Title: Woman
Artist: Eric Olson My first impression of this piece was that it was somewhat abstract and it probably has a darker meaning behind it because of the dark color schemes and the way that the woman almost fades into the black in the background. When looking at this piece I see lots of dark and toned down hues. The colors don't particularly stand out in anyway. I also notice how the line work in this painting is very jagged. I also noticed that the over all painting is very organic and there's aren't many straight lines throughout the piece. i think that the artists was trying to achieve a more messy look. The artist was definitely trying to achieve a more asymmetrical look and I believe that the artist wanted to create a rough and uneven texture to represent the chaos of the painting. I think that the subject of this painting is supposed to be representative of the darkness and struggle women face on a daily basis. The emotions communicated across this piece are dark and depressing. Overall, I think that I feel more represented by looking at this piece and thinking about the potential meaning. |
Title: Cars
Artist: Eric Olson My first impression of this piece was that I thought it looked very cartoon like because of the art style and the layering of cars. I see lots of different colors and hues specifically primary colors and I notice that there are way more geometric rather than organic figures. The artist uses very blunt shapes to achieve this very cartoon like effect and he also seems to lack detail. I don't think that this painting in particular has any special meaning I just think that it was made to bring about some comedic relief. Overall, I really love this painting and the hues that the artist uses. It is very unique and I would love to make my own comic inspired painting of my own after seeing this piece. |