We had the last session of art history today. Curtis took a couple photos with his iPhone. Dick had asked us each to sum up what we’d gotten out of the class. I’ll be posting several summaries, but thought it would be nice to start with this one from MJ, which I think speaks for…
Dick asked us to prepare comments on this painting for our April 9th class (see assignment). Here’s what Bonnie, Joëlle, and I had to say. (Wanda’s comments added April 28.) Bonnie I see the cycle of life eternally moving slowly forward. Death is proudly giving way to new life. The Temeraire, ghostly white, appears already…
In another synchronistic event, I learned of a current exhibit on Paul Cezanne and his influence on other artists in the same week that Dick talked about him in art history class (week 7). The Philadelphia Museum of Art has a major show going on through May 31, “Cezanne and Beyond.” Apparently, he was very…
For class on April 9, Dick has asked us to prepare some comments on the work above: Please take five or ten minutes to view the attached image of Turner’s painting and pen a couple of comments regarding how his painting reflects his interpretation of the event. Having some quiet time to contemplate this work…
And now, a second viewpoint comparing these two works. This one was written by artist JoëlleC. (See the first here.) Although the theme of both paintings revolves around music, Harnett’s [on the left] is a detailed, almost photographic rendering of all the elements depicted, creating an illusion of reality. It appears as a careful set-up…