Two-Dimensional Design

Figure 1: Orator at the wall by Jean Dubuffet, 1945 In figure 1, the main focal point is the man. His body forms a triangle, and there are many leading lines and L-shape lines throughout the background. This painting is very simple, however there the artist did a lot of different layering with colorful paint. There are also black lines emphasizing certain parts of the man. This made me feel happy and excited, because of the use of bright colors and childlike design. I think the artist was going for a happy mood because of the chose of colors and the fact that it kind of looks like the man is dancing. Figure 2: Harbor Kertieminde,  by Willian H. Johnson, 1930-34 In figure 2, there is a dark line that stretches the width of the canvas. There are many triangles throughout the sails of the sailboat and leading lines in the ripples of the water. This painting grabbed my attention because of the way the sailboats reflexed off the water. I could feel the devastation and effect...

       In the article Ways of Seeing  John Berger discusses the idea that seeing is the start of everything. We see the physical words themselves first before they are processed and given meaning within our minds. We also see others and objects around us as iterations with each other. We see our spots within society. However, with the invention of the camera and photography, the photographer is able to control where we look and what we see in order to evoke a certain feeling or emotion within us by manipulating our view on a situation.         Berger says "We only see what we look at. To look is an act of choice. As a result of this act, what we see is brought within our reach - though not necessarily within arm's reach" (8). We all choose to see different things based off of what we find important, and our past experiences. For example, when two people are in the same room, one might look at the wall hangings, while the other person is focu...

       Dante discusses how one's imagination can carry them away from the present world. The passage says, "O imagination, you who have the power to impose yourself on out faculties and our wills, stealing us away from the outer world and carrying us off into an inner one, so that even if a thousand trumpets were to sound we would not hear them," (82). Our imaginations possess the ability to create an entire different world in which one controls every aspect. We can become so detached from reality as we venture deeper into our imaginary world.              Dante talks about the two different aspects to imagination. He says "one that starts with the word and arrives at the visual image, and the one that starts with the visual image and arrives at the verbal expression,"(83). We may start with an idea in our minds and then incorporate it in a piece of art work, movie or book. On the other hand, one may encounter this idea and their i...

         In the article The Whole Ball of Wax by Jerry Saltz, Saltz discuses arts impact to individuals and the world around them. Yes, in the direct sense art can not cure global warming, cancer, hungry or poverty. However, the article states that "art is part of a universal force. It has no less purpose or meaning than science, religion, philosophy, politics, or any other discipline," (1). Art usually comes in form of a painting, drawing, billboard, or sculpture,  so in the visual sense, no art does not have the power to change the world. But if you look at a piece of artwork in a more creative and emotional way, art has influenced us all in one way or another. It could be the way we dress, books we read, the houses we live in, or even the food we eat. Art influences the choices we make daily.          Art is used as a medium through which everyone interprets differently. It can evoke many different thoughts and feelings inside e...