Art museum

#1                                                                                                                                                           Franko Albayrak

John Dubuffet

Orator on the wall

A first look at this painting can cause a less than positive reaction. The drawings look almost as if done by a child, the forms are too simplified, and the use of color seems primary. However, when looking at it in detail, we can see that the painter uses lines in an interesting way by continuously running a specific color back and forth and down and up, he creates small blocks of color, representing with this technique the cement holding the bricks within the wall. The use of overlapping colors make the cement blocks have volume as if they were popping out from the wall. The outlining of the man’s head is done using a very sharp line to make the perfect oval, and exaggerated forms to depict his facial features. The care dedicated to painting the wall makes it seem almost more important than the character.

#2

Susan Rothenburg

Siena dis Equis

This painting uses very detail lines to create the image of a horse over a canvas painted in one color, sienna. I enjoy this painting for the sheer size and the use of proportions to create the horse, which I find must be very difficult, as the painting seems to represent the exact proportions of a real horse. Something interesting not seen very well in the picture is a large crease lines that runs across the horse’s body. I predict that the line was used as a x and y axis to draw the horse’s proportions exactly.  I also like the choice of color. Sienna is associated with the color of earth and a mineral soil. I find that this represents the simplicity and perfection of mother nature. Overall the painting gave me a strange vibe as it seems so simple yet very labor intensive.

#3

Kenneth Holand

Kendal Green

This was my least favorite picture as it seemed like a very basic dart board that contained concentric circles, a circle inside a circle inside a circle. The use of lines to make the shapes are very defined and were well designed, making it pleasing to the eye. However, the painting seemed flat and boring, particularly when looking at the color choices. I tried to find an interpretation of the painting thinking about nature and the circle of life, but I was not successful.  I did not enjoy it as, in my opinion, more color should have been used.