uses big paint strokes of different colors to direct viewer’s eyes around the artwork. For instance, on the left side of the figure, there is a big vertical downward motion of a brush stroke in maroon, that connects to a green streak that goes up and encompasses the figure’s head and then downward to the body of the figure, which outlines and pushes the figure to stand out. And to make our eyes go back to the figure, Brown paints a blue triangle on the chest, making it a focal point due to it’s dark color that stands out of the light colors. And if someone stood facing the side of the painting, one can see the thick globs of paint that would make the viewer take a double glance to see if it was either a painting or a sculpture, which reinforces the idea that the painting is coming alive and making one feel
Emiliano Zapata occupies a central place in this painting. He was the main leader of the peasant revolution in Mexico. At the back of the painting we can see his army which is mainly formed of common people. They are armed with bows, arrows and machetes in contrast to their leader, carrying only a sickle, used for cutting sugar cane. This displays that the people are soldiers and they are ready to fight to death for their freedom from the suppressors . Also it expresses their full devotion towards Zapata.
The mixed reaction I have towards the painting is because, first off, I still wouldn’t know what is really behind it or what it’s trying to tell us without looking at it from a distance. When I looked at it from a computer desktop I could see a shoe, a mountai...
While doing my research on Marela Zacarias, my eyes have opened up more when it comes to art. I’ve come to like sculptures more than I do portraits. I like that you can actually feel the outlining and curves of a sculpture than you would a flat surface portrait. The thing I love most about Zacarias’s sculptures, is that it’s so unique and comes at you with beautiful colors and patterns. It also seems as if it were a linen drapes coming at you or a linen bed cover drying outside and the wind is blowing it, causing it to get that rippled effect. Art can be many things in one’s eyes. But what is art to
This piece is and is 218.4 centimeters in height and 172.7 centimeters in width. I was not able to find the medium of this artwork but I am assuming it is either acrylic or oil on canvas. The style is also abstract and features what looks like random painted figures and shapes positioned all over the canvas with patches of red, yellow-green, mustard yellow, white and beige as the background. There are a couple random objects painted on this piece that are recognizable, such as a red cup with sugar cubes next to it, but there also many unrecognizable shapes that are more open to interpretation. It is my least favorite because I do not find the overall color scheme of the painting very appealing. Personally I feel as if the colors in this piece do not go well together, especially the shade of green and yellow in the background. Compared to Basquiat’s other pieces that are richer in color, this piece falls
Diego Rivera was deemed the finest Mexican painter of the twentieth century; he had a huge influence in art worldwide. Rivera wanted to form his own painting fashion. Although he encountered the works of great masters like Gauguin, Renoir, and Matisse, he was still in search of a new form of painting to call his own (Tibol, 1983). His desire was to be capable of reaching a wide audience and express the difficulties of his generation at the same time, and that is exactly what h...
Another form of expression and bringing awareness was through the way of art. The style of art and representation solely raised from the Chicano movement. Murals played a big part in the activism and progression people wanted to see. Most, if not all murals represented native Mexicans and their struggles of being oppressed. All murals told a story whether it was Mexico’s poverty or the farming industry. Many popular symbols and images were used again in the Chica...
As can be seen throughout history, art is a powerful expressive model that has the capacity to instruct and construct social change within a community. The art born out of the Chicano Movement of the 1960’s is a perfect example of this phenomenon. In response to the struggle for civil rights for Mexican-Americans immigrants, Chicanos and Chicanas created an art aesthetic that embodied the activist spirit of the movement. As Alicia Gaspar de Alba once stated, “the Chicano art movement functioned as the aesthetic representation of the political, historical, cultural and linguistic issues that constituted the agenda of the Chicano civil rights movement.” By taking an activist approach to challenge the stereotypes, economic inequality and xenophobic shortcomings of the dominant mainstream and by promoting awareness of history, culture and community the visual art of the Chicano Movement served as a political tool to enact social change for Mexican-American Immigrants of all generations.
