On display in The Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts in Lubbock, Texas is a piece called La Ventana by the artist Alice Leora Briggs created in 2013. This piece is composed of wood cut with chine colle printed on an individual piece of Kitikata paper. The overall obstacle presented is one where man’s limitations can be seen through a physical, an emotional, or a lack of opportunity to interact with his environment. In Leoras piece La Ventana, the main subject matter present is the middle-aged man lying in a fetal position on the ground of an abandoned warehouse. The man is presented as a sad, lonely, or unwell human based on the deeps wrinkles on his forehead, the way his eyes are looking up at the viewer, and the position is body …show more content…
The scale of the man lying on the ground allows the viewer to focus more on the man rather than the plane, bird, or debris because he appears larger. As the viewer of this piece I felt that the use of scale was very important because it allows me to automatically focus on the man and determine his emotional well-being. It is clear that the he looks physically healthy but the expression and his facial countenance make you feel that he has other issues going on. As the viewer, I am also pondering all of the different scenarios as to how and why he ended up here such as drug abuse, mental illness, homelessness, depression, etc. Because of the abundance of chaos surrounding him you feel the man is having to turn his back to the warehouse to try and achieve a since of calm. Although he has many interesting areas to explore, look at, and interact with in his environment his emotional state is limiting his ability to make that happen. The opportunity exists but his will and desire to interact are impaired. The artist also uses lines in various arrangements, directions, and thickness in order to create a sense of contour and atmospheric prospective. The viewer can interpret the man as one who is physically healthy based on the lines drawn on the thighs of the man. I feel like this piece was created by Ventana to invoke a sympathetic response to the viewer in regard to the state of the man and his inability to function
Ester Hernandez is a Chicana artist, best known for her works of Chicana women. Ester’s goal is to recreate women’s lives to produce positive images of women’s lifestyle and to create icons. Her piece, Frida y Yo, contains the iconic painter Frida Kahlo. Frida, after being in multiple accidents causing long-term pain and suffering, began painting, mostly self-portraits, to portray her reality and glorify the pain. Similar to how Hernandez's goals are a juxtaposition to Frida’s artwork, the art piece Frida y Yo creates a juxtaposition between life and suffering and death and fortune.
Wayne, transforms this painting into a three dimensional abstract piece of art. The focal point of the painting are the figures that look like letters and numbers that are in the front of the piece of art. This is where your eyes expend more time, also sometimes forgiving the background. The way the artist is trying to present this piece is showing happiness, excitement, and dreams. Happiness because he transmits with the bright colours. After probably 15 minutes on front of the painting I can feel that the artist tries to show his happiness, but in serene calm. The excitement that he presents with the letters, numbers and figures is a signal that he feels anxious about what the future is going to bring. Also in the way that the colors in the background are present he is showing that no matter how dark our day can be always will be light to
The outstanding Simplemente Bellas by Mabel Poblet Pujols is a 2-D art piece, located in Tampa Museum of Art, in downtown Tampa. Tampa Museum of Art is free to students, and is a great home to many spectacular forms of 2-D and 3-D art. The first glance at this wonderful work of art, I quickly decided this would be the piece I would write my humanities paper on. During my first visit to this museum, Simplemente Bellas was immediately the first work of art to have caught my eye. At first, it changes your perspective, due to the fact it is a three-dimensional piece on top of a two-dimensional canvas. This piece is beyond beautiful. As it says in the title, Simplemente Bellas, is translated to Simply Beautiful. It is a great example of human expression,
The room was set up by having paintings on the walls with a sculpture directly in the center. This was the focal point of the room, Soundsuit, by Nick Cave. This piece was rich in color and character and I was immediately drawn to it. When I rounded the corner of the gallery there were many extravagant pieces such as Untitled #8 (2014) by Mickalene Thomas and Woman Under Willow (2014). Both pieces are inspired by Matisse, rich in color, and represent woman. The American gallery does a good job transitioning from one piece to another because each work is similar in some aspects. This gallery was less organized and different mediums were presented all throughout. There was a traditional quilt, Tar Beach 2 (1990) displayed in the same area as mediums such as wooden panels, oil pastel, and the metal hood of a car. This gallery and collection inspired by Matisse displayed many breathtaking works that I enjoyed seeing.
