Analyze an Image- Art Gallery
Lynn Perez
Professor Cooney
2-D Design
T Th 2:00-4:40
1 December 2005
Analyze an Image
The two dimensional art work that was observed was held at a local art gallery at Bridgewater College. The artwork was titled New Work by Dorothy Pulsifer. The art shown consisted of digital images, multi media, clay, and glass. The piece of artwork chosen to analyze was that of a digital image. The image itself did not contain a title.
The subject of the artwork was a sculptor of an angel. Her upper body, from the waist up, is shown along with her wings. The angel was the artists main motivation, the art work on and around it conveys that message. The form of the artwork is the angel pictured behind strips of works that are broken up throughout the piece. The artist took a digital image of the angel and placed it a little off-centered. Flowing across the image are the strips of words. The content of the work that the artist is trying to display is relaxed, tranquil and godly type of mood or statement. Although most of the words were not legible, "dreams" was one of the words recognized. This gives the observer a relaxed soothing mood when viewing the artwork.
The work communicates that the angel is in the dreams of the observer. That the angel is watching over while dreaming. In the image the angel is looking down, communicating a protective shield.
The artist uses line to separate the words that are floating across the image. This helps the words not to cluster and seem too abundant to the observer. The line also provide a ancient look to the image, it look as though in might have been dug up as an artifact. The texture used in the image is, invented texture. The texture shown in the image does not come from reality but rather is a creation from the imagination. The artist has the viewer looking twice to see of there really is a texture to the image because it is presented so well. The strips of words look as though they have an old newspaper texture to them. The line separating the words look as though they may have been painted on the image with thick strokes. The colors that the artist chose to use in her image are gray, brown, orange, and black. They are not just straight colors, they were mixed to give a more organic look to them. The colors used would be categorized under analogous and monochromatic colors. The colors that are covering the angel are analogous colors. They look like they would appear close to each other on a color wheel. They express different tints and shades to show separation. The colors used in the angel are monochromatic colors. The artist uses different hues of white and different shades of black.
When I walked into the gallery this was not the first image that caught my eye. The bright and vibrant images and pieces were viewed first. The gallery was a bit small and the sound of nearby classes filled the air. The light setting was dimmed dark to present a mood within the gallery. As I circled around the gallery carefully observing each piece, this one grabbed me. I first viewed the image from a distance. I could see the strips of words floating across but I could see something behind it. As I brought myself closer to the image I was able to realize that the image hidden behind the words was a angel. As said in the beginning of the class semester, my eye latches onto images of angels. When I realized that an angel was involved in the image, I started seeing the work as a whole. The words fit to the image, telling of dreams, sleep, and angels. The work gave me a relaxed feeling, as though I was dreaming or sleeping. The angel is placed more towards the center left so that you are able to see her full right wing. The angel is looking down, as if she is watching over you. The angel is a sculpture, maybe of marble or concrete. She is smooth and very detailed. The angel is wearing a cloth around her and has a rose crown wrapped around her head. Her face is soft and smooth as she looks down. Her wings arch past the edge of the image border. She seems to be standing in some kind of church , where the ceilings arch at the top.
I liked how the artist put the words across the image, it gives it more substance rather than a plain angel in the image. The words help set a mood to the image. If the words were not there and there was just the orange/brown colored strips across her, I think the viewer would not a able to capture the mood as well. The viewer would just see and angel with rusted strips going across her.
The artist put this image together well and it provides organic unity. The subject, form and content all fit well together. There are no images or details that she could have taken away. The choice of colors used also helps set the mood, which I think the artist presented well also. If the artist had put bright colors, it would have sett off the wrong mood for the image. As I looked at the piece, I thought that maybe the artist should have cropped the top of the image more so that it was just the angel. The background gives the angel stability so that she is not just floating in the image. The one thing a might change, would be to add more words so that the viewer can read them. The artist has some random letters in the image and I was only able to pick up a couple of words.
