Period 3 -- Critical Analysis #17

3/26/2019

For this week's critical analysis, you will navigate to the Elements of Design tutorial on the class website, which can be found HERE, or by hovering over Technical/Tutorials at the top of this page.

On the tutorial page, you will note several different examples of artwork(photographs, paintings, sculptures, etc.) for each element of design. Your task is to choose 1 example within each element and write 1 paragraph explaining how the given element is incorporated into the artwork you chose to write about. You will do this for each element of art, making 8 paragraphs total. Your paragraphs must be 4 sentences minimum each. When you are writing, be sure to list the name of the artist whose work you are referencing.

Post your writing as a comment to this blog post. Make sure you comment on the correct class period's blog post.

Here is an example:

SPACE

This is a photograph by an artist named Stephen Shore. This image uses the design element of space because the illusion of space is implied within the 2D images on the billboard itself, but also actual space exists in and around the area surrounding the billboard. The billboard shows a depiction of a mountain range landscape, suggesting a clear foreground, middleground, and background, even though it is enclosed by a rectangular, 2 dimensional frame. There is also infinite space surrounding the billboard, as the clouds, landscape, and mountain range reach off into the distance.

Your analyses will be graded on the following criteria:

meeting minimum length requirements
depth of organization
evaluation of the content
grammar/punctuation

If you do not finish in class, you must complete this for homework before class on Thursday, 3/28/19. Do not overthink this—just write about what you see. Good luck!

Sam Meldner

3/26/2019 01:05:14 pm

In an image by Sol Lewitt, he depicts lines. He uses all types of lines, diagonal, straight, and curved together to create the image. Personally, this image makes me feel very overwhelmed because he also uses a lot of colors. With all the color coming at you all at once, it can make you feel very dizzy.

In an image by Play Strand, he demonstrates the usage of shape. He uses shadows that are shaped like triangles and lines to show the shape. It is a very interesting way of looking at the shape that really drew my attention. I like how organized the image looks.

In an image by Sol Lewitt, we are presented with a box that has a square cut out of it. This square, although 2 dimensional, looks the 3 dimensional. It looks as though if you were in the image you could touch it. This demonstrates form because it deceives the eye into thinking it is 3 dimensional.

In an Albert Bierstadt image, we are shown a vast empty space around a series of mountains. This image makes me feel very calm because I feel like space is very peaceful. He depicts space not only in the area around the mountains but also in the sky. The light makes it seem like there is even more space than expected.

In an image by Sandy Skoglund, color is depicted through the contrast of red, orange, and blue. The colors are so different that the complement each other. Which makes the area seem like a dream world. It makes me feel very happy because all the bright colors surprise me.

In an image by Keith Carter, the swan depicts value because it is brighter than everything else in the image. Since the swan is the center of the image, Carter wants us to be drawn to it. Therefore, he makes have the most value, or light, in the image. The swan on the black background makes me feel very calm because the image is very soft and beautiful.

In an image by Meret Oppenheim, the texture makes me feel very disturbed. The image is of fur utensils. The fur makes me feel very weird because I can’t imagine using those to eat. However, the artist uses texture because although it is an image of a fuzzy texture if you were to touch the image itself, it would still feel like paper.

Olafur Eliasson uses imagery of water to represent water. When I first saw this image the motion of water comfortable because it reminds me of standing in the shower. Although the artist captured a moving subject in action, the picture is not at all blurry and yet almost looks like if you were to watch it in slow motion. It is like it is still while being in motion.

Troy Githinji

3/26/2019 01:05:52 pm

1. This is an image by Hiroshi Sugimoto. The image describes concept of line with its long horizon and rippling waves. These soft touches give the image a calm and peace.

2. This is an image by Paul Strand. This image describes the Element of Design Shape with its various shapes along the table. The light falls into various shapes and adds to the overall photo.

3. This is an image by Sol Lewitt. The image describes form with its many cubes, adding the illusion of at third dimension on to a 2d paper. Along with the bright colors is almost looks like it is coming off the paper.

4. This is an image by Hiroshi Sugimoto. The image describes space with the open background behind the gazelles. Although the animals are sill the subject, the inclusion of an open background prevents clutter and keeps the image looking clean.

