Although, at the time, I was only visiting The Broad for my own personal pleasure, I knew as soon as I saw this particular piece: I would use it for my assignment. The Broad is a contemporary art museum, which just opened in downtown L.A. and houses almost 2,000 pieces of art! (www.thebroad.org) I luckily had the pleasure of attending the museum while it was still open to the public at no charge. Wall Weeping is an oil painting on linen canvas. The content of this piece is nine figures, assumingly male, with their backs turned towards the viewer. The arms and hands of each figure are raised above their heads against a wall, although their necks are bowed. The artists strokes are extremely reminiscent of Expressionism. The hues in this piece …show more content…
The first trait that tempted me was the texture of the painting. Oil paint can be very brilliant and precise, but the strokes in this piece, to me, seemed to be extremely smooth, yet somehow jagged. This “jagged” effect, I believe, comes from the brush being scraped over the canvas with little-to-no extra pigment added to it. I wanted to reach out and touch it, but when I got closer, I realized the actual roughness of the canvas as well as the hardened oil paint- of course, you can’t reach out and touch an art exhibit. This painting is quite large in size, actually standing at a little over 70 inches and reaching just over 118 inches. …show more content…
As I was walking around the gallery, I tried to study each painting for at least a full minute before reading what it was all about. When I got to the Wall Weeping I was captivated, I wasn’t certain that the people were being searched, but the angle in their necks and raised hands, to me, indicated pure shame. When I read the small excerpt and had a second glance at this painting it spoke totally different volumes to me, and when I tried to discuss it with the person I came with, she told me that she thought it was weird depicting Palestinian people being searched, she hadn’t read the entire explanation! I was thrilled to explain to her that they also could be symbols of Hebrew people praying at the Western Wall, what an interesting idea this artist decided to share with us.
My favorite aspect of this painting was the choice of colors. I thoroughly enjoy black and think that monochromatic tones are the most aesthetically pleasing. The tones in this painting are inviting, while reminding you in the back of your mind that they are depicting heinous acts. The fading figure to the left is completely terrifying to me, it evokes many questions inside myself about death, the afterlife, and the
For my research I decided to visit the Smithsonian art museum in Washington dc. The Smithsonian art museum has about 3299 art works on display for viewing. I was able to see many great works of art while the art museum. The trip was eye opening. I was exposed to different art techniques with varying use of contrast and depth. I noted the different brush strokes and drawing styles and how they varied between each artist. After viewing many works of art, I decided to compare Henry O Tanner’s painting “The head of a Jew in Palestine” with Alice Pike Barneys painting, “The head of a Negro Boy”
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
Maria Van Oosterwyck’s oil painting has many layers that display the creativity and imagination of the painting. The oil painting has many objects of interest that makes the work of art so interesting to analyze. The painting draws you in because of the colors and shapes of large and small proportions. The Saturation and dramatic color concepts along with overlapping represent the unique style of art displayed. When Analyzing the work of art the distinct areas of focus in understanding the oil painting is: lighting, color, spacing, and scale.
I came up with the idea to do my essay on The Third of May thanks to a class I took last fall called Art History 100. When the professor went over the painting, I immediately fell in love. The dark coloring, the emotions of the people, and the pure suffering this painting is able to show amazed me.
Seeing the art in person truly made me see the beauty and captivity a painting can hold. Each gallery was filled with different American works. My favorite kind of paintings are the ones I can look at and immediately write a story in my head about what is happening, even if it not what the artist intended. As I was going through the galleries one painting in particular stuck in my mind. I was fortunate enough to experience a special exhibition called, “Audubon to Warhol.” It was composed of different works acquired from private and public collections. I was lured to the emotions that was captured by the main figure in one of the works. I was drawn not only to the beauty of the painting, but the story it shared. The painting I chose was Peeling Onions, by Lilly Martin Spencer.
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...
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One word to describe this painting is interesting. One who does not have any clue about the holy moment cannot help but ponder as to what this may imply. It automatically sets a mood of being in tragedy. The landscape in this work of art is beautifully painted. Starting from the top, you can see the sky is filled with clouds that cover up a sunset. The dark clouds give out the impression of rain which symbolizes sorrow. The blue, orange and yellow colors used in the sky depict the time of day to be sunset or sunrise as the sun is making its way through. On the top left of the sky there is a figure that looks ...