Though most works of art have some underlying, deeper meaning attached to them, our first impression of their significance comes through our initial visual interpretation. When we first view a painting or a statue or other piece of art, we notice first the visual details – its size, its medium, its color, and its condition, for example – before we begin to ponder its greater significance. Indeed, these visual clues are just as important as any other interpretation or meaning of a work, for they allow us to understand just what that deeper meaning is. The expression on a statue’s face tells us the emotion and message that the artist is trying to convey. Its color, too, can provide clues: darker or lighter colors can play a role in how we judge a piece of art. The type of lines used in a piece can send different messages. A sculpture, for example, may have been carved with hard, rough lines or it may have been carved with smoother, more flowing lines that portray a kind of gentleness.
At first glance the mural can be a lot to take in at once. The paint covers every inch of a concrete wall. The wall is very long and it runs through one of the parking areas of
When we hear the word “Art” certain images come to mind. We think of great masterpieces of epic battles, and cathedral walls depicting angels and demons. This however, is a very small part of the art of the world. One form of artwork has been seen in every civilization, on every continent; Folk art. Folk art at its root is art including paintings, textiles, furniture, and carvings done by a country's indigenous people. These pieces are often functional, and serve a purpose on top of being aesthetically pleasing.The techniques used by these people are often passed down generation to generation, and originate in the community itself. This means most of the artisans do not have any formal training in their craft. Many took apprenticeships, or learned from watching village elders.
The composition of the painting takes place with the square of the canvas. The square is approximately 5' x 5'. A black frame surrounding the painting protrudes approximately 4" off the canvas. There is a 1" inlay between the canvas and frame. From this square, Reinhardt breaks the composition into six equal squares in three even rows. Texture is no where to be found in the painting. No visual indication of the artist's brush stroke is present. No varnished glare is given off by the piece. The entire work, including the frame, is completely matte. The squares take up the entire canvas in a checkerboard type arrangement. Each square is a slightly different shade of blue-black. It almost becomes impossible to see the difference between each square. The middle squares in the top and bottom rows shift more towards blue than the rest of the squares. The division of these middle squares become more obvious than the others. When the painting is looked at from a distance, it is almost impossible to see any of the squares at all. When looking from a far, all a viewer can see is a blackish blue canvas. As you stare longer into the painting, a halo begins to form around the corners of the canvas, creating a circle inside the square. Once you look away from the canvas, the circle is gone. With this observation in mind, we could say that the painting most definitely relies on the viewer. A viewer is required to look at the piece for its full affect. We could say that the squares in the painting are self-contained.
This painting by Vincent Van Gogh is on display at the Art Institute of Chicago Museum, in the Impressionism exhibit. There are many things going on in this painting that catch the viewer’s eye. The first is the piece’s vibrant colors, light blues and browns, bright greens, and more. The brush strokes that are very visible and can easily be identified as very thick some might even say bold. The furniture, the objects, and the setting are easy to identify and are proportioned to each other. There is so much to see in this piece to attempt to explain in only a few simple sentences.
Each drawing. Each painting. Each sculpture. It can give you a glimpse of what is going on in the artist’s head. Take the painting “El Autobus” by Frida Kahlo as an example. It has been said that the painting is in reference of the accident Frida Kahlo had where she got impaled by a metal handrail. The painting is of a bench with people sitting on it just before boarding the bus. This kind of artwork, where the artist puts a little bit of him/her self in it is something I strive for. I want to make art that reflects me, or that means something to me. I don’t want to make something just because, I want it to be where the viewer could possibly see the hard work, the passion, the emotion behind it. Things that most times get
"A picture can paint a thousand words." I found the one picture in my mind that does paint a thousand words and more. It was a couple of weeks ago when I saw this picture in the writing center; the writing center is part of State College. The beautiful colors caught my eye. I was so enchanted by the painting, I lost the group I was with. When I heard about the observation essay, where we have to write about a person or thing in the city that catches your eye. I knew right away that I wanted to write about the painting. I don’t know why, but I felt that the painting was describing the way I felt at that moment.