There are so many art muesems in the city of Austin, Texas, that it is was difficult to choose one particular one. Although there was one muesum that stood out to me the most. The Austin Art Garage caught my eye becuase it was colorful and the art they have is more modern and around my age group. I also was intreged by all of the "Austinite" artwork they posted on there website. When i first went to the muesem I imeditly thought how cool it was. Very modern and colorful. Just tons of artwork on the walls. Every corner just caught your eye. The first artwork i chose to review was "Where Pillows Come From", by Brian Phillps. This artwork was a painting on old salvaged wood. He painted a chicken body broken down into catagories, but instead
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The art is called, "Absrtact 1", by Larry Goode. This picture is a Monotype on a paper canvas. It is manly all yellow with some bright yellow dots and at black abstract object in the middle. My first impression of this piece was that I felt and overwhelming feeling of being so calm and relaxed.The fact of the dark black line in the middle surrounded by all of the yellow and yellow spots almost made you feel like you could do anything despite the darkness that is around you. The design elements of this paper were a bit more tricky as to there is not much to the picture. The medium of this picture is a monotype on paper. The picture is a more dainty smaller size ( 8" by 10"). This picture is very soft and uses lighter hues causing it be more pastel. The texture is very smooth. He used a very organic shape, he painted using emotion and feel. He does not use and lines in this picture. The picture is very content and calm. Very expressive without having to be harsh or full of design. I think that the artist was trying to convey that in the midst of a darkness light still over powers and shines. The feeling of this painting is overpoweringly calm and relaxing. His light strokes, slight blurriness, and chose of softer colors all played into his idea of creating a softer picture. My overall judgement of this picture is that it was well thougtout and full of many possible emotions. He did a great job on this artwork and was perfect for
The art is called, "Absrtact 1", by Larry Goode. This picture is a Monotype on a paper canvas. It is manly all yellow with some bright yellow dots and at black abstract object in the middle. My first impression of this piece was that I felt and overwhelming feeling of being so calm and relaxed.The fact of the dark black line in the middle surrounded by all of the yellow and yellow spots almost made you feel like you could do anything despite the darkness that is around you. The design elements of this paper were a bit more tricky as to there is not much to the picture. The medium of this picture is a monotype on paper. The picture is a more dainty smaller size ( 8" by 10"). This picture is very soft and uses lighter hues causing it be more pastel. The texture is very smooth. He used a very organic shape, he painted using emotion and feel. He does not use and lines in this picture. The picture is very content and calm. Very expressive without having to be harsh or full of design. I think that the artist was trying to convey that in the midst of a darkness light still over powers and shines. The feeling of this painting is overpoweringly calm and relaxing. His light strokes, slight blurriness, and chose of softer colors all played into his idea of creating a softer picture. My overall judgement of this picture is that it was well thougtout and full of many possible emotions. He did a great job on this artwork and was perfect for