Carol Summer’s painting titled “Kill for Peace” was created in 1967. The work of art has multiple editions and one of them is currently in the Weatherspoon Art Museum in Greensboro, North Carolina. The mediums of the work of art consist of printmaking, and is a screenprint on cardboard with “bullet holes”. The painting is medium sized at 23 ¼ inch by 19 ¼ inch. Carol Summer’s piece titled “Kill for Peace” is a dark, naturalistic work of art that depicts a family’s position in a war between violence and peace.
Some figures an observer could see in the painting “Kill for Peace” are a Hispanic woman and two small Hispanic male children barefoot and kneeling to the ground. The woman is holding one of the small boys in her arms. You also see a …show more content…
These thick and dark black heavy outlines add depth to the characterization of the women and children. The strong outlines emphasize their bodies and facial gestures.
The colors in the painting “Kill for Peace” reflect a gray scale. The outlines and backgrounds become increasingly lighter towards the inside outlines of the individuals in the photo such as the woman and children. The gray scale amplifies the effect of the woman’s gaze on the audience. The dark coloring of the painting adds to the message of danger and despair that the observer sees in the face of the woman and children.
A vocabulary term that is relevant to this work of art is printmaking. Printmaking originated in the fourteenth century, with the invention of the printing press in 1450. An artist would create an original image, copy the image to a plate, cover the plate with ink, wipe it clean and press it against the paper. The term printmaking is relevant to this work of art because there are approximately one hundred copies of it were produced. Prints were less expensive than paintings, were much lighter and more portable. Printmaking made it more convenient and easier for artists to observe each other’s paintings’ and ideas as well as the general
Some figures an observer could see in the painting “Kill for Peace” are a Hispanic woman and two small Hispanic male children barefoot and kneeling to the ground. The woman is holding one of the small boys in her arms. You also see a …show more content…
These thick and dark black heavy outlines add depth to the characterization of the women and children. The strong outlines emphasize their bodies and facial gestures.
The colors in the painting “Kill for Peace” reflect a gray scale. The outlines and backgrounds become increasingly lighter towards the inside outlines of the individuals in the photo such as the woman and children. The gray scale amplifies the effect of the woman’s gaze on the audience. The dark coloring of the painting adds to the message of danger and despair that the observer sees in the face of the woman and children.
A vocabulary term that is relevant to this work of art is printmaking. Printmaking originated in the fourteenth century, with the invention of the printing press in 1450. An artist would create an original image, copy the image to a plate, cover the plate with ink, wipe it clean and press it against the paper. The term printmaking is relevant to this work of art because there are approximately one hundred copies of it were produced. Prints were less expensive than paintings, were much lighter and more portable. Printmaking made it more convenient and easier for artists to observe each other’s paintings’ and ideas as well as the general