Line and Space



Adoration of the Child by Titian. This work of art is a perfect example of an artist using an outline. An outline is the outermost line representing a certain shape or being in a picture. For example you are aware of where the outline is of the man's arm on the right because it is bold and encloses the space so it gives you the sense that he has limbs.

 

 

 

 

Eagle by Henri Gaudier-Brzeska. This piece may be a great example of an outline but it is also a great example of contour lines. Contour lines are a way that an artist draws the lines in a picture to give it "depth" or a sense of it being 3-Dimensional. This shows heavily near the neck of the eagle where the top of the wing is.

 

 

 

Self Portrait with a Straw Hat by Vincent van Gogh. Many works of Van Gogh are well known through out the general population. they are known and easily recognizable because of the style of his work. This piece of art and most of his works of art are amazing examples of expressive lines. Having that certain style of line work that most people can recognize and know its your work is a great definition of Expressive lines.

 

 

 

Contact by Steve DiBenedetto. Even though it may be hard to know what is going on in this work of art there is still an illusion we can recognize. Visual Overlapping is easily recognizable here by the images of helicoptors passing by or in front of a colorful chaotic circle. By placing the helicoptors there it gives the apearance that they are pssing by this giant object.

 

 

 

Erasmus of Rotterdam by Albrecht Durer. This may be kind of hard to show in this piece because it isnt as noticable as others but it does show Forshortening. Because of the angle that the the objects are portrayed in this picture they apear shorter than what they really are such as the book that is open closes to us and the table the man is writing on. the angle and way it is drawn gives the illusion they are shorter than what they would be if drawn from a different angle.

 

 

 

Seaweed, Maine by Paul Strand. This image is very chaotic and hard to focus on one single point. This was the purpose of the work. The chaos and complexity is part of Modern Experiments where the artist want to break free of traditional methods of art. They want to express themselves by being different which is how many artist in the past have done and have created different art movements. 



Different works of art

 



Popeye by Beatriz Milhazes. This work of art is a good example of form vs. content. At a first glance it just seems like it is just many circles within circles overlapping more cirlces but it can mean more than that. the artist might be trying to tell us something or have more meaning behind it than just shapes and colors. the vibrant colors she uses is said to come from her backround and the shapes may represent gears in a machine such as in much of todays industry.

 

 

 

Sea Cove by Albert Bierstadt. In this painting it is very clear as to what you are looking at. all the objects in this piece of art are recognizable in our eyes and most of us have seen these objects before. this is known as representational art, objects we can recognize and have seen in reality.

 

 

 

 

Eagle Dreaming by Clifford Possum. Unlike the piece of art above this, it is very hard to recognize the objects painted in this piece. This can be considered Abstract artwork. The less recognizable the objects are in art the more it can be considered abstract. Even though it is abstract you can still make out certain elements within it such as the large object in the middle may be the eagle and it is flying over a landscape of treetops. Thats just my interpretation but the point being is I was still able to make one.

 

 

 

Four Squares by Kazimir Malevich. This piece of art is a perfect definition of Nonrepresentaional works of art. Other than the obvious observations of the shapes of squares there isnt any other recognizable objects. This makes it very difficult for the viewer to determine the content of the work. We may not know what the meaning is behind the artwork but the artist may still be trying to say something.

 

 

 

 

Buddah at the Moment of Victory, 15th Century sculpture. This is a figure that is widely known throughout the entire world, Buddah. This figure is a great example of Iconography which is an image or figure that is widely known from generation to generation. Even if it is not who you believe in or what you believe in, it is still a figure you know of.

 

 

 

 

"Looting of the Churches of Lyon by the Calvinists" by Antoine Caron. This image dipicts acts against the Church and the religion in a whole which might make viewers of this faith angry, maybe even want to destroy this painting. This is a perfect example of an artwork being Iconoclastic. Iconoclast means that people want to destroy the image created because it is not what they believe or it causes angry within them for some reason.

 

 

Different Concepts of Art

 

The Ghent Alterpiece by Jan Van Eyck. This piece of art is a great example of an artist giving meaning to the immaterial. The dove in this photo represents a higher power or a greater spiritual force looking down on the land below.

 

 

 

Marilyn Monroe by Andy Warhol. Most of his works of art especially this one demonstrates how artsits make a visual record people, places, and events of their time period. His work of Marilyn Monroe captures not only her but what she stood for in her time which was female power and beauty.

 

 

 

 

Kansai International Airport Passanger Terminal by Renzo Piano. Many works by Renzo are excellent examples of how artists make functional objects and structures more pleasurable and elevate them with meaning. this is exactly what renzo accomplished with this structure.

 

 

 

Ladder to Heaven by Yayoi Kusama. This Installation piece of art demonstrates how artists help us see the world in new or inovative ways. Her works of art make the viewer feel like there is greater meaning in the world. It gives us a sense that there are greater forces than humanity in the universe.

 

 

 

Mother and Child by Pablo Picasso. Even though some of his works are abstract in design they still hold meaning to them. This piece of art may be slightly abstract but the meaning behind it is purely Aesthetic. The love between a mother and child is captured in this painting and can be said to be very beautiful.

 

 

 

Catch and Release, (Please) by Rebecca Salcedo. I feel that this work of art is a perfect example of the term Kitsch. Its very over the top and distasteful in a way but still an interesting concept. Its the type of art the makes you tilt your head and just wonder....why?