Analysis Of Jackson Pollock's Stacking Hay

The artist paints many onlookers around the central group. Another noticeable difference in the two pictures is that Wolf includes women in his picture which relates back to his cultural understanding of Indians. Taylor’s picture is definitely representational while Wolf’s is abstract. John Taylor’s work is more realistic when compared to the art of Howling Wolf. Visualizing reality in the two pieces, is simple. Taylor has a much more realistic piece while Wolf’s abstract art, the viewer has a more difficult time visualizing the actual event. Wolf’s work, at first glance, appears to be childlike and he uses the bright primary colors while Taylor uses the black and white. The composition of the art work describes the arrangement of the visual elements of people, landscapes, space in the pictures and the organization of the elements. In Taylor’s work one finds the use balance and contrast to emphasize his black and white picture. However, Wolf uses color and form to generate a purposefully abstract picture. Thus, composition is the placement of the visual elements in each work of art.

I believe Cole purposely avoided the appearance of unity in this painting. The separation between the two landscapes was not a peaceful transition. He wanted to show the diversity between the natural land from the cultivated land.

The painting has been painted to a deep 2D form. This form creates an illusion of a large amount of space. As if to create the illusion that you were looking out past the village towards the horizon. This was important so to capture the full effect of havoc reaching the harmony.

The medium used for this work of art is oil. In this technique the oil acts as a binder and causes a quick drying layer that can built upon. The formal elements of a painting include line, color, space, light, texture and pattern. The line appears to be an implied line in which the work creates directional movements from top to bottom. But also forces the viewer to see how the figures stand out and there importance in the painting. The color shows a subtle spectrum with a detailed background from the skies to the mountains to the artist table canvas. The light is somewhat even throughout the painting showing emphasis on every figure holding something in their hands; and more so the final product of the artist that are being captured on the canvas. The visual texture of the painting appears to be smooth and the pattern is decorative and somewhat vibrant. The principle of unity and variety are evident in this painting, the design itself shows a sense of community of important figures throughout African American history. I was drawn to this piece because it embodied the heritage of African American art through history. This painting by Hale Woodruff displays many of the significant contributions that African Americans made to the world of Art. Not necessarily “picture art” but all realms of life art: cooking, liberal arts, politics, labor, law and many more through his vibrant

It is a painting using the swirling turmoil of line to make up the piece. You can tell this is a painting by the different styles of line and color.

Great insights went into the intricate composition of Francisco Goya’s painting The Third of May 1808, his painting utilizes the principles of art and design which displays all six principles: unity and variety; emphasis; balance; rhythm and movement; perspective; and proportion and scale. All six principles could also be identified and critically analyzed within his painting The Third of May 1808 which ultimately resulted in a whole cohesive composition.

In this painting, two visual elements stand out over all the rest. These elements are that of color and texture. Color in art is an element that has to be phenomenal in order to get recognition and true appreciation from the viewers. In this painting, the colors are rich, vivacious and standout as dark, but bold representations of the uniqueness of it all. The use of brown and yellow and green and grey and white all come together in a harmony of color and unity. As for the texture in the painting, it is that of brisk and roughness that is nature. The sharp edges of the bucks rack and the cold, rough edges of the dead tree show

The horizontal line in the middle of the painting give the art piece the trick of depth. Also, the horizontal line infers to relax, rest, sleep, and calm, thus tie the theme of the painting together. Repetition of the small lines and the wavy look on the sand by the base of the mill lead to the impression of sinking whole. Long vertical lines a long both side of the painting were also present, it depicted the illusion of moving away or leaving behind the main object which is the farm. many other lines were presented it on the sand and wood all gives the delusion of movements. Natural light was present gave the painting the feeling of warmth and shades of some of the features in the painting. The overall presentation of this painting is asymmetrical balance, but in my opinion the Hogue tried to balance the overall appearance of the painting. For instance, items that were painting in one side, were also balance by different object on the other side. Looking even further in the balancing of the painting, the shadow of the mills on the sand were balance by the skinny cow on the other side.

