ARH 151 Module 7 Writing Assignment

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Abigail Ivey November 13, 2023 ARH 151 Module 7 Writing Assignment The piece of artwork I have chosen from module seven is Sketch I for Composition VI created by Wassily Kandinsky, and the artwork I have chosen from the last thirty years is Dispersion created by Julie Mehretu. Kandinsky’s and Mehretu’s works turned a piece of abstract work into something with deep meaning. Composition VI was made in 1913. This piece has a large color palette, both bright and dark. There are no defined shapes, but the meaning Kandinsky is trying to convey is events such as baptism, flood, destruction, and rebirth. Dispersion was made in 2002. This piece also has a bright and dark color palette. There are some shapes and line work in this piece, but there is no accurate depiction of something. Still, the deeper meaning is about power, history, and the formation of personal and cultural features from the globalized world. They both have a sense of movement and fluidity in the arrangement of forms and lines. The contrast between the two pieces of artwork is that Dispersion has a lot of blank open space, while Composition VI does not, the entire canvas is filled. Their works differ in their type of artistic intent, Kandinsky’s piece exhibits spiritual and emotional themes, while Mehretu’s exhibits cultural and social systems themes. The historical context for Kandinsky creating Composition VI was based off the Old Testament with the story of the flood; this linked to Kandinsky’s hope for cultural rebirth in Russia since during this time Russia was going into the Balkan Wars (Harris). The historical context for Mehretu creating Dispersion was based off the terrorists’ attacks in New York in 2001, she was showing the diverse public groups that went through something traumatic; changing the way the world worked (Mix).
Works Citied Mix, Elizabeth. “Mehretu, Julie.” Grove Art Online , www.oxfordartonline.com/groveart/display/10.1093/gao/9781884446054.001.0001/oao- 9781884446054-e-7002093905. Accessed 15 Nov. 2023. James C. Harris, MD. “Composition VI.” Archives of General Psychiatry , JAMA Network, 1 June 2007, jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/482301#:~:text=Composition%20VI %20(The%20Deluge)%20was,for%20cultural%20rebirth%20in%20Russia.
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