Abstract ExpressionismPaigan Void Barnett Newman 1946 oil on canvas Reflection: In PH-15, I really liked how vibrant it was. It was hard to identify the process used, but either way it was a cool result. I overall liked Mountains and Sea. I love how much color was used but in my piece, I would like to use more saturated and vibrant colors. It appeared to me that the paint was somewhat randomly applied to this piece and then the charcoal was added to accentuate different parts - of course this could be very wrong. I really really loved Paigan Void. I absolutely adore the colors and the overall look. I really like the layered affect and would defintley want to take inspiration from this piece. Overall, all of these pieces are very different. This has showed me what a wide range of art the term Abstract Expressionism covers. Play Page InspirationWhen I Was Young Enrico Baj 1951 collage on tapestry`` Reflection: Starting with Red Star, I really liked the layered look, however am not exactly attracted to the overall aesthetic. It also seemed like the artist used a lot of stenciling. This is something I would be interested in experimenting with later. I think When I Was Young is so funny. I like how it used extremely unexpected materials and is somewhat 3D. If I decided to try something like this I would have to work outside of my sketchbook. Lastly, I was drawn to Guitar because it related to my play pages and was really simple. It did not automatically click that this was by Picasso, but then it all started to make sense. These collages are all very different but all have characteristics that I want to incorporate in my play pages, like stenciling, 3-dimension, and some more simplicity.
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Ria Bakshi
12/14/2018 11:36:56 am
Great job with this assignment! I like how each of the AbEx pieces you chose were similar, but also had major differences, because knowing how much you like color, it could have been easy to pick pieces that were only aesthetically attractive as inspiration. I really like Paigan Void too! It has a lot of movement while still being calm and not noisy. The opposite goes for your play pages; I love that you kind of narrowed down and overall focused on texture in the pieces you chose, either with mixed media or with almost 3D pieces. Good luck with the play pages in the future, they’re gonna be great!
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