5. This is an image by Sandy Skoglund. This image describes the concept of color by using two colors that work perfectly together on the color wheel, orange and blue. The addition of these colors attract the eye and keep the photo interesting.

6. This is an image by Keith Carter. This image describes Value by showing us a black and white photo of a goose. The photo shows dramatic changes in hue throughout the goose’s body and is not overwhelming.

7. This is an image by Edward Weston. The image describes the concept of Texture throughout the subject. The object looks as if it was the canvas that was textured, not the illusion of the image. It is also very smooth and gives the image a calmness.

8. This is an image by Olafur Eliasson. The image expresses time through the water droplets coming from the top of the image and coming down. It almost seems as though the water was frozen in time and was in the process of making its way down, although it wasn’t.

Sofia Galindo

3/26/2019 01:11:27 pm

This image by Sol Lewitt is of many different colored lines that are intersecting all over the paper. The lines are all curved with jagged edges and are very messily thrown all over the paper. This image uses the element of line by creating a very busy and loud image with jagged lines everywhere. The image seems very crowded and makes me feel overwhelmed by everything going on.

This image by Pablo Picasso is very abstract and uses different geometric shapes to create the scene. There are many triangles used for background and shading purposes, and the curved shapes are used to create the creatures and humans. Picasso uses the element of shape to create his entire image because everything in it is some sort of geometric shape.

This image by Sol Lewitt is of a cube with a cube cut out of it that and has black stripes facing different directions on each face of the cube. The box is an optical illusion that makes it seem like that this two-dimensional shape is 3-D. I think Lewitt does a very good job making the shape very pleasing and interesting to look, while still making it hurt your head a little from staring at it so long.

This image by M.C. Escher is of people walking up and down stairs, however, the optical illusion of this image has people walking on the parts of stairs that are supposed to be upside down. Escher does an amazing job at incorporating the element of space in his image because it it hard to tell where the space is because what looks like space is another stair or a door, which I think makes the image so unique. This image has left me feeling confused and amazed because of all the different staircases and walls. What looks to be one persons wall is another person's floor, which I think is very interesting.

This image by Steve McCurry is of a young girl with what looks to be a dusty orange hijab on her with a few rips in it, revealing the emerald green silk she is wearing underneath. She had brown hair and bright green eyes, which contrast with the dusty orange and darker color of her skin. The background is blurred, but it is the same emerald green color as the silk under her hijab. McCurry uses color in a beautiful way in this portrait. The colors go perfectly together and complement each other very nicely and make the green in her eyes stand out.

This image by Keith Carter is of a swan resting its head near its bottom while laying on dark, almost black, grass. The swan is a bright white with a black beak, and the way the swan is positioned it looks like the yin yang sign. Carter uses value in this image by using the lightest and darkest values and contrasting them, making something very pleasant to the eye.

This image by Meret Oppenheim is of a teacup on a small plate with a spoon laying on the plate. However, this image is anything but that. The cup, spoon, and plate are made out of some type of light brown fur, making it look soft to the touch. Oppenheim uses texture in this image by replacing the smooth glass texture of a teacup with a soft and furry one of fur. This image is also very unique and an interesting way to turn something normal into something you don’t see everyday.
These images by Eadweard Muybridge are of a horse running and what happen when a horse does run. When flipped through, the artwork looks as though it is a video of a horse moving, when in reality it is many pictures taken of a horse running. The type of movement Muybridge used in these photos is compositional because the artwork is not actually moving, but creates an illusion that the horse really is moving.

Hasan Ehsam

3/26/2019 01:17:26 pm

The photograph by Sol Lewitt with vibrant colors and many diagonal lines depicts the first element of design, which is lines. Diagonal lines comprise the entirety of the image, so it’s obvious that they’re used. The use of such curvy and crooked lines creates a feeling of excitement and just general movement. The emotional response is much less static than that when viewing straight lines.

The photograph of Wall Street by Paul Strand is characteristic of the second element of design, which is shapes. In this image, we see large, black rectangles separated by narrower columns that are also rectangles. These geometric shapes give the picture structure and establish a sense of balance because they’re repetitive and uniform. They can also help establish perspective and relativity in what we see.

