The two most
interesting pieces in the gallery were by artists Rene Margritte and Gerhard
Richter. Rene Margritte and his oil on
canvas was an interesting concept. The
title Voice of Space (La voix des airs)
gives a nod to what this painting may be about but for me without context it
was about technology and its unassumability.
The spheres have unidentifiable features except for a uniform band
across the widest part of the form. This
reminds me of a mouth. I think that it
was very interesting to look into this painting and discover that these objects
are really bells. Taken out of context,
he submerses them into an environment that is uncharacteristic. The other painting by Gerhard Richter Untitled #418, is an unusual painting as
well. It vaguely reminded me of an
unfocused photograph. In this case, it
was extremely interesting to see the way the colors blend in with other colors
and creates this uniform texture. But
the painting clearly has dimension and still the medium is relatively
smooth. From the point at which I was
standing (as close as possible without getting yelled at) it was difficult to
discern where a brush stroke started and finished.
The paintings Blue Black and Child's
Blue Wall were the two paintings that I felt most connected to. Blue Black
created by Sam Francis, depicts a large painting with short brush strokes,
introducing the values of blues, blacks, yellows, and red. This painting does not necessarily have any
forms to which it abides by, but it sill has a sense of unity. This really intrigued me because through the
seeming chaos there is still evidence of a thought process to the painting. Child's Blue
Wall created by Jim Dine is the other painting that I felt a connection
to. This painting on initial appearance
really took me back to my own younger days when I would endlessly write and
paint on my bedroom walls. I defied my
mothers warnings and continued until I was old enough to understand that I was
a nuisance. Jim Dine is also known for
his physical art and pop art and we can kind of see this through this painting
as well with the toy lamp at the right hand corner. My sister just had a baby and this painting
reflects the probability that the child will continue to grow in endless ways
and what she hopes for him is also endless.
I would love to
learn more about the Tune the old crow died
gum on canvas. This was an interesting
medium that was used and when I tried to research more about the artist and
context, it was difficult to come up with anything substantial. Another painting that I would like to learn
more about is Blue, Yellow, and Red. Ellsworth Kelly makes important
pieces based on basic and bold colors that utilize form and shape. These painting are extremely simplistic yet
still intriguing.
In order of
mentioned
Artist: Rene
Margritte
Title: Voice of Space (La voix des airs)
Media: oil on canvas
Scale: 28 5/8 x 21
3/8 inches (72.7 x 54.2 cm)
Year:1931
Artist:Gerhard
Richter
Title: Untitled #418
Media: oil on canvas
Scale:89 x 78
1/4"
Year:1977
Artist: Sam Francis
Title: Blue Black
Media: oil on canvas
Scale:119 1/4 x 78 x 2 1/2""
(framed)
Year: 1952
Artist: Jim Dine
Title: Child's Blue Wall
Media: oil on
canvas, wood, metal, light bulb
Scale: 60 x 72
inches (152.4 x 182.9 cm)
Year: 1962
Artist: Dan Colen
Title: Tune the Old Cow Died of
Media: Gum on canvas
Scale: 120 x 95 1/2
inches (304.8 x 242.6 cm)
Year: 2015
Artist: Ellsworth
Kelly
Title: Blue, Yellow, Red
Media: acrylic on
canvas
Scale: 82 × 189 in.
(208.28 × 480.06 cm)
Year: 1965
The images you picked and the interpretations you made were very good although it was hard to really get a sense for the picture when some of the works of art weren't captured. I feel as though it would have given me a better understanding if the picture of the artwork was included.
ReplyDeleteI see we chose one of the same works. The "Child's Blue Wall." I really thought it was a great piece that bought up so many feeling of nostalgia. I see you did too.
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