Virut Sea And Baby Visual Analysis

This spring semester in my 1301 art class we attended the Martha Fenstermarker Memorial Art Gallery at Laredo Community College. I must say that my attention was captivated by the art that was being displayed though out the gallery. Although the paintings on the wall were smaller than expected, they each had amazing detail. “Beirut Sea and baby” by Lahib Jaddo is a stunning acrylic on panel art work that caught my eye and blocked out the rest of the exhibitions. This acrylic on panel piece contains from, content, color, light contrast, scale and proportion and sets a happy tone.
Form and content take place in every piece of art. Form refers to a three dimensional work of art. It is the concept that encapsulates all visible features. For example, what techniques, style or media was used. Content refers to the meaning, message or feeling impacted by the work of art. Content …show more content…
The artist used contrast by adding colors that are opposite from each other. Also, adding smooth and rough textures in this painting. Such as, the color of the ocean and the rocks on the sand. The artist used a royal blue and a light blue to create the ocean these two colors are similar to each other but create contrast since one is lighter than the other. The colors used to depict the sand vs. the rocks create an illusion of rough vs. smooth. Since this is the opposite of each other it is considered contrast. Emphasis and Subordination is where the artist draws an object or an area that draws the attention and becomes the main focal point of the artwork. In “Beirut Sea and baby” the woman standing near the shore with the baby on her arms is the main focus of the painting. The reason she is the main attention of the painting is because everything else appears either smaller or blurry. The ocean and details appear further away in the scene, while the woman is the larger object that draws the