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| Helen Frankenthaler, Round Trip, 1957, Oil on Canvas |
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| Jimmy Ernst, The Chant, 1955, Oil on Canvas |
These two pieces made an impression on me for the same reasons, but opposite ends of the spectrum. Frankenthaler's Round Trip drew my attention of it's vibrant colors are organically shaped figures. On the other hand Ernst's The Chant made an impact through monochromatic, black-on-black color scheme and stark, geometric lines.
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| Jim Dine, Child's Blue Wall, 1962, Oil on Canvas, Wood, Metal, and Light Bulb |
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| Afro, La Paura del buio (Fear of the Night), 1952, Oil on Canvas |
B) Which artworks do I feel a connection with? Why?
Dine's Child's Blue Wall connects me to my childhood. Although I did not have wall paper in my childhood room exactly like those blues stars, looking at the work still made feel nostalgic for the carefree days when I was a kid. Afro's Fear of the Night connected with me with the present rather than the past. To me some of the figures in the painting look like street lights, which make me think back to times where I've walked alone on city streets at night; it certainly can be a fearful situation.
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| Marc Chagall, The Flying Fish, 1948, Oil on Canvas |
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| Scrambled or Fried, 2008, Chewing Gum and Chewing Gum Wrappers on Canvas with Artists Frame |
C) Which artworks would I like to know more about? Why?
I would like to know why Chagall put the fish in his painting. What's its significance?
I would also like to know why the artist of Scrambled or Fried chose such an unusual medium for this piece. Why chewing gum?
I felt the same way about the artists use of chewing gum as a medium.. I think its genius to use that they are beautiful pieces of work.
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