"Analyze That"

This picture titled, "Tree of Utah" was taken from Matthew Kerr's "Wacky World of Art Appreciation." Through the powerful process of reception>extraction>inference we're able to see this magical creation. I love it! I'm stuck between labeling it as abstract or representational. It clearly looks like a tree to me, so I'm going to go with representational as I remember the further away from resembling a real object, the more abstract the piece becomes. The positioning of the "tree" demonstrates a frontal vanishing point near the top just beneath the skyline. I think light and color play brilliantly together in this piece. The crystal blue sky and the bright colors of the "tree tops" set the stage for a gorgeous scene. In fact, the tree tops seem to behave as highlights reflecting the sun. The warm and cool hues of color seem to compliment each other so well. In short, I love this piece of art and would love to have it hanging in my hallway or entry way to our living room! It is simply fantabulous!



I found this wonderful abstract piece from Jenna Cossairt's Blog. I'm not a huge fan of art like this, but found the colors, lines and overall textures brilliant. I thought it would be fun to analyze. To me, it screams linear perspective. I appreciated the artist's incorporation of additional patterns into the already well patterned piece. It makes it more compelling to look at without overcomplicating or causing it to appear crowded. The pyramids on the left cast shadows that play tricks with the orthogonal lines. Again, I wouldn't purchase this piece of art, but it is definitley intriguing to look at!