Victor Vasarely
Vega-Nor (1969)
78 ¾ x 78 ¾ inches
Oil on
canvas
Victor
Vasarely’s artwork, Vega-Nor made an
impression on me because he used Opalt, a form of art that use manipulation of
color and lines to fool our perception. It was interesting because he believes
that this form of art can be understood by anyone without a educational
background. The art piece has no story to tell, history to know or symbols to
interpret, he just used lines to reinforce illusion.
http://i1292.photobucket.com/albums/b574/artishappinessaed200/VICTOR_zpsa5a18456.jpg
Amedeo
Nodigliani
La Jeune Bonne (The Servant Girl) (1918)
60 x 24 inches
Oil on canvas
In Amedeo
Nodigliani’s artwork, La Jeune Bonne (The
Servant Girl) the woman is wearing a dark dress with white collar, modest hairstyle
waiting in the corner with folded hands, waiting for instructions. This made an
impression on me because even though the title and her dress attire represent a
woman that is a servant, one can also see that she has dignity. This was shown
through color and line unifying together as a composition.
http://i1292.photobucket.com/albums/b574/artishappinessaed200/AMEDO_zps2d033d71.jpg
Nikki S. Lee
The Hip Hop Project (1) (2001)
21 ¼ x 28 inches
Chromogenic
Color Print
In Nikki S.
Lee’s artwork, The Hip Hop Project, she
addresses social and culture identity. She states how human changes clothes to
alter their appearances. I was able to connect to this artwork because being
the first generation American, I tend to always change my appearances, my dress
attire and my diet. My parents always yelling, “Even though you were born here,
you can never forget your roots!!”
http://i1292.photobucket.com/albums/b574/artishappinessaed200/NikkiSlEE_zps47311d2a.jpg
Carrie Mae Weems
Colored People Series (1997)
30 x 30 inches
Toned and/or
color-stained silver prints
Carrie Mae Weems
documented her African American experience through shades of darkness in her
artwork, Colored People Series. She
states that photographs remind us that we all see through filter- whether they
are cultural, social, learned, taught and inherited. I was able to connect to
this because members in my family still haven’t accepted the shades that they
are in. I have aunts that bleached their skin to look lighter because in the
community that they were raised in believed that if you were a darker shade,
you were considered “dark and ugly.”
http://i1292.photobucket.com/albums/b574/artishappinessaed200/CARRIEMAEW_zps0591fdbe.jpg
Franz Marc
DIE WOLFE (BSLKSNKRIEG) THE WOLVES
(BALKANWAR) (1948)
27 7/8 x 55
inches
Oil on canvas
Franz Marc
changed his form of art to the concentration of world events. He used wolfs in
his work, DIE WOLFE (BSLKSNKRIEG) THE
WOLVES (BALKANWAR) as a replacement of the earlier and peaceful nations
before World War I occurred. I wished I
could look more about his artwork, he used the symbol of wolfs to demonstrated
the vicious act that were being committed. However, I wish I could get a better
image of what the countries looked during that time.
http://i1292.photobucket.com/albums/b574/artishappinessaed200/FRANZ_zpsc178e4c4.jpg
Eugene Delacroix
1948
18 ¼ x 25 ¼
inches
Oil on canvas
Delacroix’s role
was to document the city of Morocco in order to satisfy the European curiosity
about exotic people and places. I strongly disagree that this art satisfy that
goal, I wish he could had draw about the daily lives of the Morocco, such as
what activities did they take apart in?
http://i1292.photobucket.com/albums/b574/artishappinessaed200/EUGENE_zps0e0e821d.jpg
I find it extremely interesting about Victor Vasarely’s artwork. It makes me realize that art does not necessary have to have a story behind it in order for it to be a good work of art. The most important thing about a work of art is that it is interesting for the audience to look at and that they find a connection with the work of art in one way or another.
ReplyDeleteI find it awesome that all three of us are interested by Victor Vasarely's work! I clicked on your first photo from him and it truly is a piece of art. I actually even made it my phone background, so thanks for the opportunity of finding it!
ReplyDeleteYou did an excellent job explaining why the pictures effected you or what you wanted to know more about the art work. I liked the photograph from Nikki Lee's Hip Hop project, I had almost selected this piece myself.
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