Knowledge, its source and truthfulness have been under question for a long time. People have always wondered what exactly constitutes facts and if there are any defining laws that can be attributed to all knowledge or information available in the world. Many philosophers speculated on how information can be interpreted according to its falsity or truthfulness, but have not come to definite conclusions. Edmund Gettier has provided one of the key pieces in understanding and trying to figure out what knowledge really is.
This piece is acrylic, oilstick, and spray paint on wood panel that is 186.1 centimeters in height and 125.1 centimeters in width. This piece features a human-like figure in the center that is mostly half red and half black. This figure has a gray head with one yellow eye and one light gray eye and above its head is a black halo. The background consists of patches of various colors such as light blue, black, dark red, light green, beige, turquoise, pink, and yellow. On the bottle left corner there is a figure drawn that looks like a fish and has a strip of mustard yellow painted through it. Also towards the bottom right of the artwork, there is some drawn on letters that almost look like words but are messily painted over with a desert sand color. This piece is my favorite because I find it aesthetically pleasing. There is a lot going on in this piece that makes looking at it genuinely interesting. The colors that Basquiat choses for the background go very well together and overall compliment the figure in the center. I like how incredibly expressive this piece is and it makes me want to buy a canvas and start painting that I desire. I also like how the human-like figure is drawn. One could see what looks like an outlined ribcage on the figure, which makes me believe that the head is actually a skull. Upon further research I learned that Basquiat was
The first painting analyzed was North Country Idyll by Arthur Bowen Davis. The focal point was the white naked woman. The white was used to bring her out and focus on the four actual colored males surrounding her. The woman appears to be blowing a kiss. There is use of stumato along with atmospheric perspective. There is excellent use of color for the setting. It is almost a life like painting. This painting has smooth brush strokes. The sailing ship is the focal point because of the bright blue with extravagant large sails. The painting is a dry textured flat paint. The painting is evenly balanced. When I look at this painting, it reminds me of settlers coming to a new world that is be founded by its beauty. It seems as if they swam from the ship.
The location of the artwork was located on the 2nd floor of the museum. It was kind of difficult to find as it is not listed on the map. The painting is framed and placed near the corner of the entrance to another room. The artwork measured about 3 feet by 6 feet. It is placed near paintings of portraits. This was one of the reasons why I choose this painting. As soon as I walked into the room, it caught my eyes right away as not only was it different from the other artwork in the room but it also consisted of many colors in the paintings. It was also one of the biggest artwork in the room. The room itself was fairly large. There was enough lighting to get a good look at the art work but much dimmer compare to the other rooms. The lighting fits perfectly with the period. Every artwork in the room was spread out evenly with enough spacing between them. There were about 2 artworks near the center of the room but most of the artworks were hung up against the wall.
As I enter the Gioconda and Joseph King Gallery at the Norton Museum of Art the first thing that Caught my attention was a painting measuring approximately at 4 ft. by 10 ft. on the side wall in a well- light area. As I further examine the painting the first thing I notice is that it has super realism. It also has color, texture, implied space, stopped time, and that it is a representational piece. The foreign man sitting on the chair next to a bed has a disturbed look on his face and is deep into his own thoughts. It’s as if someone he loved dearly just experienced a tragic and untimely death. He is in early depression. I could feel the pain depicted in his eyes. A book titled The Unquiet Grave lying open on the floor by the unmade bed suggesting something is left unresolved. The scattered photos and papers by the bedside cause redintegration. The picture of Medusa’s head screaming on the headboard is a silent scream filled with anger and pain, yet it cannot be heard. I feel as if I am in the one sitting in the chair and I can feel the anger, and regret.
...th color, the way he used color when it was used conveyed what was important in the piece. The body as it hangs lifeless from Saturn’s death grip is dripping with blood and it is even between the white knuckles of Saturn. In having Saturn’s knuckles white it emphasizes his grip that is so strong on the body he is drawing blood from the back. It is showing his passion in that the deed has to be done. His expression is wild and his stance is cowardly showing that he may not have wanted to do what he was doing. The message in the painting is that time consumes us all, and that is by having the god of time eating a faceless body. There is another message in this too, I believe and it is that people will do almost anything to keep their reign in power. I found this painting very stimulating and gave me many emotions. I think just because of that the piece is successful.
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