Color Theory

My Abstract Expressionism paintings and my skin color paintings.

We did a study on our skin and color relativity. Our conversation in our classroom was on race. We explored the concept of "black and white" by painting a section of our hands onto paper. I am Caucasian and come from Swedish ancestry and found that I am much more pink, orange and red than simply "white".

Color Theory: Post your abstract expressionist paintings and skin color paintings to your blog, carefully crop and curate, your images.  Then talk about abstraction, modernism, and color theory.

These paintings were created on newsprint by using water, ink and white paint. My utensils included bristle brushes, long sticks, ink pen and small brushes. We explored the sensation of moving water around the print and combining bright white paint with jet black ink. I didn't worry about the composition of my work or the mixing of paint. The only thing I thought about was the feeling of how the medium moved on the paper.

How might a modernist view these images?

A modernist would think these paintings fit perfectly with their mindset. These paintings were inspired by Pollock's chaotic style. He found that the journey of art making was more important that the artwork itself. He changed the way that art was made. Since I painted and scratched these paintings on my table instead of a stand up easel, I changed the direction of my painting technique!

A postmodern artist might also like my paintings because they seem to rebel against traditional ways of creating art. I used sticks and ink mixed with paint to create a radical painting instead of using traditional colors and brushes. The main ideas of Post modernism are defined by a distrust and skeptical view of traditional culture, art, philosophy and history.

Ask 3 questions about your images that you might pose to your students:

1. How can I replicate this chaotic style in my artwork?

2. Why did the artist choose to use sticks instead of traditional brushes?

3.What other kinds of paintings are created through radical means?

Heroes and Heroines presentation

I created a self portrait piece of my face in her style and line quality. I wrote down words that I think describe me and give me confidence.

Art Criticism

Ishel Brimhall October 13, 2016

Writing about artwork:

I chose the Minerva Teichert exhibition at the Museum of Art on BYU campus.

1. Write a Haiku poem about an artwork in a museum or art gallery.

Journey of the Jaredites across Asia

By Minerva Teichert

The Jaredites trekked

through sweat, dust and light searching

For the promised land

2.  Write a 2 sentence interpretation about an artwork in a museum.

Treachery of Amalickiah

By Minerva Teichert

This colorful and powerful scene depicts Amalickiah’s lies about the Lamanite King’s death. The beautiful bright pink cloak instantly drew me in and focused my attention on the Queen’s vulnerability as well as her strength.

3. Write a vivid half page description of an artwork in a museum or gallery.

Flight

By Minerva Teichert

This painting instantly struck me as interesting because of the bright teal color creating a vignette around the figures. I was so attracted to this painting because of the canvas color showing through. I am in a painting class right now and we are experimenting with exposing the canvas color through the brushstrokes. I think that Minerva brought parts of the canvas color through to the foreground of the painting because she wanted to give the painting more depth. The bright blue color contrasted with the muted shades on the family and camels creates a deeper image. This painting does not exhibit many colors. The palette is very small consisting of tan, beige, navy blue and gray. The bright blue color that surrounds the family is set as the focal point for the image.

This particular painting depicts Lehi and his family fleeing Jerusalem because of God’s command. The family is not unified in the decision to leave Jerusalem. Some like Lehi and Nephi are looking forward into the future while their brothers Laman and Lemuel are wistfully looking back at their home. The mother Sariah is strategically placed in the center of the family camel pack, symbolizing the unifying love of a mother for her family.

4. Write 5 questions about an artwork in a museum or gallery.

1. Why is that man on the right looking up into the sky or to heaven?
2. How did Minerva create such a soft glowing light in her painting?
3. Why are most of the people kneeling?
4. Who is the boy in the left hand corner?
5. Who is the person being baptized and is he important or noteworthy figure in scripture stories?