The animal sculpture by Pablo Picasso exemplifies the third element of design, which is form. This sculpture, though viewed on a 2-d screen, is three-dimensional and free flowing with some fundamental shapes making up the animal. Form and volume can add substance and physical meaning into an image. In this sculpture, the depth, height, and width established by the hooves and abdomen of the animal help establish the actual presence of the organism.

The abstract and eccentric statue by Henry Moore models space, which is the fourth element of design. Space is any vicinity between or around an object, and there’s both positive and negative space. The purpose of space is to establish depth perception, and the negative space of this weird object helps create this relativity for the viewers. The negative space that is formed in this picture can also be considered to have shape, which we can see in the two circular forms in the middle of the statue.

In the photograph of the young woman by Steve McCurry, the fifth element of design known as color is displayed. The intensity of colors are contrasted heavily here (the red headscarf, along with the green background hazel eyes. The wall isn’t solely a primary color but rather an intermediate color; it’s more blue green than just plain green. There is a strong value of color as well because the image is relatively light.

The photograph of the girl by Sally Mann characterizes value, which is the sixth element of design. This black-and-white image has varying tones and intensities of black, white, and gray. In this image, the light is used to focus on the subject of the image, which is the girl in the chair. The less important details like the trees and grass are darker. The middle grays used are to help facilitate the contrasts between sudden changes from white to black.

The image of the teacup and saucer composed of animal fur by Meret Oppenheim highlights the seventh element of design, which is texture. Although the picture I’m looking at right now is smooth pixels, texture allows for a visual stimulation to connect with the sense of feeling. I can imagine the hair in my mouth as I try to sip tea, and the individual hairs I can see on the teacup help me envision the fit of sneezing I would experience if I were to try to drink out of this cup. This texture can help create a perception different from that which reality would dictate.
The sequence of images of horses by Eadweard Muybridge emphasizes the eighth element of design: Motion. Although these are all still images, the succession of their placement implies movement and details the movement of a horse as it gallops. Compositional movement like this is vital to an audience because one point of art is to tell a story, and employing the use of time helps with that aspect. Although I could take each individual image of this horse and analyze the spacing and shape of each leg, the purpose becomes much more significant when these pictures are combined to actually show some event that’s occurring.

Clara Blume

3/26/2019 01:21:29 pm

This is a photograph taken by Hiroshi Sugimoto. It uses the design element line. The horizon stretches horizontally across the frame. There are also little ripples in the ocean. The ripples coupled with the horizon line make me feel tranquil and serene.

This photograph was taken by Paul Strand and uses the design element of shape. The open areas between the posts form even rectangles that give the image a rigid feeling. The shapes of the ledge and the sidewalk also give the image an almost professional feel. These sharply contrast the organic shapes of the people walking on the sidewalk and their shadows.

This is a drawing by Rembrandt van Rijn that uses the design element of form. This drawing is done on a piece of paper and is therefore two-dimensional. It implies form through the use of respectively high and low concentrations of lines across the man’s face to show depth. The use of cross-hatching enhances the illusion of shadow and three-dimensional shape.

This is a sculpture by Henry Moore that uses the design element of space. There is space all around the sculpture as well as in the middle. The space in the middle decreases where the points of the sculpture reach together, almost touching. This use of space kinds of gives the effect of loneliness, seeing that the points of the sculpture reaching to cross the middle of an otherwise almost donut-shaped sculpture.

This is a photograph by Sandy Skoglund that uses the design element of color. She uses the complementary colors of blue and orange. This contrast makes it seem like the two people are in a fishbowl. The blue of the room and everything in it also sharply contrasts the pale color of the people’s skin.

This is a photograph by Andrew Miksys that uses the design element of value. The wrinkling of the lady’s skin and her fine hair are brought out by the natural light coming from behind her. These show both light and dark values respectively. She is also smoking which shows midtones.

This is a sculpture by Merét Oppenheim that uses the design element of texture. The furry quality of the saucer, cup, and spoon inspire feeling of severe discomfort in me. The fur appears to have a soft texture. The break in the fur on the handle of the cup show that the items underneath the fur are smooth.