Joan Brown’s piece titled Girl Sitting 1962 depicts a nude figure of a female body sitting. This colorful piece was made in 1962 and it is located in the Oakland Museum of California. It is oil on canvas, and can be seen on a white wall within a thin black frame around five by four feet. It has a composition of a female nude sitting to the left, leaving a big empty space on the right. The colors are made from a thick application of oil paint known as Impasto, where the paint are like globs, and does not look smooth at all. Instead, it is textured and shows off the brush and palette knife marks. Overall, the composition, application elements, colors, and size contributes together to give this piece an effect to make an individual feel small
Mary Hellmann is an artist that enjoys being in the spotlight.Hellmann participates in several pieces of art that are abstract and expressionist. Every line and every square in her art has a story and they play a part in the artist’s mind.Hellmann’s art is based on real life images, but she alters them to meet with her desires of that place or of that memory.With her titles, color, scale and music metaphor, she is able to express emotion and iconography.
Frida Kahlo is known for the most influential Latin American female artist. She is also known as a rebellious feminist. Kahlo was inspired to paint after her near-death bus incident when she was 17. After this horrendous incident that scarred her for life, she went under 35 different operations. These operations caused her extreme pain and she was no longer able to have kids. Kahlo’s art includes self portraits of her emotions, pain, and representations of her life. Frida Kahlo was an original individual, not only in her artwork but also in her
Marisela Esteves creates a work of art directly influenced by silk garment and fabric dyeing. Her, Hollywood Home painting, essentially promotes the use of fiber, textiles, and color theory. Displayed at the top of the silk garment is a vibrant, bright color which represents saturation, it displays a background that is meant to stand out and create a dimension that is pulsing with energy and enthusiasm. The rusted, chipped, latte tan house that is centered in the middle of the silk fabric has distinguish features which embody the representational work. Starting, with the alloy orange angular tilted roof, that appear distorted, but is really an allusion of deception of depth is centered at the top of the house. Then, there is the latte tan house
In this work, the colors and shapes come together to form the depiction of a woman in a chair gazing out at the landscape beyond a window. This subject matter relates to Picasso’s infamous relationship with women and may serve as a depiction of one of the many women he was linked with. The painting depicts the woman with a dual omniscient and introspective vision. Picasso develops this dichotomy through the depiction of a wayward eye gazing out the window and a larger ubiquitous eye glaring directly at the viewers. In constructing such a contrast, the painter is able to convey the personality...
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This sculpture seems to epitomize the ideal male human form. All of the body parts seem perfectly proportioned and the muscles are beautifully defined as if the image were of an athlete. The image is youthful with a calm demeanor. The right missing forearm looks as if it used to be resting at his side, while the left elbow was probably at a 90 degree angle, with the hand holding something. The slight bend in the left leg gives the impression of movement, as if the image was frozen while walking. The counterpoised stance adds an air of nobility to the "man".
The absence of any open spaces contributes to the figure’s composure and self-containment. The slight upward tilt of the head and the suggestion of an upward gaze of the eye give the impression of eagerness and alertness.
... though employing a familiar subject (the female form), shows the transformation from busy mosaics with gold embellishments to a brighter palate of colors and the use of stronger, bolder lines. The piece exemplifies his versatility as an artist.
One of the visual elements of this painting is the color he really uses the color to get people's attention because he uses watercolors to blend them together to make such a wonderful painting. He blends many different colors together to make new ones there is not a spot in this painting that there isn’t color. The second visual element is the people in the painting they are naked and dancing around like nobody's looking. The people in the painting are relaxing and enjoying one another and various ways. Some are even having sexual contact in the painting it’s expressing themselves from one to
Christina Rossetti's poem, “In An Artist’s Studio”, explores how men foster a need for control by creating unrealistic expectations for women through their fantasies. Through the use of repetition, contrast of imagery, and symbolism, Rossetti guides us through the gallery inside of an artist’s mind, portraying the fantasies that give him a sense of control over the women he creates.