Art Analysis Essay

I saw many pieces of art that I found absolutely fascinating. All of these paintings seemed so simple, but the more I learned about them I realized there was lot of history in these paintings. The Style I became most interested in was the Western Desert Art, how it is evolving, the many emerging styles of it, and its many collections. This art movement emerged from the Aboriginal settlement of Papunya in the Northern Territory of Australia in the early 1970s. In 1971 the art teacher posted in the

Throughout my tenure in highschool, I have found that dissecting a work of art and looking critically into every fragment paints a picture far greater than just that of the face value of the same composition. Searching for intricacies and and deciphering the underlying message brings out the true intention of the artist's work. Likewise, delving deep into their words or actions unlocks a door to a deeper examination of yourself as a person, that at the very foundation is no different from what the

have the most power to do this. Two artists that do this particularly well are Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg. Both artists created during the context of the Cold War, allowing them to create works which applied to that timeframe, however, the art has been given new meaning and still applies today. Two artworks from each artist that are most effective are titled, ‘Target with Four Faces’ and ‘Flag’ by Jasper Johns, and ‘White Paintings’ and ‘Monogram’ by Robert Rauschenberg. These works highlight

Fracture II is my favorite piece from the current show in the gallery. I was intrigued by Long’s use of space and the feelings that her art invoked within me. The spheres that she has incorporated in a few different pieces in the show have found themselves rolling off the canvas-esque stonework and down the wall to crumble as they reach the floor. Part of what drew me to this piece was the artists’ use of empty space. The first square stone, before the fracture, is blank. I believe the fracture is

In the past two decades, the interest in resolving the issues of Nazi looted art restitution reached new heights in the U.S., and there have been several federal actions and professional codes of ethics addressing the topic. Yet, they serve more as “soft laws” and sets forth no specific and binding rules regarding how to resolve the ownership dispute of such art. As illustrated below, U.S. art museums are urged to be self-regulatory based on these principles and guidelines, but failure to do so would

The article that I chose to analyze was “The Role of Women in the Iconography of Art Nouveau” by Jan Thompson. The main argument in this essay is the depiction of women as objects in the Nouveau style and how they were highly idealized and depicted very differently than they appeared in real life. The intended audience for this essay is women. The author was able to successfully argue and prove their thesis through historical perspective, detailed analyses of the depiction of women as objects, and

The piece of art that I am analyzing for this reflection is, “At 54,” created by Riva Lehrer in 2013. According to her website, she used acrylic and collage as her choice of medium, which adds texture and multiple dimensions to a typically flat painting (Lehrer). The background is a textured blue, with gold star constellations towards the top. In the foreground is a white middle-aged woman in a pink outfit. She is positioned like a marionette with puppet strings attached to a wood tool to control

Zimmerli Art Museum: In the Zimmerli Art Museum, I found the largest piece to be the Homage to Coco by Melvin Edwards in 1970. This piece really spoke to me as I felt it conveyed the core of figures, I felt that it described the way society takes everything for granted as the raw look of the chains and whatnot highlighted this. It reminded me of the well known “C’est ne pas un pipe”, similar to the homage to coco it emphasizes that not everything is at simple as it seems or looks the way it really

The medium of this particular piece looks to be oil on canvas. The composition is pretty simple with the main focus being an item of some sort being dangled and a portrait of one bird. There is a multitude of colors present in this piece. It is bright and soft with light and dark tones. The artist has applied the paint onto the canvas in many different angles and directions which makes the painting appear to have overlapping colors, coarseness and uneven texture. In the middle of the painting

The two artworks for this week discussion was quiet beautiful and interesting in there own way. I was particularly drawn to Andrew Wyeth's Christina's World. This piece of art had an overwhelming sense of peace and clam that drew me to it. At the same time it evoked a slight sense of anxiousness within me. The art piece itself is simple with few objects within it but it speaks great volumes. I see the young woman Christina, sitting on this vast piece of land, reaching out as she looks at this house