Art Gallery Visit #1
1. Which artworks make an impact or impression on me? Why?
Franz Kline, New York, N.Y., Oil on canvas, 79 x 57 inches, 1953
This piece of artwork immediately attracted my attention. The deep contrast from such dramatic colors. These colors aren't subtle they are sharp and pronounced. Black and white are such opposites that when they are put together they can create a powerful message. This painting show me strength and power.
Wassily
Kandinsky, Fragment
2 for Composition VII, Oil on
canvas, 87.6
x99.7 cm, 1913
This painting has also made an impact on me because of its opposite appeal from the first. The bright vivid colors and busy design make me amazed by it. The possibilities of what this picture could represent are amazing to me. The style of this painting is enjoyable and I can't help but picture a party going on.
2. Which artworks do I feel a connection with? Why?
Clifford
Still, November 1950 No. 2, Oil on
canvas, 1950
This artwork is my favorite out of them all. I feel such a deep connection with this piece because of the way it was painted. To me, this painting has such a light outline, if you look at it for a little bit. This reminds me of energy and science. If you have ever been on a road trip and look at the hills that are covered in trees, and when you stare at the trees that are near the blue sky, you will end up seeing this energy field.
Pablo Picasso, Nude Figure, Oil on canvas, 1909-10
I feel more connect to Pablo Picasso this course then I have been my whole art education. I connect with this piece greatly because of the uniqueness and also its representational style. The shapes that everyone sees a woman to be. I find this very inspiring.
3. Which artworks would I like to learn more about? Why?
Salvador Dali, The Transparent Simulacrum of the Feigned Image, Oil on canvas,
72.4 x 92.1 cm, 1938
This artwork and his other famously known piece "The Persistence of Memory", I would like to learn more about. The style and technique that he uses can be very powerful messages. I have always been a fan of the melting watch.
This artwork and his other famously known piece "The Persistence of Memory", I would like to learn more about. The style and technique that he uses can be very powerful messages. I have always been a fan of the melting watch.
Artist: Nancy Rubins,
Title: Stainless steel, Aluminum, Monochrome I, Built to Live Anywhere at Home Here,
Medium: Stainless steel wire, and aluminum.
Scale: 280 x 444 x 516 inches
Year: 2010-11
I do not know too much about this piece. I see this everyday on my drive into Buffalo State College. When I had first seen this years ago I thought it was ok, but now I would really like to learn more about it, and its meaning.
That stainless steel sculptor has mind blown me since the first day I moved to Buffalo. I know nothing about that sculptor or it's meaning; all I know is that if it weren't for that sculptor I wouldn't be able to remember where the museum was located. It really is an abstract piece and not many people seem to care for it (from what I've heard around town). I would love to hear where this idea came from and how it was built.
ReplyDeleteWhen i first seen the painting Fragment 2 for Composition VII by Wassily Kandinsky, i too was blown away by the immense brightness of the colors and the images. The sharp colors really do stand out against the black paint.
ReplyDeleteGreat job on all your postings! I enjoy seeing that boat sculpture as well and as a matter of fact, i actually had to do a writing assignment last semester about this artwork by Nancy Rubins. I actually remember researching more about her and she's famous for assembling other things like aircraft engines together with cable wire and she actually has more canoe sculptures just like that one!
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