Activity #7 WRITE ABOUT IT!
The theme of my exhibit is “View from the Corner – Various Perspectives of City Life.” In this exhibit you will see various pieces of still life artwork that depict different views of street/city life in various cities.
In the first painting is titled “The Block II” by Romare Bearden. This painting shows a view inside of row house homes and businesses. The technique used for this piece is collage of various papers with foil, paint, ink, graphite, and surface abrasion on fiberboard and plywood panels. The artist used both warm and cool colors in this piece. The brick cutouts help to give the picture texture.
The second piece in this collection is titled “Play Street” by Jacob Lawrence. This piece shows people playing in the street underneath sprinklers. Color plays a significant role in this painting. The brick color along with the tan used on the buildings help to give the structures some length and depth. The focal point in this piece is sun in the mural painted on the front of the building.
The third piece selected is titled “Streets in Cagnes” painted by William H. Johnson. This painting is based on asymmetrical balance. Using cool colors and smudged strokes the artist is able to give texture and depth to the sky. The dominant color relationship operating within this piece of art work would be browns, oranges and the yellows which are used to depict the homes and the dirt road.
The fourth piece is titled “The Street” painted in 1977 by Romare Bearden. This painting is done using ink on paper. The focal point in this painting would be the profile of the person sitting in the window on the left hand side of this piece. The lines used throughout the brick on the building and on the lamp post give this picture rhythm.
In the fifth piece titled “Street Life, Harlem” was painted by William H. Johnson in 1939-1940. This painting was painted using oil on wood. Using a combination of warm and cool colors for the buildings behind the couple give the buildings depth like they are in a row. The focal point on this painting is the yellow flower on the woman’s hat.
In the sixth and final piece titled “Brownstones” by Jacob Lawrence was painted in 1958. The dominant color relationship operating within this piece is the red used for the buildings; the red along with the lavender used for the street help to give this painting depth and structure. The focal point for this piece is the gold, black and white designed skirt that the woman pushing the baby carriage is wearing. The use of vivid colors in this painting brings it to life.
The pieces selected for this exhibition were chosen because of what they have in common. All of the pictures selected depict life on a street block, city streets crawling with activity. All of these pieces were painted from the artist view of what city life was like.
The theme of my exhibit is “View from the Corner – Various Perspectives of City Life.” In this exhibit you will see various pieces of still life artwork that depict different views of street/city life in various cities.
In the first painting is titled “The Block II” by Romare Bearden. This painting shows a view inside of row house homes and businesses. The technique used for this piece is collage of various papers with foil, paint, ink, graphite, and surface abrasion on fiberboard and plywood panels. The artist used both warm and cool colors in this piece. The brick cutouts help to give the picture texture.
The second piece in this collection is titled “Play Street” by Jacob Lawrence. This piece shows people playing in the street underneath sprinklers. Color plays a significant role in this painting. The brick color along with the tan used on the buildings help to give the structures some length and depth. The focal point in this piece is sun in the mural painted on the front of the building.
The third piece selected is titled “Streets in Cagnes” painted by William H. Johnson. This painting is based on asymmetrical balance. Using cool colors and smudged strokes the artist is able to give texture and depth to the sky. The dominant color relationship operating within this piece of art work would be browns, oranges and the yellows which are used to depict the homes and the dirt road.
The fourth piece is titled “The Street” painted in 1977 by Romare Bearden. This painting is done using ink on paper. The focal point in this painting would be the profile of the person sitting in the window on the left hand side of this piece. The lines used throughout the brick on the building and on the lamp post give this picture rhythm.
In the fifth piece titled “Street Life, Harlem” was painted by William H. Johnson in 1939-1940. This painting was painted using oil on wood. Using a combination of warm and cool colors for the buildings behind the couple give the buildings depth like they are in a row. The focal point on this painting is the yellow flower on the woman’s hat.
In the sixth and final piece titled “Brownstones” by Jacob Lawrence was painted in 1958. The dominant color relationship operating within this piece is the red used for the buildings; the red along with the lavender used for the street help to give this painting depth and structure. The focal point for this piece is the gold, black and white designed skirt that the woman pushing the baby carriage is wearing. The use of vivid colors in this painting brings it to life.
The pieces selected for this exhibition were chosen because of what they have in common. All of the pictures selected depict life on a street block, city streets crawling with activity. All of these pieces were painted from the artist view of what city life was like.
posted by Deidre @ Thursday, March 09, 2006
1 Comments:
At 2:23 AM,
Anne Brew said…
In this mid term the assignment asks each student to choose a theme from Chapter 3 in the text and use it to set up an exhibition.
These theme included: Politics and Social order, Sacred Realm, Art for ARt, Art and the Human Experience.....
This essay does not reflect the objective of the assignment.
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