This is a stop motion project done by Eadweard Muybridge that uses the design elements of motion and time. The fast shutter speed allows the observer to notice the position of the horse’s legs in its gait. This showed the horse in several points throughout its gallop, freezing it in time. These pictures prove that all of the horse’s hooves are off of the ground at a certain point in its gallop, showing the horse’s motion.

Matthew Sutherland

3/26/2019 01:23:49 pm

For the element Line, I chose an image by Hiroshi Sugimoto. This image has a horizon line in the middle and many small curvy lines of waves in the water. This image makes me feel calm. It makes me feel this way because curved lines can symbolize calmness.

For the element Shape, I chose an image by Sol Lewitt. This is a 2D image with 2D objects inside of it, which shows that this image has shapes within it by definition of shape. There is a main large shape inside of the image. The large shape is made of four smaller shapes.

For the element Form, I chose an image by Sol Lewitt. Although this is a 2D image, a 3D object is represented in this image, which is form. The angle, direction of the edges, and lines of the object make the object look 3D. There is also a smaller object inside of the main object that has angles edges, and lines that make the smaller image also look 3D. The way the angles, directions of the edges, and lines of the second object are positioned so that it looks like the smaller image is actually a chunk missing from the larger image.

For the element Space, I chose a sculpture by Henry Moore. This sculpture is of an object with space. The are outside of the sculpture is also space. That area is the negative space and the area inside of the sculpture is the positive space.

For the element Color, I chose an image by Huger Foote. The hue of the object that takes up nearly 100% of the image is red. The object has a medium value. The intensity of the object is bright.

For the element Value, I chose an image by Keith Carter. The focal point of the image is a white swan. By definition, this part of the image has a light value. The area surrounding the swan is black. This means that this part of the image has a dark value.

For the element Texture, I chose an image by Vincent Van Gogh. Although this image is 2D, the strokes of the paintbrush make some parts of the image look like they are popping out. These parts look like they can be touched and felt. The strokes of the brush make the image look like it has texture.

For the element Motion/Time, I chose an image by Eadweard Muybridge. This is a series of images of a man riding a horse. The change in positioning of the feet of the horse makes it look like the horse is moving. Also, these images were taken of a horse moving.

Sergio Sanchez

3/26/2019 01:25:31 pm

For the element of line I chose Bernd and Hilla Becher’s Various Photographs of water Silos and how it shows that the same thing can look extremely differently by only changing the line and texture or removing or decreasing the amount of different lines.
For the element of design; shape I chose to do Piet MOndrian’s photograph “Line over form” which is composed of white, red, blue,light black and yellow squares with dark black outlines that separate the squares from each other, there are also no diagonal lines on the photograph only vertical and horizontal lines.

For the element of design “Form” I chose to describe The wierd goat that Pablo Picasso made. Pablo Picassos goat looks very real but also very fake at the same time due to the sad color gray on it. The goat is full of small holes like a cheese and looks wrinkled. It uses form because it is tri-dimensional.

For the element of design “space” I chose Albert Bierstadt’s big painting of a paradise with big mountains that look big and are in the distance and made to look big by making them small and increasing the FOV. there is also a very good reflection of water on the lake and has a fading effect.

For the Element of design of “color” I chose to describe the photograph by William Eggleston of a Yellow car in front of a yellow wall in front of a yellow crane looking thingy and it is cool how it only uses the color of yellow and does not have a sun and even the small parts of the photograph that does not have yellow have a yellowish texture with the sunrising solor.

For the elemnt of design of value I chose Jacque Louis David’s painting of three knights reaching out for 3 swords held by a man in red with 5 people behind 2 of them babies. The swords must value power and how people try to reach out for it and are stopped by a man in red.

For the element of DEsign; “Texture” I chose to Describe OPenheimers picture of a cup, spoon and plate made with animal fur and it is kind of wierd becuase you dont want hair in your drink so thats how it uses texture.

For the element of design: Motion/time I chose Wassily Kandinsky’s drawing of a few kites fireworks and trails and it gives the sensation of movement with the trails of color that the kites and fireworks leaveand it looks cool

mariah podwika

3/26/2019 01:25:43 pm

The painting by Sol Lewitt uses the design element of line. This painting uses the design element of line because there are lines of all different colors and going in all different directions throughout the image. The painting has lines zigging and zagging all throughout it.This painting makes me feel overwhelmed and panicky. The painting also makes me feel a little bit sick just looking at the jumbled lines.

