The 2 favorites and 1 least favorite
Saturday, September 5th, 2009
The first one shown is a glass sculpture done by Dale Chihuly. I liked this picture/sculpture due to the color and the organic flow of it. The piece just draws your eyes in. You can tell that he put a lot of effort into the sculpture as well. There is a sense of pride emitting from the piece. I feel that it comes from how carefully it had to be put together and how all the pieces fit perfectly together.
The second one is a photograph by Nancy Holt. It is a picture of concrete pipes with the sunlight shining through them. I liked this one due to the simplicity of it. The geometric shapes with the barren background makes the sunlight more impressive. The color of it also draws me in, it creates a peaceful aura around it. She had to put a lot of time and effort into trying to get the sunlight to hit the pipes just right because she only had one real shot at it.
The last one is a painting by Jackson Pollock. This one is not my favorite. I think that this piece just looks as if he spilled paint all over the canvas. It does not look like he put any real effort or thought into it. It looks as if a four year old could do it. I feel as though he was bored and just wanted to use up any extra paint laying around. I know that it is not true, but that is the vibe I get from the painting. In addition, the color choice is a turn off because it does not allow the painting to flow. The color restricts and suppresses the painting.