Sunday, May 15, 2011
Semi-Finished Pieces
Painting Experience
It has been unbelievable these past four days painting, in the style of Kandinsky. I never knew painting could be so enjoyable and its great just let your mind freely express itself. My first paintings were quite rigid in the shapes i used and the patterns of the shapes i used. On Thursday and Friday I stopped trying to feel the paper and let my hand draw free flowing shapes with less rigidity but with more fluidity.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
The Influence of Peggy Guggenheim
Was part of the wealthy Guggenheim family her father Benjamin went down on the Titanic and her uncle Solomon founded the Guggenheim foundation which established various museums. Peggy was known for her art collection, but also promoting such artists as Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Picasso, and Henry Moore. Her galleries invited and promoted some of the great artists of the early to middle 20th century. She was fundamental in advancing Pollock's career especially as his style of painting was quite unknown and people were standoffish until Peggy deemed it as a new advancement in the art world. Peggy really embraced and encouraged others to take in the styles of surrealism, cubism, and abstract expressionism.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Stravinsky & Kandinsky
Photo Courtesy of Wikipedia
Photo Courtesy of Wikipedia
During the 20th century both of this artists one in the musical field of composing and the other in painting crossed paths where Kandinsky after hearing one of Stravinsky concerts how close music and the art of painting are so interrelated. Both men considered themselves inventors in their respective fields where they both agreed on the idea that "invention presupposes imagination, but should not be confused with it." His elements were quite formal, but were able to be coherent and have sense of unity between the elements. Kandinsky took the concepts of volume, tone, and speed of music and expressed that in the form of paintings. This can be most notably seen in any of his paintings labeled "Composition" which is supposed to symbolize the musical element of the art work.
Monday, May 9, 2011
Painting of the Day 5/10/11
Photo Courtesy Of The National Gallery
Before Rothko's large multiform paintings which were the large soft colors of paint that were transparent and done in a horizontal pattern he painted almost realist esque type paintings during the time around the the Great Depression. He uses abstract ways of painting to make it a perceptual piece and really outlying the architecture of the subway entrance. Rothko loved to focus on the idea of the relationship between the painting itself and viewer who is looking it at it.
Quote Of The Day: " Silence is so accurate" (Mark Rothko)
Place Of The Day 5/9/2011
The house was home to Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner wife of Pollock located in the town of East Hampton. The house still contains many of the orginal artifacts and furnishings. The house is home to some of Pollock's jazz record's, hi-fi phonograph, and one of his late 30's piece titled Composition with the Red Arc. The house was home to Pollock's studio in which he composed his drip and poured paintings. The floor of the studio is still to this day covered in the original paint spatter when he would drip the paint on the canvas which was lying on the floor. Based on paint samples seen on the studio floor we were able to conclude that pieces Autumn, Rhythm, Convergence, and Blue Poles were constructed here.
Source Courtesy of: http://sb.cc.stonybrook.edu/pkhouse/index.shtml
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