Micro theme 3.
For micro theme 3, I will compare and contrast two works of art. The painting, The Girl with the Pearl Earring, painted by Dutch master Johannes Vermeer in the 17th century and the photograph of an underwater installation of a concrete statue/bust of a human form called Viccisitudes by Jason de Caires Taylor’s 21st century work. I will describe the works of art and the time periods of their inception. I will discuss how different each setting is that the artists chose for viewers to interact with their works.
The Girl with the Pearl Earring by Vermeer is a small oil and canvas painting. Vermeer uses a technique called chiaroscuro. He spotlights the girls face bathing it light while the background is all black. By using chiaroscuro Vermeer realizes three dimensions in his painting. The viewer feels that the girl is gazing at them ready to speak. Her facial skin is flawless the only item in the painting more luminous is the one large pearl dangling for her ear. Her clothing does not seem to be of the period or country in which Vermeer lived and worked. To me this give the …show more content…
This statue is submerged in water. Professor Kreps, told the class the statue is concrete covered by coral. The statue is submerged into the water to interact with the environment. I notice that every inch of the statue is changing. The human form is morphing. I feel pain and anguish radiating for the statue as it transforms in the watery world. The environment and sea creatures are covering the statue and making it a new. This work I feel could be considered an Earthwork Art installation for it is changing the environment it is in. Taylor’s Viccisitudes is timely of the 21st century and makes a statement on the loss of coral reefs worldwide. Taylor is not only giving the viewer a wondrous and monumental piece of art, he is helping the coral reefs, the sea creatures and the oceans to renew and
For micro theme 3, I will compare and contrast two works of art. The painting, The Girl with the Pearl Earring, painted by Dutch master Johannes Vermeer in the 17th century and the photograph of an underwater installation of a concrete statue/bust of a human form called Viccisitudes by Jason de Caires Taylor’s 21st century work. I will describe the works of art and the time periods of their inception. I will discuss how different each setting is that the artists chose for viewers to interact with their works.
The Girl with the Pearl Earring by Vermeer is a small oil and canvas painting. Vermeer uses a technique called chiaroscuro. He spotlights the girls face bathing it light while the background is all black. By using chiaroscuro Vermeer realizes three dimensions in his painting. The viewer feels that the girl is gazing at them ready to speak. Her facial skin is flawless the only item in the painting more luminous is the one large pearl dangling for her ear. Her clothing does not seem to be of the period or country in which Vermeer lived and worked. To me this give the …show more content…
This statue is submerged in water. Professor Kreps, told the class the statue is concrete covered by coral. The statue is submerged into the water to interact with the environment. I notice that every inch of the statue is changing. The human form is morphing. I feel pain and anguish radiating for the statue as it transforms in the watery world. The environment and sea creatures are covering the statue and making it a new. This work I feel could be considered an Earthwork Art installation for it is changing the environment it is in. Taylor’s Viccisitudes is timely of the 21st century and makes a statement on the loss of coral reefs worldwide. Taylor is not only giving the viewer a wondrous and monumental piece of art, he is helping the coral reefs, the sea creatures and the oceans to renew and