Castellani Art Musuem Visit #1

Castellani Art Museum Visit

 

I would like to know more about this piece of art "Reese" by Bonnie Nevans. The description stated that the medium used is sharpie on mat board. From a distance, at first it does not look like a face that is why I tried capturing a close up image of the work. But, from a distance you could see the portrait which was very interesting and talented. I would like to know how long it took the artist to complete this portrait using circles with a sharpie. I would like to know who the person is and if the artist has completed other work using this technique.  

This piece "Ancestor with Sunday Hat #1 & #2" by Phyllis Thompson I want to know more about. This work was one of the first to catch my attention at the art museum and I want to know more about what was the inspiration behind this work for the artist. I also would like to know who the woman is, when and where the photo was taken. I want to know what was it like to use solar plate etching and collagraph for this art piece. 

I felt a connection with this artwork "Niagara, the Frozen Falls" by Sadhna Gupta because I have an obsession with waterfalls. In Ohio where I am from I have visited just about all of the waterfalls in the area where I am from and around it; and my goal is to visit all of the waterfalls in the state of Ohio. The first thing I did when I moved to Buffalo for school is visit the Falls, and it was such a peaceful view. This artwork piece brought me back to that moment when I first visited the Falls and how much happier I was then.  The artist also used oil paint on canvas for this work and it looks appealing. 

This artwork "Mount Diversity" by Lenore Tetkowski made an impression on me because the techniques used were double weave pick-up and tencel fibers. I took an art elective course and we were taught how to weave in which I thought this artwork was amazing! This artist must have a lot of patience to do such detail and depict facial features the way it shows in the work. I curious to know how long it to them to actually create such an amazing work of art.

This artwork "Hollow" by Taylor Aversa made an impression on me because charcoal on cardboard was used. The detail in this piece is so neat and precise which amazes me because charcoal can be a messy medium to use. The artist did a great job with using the charcoal like up-close you could see the hair streaks and you can see the emotion in the face.

I had a connection with this art piece "Sweet Signs of Spring" by Audrey Kay Dowling because it reminded me of a scenic view in a forest. I am fascinated by nature and I could just imagine what time of the year it was by looking at the art which it reminds me of spring. This artist also used blockprint, India ink, and gouache which I am familiar with blockprint. Blockprint is a technique I have used before and when I seen the art I thought the trees were made with blockprint. The value and color contrast in this work was very balanced.

Video Response:

The modern world is dominated by unrealistic images of the human body constantly on video games, models, sculptures, portraits, and many other things. It was interesting that the video mentioned that neuroscientists found that the brain of early humans possibly chose to use unrealistic images of the body on sculptures for exaggeration. The video revealed that unrealistic images of the body are commonly used because it attracts the eye and is enjoyable to see exaggerations of realities in details. It was interesting to see the breakdown of the human body to shape it into a sculpture in which the video showed half of the body in motion and the other half resting.