Professor Cooney
2-D Design
T Th 2:00-4:40
1 December 2005
Analyze an Image
The two dimensional art work that was observed was held at a local art gallery at Bridgewater College. The artwork was titled New Work by Dorothy Pulsifer. The art shown consisted of digital images, multi media, clay, and glass. The piece of artwork chosen to analyze was that of a digital image. The image itself did not contain a title.
The subject of the artwork was a sculptor of an angel. Her upper body, from the waist up, is shown along with her wings. The angel was the artists main motivation, the art work on and around it conveys that message. The form of the artwork is the angel pictured behind strips of works that are broken up throughout the piece. The artist took a digital image of the angel and placed it a little off-centered. Flowing across the image are the strips of words. The content of the work that the artist is trying to display is relaxed, tranquil and godly type of mood or statement. Although most of the words were not legible, "dreams" was one of the words recognized. This gives the observer a relaxed soothing mood when viewing the artwork.
The work communicates that the angel is in the dreams of the observer. That the angel is watching over while dreaming. In the image the angel is looking down, communicating a protective shield.
The artist uses line to separate the words that are floating across the image. This helps the words not to cluster and seem too abundant to the observer. The line also provide a ancient look to the image, it look as though in might have been dug up as an artifact. The texture used in the image is, invented texture. The texture shown in the image does not come from reality but rather is a creation from the imagination. The artist has the viewer looking twice to see of there really is a texture to the image because it is presented so well. The strips of words look as though they have an old newspaper texture to them. The line separating the words look as though they may have been painted on the image with thick strokes. The colors that the artist chose to use in her image are gray, brown, orange, and black. They are not just straight colors, they were mixed to give a more organic look to them. The colors used would be categorized under analogous and monochromatic colors. The colors that are covering the angel are analogous colors. They look like they would appear close to each other on a color wheel. They express different tints and shades to show separation. The colors used in the angel are monochromatic colors. The artist uses different hues of white and different shades of black.
When I walked into the gallery this was not the first image that caught my eye. The bright and vibrant images and pieces were viewed first. The gallery was a bit small and the sound of nearby classes filled the air. The light setting was dimmed dark to present a mood within the gallery. As I circled around the gallery carefully observing each piece, this one grabbed me. I first viewed the image from a distance. I could see the strips of words floating across but I could see something behind it. As I brought myself closer to the image I was able to realize that the image hidden behind the words was a angel. As said in the beginning of the class semester, my eye latches onto images of angels. When I realized that an angel was involved in the image, I started seeing the work as a whole. The words fit to the image, telling of dreams, sleep, and angels. The work gave me a relaxed feeling, as though I was dreaming or sleeping. The angel is placed more towards the center left so that you are able to see her full right wing. The angel is looking down, as if she is watching over you. The angel is a sculpture, maybe of marble or concrete. She is smooth and very detailed. The angel is wearing a cloth around her and has a rose crown wrapped around her head. Her face is soft and smooth as she looks down. Her wings arch past the edge of the image border. She seems to be standing in some kind of church , where the ceilings arch at the top.
I liked how the artist put the words across the image, it gives it more substance rather than a plain angel in the image. The words help set a mood to the image. If the words were not there and there was just the orange/brown colored strips across her, I think the viewer would not a able to capture the mood as well. The viewer would just see and angel with rusted strips going across her.
The artist put this image together well and it provides organic unity. The subject, form and content all fit well together. There are no images or details that she could have taken away. The choice of colors used also helps set the mood, which I think the artist presented well also. If the artist had put bright colors, it would have sett off the wrong mood for the image. As I looked at the piece, I thought that maybe the artist should have cropped the top of the image more so that it was just the angel. The background gives the angel stability so that she is not just floating in the image. The one thing a might change, would be to add more words so that the viewer can read them. The artist has some random letters in the image and I was only able to pick up a couple of words.
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