The Great Depression from 1929 to 1933 was perhaps one of the darkest times in the United States history. Millions of people had lost their jobs and savings, parents were not able to provide food for their children, and desperation had spread to every single corner of the nation. In the meantime, this greatest despair was to become the cradle for many outstanding artists and their works to sparkle.
In 1931, the middle of The Great Depression, the painting titled View of New York was executed by an American painter and photographer named Charles Sheeler Jr. in New York City. The painting depicts the artist’s studio and the only the cloudy sky of the most modernized city in the world. The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston currently reserves this …show more content…
They might not be very prominent, but they exist the painting and serve as the base for creation. For starters, the window pane contains lines that highlight its simple design. Simplicity remains as the core of this work. Moreover, sill is roughly represented by a thick brown line underneath the window as a boundary in a quietly brilliant fashion. The work has a wonderful color allocation to express the mood. The color is limited within the muted palette color range. Grey—the intermediate color of black and white, is the dominate color for both exterior view and the interior part, as a matter of fact, the observers notices that nearly all colors are mixed instead of natural this work. The cloudy sky corresponds to the grey color of the wall, yet the brightness is not influenced. However, this consistency has successfully created a cold, grave and silent environment for a crowded place such as New York. The whole environment of this painting seems to be surrounded by the negative and depressive …show more content…
was born in Philadelphia in 1883. His received a decent education in industrial drawing and the applied arts at the School of Industrial Art in Philadelphia. He then traveled to Europe several times with his fellow students in the following years to pursue advanced studies and strengthen his knowledge. In 1910, Sheeler developed a strong passion in photography and taught himself to become a freelance photographer, taking interior photographs of his apartment and documenting local buildings for architects. He later started shooting celebrity portrait and fashion photograph for magazines and advertising firms. He had achieved great accomplishments, which naturally made photography the main income source to support his living. Throughout that time, Sheeler also formed strong lasting relationships with some important figures in the New York art business to develop his career. However, he was still struggling to gain respect and approval as a painter. His dealer—Edith Harplet, who was fully aware of Sheller’s situation; suggested him to make a transition to place his full attention on brushes.3 This was absolutely a devastated moment for Sheeler, he had realized that his beloved photography must be given up in order to move up his career to another level, but he hesitated to make the decision. However, his determination of being a good painter got the better of
In 1931, the middle of The Great Depression, the painting titled View of New York was executed by an American painter and photographer named Charles Sheeler Jr. in New York City. The painting depicts the artist’s studio and the only the cloudy sky of the most modernized city in the world. The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston currently reserves this …show more content…
They might not be very prominent, but they exist the painting and serve as the base for creation. For starters, the window pane contains lines that highlight its simple design. Simplicity remains as the core of this work. Moreover, sill is roughly represented by a thick brown line underneath the window as a boundary in a quietly brilliant fashion. The work has a wonderful color allocation to express the mood. The color is limited within the muted palette color range. Grey—the intermediate color of black and white, is the dominate color for both exterior view and the interior part, as a matter of fact, the observers notices that nearly all colors are mixed instead of natural this work. The cloudy sky corresponds to the grey color of the wall, yet the brightness is not influenced. However, this consistency has successfully created a cold, grave and silent environment for a crowded place such as New York. The whole environment of this painting seems to be surrounded by the negative and depressive …show more content…
was born in Philadelphia in 1883. His received a decent education in industrial drawing and the applied arts at the School of Industrial Art in Philadelphia. He then traveled to Europe several times with his fellow students in the following years to pursue advanced studies and strengthen his knowledge. In 1910, Sheeler developed a strong passion in photography and taught himself to become a freelance photographer, taking interior photographs of his apartment and documenting local buildings for architects. He later started shooting celebrity portrait and fashion photograph for magazines and advertising firms. He had achieved great accomplishments, which naturally made photography the main income source to support his living. Throughout that time, Sheeler also formed strong lasting relationships with some important figures in the New York art business to develop his career. However, he was still struggling to gain respect and approval as a painter. His dealer—Edith Harplet, who was fully aware of Sheller’s situation; suggested him to make a transition to place his full attention on brushes.3 This was absolutely a devastated moment for Sheeler, he had realized that his beloved photography must be given up in order to move up his career to another level, but he hesitated to make the decision. However, his determination of being a good painter got the better of