Repsonse to Gallery Artwork

L matin en Provence 

 Paul Cézanne 

Oil on Canvas

 40 3/8 X 33 3/8 inches

           1900-1906

           This image had a very calming impression on me. I feel as if I'm able to look at it and develop a scene that is most appealing to me. The image looks as if it could be a city, a storm coming through trees, or a the view from sitting on a park bench.

 Convergence
          Jackson Pollock
          Oil on Canvas
          95 1/4 X 157 1/8 inches
          1952

          This piece is very bold. Its randomization and size gives it power. The size alone is what makes an impression on me. It stand out very boldly. The contrasts of black and white with the mix of colors creates illusions. I feel like there's almost letters written out that need to be decoded. I feel a lot of emotion and release in this piece. The splatters of paint needed high energy to be put on the canvas and that is the impression I receive from this artwork, high energy.

  Soleil, tour, aéroplane

Robert Delaunay 

Oil on Canvas 

52 X51 5/8 inches 

1913

                                                                                                   

I felt a strong connection this piece of artwork because it reminded me of the music festival I like to go to. There's a cluster of people in a field on the left hand side, and the stage structure is on the right hand side. The bright colors had me captivated in the scene and it feels very free loving and happy. That's the feelings I connect to my music festivals. I has a synesthetic experience while view this piece. 

Translumina II
Richard Joseph Anuszkiewicz
Acrylic on wood construction
85 X 85 inches
1986

       This artwork was very bold and striking, similar to the Jackson Pollock piece I discussed. The color contrast giving the mind the illusion of depth. I felt a connection with this piece in reference to direction. The piece moves clockwise with the overlapping pieces of wood. I feel that choosing a life direction can be like this continuous rotation motion that puts us through illusions of feeling like we know. People a consistent, like the red in the artwork, but we change like the other colors that give the illusions of depth. I feel that my thoughts aren't very clear, but the basis of my though it there is complexity in simplicity, and the artwork portrays this.



Beta 
Lynda Benglis
aluminum screen, bunting cloth,
plaster, paint, gold enamel,
acrylic, and sparkles
42 X 42 X 10 inches
1972

I really like this piece a lot. I led me to objectively think about the artwork and I used questions from AED 100 to analyze it. Why these materials, why this form, and why use the pastel colored sparkles? Though it was pleasing to look at it, I don't think that is the message behind it. I get more of a high anxiety, like stomach knots, feeling from the artwork. It's the conflict of what the sculpture is trying to portray that leads me to want to know more.



Danseuse au café
Jean Metzinger
Oil on Canvas 
57 1/4 X 45 inches 
1912

This image was intriguing to look at. It sparks confusion and disorientation. It looks like a puzzle. A s I viewed it longer, I couldn't help but realize the center didn't seem to  follow the swirl disorientation. Was it like a vortex? I want to  understand the relevance of the confusion being provoked by the image and why its is structured that way.