This piece of art was the first one I saw that really made an impact on me. I have always wondered why artists sometimes include the most unattractive people in their paintings. As we were looking at this, so was another family. The mother was explaining to the daughter that the artist was trying to make a connection between humans and monkeys. Furthermore stating that the reason why the woman is so ugly is because that is how a human looked while evolving from apes. Whether the woman was right or not, it really got me thinking.
This sculpture really impacted me because I immediately recognized it as Fred Sanback's work. In high school I had to write a paper on a sculptor and I picked him. During the time I was working on the paper, he had committed suicide. I read so much about him and his unique way of focusing the viewer's awareness on the present time that it really saddened me to think that maybe something terrible was going on inside his mind while creating his masterpieces. I had never seen one of his works in real life so it was exciting for me.
Numbers in Color really intrigued me from the moment I saw it. Although the numbers were mostly in order they were all different. I am somewhat of a type A personality so the fact that none of the numbers repeated and there was somewhat a sense of balance and proportion in the midst of the multi-color usage really pleased me.
B.) Which artworks do I feel a connection with? Why?
I felt a connection to this piece of art because the main picture was of a dog. I am a HUGE dog lover and I think if I were given a choice to draw/paint anything it would probably be my dog. I love my son, but drawing/painting humans can be really complicated and detailed. The way this artist included the dog with the connection to the human (the leash) really hit home with me.
I also felt a connection to this piece of art. Although the title tells you that this is a father watching his daughter when I first saw it I thought it was a grand-father and grand-daughter. I am very close with my grandfather and he has been there for me my whole life while my father has not. This picture made me smile and think about my grandfather and it also made me sad because I miss him. My grandfather used to drop everything he was doing just to spend time with me, like in this painting.
This piece of art really hit home with me. This is the wall, light switch and night light in a little boy's room. It made me think of my son and his room. I spent 9 months preparing his room for him before his arrival and it was my creation. Now his room is where he sleeps and grows day after day, night after night.
C.) Which artworks would I like to know more about? Why?
The first thought that came to my mind when I saw this was "creepy". I am sure that I would understand this picture more if I knew more about it. But without any background or knowledge of the artist I am really at a loss when looking at this.
The Marvelous Sauce was a picture that I overlooked at first. But on our way out I took a moment to REALLY look at this picture and I really enjoyed it. I love looking at the two very different expressions on the men's faces. The picture almost reminds me of a Disney movie. I think it has an interesting story behind it, perhaps this is father and son-in-law and the son-in-law has to pretend to like the man's sauce. Whatever the story may be it looks like a good one to me.
Bedroom Painting #40 caught my eye because of the intense colors. I would like to know if it is #40 in a series of paintings or if it is just an interesting title. Either way this picture is brilliant and I would love to know if there are more like it.
I liked the art that you chose for this project because it is all very different and there is a large variety in each of the pieces you chose. Your detail in explaining and analyzing each is great and I remember a few of the pieces from when I went and they were some of the same that intrigued me as well.
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