New York Met Museum Trip Assignment

Kimberly Torres

10/1/12

           One of the two pieces of artwork that has caught my attention while i had visited the
Metropolitan Museum of art is a painting done by James Rosenquist, titled House Of Fire and another 

painting done by an artist named Clifford Still who's piece is untitled. I believe both the artists are trying to convey some type of emotion from the viewer. Both of these paintings appear to be Kinesthetic since when i first seen these paintings, they made me have the sensation to touch the pattern of objects that were within them. In James Rosenquist painting, I feel like he wants to show the average life of women but also showing some kind of hardship she might have to go through. The main focal point of  this image would have to be some sort of bucket like object but what also makes this the focal point is it's use of red which makes it more eye catching. This piece also has have a sense of Harmony since this image uses a monochromatic color scheme. what I also find eye catching about this image is it's Gestalt since the image contains objects that are more or so obvious as opposed to being abstracted.

          

          The second painting appears to be eye catching just the same since it uses contrast and a large scale size. This painting is also a good example of a Non-objective work of art since there is no apparent subject matter. I believe that is painting was trying to express and emotion to and from the viewer. when i first looked at this piece, i didn't receive a very good vibe from it because of the large use of black in the center of the image. What made this a successful abstract work of art was its use of  Equivocal space and Continuity which shows visual unity since the painting uses the same line quality throughout the whole image.

                                                                   Untitled
                                                  Clyfford Still  (American, 1904–1980)
         Date: 1960 Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: H. 113, W. 146-1/4 inches (287 x 371.5 cm.)

                                                              House of Fire
                        James Rosenquist  (American, born Grand Forks, North Dakota, 1933)
                    Date: 1981 Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 78 x 198in. (198.1 x 502.9cm)