Just like everything else in life, art has its critics. Art criticism is the expression used to describe the act of making selective judgments, both positive and negative, about an art piece. Just as art is so diversely expressed and interpreted, those who critique it also have various methods and use various standards when criticizing an art piece. There are many theories critics use to evaluate art but there are three basic theories most commonly put to use by professionals. The three basic theories are: formal theories, contextual theories, and expressive theories. Formal theories focus on the formalities of art. Critics using formal theories pay close attention to the making of a piece, how each section of the art piece works to form a visual experience that may or may not attract the attention of those who come across it. Formalists’ attention is centered on the formal organization rather than the themes, which they deem irrelevant. Contextualists, on the other hand, value the theme and its relevance to the times in which the artwork was created. The contextual theories deal with the context in which an art piece is used; what it symbolizes concerning the culture and values of the environment. Lastly, there are the expressive theories. Expressionists are more concerned with the artist and the personal expression put into the work. Also, because art is a method of communication, expressive theories

The focal point is the boat because the man on the rock is looking at it and the outline of the big mountain is a diagonal pointing to the boat. The picture uses unity by having everything a duller color and no bright colors that really stand out and greenish water to not clash with the colors of the rocks. The artist moves your eye through the painting starting out with the man in the middle on the rock and you follow where his body is looking to the boat and then see the big mountain in the back and follow the backside of its diagonal to the big rocky shore on the foreground and then follow them to the corner then back to the mountain and follow the diagonals back to the boat. The points of emphasis are the person on the rock and the boat heading towards the shore and the large mountain in the background.

The first thing I see is the variety of objects located in the painting, the way that there are multiple objects in the painting though seems a little messy and overwhelming, as well as no clear relationship between the objects at first glance. The second principle of design I see in the painting is the use of the asymmetrical balance, this is seen since the image is a collage of different objects the balance objectively is not the same on both sides, however there is a sense of balance between the different types of objects from the makeup products to the fruits and flowers, by how the space the objects occupy roughly the same at first glance. This leads into the scale of the image, most of the objects are roughly the actual size that they are in real life, and the way the objects take up space together is a great example of proportion with the way that all objects relate to each other in size one way or

“Under”). One could mistake that the focal point is the little figure under the birch tree who is a priest. However, the main point in this landscape is all about the birches. The reason why one could say so is because of all the visual elements such as: the birches are in the middle of the painting; they are also the most lighted objects in the painting (light is shining in the form of an oval) (National Gallery). Due to the levels of lightning one can see that the picture is divided into three horizontal parts: the top (dark, but not as dark as the bottom of the painting); the middle is the lightest; and the bottom is the darkest. This means that he used what he learned about the Dutch style and mixed it with his personal style thus we have a whole new way of seeing his point of view.

The next question we usually ask ourselves is “why?” why the color, why the worn out look of the farmhouse, why the surroundings, in general why is the painting depicted like this? That brings up the need to analyze the work of art at hand. When focusing on this painting, you can see a few birds soaring over the farmhouse. They’re quite small so there’s some difficulty telling if they’re flying towards or away from the farmhouse. It is still very probable that they flew over it at some point in time though. The lines in the painting are mostly depicted in the trees, and outer walls of the farmhouse. Standing firm the trees look, and or represent strength and dominance. It makes you wonder if there’s still hope for the dead looking environment surrounding the farmhouse. When first observing this painting; the thoughts were generally negative such as; sad, abandoned, lonely, and depressing, etc. The painting is indeed centered, and the focal point is obviously the farmhouse.

The images cataloged here are all by the artist Egon Schiele. Since they are all done by the same artist the images presented have a lot in common in terms of physical appearance. Line, color, volume, cropping of the figure and the figure being shown alone; they are environment less. This is also a technique that was used in medical journals that showed the diseased stages of patients during the 1900’s “The patients are photographed against a neutral background, such as a wall or curtain of dark fabric, in order to focus attention on the body” in these journals the focus of the viewer was the figure in order for the viewer to only see what the photographer wanted them to look at the photographer only showed what he wanted viewed. Much like

In this piece, John Berger discusses the implications of reproducing images and the changes this brings to the meaning and value of the work. As art became readily reproduced, people began to alter paintings, photographs, and other medium's into new pieces with new meanings. These altered forms of art, often provide insight or commentary into context and meaning of the original pieces. One alteration that Berger mentions, is the addition of text to an image, for example Wheatfield with Crows by Van Gogh. Looking at the painting alone, it appears to be a serene landscape with birds soaring across the skies. Alone, nothing would cause you to question the face value of this piece, however when the words “This is the last picture that Van Gogh painted before he killed himself.” are printed beneath it, it changes the whole experience of viewing the image. Suddenly you notice that Van Gogh's short, aggressive brushstrokes give this painting a tumultuous almost violent feeling. The pathway that leads through the wheat field has no destination, it goes nowhere. We see that the crows roam the skies in a disorganized fashion, it is as if nothing in this painting has a purpose or a plan, everything simply is in chaos. We might ask why crows? Could those birds (so often associated with death and mortality) flying towards us in the painting, signify Van Gogh's feeling that the crows, and what they represent, were coming for him?