The painting by Sol Lewitt uses the design element of shape. This painting uses the design element of shape because the separate lines all come together to form one coherent shape. In contrast to the other Sol Lewitt, these lines don’t just zig-zag all over the page, it comes together and makes something that your mind can put together and form an image out of. This painting makes me feel very calm, in control, and organized.

The painting from, once again, by Sol Lewitt uses the design element of form. This painting uses the design element of form because the canvas is flat but the way the shape is painted makes it look three dimensional. The form gives it the illusion of volume and mass inside of the canvas. This painting makes me feel very calm and collected and it also gives me a headache to look at it for too long.

The painting by Albert Bierstadt uses the design element of space. This painting uses the design element of space because the canvas is two dimensional but the mountain range looks three dimensional and never ending. The way that space is used makes it look like the mountain range is right in front of you rather than on a canvas. This painting makes me feel very calm and serene.

The image is by Steve McCurry uses the design element of color. This picture uses the design element of color because the background and the color of the girl’s eyes are complementary to the red of the outfit that she is wearing. These complimentary colors cause contrast in the image, making it more pleasing to look at. This image makes me a little bit uncomfortable just because of how close the girl is in the image but the color usage calms me down and makes the closeness a little more bearable.

The painting by Jacque-Louis David uses the design element of value. This painting uses value because you can see a difference in the shading on the clothes and the shading of the crevices. Value adds dimension to the painting and makes it stand out more. This image gives me anxiety because the women in the back appear to be very anxious about the men in the foreground with the swords.

The painting is by Jan van Eyck uses the design element of texture. This painting uses the design element of texture because you see the texture of the fur and the cloth in the image and you feel like you can reach out and feel the fur but in reality it’s just the illusion of the feeling. The textures make the image seem more real and more alive that it would if it didn’t have it. The painting makes me feel a little bit intrusive just because this looks like it would be an intimate moment that I am walking in on.

The painting by Wassily Kandinsky uses the design element of motion. This painted uses the design element of motion because the lines in the imagine give the illusion of the objects falling downward. The objects appear to have been stopped in the downward motion. This image makes me feel uneasy because I’m waiting for things to continue in the motion of falling.

Claire Rollwitz

3/26/2019 01:27:43 pm

LINE
The image by Hiroshi Sugimoto uses the elements of line to help portray a mood to the image. The picture is of an ocean, and it has a line that makes up the horizon. There are small, curvy lines formed by waves in the water. The lines in this photograph give me a calm and relaxing feeling. The soft lines in the ocean are used to show movement in the water.

SHAPE
The image by Pablo Picasso is made up of many shapes. Picasso plays with the use of shapes to create the objects in his art. He uses shapes to tell a story. Picasso uses shapes with hard edges to show firm emotion and shapes with curves to show calmness. It is interesting to see his detailed artwork broken down into simple shapes.

FORM
The image of a man by Rembrandt van Rijn uses the element of form to show three dimensions. He used different colors to create depth by adding shadows and highlights. His pencil stroaks also help to illustrate the three dimensions. Adding form to pictures helps show the audience dimension in the man. Form brings his drawing to life.

SPACE
The image by Raphael utilizes space to show three dimensions. Raphael uses space to show the audience the distance between things. The walls and people are drawn bigger in the front to show that you are closer to them. In the back, the objects are smaller to indicate that they are far away in the image. I like how the artist uses space because it shows a lot of dimensions.

COLOR
Steve McCurry uses color in his image of a girl standing against a wall. The girl is wearing red, which helps to make her green eyes and the wall behind her stand out. He used complementary pairs on the color wheel because the two colors contrast each other and work well together. I love how the artist uses color in this image. The vivid colors bring the photograph to life and make it interesting to look at. The bright colors in this image draw attention to her eyes and clothes.

VALUE
The different value of colors in Jacque-Louis David’s painting make it look more realistic. The people in the front stand out because of the light shown on them and the contrast of them against the dark wall. Jacque-Louis David uses different values of color in people’s clothing. He adds value through shadows and highlights.

