Sunday, December 18, 2011

Assignment #8- Cubism & Pablo Picasso



Pablo Picasso
 (Spanish, 1881-1973)
http://www.artquotes.net/masters/picasso/pablo_selfport1907.htm

* What captures your eye about this image? What do you like about the image?
- I like the face and the style of painting really captures my eye, I like how he used cubism to show his own face in a different perspective.

* What visual elements (the basic things that can be seen)? What details are shown in the image? What do you see?
- There is some 3D done on the nose cause it looks viewable from more then on perspective, The lines are also really thick, and I can see the extensive detail.

* What colors are used in this image? What type of emotions do the colors portray? Where are the specific colors located on the image that give off a specific emotion.
- The main colors that really stick out are orange, gray, and brown, these colors give me a dull and boring emotion, the orange and brown are in the background and the gray is found on the portrait part.

*What are the specific Elements of Art (Line, Color, Texture, Shape, Form, Size) is being shown in this image?
- The colors are pretty dull, and the texture is Oil Pastel it also looks kind of rough and old looking.

*What are the specific Principles of Design (Center of Interest, Balance, Harmony, Contrast, Directional Movement, and Rhythm) are show in the image?
- A specific principle of design would be the Center of Interest which is Picasso himself, he's the most interesting in this painting.

* How will this work of art influence your own Picasso Portrait? What specific Elements of Art and Principles of Design on this work will influence your own work?
- I will try to not make it as boring as this piece and use more colors and exciting features.



FIGURES ON A BEACH
(1931)
http://www.pablo-ruiz-picasso.net/work-146.php

* What captures your eye about this image? What do you like about the image?
- The thing that captures my eye about this photo is that its hard to figure out what it is.

* What visual elements (the basic things that can be seen)? What details are shown in the image? What do you see?
- There are a lot of extra images that makes it hard to tell what the photo is, some details are eyes that shows its something alive.

* What colors are used in this image? What type of emotions do the colors portray? Where are the specific colors located on the image that give off a specific emotion.
- There is a lot of brown in this art piece, the emotion is confusion, and the color is located everywhere.

*What are the specific Elements of Art (Line, Color, Texture, Shape, Form, Size) is being shown in this image?
- There is a lot of curves and strait angles and it looks like it takes place on a beach, it could be a statue on a beach.

*What are the specific Principles of Design (Center of Interest, Balance, Harmony, Contrast, Directional Movement, and Rhythm) are show in the image?
- The center of interest is defiantly the statue dog in the middle, but you can't be 100% positive that it is a dog.

* How will this work of art influence your own Picasso Portrait? What specific Elements of Art and Principles of Design on this work will influence your own work?
- I'll make my piece confusing and hard to make out, I wan't people to think about what my image is showing.



Weeping Woman With Handkerchief
(1937)
http://www.paintinghere.com/painting/Weeping_Woman_with_Handkerchief_2852.html

* What captures your eye about this image? What do you like about the image?
- Everything captures my eye, I like the colors and the Cubism.

* What visual elements (the basic things that can be seen)? What details are shown in the image? What do you see?
- There is a lot of cubism, and there's a woman and she is obviously sad.

* What colors are used in this image? What type of emotions do the colors portray? Where are the specific colors located on the image that give off a specific emotion.
- There is Green, Purple, Orange, Yellow, and Blue, these colors are supposed to represent sadness, they are everywhere.

*What are the specific Elements of Art (Line, Color, Texture, Shape, Form, Size) is being shown in this image?
- Cubism is basically what the whole piece is designed from, and the Texture appears to be smooth.

*What are the specific Principles of Design (Center of Interest, Balance, Harmony, Contrast, Directional Movement, and Rhythm) are show in the image?
- The weeping woman is the most important thing in this piece, cause she sets the tone for the whole art work.

* How will this work of art influence your own Picasso Portrait? What specific Elements of Art and Principles of Design on this work will influence your own work?
- I will use a whole bunch of bright colors and maybe some cubism.




Girl On a Pillow
(1936)
http://timeisart.org/?p=90

* What captures your eye about this image? What do you like about the image?
- The woman sleeping on the pillow catches my attention, I like the colors.

* What visual elements (the basic things that can be seen)? What details are shown in the image? What do you see?
- I see a woman and she looks very tired lying on a pillow, cubism is shown in this photo.

* What colors are used in this image? What type of emotions do the colors portray? Where are the specific colors located on the image that give off a specific emotion.
- Picasso uses a lot of blue in this piece to express sadness, the colors are on the woman.

*What are the specific Elements of Art (Line, Color, Texture, Shape, Form, Size) is being shown in this image?
- Cubism plays a big part, and the angle of the photo makes you have to turn you head to find out what it is.

*What are the specific Principles of Design (Center of Interest, Balance, Harmony, Contrast, Directional Movement, and Rhythm) are show in the image?
- The woman is the most important thing in this photo and everything focuses on her.

* How will this work of art influence your own Picasso Portrait? What specific Elements of Art and Principles of Design on this work will influence your own work?
- I will make people turn there heads to see what my piece is about.







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