Art comes in all shapes, sizes, and designs, but it is way more than what meets the eye. The interpretation of the artwork comes from the viewer. There are different aspects of art that come to mind when viewing it that don’t require outside sources to understand it; this is called visual analysis. Everyone uses visual analysis on a daily basis to comprehend what we are seeing. When it comes to artwork, visual analysis will help you break down the components of the art. This includes observing the lines, shapes, colors, styles, symmetry, balance, and other elements. The goal of visual analysis is that after you understand the smaller components of the art work, you will be able to understand it as a whole. I have never been to a museum specifically
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The artwork is displayed pretty spread apart from each other. It’s very spacious and you never feel crowded. Paintings are placed along the walls while sculptures are placed sporadically throughout the rooms. Some areas of the museum had themes, where artwork of similar history were put on display. You are able to walk which ever direction you’d like; the path isn’t predetermined for you. After viewing all of the displayed artwork, two pieces of art stuck out to me. The first piece of artwork I came across was Kees van Dongen’s, The Roadside Café, which was created in 1950. Dongen created this artwork using oil on canvas. In this painting, implied depth is shown with the trees. On the right side of the painting, the trees are very small indicating that they are far away, while the trees on the left side of the painting are large even though they are mostly covered by the building. The people inside the building are smaller than the man who is outside. This creates the depth that we notice as the viewer; we can tell that the man outside is closer to us. I feel like lines are used to point us to look at a certain area. The diagonal line from the top of the roof of the café leads to the beautiful tree behind the building. In another
The artwork is displayed pretty spread apart from each other. It’s very spacious and you never feel crowded. Paintings are placed along the walls while sculptures are placed sporadically throughout the rooms. Some areas of the museum had themes, where artwork of similar history were put on display. You are able to walk which ever direction you’d like; the path isn’t predetermined for you. After viewing all of the displayed artwork, two pieces of art stuck out to me. The first piece of artwork I came across was Kees van Dongen’s, The Roadside Café, which was created in 1950. Dongen created this artwork using oil on canvas. In this painting, implied depth is shown with the trees. On the right side of the painting, the trees are very small indicating that they are far away, while the trees on the left side of the painting are large even though they are mostly covered by the building. The people inside the building are smaller than the man who is outside. This creates the depth that we notice as the viewer; we can tell that the man outside is closer to us. I feel like lines are used to point us to look at a certain area. The diagonal line from the top of the roof of the café leads to the beautiful tree behind the building. In another