TEXTURE
Méret Oppenheim’s image shows lots of texture through the furry plate and cup. Rough textures and smooth textures can be used to display different emotions. Texture adds a new element of realisticness to images. Texture helps the audience to understand an image better and view art in different ways.

TIME/MOTION
Eadweard Muybridge uses the element of motion to showcase the fourth dimension. He captures the motion of a running horse. Action can bring design to life by showing movement rather than still images. It is interesting to see what movement looks like when it is frozen.

EmmaKate Spies

3/26/2019 01:31:32 pm

For Line I chose the horizon by Paul Klee, I chose this because I think that it shows the element of line really well because of the line on the horizon. There is a clear visual and understanding of where the line falls and i think that the image where the ocean and the horizon are both fogged over. I think that it also adds a mysterious kind of aspect that I like. The colors are basic but yet creative, the artist could have done it where there is a blue sky but instead there is a grey sky and the water is a darker shade of grey.
For shape I chose Paul Strands’ first one. I chose this because I find shadows intriguing and beautiful. The shadows of the objects lines make cool shapes on the table. Shadows can make some interesting shapes and make the image more noteworthy if done in an order that makes the image look cool and unique. The shadow of the triangle looks cool because there is an empty space on one side of it and bar- stripes on the other side.
For form I chose Sol Lewitt’s box thing. I found this particular image interesting because there is a box and lines going the same way. In the same box there is a smaller box with lines going a different way. The depth aspect of this image in the center of the box adds a cool layer type thing. The layer type thing makes it look like a chair with a seat.
For Space I chose M.C. Escher’s optical illusion stairs. I find this image interesting because you can’t really find one particular focus part. There is so much stuff going on in all optical illusions that you can get lost in the image itself. But in this image I like how Escher has people going down the stairs and up the wall and up the stairs and sitting on different ledges. This image is really cool and I wonder how this image was made.
For Color I chose the car by William Eggleston because the yellow car on top of the yellow background looks cool. The blue sky really helps make this image look better than if the sky part of the background was just black or yellow. The sky really helps break this yellow image appart which I find really pretty. The yellow car and garage really adds a nice texture without actually changing the image later.
For Value I chose Keith Carters’ swan. I think that swans are beautiful animals and can add a lot of value and pretty aspects to an image. Swans are majestic and beautiful creatures and animals. Swans can add a vibrance to the image even though their fur is white. Swans to me symbolize purity.
For Texture I chose Edward Weston’s piece. I’m not exactly sure what it is but whatever it is its pretty and unique. The image has a lot of different textures to it and all make it pretty. The curves and creases add a fine line of wonder and that is cool. The image to me if I had to choose what it exactly is it would be a fish with a spike fin on top and a large body.
For motion and time i chose Olafur Eliasson's’ waterfall. I find this image pretty because the aspects of the running water caught in motion is really cool and pretty. This image is very creative and it composition is very different. The water looks like falling snow and falling snow looks magical and like a winter wonderland.

Teresa Lei

3/26/2019 10:41:59 pm

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Sol Lewitt created an eight pieces of artwork using vivid colors and different structures of the lines. The lines appear to be thin compact next to each other. The black, solid lines separated the grids into different shapes and within each shape, the lines were placed either horizontal, vertical, diagonal or curved. The differences create diversity and a sense of activeness. It appears to me that there is a sense of rapidness within the restricted space, which is aesthetically pleasing.

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Piet Mondarin uses long lines of grids to create the painting. The shapes within this painting are geometric. It seems logical and well constructed. THere's no shades or natural elements in the painting, which makes the painting looks flat and unrealistic. However, it still appeals to me visually because of the dynamics of the geometry and the simplicity of the shapes.

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Diego Velazquez's artwork embodies the element of the form. The lines and the size of the objects show the depths of the room, especially the size of the lights and the paintings on the right side wall. The lines that separated the floor and the wall, the wall and the ceiling also do the similar jobs. The opened back door creates a sense of space for the picture and make it more three dimensional and realistic.

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Raphael's "School of Athens" shows the sense of space. Although there are countless figures, they make up only about a third of the picture, with the rest being architectures and natural views like the sky. The arch of the academy is all the way up out of sight. By using the perspective, the middle of the hallway seems to prolong in a farther distance, and the decreasing sizes of the vaults create lot of space beside the main character Plato and Aristotle.

