Art Gallery Visit #1-Responding to artwork

A.) Which artworks make an impact or impression on me? Why?

1. A sculpture by Jan Hewitt Towsley made an impression on me. It was woven wire on board called Pulsing Resolve. It impacted me as a Fiber artist due to the intensity of the woven piece. It is woven with wire and then the edges are burned. It has a really fine warp and weft, thus showing it took a lot of time to create this beauty. There are vertical striped areas and the blackened edges go well with the black back board. This all emphasizes the woven piece. The piece protrudes from the wall in a wave-like motion. On the ends near the burnt part their is a rainbow effect.

 

 2. Another piece that made an impression on me was Adam and Eve on West 57th Street, by Thomas Insalaco. It is an oil on canvas painting that depicts Adam and Eve in today's modern NYC. There are modern taxi's in the background, Eve is holding a phone, and there are boutique's all around them. It is kinda showing how if Adam and Eve had not sinned we would not have all the beauty in the city and technology that we have today. 

B.) Which artworks do I feel a connection with? Why?
1. I felt a connection with Whisper Words of Wisdom by Barbara Fox. It is a watercolor on paper piece that brings in the reflection of the room in the orbs. The orbs can be drops of water, balled so perfectly showing the importance of the paper and life. It is calming and mystifying. I felt a connection with this piece. Possibly due to how calm it makes reading seem, and I love to read. or the play on reflections. The room in the painting intrigues me. I love calligraphy letter as well.

 

2. Rosa Portuguese, a rose marble sculpture, I also felt a connection with. John Lombardi created a sculpture that is simplistic, yet detailed and beautiful. I like simple yet elegant pieces. The marble color is  almost skin tone like, peachy. It is plant like and has a black base. To me I feel as if it is a curved instrument  or a representation of a person. The curves, two vertical parallel lines, ad the green hints in it. This could be referring to jealousy.












C.) Which artworks would I like to know more about? Why?
  1. The Path Less Taken is a etching that I would definitely like to know more about. I have so many questions about this piece. Where are they going? What is the path? Is that water or ground? Why can some figures fly? Is that a magnifying glass that the animal is standing upon? What is the statement? Because it seems as if the path less traveled is one that belongs to hallucinative people.

 


2. An oil on linen painting, High Falls, by Phyllis Bryce Ely is a painting that leaves me wanting to know more. Why is the water green? Is it pond water? contaminated? high copper content or something like the Statue Of Liberty? Why is all the ground mud instead of beautiful grasslands? What made the artists depict this scene in this way?