In my spare time, I go to art museums, gallery openings, exhibitions, or any student art shows. I like the idea of dressing up, looking at art, and talking about it with people. It’s fun to bounce ideas and guess what the artist was trying to convey. It’s also makes for a fun date as we get to know each other. Some of the names I don’t remember so I have only the pictures which I will just leave with the “ —”
Monet
I’ve haven’t looked at Claude Monet’s paintings in-depth before and this was the first time to really witness his use of colour in capturing morning (left) /night (right) portraits of a simple scene. The choices of his blue for the morning for me was done perfectly where it captured the fuzziness of the hours of 6:00 am as the sun slowly creeps in. The haziness, I feel, stems from eyelids are not fully open and I’m escaping my night trance.
Zetsu #8
I loved this piece and the passion that came from it. The artist exploded in a kiln firing when working with extreme heats in these rock formations. I love the sheen and the carving into these “fin” like shapes. I thought that this was beautiful with the glow and even if it was unfinished it definitely left a statement as to something that is very aesthetically pleasing.
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This was a unique piece. I liked the blue tentacles at the top and maybe it was just a very strong tower. I don’t really know why this intrigued me so much but I really wanted to touch it. I would love this as a podium piece with a spotlight. Maybe a whole room dedicated to it but that might be excessive. The center of the tentacles under the colour of the blue makes me feel like there is mystery. I want to go down there and discover.
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I loved this piece. It captured me across the room. It’s in reference to slavery where a ship threw over 100s of slaves in order to collect insurance money. It caused outrage. The painting is warm at the top and as your approach it from a distance it becomes more horroring. The closer the get I get the more I don’t want to look at it. An illusion of warmth built on blood.
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The last piece definitely captured me, it felt odd that in our modern society, that a painting of a woman can stop a guy in his tracks and turn his head. It felt powerful. I liked her gaze.