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Meg Griffiths photography brings delightfulness through the colors she depicts. The colors are very pure in this picture. Overall, the dim and dark part only occupies a small portion of the picture. There are a lot of intermediate colors without high values, which builds a peaceful atmosphere to the photograph.

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The lightest value on Jacque-Louis David's work is the part where the flesh of the figures and their clothes reflect under the light. In contrast, the darkest value lays behind the pillars. An interesting stance that can be taken on the painting is that it actually looks less realistic because of the values the author put in. The contrast is perfect individually but they lost integrity as a whole.

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The texture of Edward Weston's photograph is outstanding and exceptional. The lines and the patterns appeal to me as if they are hard and smooth, but in reality, the lettuce can possibly be a lot softer. The texture of this picture also gives an illusion of the depicted subject, like if it is something else instead of a piece of lettuce.

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Olafur Eliasson's artwork shows the dynamic of the dust that's floating in the air. The movement and trajectory can be sensed. The fast shutter speed makes time absence from the photograph. It gives a feeling of the slowing down the motion till the end of the time

Farouk Ramzan

3/27/2019 03:11:30 pm

This photograph is by Sol Lewitt. This image consists of eight boxes with different patterns of colors. Lines are a common and obvious theme among the eight frames. In each frame, the skittle colored lines move in different directions. In one box you may notice that the lines are vertical, in another horizontal, and in another in the shape of a triangle.

This painting is by Pablo Picasso. Pablo uses shapes to craft nearly everything in the image. Shape is used to create the peoples’ faces, the horse, the light bulb and its shadow, the light peeking from the door, shadows, and more. It’s clear that Pablo is a fan of shapes. Shapes tend to be geometric in classic Picasso paintings but in this piece, free form shapes are given the importance.

The drawing is by Rembrandt van Rijn. Rijn uses form by creating shadows around the subject’s neck and jaw. He uses a hatch pattern to create the shadow effect. Rijn is also able to make the subjects nose appear 3D by using the hatch shadow formula. You can also notice the subject’s shirt pulled over his left shoulder.

This painting is by Raphael. Raphael uses space in a grand manner. In the palace in his painting, the depth feels real. Rapheal does this by making his subjects smaller than the environment and making the environment large and detailed. Space is expanded even more by allowing the sky to show through the windows and door of the collosal hall.

Color is undoubtedly used heavily in the image to create a pleasing effect. The emerald and ocean blue hues that gracefully exist on the borders of the focused plates are beautiful. The egg yolk yellow of the mysterious liquid substance on top of the cream cheese creates irresistible contrast. Other colors exist in the negative space such as: the soft red of the watermelon chunks, the metallic gold of the butter wrapper, the relaxed pink of the turkey slab, and the blurry flowers on the teapot.

This image is by Miwa Yanagi. Miwa uses a variety of tones and values. The value can be spotted on the subject’s shirt. The darker values begin to transition on the left of the image. You can observe light values on the subject’s legs and how that contrasts to the dark ground. There are soft hints of lighter tones on the walls, as they appear to be painted clouds.

This art piece is by Barbara Ciurej and Lindsay Lochman. Barbara and Lindsay use texture heavily to influence the observer. Texture is used for the rocky rainbow hills, the pieces of cereal, and the runny milk. Texture makes the image improves the quality of the image and makes it seem surreal. Barbara and Lindsay also do a fine job of exaggerating texture where it needs to be done such as the tips of the ridgid hills.

This image collage is by Eadweard Muybridge. Originally this was the first video ever created. In the case of the images there is obviously no actual motion but compositional motion. If you hover your eyes above each frame and move chronologically, it creates a motion effect.

Henry Cool link

3/27/2019 10:52:26 pm

Line
The photograph by Hiroshi Sugimoto shows a calm sea with fog settling over it. It demonstrates line because the first thing notice is the horizontal line of the horizon which is easily seen with the contrast between the dark sea and fog. Next there a bunch of curved lines of the little ripple in the body of water. Both the horizontal line and curved lines contribute to make a very calm and quiet photo.

