Module 5

Kimberlin Gomez 

February 29, 2020

Blogger #5

Gallery visit 

A.) Which artworks make an impact or impression on me? Why?

The artworks that made an impact on me were “The shores of capri “ and “portrait of a young girl”-1893 by Evelyn Rosmery Cary. Both these paintings were about women, “the shore of capri” show women all doing different tasks such as, laundry by the river, cleaning, gathering water ect. “Portrait of a young girl” is showing a young girl who also looks like she's been doing work or busy, her hair is messy and her face seems very tired. These made an impact on me because at the time, women weren't really valued so the fact these artists were appreciating women and the hard work they do. 

B.) Which artworks do I feel a connection with? Why?

I feel connected to “ in court street”- 1934 by Julius Richter and “united” -1946 by Anthone H. Lindberg. Both these paintings are of cities, they depict big buildings and bridges. They show the busy cities. These paintings remind me of my home, Bronx, New York City. New York City is very different from  Buffalo and very similar to these paintings. 

C.) Which artworks would I like to know more about? Why?

I would like to know more about “white owl and beech tree Motif”- 1956 by Charles E Burchfield and “song of the telegraph”-1952  by Charles E Burchfield. Both these pieces show ghosts like figures torturing or haunting its surroundings. The surrounding also looks haunted and gloomy. I would like to know what inspired this piece and why did he create this piece. Also does this artist believe in ghosts or witches? 

How art is made the World part 1

 What are the most interesting facts you learned from the video?

The most interesting fact I learned is how people are depicted in artworks. usually in artworks humans are not depicted realistically. For examples, statues are to demostriaight human bodies,  but humans aren't made from concrete nor does a human stand still forever. When creating art about the human body is it very rare that they are realistic. 

Why is our modern world dominated by images of the body that are unrealistic?

Our modern world is dominated by images of the body that are unrealistic because of our culture, the society in which we live in depict how we want to see and how we see the human body. Wanting art as the perfect imitation of life, but when realistic statues stopped being made, it was also discovered that humans have a "prime evil instinct to exaggerate". Statues were seen exaggerating, the bodies of an athlete, strong bodies with many muscles but also appeared relaxed. Polyclautes, divided the sections of the body, which was discovered that a real human can never have the same body type of the statue because of it perfection. The statue, was too proportionate, the muscles were too strong. Unreal-tic bodies of realities that are exaggeration. Humans don't like reality, so therefore we exaggerate bodies is art. To create physical perfection.