Stink Fish

This work refers to a personal journey, physically and emotionally. The main focus of the painting is the head of an antelope, almost all of Sarah Fordham’s artworks incorporate an animal. The overall artwork is quite mixed and seems to be telling a story: “He gave her a doll, a plastic Johnny Cash”, “Indiana”, “Wolverines”, “Go team go”, “She is a little unsure of what to do next. She has consulted the stars for guidance.” All the little phrases written in the artwork are quite jumbled, but all join together to create a story that only the artist herself could fully understand it’s meaning. She has a lot of patterns in the artwork, and layers a lot of images, all the individual details form together to make a bright, colourful and playful painting. As well as the antelope, there is a smaller reindeer in the background. Sarah has used enamel, oil and acrylic paint on canvas to create this painting. “Pokeepskie” creates a happy feeling but also seems a bit mysterious as well, if you look on the surface it looks bright and colourful, but then when you look closer at all the details, it’s like an incomplete story. The colours used consist of pink, orange, blue, green, yellow, red and white. Although it looks like a happy artwork because of the colours used, they have also been used because the artist loves to use these colours in her work. The meaning of this work seems to be a way for the artist to process a personal experience and play with thoughts and

One of the aspects I believe unifies this painting is, as I talked about above, the continuation of the blue of the woman’s clothing continuing up into her hair, which gives the piece a sense of wholeness and relativity. There is also balance in this piece, for while the woman’s head is offset, this is balanced out by the elongation of her shoulder and arm in the right side of the image. Variety is also achieved in this piece through the use of a variation of hues and a lot of tonal difference. Emphasis is placed upon the hair with the use of an unnatural hair colour, as well as the face where light colours are used to highlight and pull the attention. Space is not so much of an active principle in this piece, but is still present nonetheless. Beryl is placed in the middle of the painting, with her taking up roughly 50% of the space, and the rest taken up by background.

It looks like the main focus of this painting is literally in the center of the piece. Anyone that were to ever view this painting could tell from the beginning that the overall view of this content is pathos. In the main section of the painting, there is an image of a person who is getting poured some type of liquid over their head. In this image, we can see the person in the center with no shirt on, and they have a small blue robe type of clothing tied below their waist. Around this person there are two figures with wings, they are wearing mini white gowns and their wings are white also. There is a person next to the wing like figures, that is pouring some type of liquid above the other person, this other human like

The artist depicts an initial confusing and weirded-out thought for the viewer at first glance, but as one deeply examines the art, the subject matter begins to become more clear. The vision being shared in this non-objective painting has a context of placing one in the standing of Mr. Man by gaining height and freedom from the (white) bars that are rising on each level that represent conflict which traps one in a “cage” of misery. The unbalanced symmetry of having the left side take up more space with little action, and the right side being smaller with the action unraveling, makes the viewer break down each composite perspective. For the left side, the mysterious female muse, Moon-Face, has an unproportional face that is almost blushing with shades of light pasty orange, with the mouth wide open. The energetic mood is amplified by the tone of yellow that is splashed in the mouth, representing a loss of words or at a state of disbelief. The female’s lower half is created with tints of red that enhances the curves on her body, as if chiaroscuro connects the light and dark contrast to show outline of the breasts, stomach, and hips in

The girl’s expression is sad and her eyes somber; she appears to be assessing herself in the mirror. She is holding a magazine which is open to a picture of an attractive older woman and there are beauty items on the floor next to her. There is an old doll that is carelessly thrown on the floor; it would appear that the doll is not very valuable to the girl. This painting is also very somber and it appears the girl might be comparing herself to the woman in the photo. This could signify her unhappiness with her appearance and her perceived need to look like the models and actresses in magazines and on television. The transition to adolescence is very difficult for young girls and they are very self-conscious about their appearance. The colors in this painting are also very neutral and

The overall scene of the painting presents the idea of peace. The depiction of the woman who is the focus of painting has a very relaxed pose. When looking upon her figure, her shoulders are rested, one of her hands rest lazily placed by her side while the other rests on the top of an orange box. Though we do not see her face because of the way she is turned, the angle we do get presents her focused, gazing upon the field as if she is lost in her

The dark shapes also look like leaves, which could represent the end of season and the coming of autumn, which is supported by the deep, vibrant colours in the painting. The colours also represent her region and place in Australia. The many different varieties of the same shapes could symbolise diversity within their own tribe, as well as the different shapes and movements of the land. The purpose of this artwork is to educate and pass on a particular story to younger generations.