Shape
The photograph by Paul Strand shows the busy Wall Street in black and white. It represents shape because the building in the background has very defined shapes which really make the picture pop. The shape that is really emphasized in this photo are the several rectangles which are darkened by the shadows. This is also emphasized by the lightness of the structure around the rectangles which is made of of several squares.

Form
The image that Sol Lewitt made is a three dimensional cube that creates an optical illusion with another cube. It shows form because it is three dimensional and makes an optical illusion with another three dimensional cube. The way the cube was made to look three dimensional was by making lines move back into the picture at certain angles. The way the illusion was made, which created another three dimensional object was by taking horizontal, vertical, and somewhat diagonal lines on certain side of the cube then they took those certain lines and put them next to the other lines to make it look like another cube is popping in/out.

Space
In the picture by Hiroshi Sugimoto it shows a bunch gazelles in a vast savanna and is taking in black and white. This photo represents space because the gazelles were taken very close up in the foreground which made the background of the savanna so much greater. He also took it in a way which makes it look like the background can go on and on forever, but is cut short by the whiteness of what looks to be fog. Also the gazelles are tight together which create a mass of positive space, and makes it easier to get the negative space in the background of the photo.

Color
In the photograph by William Eggleston it depicts a yellow care in front of a yellow background. This represents color because it uses slightly different shades of yellow to make the car almost blend into the background. Also it uses darker colors like the shadows in order to see a contrast between the car and background. Plus the leather seats of the car and the blue sky, which is almost on the other side of the color wheel, really compliments the picture.

Value
In the picture by Keith carter is shows a swan with it neck tucked back on a black surface. This is the perfect depiction of value because the background and the subject are on the two different sides of the value spectrum, Black and White. The lighting also allows there to be some shading which creates a middle grey color which really make the picture stand out. Also the little bits of white on the background and the black beak of swan creates a much more beautiful and balanced picture.

Texture
In the portrait by Vincent Van Gogh it depicts a red haired man and has many dot thorout the piece. These dots make the texture of the picture seem much more prickly around the facial are. This changes though around the jacket area because I feel this makes it seem a bit more soft, but fuzzy.This result of texture is by taking several darker colored dot and mixing it with orange dots to make the portrait feel like it is jumping out at you.

Movement
In the picture by Alexander Calder it shows a white room with a single green chair and a intricate wind chime thing. This depicts movement because the viewer is able to imagine and imply that it is moving. What I mean by this is that this picture uses something that looks like it would move in the wind and then ties it on to a tiny wire in order to make us think that it would be spinning. This is also complemented by the stillness of the chair which make the main subject seem like it would be more prone to move.

Paul B

3/28/2019 11:55:17 am

This is painting using primarily lines by Sol Lewwit. It is using only lines in the painting. But it uses the lines in a different way by placing them without pattern or reason. This is made by using overlapping lines and lines that are very rigid.

This is a painting by Pablo Picasso. He uses shapes to make up the people in the painting. It makes them look strange and more unique. This gives him his signature style.

This is a drawing by Rembrandt van Rijn. It is showing form by making the man’s face three dimensional. He does this by lessening the lines that are farther away. The fewer lines makes that part of the drawing seem farther away and 3D.

This is a painting by Raphael. It uses space to give the room more depth. He made the distance between objects closer and smaller. This gives it the illusion of depth.

This is a Photograph by Sandy Skoglund. This picture uses blue furniture to highlight the orange fish. These opposite colors make the other pop out more. This happens as they are on the other side of the color wheel.

This painting by Jacque-Louis David shows the light and dark. The soldiers on the left are closer to the dark side of the painting so it makes them look more sinister. The soldiers look like they are forcing the man to take arms to the darkness of war. The darkness can represent a lot of things and adds more that way.

This sculpture by Méret Oppenheim shows Texture. Even though you can’t feel the image it gives a feeling.This feeling for this image is Uneasiness. This uses texture to make us feel uncomfortable at the thought of the feel of a furry cup.

This set of pictures by Eadweard Muybridge shows motion/ time. It does this by having multiple pictures that were shot rapidly. These photos were shot in quick succession. It is doing this because if you view them in succession it shows motion.

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