Gallery Report According to Confucius, “Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it.” As a NIACC student taking Art History II, I agree with Confucius, there is beauty in everything, but not everyone sees it. When viewing the North Iowa Area Community College Auditorium Art Gallery in Mason City, Iowa on Monday that is presenting “Painting & Mixed Media,” I can’t help but to be mystified by Rita Kirsch Dungey’s work. Rita’s work is a temporary NIACC art showcase that shows from February 16th through April 13th, 2016 along side of John Rodman’s “Photographs.” Many other college students and faculty members also enjoy having the opportunity to view each current showcase from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. showing on Monday through Friday. Critical
…show more content…
When I first walked into the NIACC Auditorium Art Gallery my eyes flew to the black and white detailed photographs by John Rodman. John’s photographs feature various landmarks from Arizona. For example, one of the first photos I was drawn to was the North Rim - Grand Canyon, AZ with a well balanced detailed black and white photo of the Grand Canyon. The atmosphere right away gave a sense of Arizona’s culture and seemed calming. Next as I walked further into the NIACC Auditorium Art Gallery and I saw Rita Kirsch Dungey’s Moving Beyond Boundaries that was rich with vibrant hues of abstract painting. From there I noticed other abstract acrylic and mixed media paintings that were less detailed but more vivid in colors. Rita’s work represented a cheerful and more modern atmosphere. Overall I didn’t understand the connection between the two showcases, but I appreciated each artist’s work separately to their own admirable individual merit. Both showcases captured my attention with their beautiful work, and showed their own level of skills. I have described the NIACC Auditorium Art Gallery’s atmosphere for both showcases and my overall …show more content…
First I will describe Rita’s Moving Beyond Boundaries all together. Rita’s Moving Beyond Boundaries acrylic painting has a navy blue and black textured background made with crosshatching and a layered horizontal overlay of abstract paint with vibrant colors such as orange, aqua, and neon hot pink. She also repeated black in the foreground. This painting is 24 x 30 inches and is selling for $750 dollars. “Merriam Webster,” an online dictionary, defines merit as “a good quality or feature that deserves to be praised.” When referring to the elements of design, I believe Rita’s Moving Beyond Boundaries deserves praise for it’s abstract texture, and color.. For example this painting shows texture through crosshatching the blue and black background and the use heavy layers of bright paint spread across horizontally. I feel like the mid ground and the background were beautifully designed, but the foreground was lacking detail and looked careless. Rita’s Moving Beyond Boundaries color values are very rich and have a vibrant hues that draws people in with it’s intensity. Next, when referring to the principles of design, I believe Rita’s Moving Beyond Boundaries deserves praise for it’s emphasis and balance. For example the abstract painting emphasizes the vivid bright layered horizontal paint
When I first walked into the NIACC Auditorium Art Gallery my eyes flew to the black and white detailed photographs by John Rodman. John’s photographs feature various landmarks from Arizona. For example, one of the first photos I was drawn to was the North Rim - Grand Canyon, AZ with a well balanced detailed black and white photo of the Grand Canyon. The atmosphere right away gave a sense of Arizona’s culture and seemed calming. Next as I walked further into the NIACC Auditorium Art Gallery and I saw Rita Kirsch Dungey’s Moving Beyond Boundaries that was rich with vibrant hues of abstract painting. From there I noticed other abstract acrylic and mixed media paintings that were less detailed but more vivid in colors. Rita’s work represented a cheerful and more modern atmosphere. Overall I didn’t understand the connection between the two showcases, but I appreciated each artist’s work separately to their own admirable individual merit. Both showcases captured my attention with their beautiful work, and showed their own level of skills. I have described the NIACC Auditorium Art Gallery’s atmosphere for both showcases and my overall …show more content…
First I will describe Rita’s Moving Beyond Boundaries all together. Rita’s Moving Beyond Boundaries acrylic painting has a navy blue and black textured background made with crosshatching and a layered horizontal overlay of abstract paint with vibrant colors such as orange, aqua, and neon hot pink. She also repeated black in the foreground. This painting is 24 x 30 inches and is selling for $750 dollars. “Merriam Webster,” an online dictionary, defines merit as “a good quality or feature that deserves to be praised.” When referring to the elements of design, I believe Rita’s Moving Beyond Boundaries deserves praise for it’s abstract texture, and color.. For example this painting shows texture through crosshatching the blue and black background and the use heavy layers of bright paint spread across horizontally. I feel like the mid ground and the background were beautifully designed, but the foreground was lacking detail and looked careless. Rita’s Moving Beyond Boundaries color values are very rich and have a vibrant hues that draws people in with it’s intensity. Next, when referring to the principles of design, I believe Rita’s Moving Beyond Boundaries deserves praise for it’s emphasis and balance. For example the abstract painting emphasizes the vivid bright layered horizontal paint