Title of article: Looking at You Looking at Her
Author: Holland Cotter
Date of Publication: February 21, 2008
Source: The New York Times
The piece called “Parmigianino’s Antea’: A Beautiful Artifice,” In my opinion is a very powerful piece because just the way the eyes glare at you is amazing. I agree with Holland Cotter when he stated, “Frick’s visiting superstar, who floods a whole museum with her aura and still looks you straight in the eye as if speaking to you and you alone.” Even though there is not much knowledge of who the “star” of the picture is, she still makes and impact. The breakdown and analysis of the painting reveals many different experts making assumptions that either she was a young bride or a peasant. However, I feel that the analysis of this piece by Holland Cotter, that her head being far too small and delicate for her slop-shouldered linebacker’s body, is a very accurate. Ms. Neilson’s, argument that maybe Parmigianino is stating the combination and confusion of gender characteristics, plays a central role in this painting. Nevertheless, the piercing eyes of “Parmigianino’s Antea” are enough to capture the attention of the audience.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
WACK Art
Title: Striking Whemn the Spirit Was Hot
Author: Ken Johnson
Source: The New York Times
Date of Article: February 15, 2008
The new feminist revolutionary move in the art world is coming from an exhibition entitled “WACK: Art and the Feminist Revolution.” The title of this exhibition is based on the title that plays on the acronym from historical feminist groups such as Women’s Action Coalition (WAC) and Women Artists in Revolution (WAR). In this exhibition these artists have many different types of artwork that either are for teaching a lesson on “gender politics, freedom and possibilities” as stated by Ken Johnson. In my opinion, the artwork that is being created by these artists is nothing more than an expression of their thoughts, whether people take it as a “political message” is up to the viewer. Yes, it does open our minds to different points of view. However, it is my opinion that good art is supposed to transport your mind to the world of the artists, in which it may teach you a lesson on the way or not is up to each individual’s hierarchical train of thought.
Author: Ken Johnson
Source: The New York Times
Date of Article: February 15, 2008
The new feminist revolutionary move in the art world is coming from an exhibition entitled “WACK: Art and the Feminist Revolution.” The title of this exhibition is based on the title that plays on the acronym from historical feminist groups such as Women’s Action Coalition (WAC) and Women Artists in Revolution (WAR). In this exhibition these artists have many different types of artwork that either are for teaching a lesson on “gender politics, freedom and possibilities” as stated by Ken Johnson. In my opinion, the artwork that is being created by these artists is nothing more than an expression of their thoughts, whether people take it as a “political message” is up to the viewer. Yes, it does open our minds to different points of view. However, it is my opinion that good art is supposed to transport your mind to the world of the artists, in which it may teach you a lesson on the way or not is up to each individual’s hierarchical train of thought.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
John Jasper's Review
Title: Jasper Johns Shows His True Color
By: Roberta Smith
Source: The New York Times
Date of Article: February 8, 2008
The New York Metropolitan Museum of Art and various other museums are home to the vast, analytical, even over analyzed artwork for the artist named Jasper Johns. His artwork is a collection of developing pieces that display his artwork growing from the abstract expressionism to his persistence in displaying a new less predictable side of artwork.
Jasper John was interviewed and explained himself as “a very literal artist,” also stating that he is not the best colorist. However, his efforts and his own style of coloring and expressionism say otherwise. An example of this was a piece from 1995 entitled “Targets with four faces.” Another piece that displays his efforts with color is his piece called “False Start” which is a piece that engages in the various colors of red, yellow, blue, and white. “False start” not only displays these colors but also tangle the names of the colors on each color. Where as in contrast, the piece entitled “Jubilee,” is the same idea except that it contrast different shades of white, black and gray.
Some critics have called Jasper Johns artwork “repetitious.” However, the repetitious move towards exploring the use of gray is by far and undoubtedly are the ingredients that Jasper Johns work needs including diverse and display’s the attention to certain detail is needed.
By: Roberta Smith
Source: The New York Times
Date of Article: February 8, 2008
The New York Metropolitan Museum of Art and various other museums are home to the vast, analytical, even over analyzed artwork for the artist named Jasper Johns. His artwork is a collection of developing pieces that display his artwork growing from the abstract expressionism to his persistence in displaying a new less predictable side of artwork.
Jasper John was interviewed and explained himself as “a very literal artist,” also stating that he is not the best colorist. However, his efforts and his own style of coloring and expressionism say otherwise. An example of this was a piece from 1995 entitled “Targets with four faces.” Another piece that displays his efforts with color is his piece called “False Start” which is a piece that engages in the various colors of red, yellow, blue, and white. “False start” not only displays these colors but also tangle the names of the colors on each color. Where as in contrast, the piece entitled “Jubilee,” is the same idea except that it contrast different shades of white, black and gray.
Some critics have called Jasper Johns artwork “repetitious.” However, the repetitious move towards exploring the use of gray is by far and undoubtedly are the ingredients that Jasper Johns work needs including diverse and display’s the attention to certain detail is needed.
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