Art Gallery Visit 1

Which artworks make an impact or impression on me? Why?

The oil on canvas “Janet” by Chuck Close made an impact on me not only because of the sheer size of the work but how up close smaller squares that make up the entire image wouldn’t look like much if only a small portion was shown to someone. However when each of the squares makes up the entire image the result of the woman’s face is very cool.

I also enjoyed Gary Simmons’s “D.C. Pavilion” which is oil paint and cold wax on canvas. I really enjoyed the larger pieces at the gallery and this made an impression on me due to the simplicity of the work. The building is alone on the canvas and the addition of white streaks upward makes the building look like it is on fire.

Zhan Wang’s “Urban Landscape, Buffalo” also made an impact on me because of the hometown relation to the work. Using the kitchen items to form the landscape was a very creative and outside the box idea of materials.

Which artworks do I feel a connection with? Why?

I felt a connection with Robert Longo’s “Hum” due to my involvement with technology on a daily basis for my job. It seemed to me that even back in 1988 Longo captured the idea of the kind of wildness technology has brought to us. I originally didn’t expect the art to have been created in 1988.

I also felt a connection with Barnaby Frunas’ “Untitled Flood”. Again I liked how massive the painting was standing 84” x 140” it was very massive. Red is one of my favorite colors and I thought that his red’s were extreamly vivid. I also felt a connection with the work because I saw it broken into pieces of red, with the black areas as a break separating calm with rougher times.

Sonja Braas’ “The Quiet of Dissolution” was also a piece that I felt connection with. I always try to see things from a different perspective than the norm and this aerial photo does just the same. It represents an entire area compressed into about a 5ft x 6ft print.

Which artworks would I like to know more about? Why?

I would like to know more about Clyfford Still’s “1957 –D” because there is always a reason behind the authors work. In this piece however the color scheme of yellows and blacks doesn’t show much of a clear idea to me as the viewer. I would like to know more about what he was trying to display.

Another work of art that peaked my interest was Sol LeWitt’s “Wall Drawing #1268” I would like to know how the multiple artists were able to work together to create a synchronous looking and extremely massive graphite display of shading.

“The Unentitled Graces” by Jess was another work of art that I found to be very interesting. The college is full of colors and ideas spread across the work. There seems no rhyme or reason to the placement of each idea that that is something that I enjoyed about it.