Analyzing Matisse's Paintings

One must look at the root of the person creating the art to truly understand the beauty of the piece. Matisse attended law school in

Art is how you express yourself, and everyone does it in their own way, in their own style. I chose to write about the two following art works because I believe they have so many similarities but are done in completely different ways. For this comparison and contrast assignment the two works of art I chose to write about are called; End “Mixed Media” by: Terry Peterson,shown in the art building at Shasta College, and Forlakeph “Mixed Media in a Glass Jar” by: Gioia Fonda, also shown in the art building at Shasta College.

Every artist has his or her own style of painting. Each painting tells some sort of story or has some type of personal meaning to the artist. One of the most important figures in modern art is Pablo Picasso. Not only was Pablo Picasso a genius in the field of abstract art, but he also experimented with sculpting and ceramics. Pablo Picasso has taken the world to many places with his unique style of work which is why I believe he is considered to be a genius of the 20th century.

The artwork that I did was by an artist named Sue Andrew. Sue makes paintings of beautiful Paraguayan landscapes and tropical scenes. Her artwork has won many awards and she has sold some of her artwork. Her paintings include portraits and landscapes. The painting that I remade was inspired by the trip the Sue took to Paraguay, it shows her sense of the country and how she believes that Paraguay is magical. The painting is very colorful and captures the true image of Paraguay and how beautiful the place is. I chose this painting because I thought that all of Sue’s paintings were very imaginative and creative. Sue’s paintings were very different than the other paraguayan paintings.

1. It was hard to get the feet to look realistic. The detailing part was hard to. Like you had to get all the contrast, structure, movement, and realism. It was hard especilly because in my painting my feet were small. Another hard part was getting the right shade. Like ppaint the feet a color and then make it a little darker for the areas that neede shading and dimension to give a realistic/ contrast to distinguish the difference. It was hard to get a shade that wasnt dramatically drker that the feets color.

The two works of art that I have chosen to analyze are 1) Jordan Casteel. Miles and JoJo. 2014. Oil on canvas, 54” x 72” and 2) Aaron Fowler. He Was. 2015. Mixed media, 134” x 165” x 108”. The themes that these works of art represent in regards to the exhibit are love, family, and pain. However, they also fall into other thematic categories. The main theme that seems to apply to both “Miles and JoJo” and “He Was” is Human Experience. Additionally, these arts differ in some ways.

Marla is a talented artist but, is not a prodigy. She can not explain parts of her painting, video footage of Marla painting are different styles and her family may be helping her with her paintings. When Stuart Simpson explains how he saw a door and the baby's head. Marla not only says she did not see it but also cannot explain what goes into her paintings. Simpson is in an expert in this field as an art critic. If an expert can see it should not the creator be able to see something. Another reason Marla is not a prodigy is she has a different painting style in the ones we have footage than the ones Amir did not videotape. In the Backyard Painting, Marla is shown just swiping paint around into what looks like a flowers and Suns. While in Zane

The Gathering is an acrylic painting of a woodpile in Peterborough, NH. The image represents the gathering of ideas and people that led the painting’s success. The first visual element that comes to mind when I look at this painting is the direction. The painting’s direction is vertical because it gives the illusion that the viewer is looking towards the top of a hill to a woodpile. The woodpile is considered the “figure” in which is detached and focused on while the surround hill is the “ground”.

This series is immensely personal for not only Rothko, but also for the viewer. These murals explore identity as these paintings are an exploration of raw emotion felt by such a deeply depressed man who committed suicide in 1970. These paintings can be seen as a discovery of Rothko’s self and also a form of emotional release due to the unsettling colours he has adopted (black on maroon and dark red on maroon); these paintings are a clear reflection of emotional instability. According to Rothko, these paintings were “concerned with the most profound questions of existence.” That statement could possibly mean that he was thinking about his mortality at this time as he had been suffering from depression and had also been diagnosed with a mild

The flow of the white brushstrokes in the sky seems to give the painting its feel of

Shepard Fairey’s piece titled Pay Up or Shut Up is a representation of the role that money or your role in society dictate the power of your speech. This piece of art by Fairey was released in May of 2015. It is a screen print on cream speckletone paper.

His paintings are not exactly my type, but paintings are still my favorite medium. Overall, I was not very impressed by his artwork, despite him using some of my favorite art mediums. I just did not feel anything towards his work at first. However, I started to really respect this artist

He filled his paintings to the brim with raw emotion and imagination. He has such a creative and unique style. This shows that he was passionate and had a great love for painting. We all have talent in us and need to make use of them and constantly try to improve ourselves. Pablo Picasso had a great love for art and was a pioneer in the cubism art style.

Each has a different mood Matisse is a carefree and childish feel but also has a warmth feeling to it with the choices of color from bright oranges , yellows and greens. While Boucher is more figure painting as a traditional figure painting but still have a playful style due to it subject

Going even further away from Picasso, Matisse evokes an almost sinful approach to presenting the form. The colors of the painting stimulate and make the eye focus on every part including the more "seedy" parts.