Bertram Hartman, in his painting Construction Near the Chrysler Building, uses various techniques such as color, arrangement, and emphasis to demonstrate how New York is expanding in an era of industrialism. He displays this time period of the 1930s through the skyscrapers and skyline of New York. Instead of showcasing the entirety of New York, he focuses on one part, specifically around the Chrysler building. Since Hartman focuses all of his painting’s attention on the Chrysler building and the numerous skyscrapers surrounding it rather than emphasizing the nature or people within New York, it shows how he is pleased with this diffusion. Through all the techniques Hartman includes in his painting, he conveys that he finds this expansion of
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Throughout the whole painting, Hartman's use of bright colors rather than dull colors to indicate that he is pleased with the various skyscrapers. This can be inferred because bright, vibrant colors convey a happy and satisfied tone while dull, plain colors convey a depressing and dissatisfied tone. Another major component of the painting that deals with color is that the Chrysler building is the only building that has a shining, aluminum color. Silver is often times associated with a status of nobility and upper class, and Hartman also emphasizes this idea by making the building shine. Hartman’s stress on the color of the Chrysler building further indicates the major influence the structure has on the other skyscrapers and the whole idea of expansion in an industrial era. The multiple buildings surrounding the Chrysler building are bold and colorful, and these colors create a balance between the Chrysler building and the surrounding buildings. This balance is created due to the bold, colorful colors contrasting the one shining silver color which ultimately draws more attention to the Chrysler. Although these colors draw attention to the Chrysler building, Hartman ensures that the surrounding buildings do not go unnoticed due to the bold and colorful colors. This emphasizes Hartman’s idea of not only the influence of Chrysler building, but also the influence of the other skyscrapers surrounding it to convey the overall industrial expansion in New
Throughout the whole painting, Hartman's use of bright colors rather than dull colors to indicate that he is pleased with the various skyscrapers. This can be inferred because bright, vibrant colors convey a happy and satisfied tone while dull, plain colors convey a depressing and dissatisfied tone. Another major component of the painting that deals with color is that the Chrysler building is the only building that has a shining, aluminum color. Silver is often times associated with a status of nobility and upper class, and Hartman also emphasizes this idea by making the building shine. Hartman’s stress on the color of the Chrysler building further indicates the major influence the structure has on the other skyscrapers and the whole idea of expansion in an industrial era. The multiple buildings surrounding the Chrysler building are bold and colorful, and these colors create a balance between the Chrysler building and the surrounding buildings. This balance is created due to the bold, colorful colors contrasting the one shining silver color which ultimately draws more attention to the Chrysler. Although these colors draw attention to the Chrysler building, Hartman ensures that the surrounding buildings do not go unnoticed due to the bold and colorful colors. This emphasizes Hartman’s idea of not only the influence of Chrysler building, but also the influence of the other skyscrapers surrounding it to convey the overall industrial expansion in New