The space of the artwork makes it feel as if the woman and the children are coming out at you. The texture is implied because you feel like you can almost feel how their skin would feel or what it would feel like if you were to just run your hand down the body of the artist's main focal point. I'm not really too confident on the lines of this painting only because there are so many ways that she did her brush strokes, you have some thin lines but you also have thicker and darker lines that give off a brooding feeling or almost depressive feel. Her color choices were spot on because of the browns, grays, blue tinges, and off white colors, it makes you feel semi-depressed but only so that you can get a feel of how other women may be feeling somewhere in the world. Shaping’s of this are very much implied so that you can see the children that she is holding in her arms and the way her eyes and face look so sad and how you can see that she's trying to push through for her kid's

Each square is red, yellow, and blue in color reminding me of the artists’ Hispanic origins. Moving inward from the darker, gray and white outer portion of the painting seems to be a bookcase with three separate images inlayed into squares of a man painting on a canvas. In my opinion, the three separate men painting are memories of his father who inspired him to become an artist while the softer, warmer colors the artist utilizes represents his love, appreciation, and admiration towards his father. Overall, the painting is a memory timeline that represents the artist’s life. The grays, blacks, and white used show the darker memories, while the vibrant, beautiful colors symbolize the joyous ones.

The young lady in this painting looks like she could have anything she desire far as monetary. Once I start looking deeper into her eyes and the expression on her face, she does not seem to be happy at all with her life. The young lady eyes give me sadness, and she seemed ashamed of the things that have occurred in her life. Analyzing the image, the young lady appears as she wants something more, but she is unable to accomplish the goal. While examining the young lady in the painting she desires love, acceptance and a luxurious lifestyle, but she is unable to achieve it permanently.

This piece is one of my favorites amongst many others by Lora Zombie. I find that it is quite witty and somewhat tasteful in a very exclusive way. It looks to be as if the girl in the painting is in the mist of a happy outter body experience almost like being in a trans state but seeing nothing but rainbows and unicorns. I love Lora Zombies paintings because it relates to a happy carefree part of me.

The young girl face expression is very determined and her body movement is very strong and tough. On the other hand, the old lady face is seems to be in an anger because the way she is holding the material is very tight and dangerous. The skin colours are bright which it contrast with the dark background. There’s shadow between Holofernes neck. This painting is painted with oil paint on canvas in landscape.

Most of the shapes are formed by lines and shifts in color. For example, the yellow and pinks of the flowers in the basket are formed by a shift from the pastel pink basket and her pink dress. Lines in her dress give form to the shape of her dress, making it look very realistic, you can actual see the wrinkles in the dress from how she is sitting. Both lines and shift are used to create shapes in this painting, some used together and some not.

The female figure is shown almost full bodied in the center of the composition, her body turned sideways but her face rotated to look out at the viewer (as seen in most of her pieces). Her body is a combination of diseased skin which looks almost otherworldly with bright spots of saturated oranges, reds and browns for the legs, thighs and buttocks, followed by muted greens and yellows for the back, shoulders, and head. Although diseased, the skin alludes to floral patterns, giving the female body a sense of oneness with nature. The use of actual human skin in part of the torso, arm and breast further emphasizes the splendor of the female sexuality. Her lips are full and plump, her eyes wide blue eyes

The first thing I notice when I look at this painting is the color pattern. The mother, girls, chairs, and tables all follow the same color scheme. The stripes on the chairs match the colors of the outfits worn by the mother and the children. Though the mother’s outfit seems to be a bit bolder, giving me an impression of boldness and age. The children wear elegant, white dresses giving me the impression of innocence and youth. There is a repetition of two colors which are red and white. These colors are the strongest of the painting. Other repeating colors are monochromatic shades of brown but these aren’t shown as strong