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| "Cult" Stand, Statue Anthropomorphic, Painted 800 - 600 B.C.E. |
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| The Art Critic by Norman Rockwell, 1955 |
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| Aquila degli Abruzi by Henri Cartier-Bresson, 1952. |
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| Street Scene, Haiti, by Laetitia. 20th C. |
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I was reminded of our discussion this morning when I sat down to write my own response to Hartmann's exercise B. questions on pages 72 and 74.
ReplyDeleteOn page 72, the question is: "Which one do you like the most?" (2007).
In contrast, the question on page 74 seems to be: Which one is the best? That is, in your opinion, which one is the best work of art.
In fact, I think there might be something here that we should explore a little more tomorrow morning to follow up on the discussion Get prompted this morning on the meaning of the noun opinion, and its contrast, or lack of contrast, with facts. But this can wait until tomorrow morning.
I think that the Rockwell is fun. The colours are bright and cheerful, and the situation seems a kind of a joke with the people in the paintings staring at the painter in some shock, or just in good humour. Does it have much meaning? I think it might, but I don't want to see too much yet.
On the other hand, Cartier-Bresson's Aquila degli Abruzi is black and white, with some boring greys thrown in. The architectural lines look strict and unfriendly. I certainly wouldn't describe this photograph as fun.
But I think the photograph is the best piece of art here. And what do you think?
1. Which of the three works in Hartmann's small selection do like the most?
2. Which of them is the best work of art?
If you are in the mood for some fun, you might also like to comment on whether questions 1. and 2. are asking the same thing or significantly different things.
For me, I like Aquila degli Abruzi the most. In fact, I don't like the other 2 pictures. I think this picture looks realistic and mystery. I like the picture that looks realistic.
ReplyDeleteI think this picture is the best piece of art here. I think it is the best because it's show real lifestyle of people in that place, not the same as the first picture which looks funny and the last picture which looks like cartoon.
I really like The Art Critic by Norman Rockwell, 1955 and I think it's the best work of art hear because in this painting it clearly shows the expression of the man and the woman. I think the man is an serious artist who is interested in study painting. He want to examine everything in that painting. And the woman in the painting look fun. When I stare at her eye, I want to laugh. It look like the woman want to ask the man that Is he getting too close? I think it's difficult to show those emotions through painting. When I look at the man trousers, the man's hair, two paintings and the paintings'frame, they looks real and have 3 dimension.
ReplyDeleteI always like colorful paintings and I choose Laetitia's Street Scene because this picture illustrates daily life of Haiti people naturally. We can see mom is bringing her children to school, a mechanic who is changing car's tire and so forth.
ReplyDeleteI also like the first one because it is very funny here to see paintings "criticize" the art critic; perhaps this might be interpreted that the painter wants to remind us about the definition of arts. But I think the third one is better because this is my first time to see that black people is in the painting which means the reflection of black people' rights in general.
The second one, in my opinion, is the best. This can make me feel solitude, dark and gloomy and also reflect the people' daily life. However, I prefer the third one with the same reason above.
Perhaps, I am a kind of solitude and depressed person. Because, picture no.2 which were photographed by Henri Cartier-Bresson in 1952 is my best choice so far.
ReplyDeleteOne of the outstanding things of this picture is its monotone color and it is the only printed work. Photograph represent somethings that really happen in its context (I am not mention the technologies of Photoshop here). As we can seen in this photograph, people, mostly women, were dress up in very dark and long dress. This can infer that they were in Victorian era. This photo really do its job well, to show what really happen in the context. Moreover, even though I am such an unskilled photographer, I can tell that the photographer really pictured it delicately. For example, the picture has depth-wide dimension which lead by the distant gates and the near handrails.
Personally, before we imagine something, we need to look closer to identify what that thing is exactly. Then, free your imagination, you can.
The Art Critic by Norman Rockwell, 1955. I think it's the best artwork, as it is the most colorful and vivid art. This artwork also has dimension of color which make it look more realistic, 3D style. Compare with the other two, the second one, which is monotone, although I like monotone artwork, I think it look very dull and express the feeling of sullen town. And the last one, I think it look more like a cartoon. Both of them are less attractive than the first one.
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