Hello,
On my visit to the Al Bright Knox Gallery, there were many pieces that stuck out and ignited interest from me. I haven't been there since I was in grammar school and now that I am older, I could appreciate it so much more.
There were two pieces that immediately made an impact on me. The first piece that made an impact on me was "La Toilette", which was a piece made on an oil canvas by Pablo Picasso is 1906. It was a piece that included 2 women; one nude and the other holding a mirror up to the nude woman. This is such a simple illustration that represents such a big idea about society. the woman is looking at herself and it does not appear that there are overly powered positive nor negative emotion. It is almost as if she was critiquing herself. This is an issue that still stands today. People constantly judge themselves and others which creates that sense of self esteem that a majority of the world lacks.
The second piece made an impact on me in a completely different way. It was so outrageous that it made me laugh. It was a piece done in 1989 with vinyl pain on canvas by Nancy Dwyer. The piece was called "Kill Yourself", and that is exactly what is portered in the painting. The words "Kill Yourself" are displayed in big bubble letters. There is a positive atmosphere created with a cool aqua in the background with bubbles and the "Kill" is frozen and white as "Yourself" is a contrasting bright yellow. I cannot honestly tell you what the piece was meant to convey, but if the purpose was humor and laughter, it worked on me.
In 1966, Jeff Wall created "Boys cutting through a hedge in a transparency light box. The photo depicts two boys cutting through a hedged from the city into a cemetery. this piece had meaning to me and i was able to relate.The piece subtly depicts two worlds, the living, and the dead. I think the piece was trying to illustrate how in our everyday lives we take things for granite and tend to forget those who have passed before us. I feel that I get myself so busy sometimes, and leave out the important things in my life. These boys are cutting through a cometary with no regards to the respects that they are violating. They are too busy in their lives to be considerate to others.
Another piece that I related to was created in 1965, by Joseph Kosuth, by using red, blue and green neon tubing. This is such a simple, but elaborate concept. It is so simple it is beautiful. It seems like a simple concept, but there is something about it that attracts me to it. It is simple, which is how I want to live my life. Even thought it is simple, the longer you look and dissect it into your brain, the more complicated it gets. With complications comes interest. This is how I see myself. I am simple at heart, but the better you get to know me, the more interesting I become.
There were also two pieces that made me want to know more about them. The first one is "La source de la loue", done by Gustave Courbet in 1864 by oil on canvas. this essentially is a piece of a dark cave. what intrigues me is the perception of hot the light hit specific places in different ways, such as on the water or on the cave. What I wonder is what does Gustave want the viewer ro perceive in the cave. I just want to know if there is a specific purpose.
The final piece that I would like to know more about was done in 2004 by using enamel on aluminum. This is when Claire Woods created :Failed Back". this piece is mysterious to say the lease. There is a forest setting and many outlines indicating undefined creatures of the night. There is also a large amount of white splashed through the middle of the painting. I wonder why this piece was so big and why is there that white throughout the photo. Also, why sis she use abstract eyes and no full forms available.
Here are the photos of the pieces I saw:
On my visit to the Al Bright Knox Gallery, there were many pieces that stuck out and ignited interest from me. I haven't been there since I was in grammar school and now that I am older, I could appreciate it so much more.
There were two pieces that immediately made an impact on me. The first piece that made an impact on me was "La Toilette", which was a piece made on an oil canvas by Pablo Picasso is 1906. It was a piece that included 2 women; one nude and the other holding a mirror up to the nude woman. This is such a simple illustration that represents such a big idea about society. the woman is looking at herself and it does not appear that there are overly powered positive nor negative emotion. It is almost as if she was critiquing herself. This is an issue that still stands today. People constantly judge themselves and others which creates that sense of self esteem that a majority of the world lacks.
The second piece made an impact on me in a completely different way. It was so outrageous that it made me laugh. It was a piece done in 1989 with vinyl pain on canvas by Nancy Dwyer. The piece was called "Kill Yourself", and that is exactly what is portered in the painting. The words "Kill Yourself" are displayed in big bubble letters. There is a positive atmosphere created with a cool aqua in the background with bubbles and the "Kill" is frozen and white as "Yourself" is a contrasting bright yellow. I cannot honestly tell you what the piece was meant to convey, but if the purpose was humor and laughter, it worked on me.
In 1966, Jeff Wall created "Boys cutting through a hedge in a transparency light box. The photo depicts two boys cutting through a hedged from the city into a cemetery. this piece had meaning to me and i was able to relate.The piece subtly depicts two worlds, the living, and the dead. I think the piece was trying to illustrate how in our everyday lives we take things for granite and tend to forget those who have passed before us. I feel that I get myself so busy sometimes, and leave out the important things in my life. These boys are cutting through a cometary with no regards to the respects that they are violating. They are too busy in their lives to be considerate to others.
Another piece that I related to was created in 1965, by Joseph Kosuth, by using red, blue and green neon tubing. This is such a simple, but elaborate concept. It is so simple it is beautiful. It seems like a simple concept, but there is something about it that attracts me to it. It is simple, which is how I want to live my life. Even thought it is simple, the longer you look and dissect it into your brain, the more complicated it gets. With complications comes interest. This is how I see myself. I am simple at heart, but the better you get to know me, the more interesting I become.
There were also two pieces that made me want to know more about them. The first one is "La source de la loue", done by Gustave Courbet in 1864 by oil on canvas. this essentially is a piece of a dark cave. what intrigues me is the perception of hot the light hit specific places in different ways, such as on the water or on the cave. What I wonder is what does Gustave want the viewer ro perceive in the cave. I just want to know if there is a specific purpose.
The final piece that I would like to know more about was done in 2004 by using enamel on aluminum. This is when Claire Woods created :Failed Back". this piece is mysterious to say the lease. There is a forest setting and many outlines indicating undefined creatures of the night. There is also a large amount of white splashed through the middle of the painting. I wonder why this piece was so big and why is there that white throughout the photo. Also, why sis she use abstract eyes and no full forms available.
Here are the photos of the pieces I saw:
