Art Gallery Visit 2

The Exhibit 

1. The title of the Exhibit at Albright-Knox Art gallery is Rosalyn Drexler.

2.  The theme of the exhibit was Who Does She Think She Is?

The Gallery

1. The type of lighting that was used was very dim and in my opinion this helped to bring out the emotion within the art.

2. The colors that were used were very bright, a lot of red was used.

3. The materials that were used seemed to be mostly wood.

4.  The gallery pulled the viewer through which helped to draw the viewer into the art work.

The Artwork

1.  In almost all cases the art work was placed fairly closed together so the transition between pieces was very quick and very smooth.

2. A lot of the artwork was similar due to the use of color.  The color brought out similar emotions throughout the pieces.

3. The artworks were different because they all did depict slightly different emotions throughout.

4. Many of the artworks were inside of wooden frames, but a few were used in more of the modern frames.

5. The artworks were identified and labelled by the title, artist, date, and type of work.

6. In most cases the proximity was very close.

Art Criticism

#1

1.   Be receptive - Keep an open mind.  Look for what is good.  No put-downs allowed.

2.   Description – Describe what you see.  (subject matter)?

     

When looking at this painting I see signs of darkness and abuse

3.   Formal analysis – (form)  What principles and elements were used and how are they used?

The use of color was used as red is oftentimes used for negative reasons.

4.  Bracketing - Is there anything in or about this work that reminds you of anything else? Do you see any symbols, metaphors, or allegories?  (iconography)

No there is not anything in this work that reminds me of myself.

5.  Interpretation - (content)  What do you think the artist was trying to say?

I believe he was trying to depict that abuse is prevalent in our society.

#2

1.   Be receptive - Keep an open mind.  Look for what is good.  No put-downs allowed.

2.   Description – Describe what you see.  (subject matter)?

I see a man on the run who is always looking over his shoulder.

3.   Formal analysis – (form)  What principles and elements were used and how are they used?

The use of body language was used.

4.  Bracketing - Is there anything in or about this work that reminds you of anything else? Do you see any symbols, metaphors, or allegories?  (iconography)

No there is nothing in this work that reminds me of myself.

5.  Interpretation - (content)  What do you think the artist was trying to say?

I believe he was trying to show that oftentimes we run from our problems, fears, or other things that are hard in life.

#3

1.   Be receptive - Keep an open mind.  Look for what is good.  No put-downs allowed.

2.   Description – Describe what you see.  (subject matter)?

I see murder and revenge in this imagery.

3.   Formal analysis – (form)  What principles and elements were used and how are they used?

The use of words and symbols were used to help describe the image.

4.  Bracketing - Is there anything in or about this work that reminds you of anything else? Do you see any symbols, metaphors, or allegories?  (iconography)

No there is nothing in this image that reminds me of myself.

5.  Interpretation - (content)  What do you think the artist was trying to say?

I believe that the artist was trying to show how many people result to violence in their lives.

I thought the visit was good and looking at it from a different perspective made me think on a deeper level.