b) Another piece that made an impression on me was The Coming Storm by George Inness. Its an oil on canvas painting that was created in 1878. The reason it made an impression on me is that it reminded me of a thunderstorm that I was trapped in with my family.
2. a) I felt a connection to Vincent Van Gough's La Maison de la Crau which is an oil on canvas painting that was created in 1888. The reason I felt connected to this painting is because it reminded me of fall because of the landscape in the painting and it also reminded of Thanksgiving because of the two people in the foreground.
b) I also felt a connection to Andy Warhol's oil on canvas 100 Cans painting which was painted in 1962. I felt a connection to this painting because of the Campbell's soup cans in the painting. I felt like those cans have always been there for me when I am sick and I will have a bowl of chicken noodle soup.
3. a) I would like to know more about Nancy Dwyer's Kill Yourself, vinyl paint on canvas which was painted in 1989. My reason for wanting to know more about this painting is because all that is really painted is the words " Kill Yourself" I really want to know why she painted that.
b) Another painting that I would like to know more about is Tim Bavington's Surprise, Surprise which is an acrylic on canvas that was painted in 2003. I want to know more about it because I don't understand how this painting is a surprise it is basically a bunch of lines then the color orange.
I did see Tim Bavington's "Surprise" when I was there as well, I did not choose to add it to my blog project, but I did like the elements in this. It is almost reminiscent of lines for video/tv you would see at the beginning a video. The color balance. There is a definitive repetition then a solid color. The painting says something is happening. I like that part of it. I wonder what is happening just off either end of the piece.
ReplyDeleteAndy Warhol's creation I did choose to put in my blog for pretty much the same reasons. I really feel that Campbell's soup represents so many aspects of childhood and although this painting is simple, it also has a high level of aestheticism attached to it. American consumerism is also at play here, and it even touches on the industrial revolution, in which things were mass produced. It is a very American creation.