Neutral Colors and Flowing Figures

Photo by the Gallery of Onessimo Fine Art

GABRIELLE FOURSA

The piece, entitled "Figuration", is by Jürgen Görg and is done with oil on canvas. Making a still figure, or a two-dimentional image, look like its moving is a difficult task, yet Jürgen executes the impression of movement impeccably. The application of lesser detail in the background results in the eye following the progression of detail to the midground and finally the foreground where one finds elegant suggested figures. Not a single body is complete but it is easy to tell what each one is doing by the minimal lines and shading that Görg uses. To improve this piece I would create more space and a more defined focal point, but the "unfinished study" aspect of this piece makes it more unique and open to the viewer. 

Görg is 63 years old and was born in Germany. He studied visual arts at Koblenz and Johannes-Gutenberg University. Jürgen’s other work is quite analogous to this piece in technique and color pallete, which he limits to neutral colors and flowing figures. His full portfolio can be found at http://www.juergengoerg.de/

Norton Art Museum's Picasso

Photo by Sebastian Robbins

SEBASTIAN ROBBINS

This art piece is called Woman with a Wrist Watch (1932) made by Pablo Picasso, and it was created with oil on canvas. The exhibit that this piece was shocased in was called Picasso's Muses, at the Norton Museum of Art. I was attracted to this art piece because of the history behind it; this art piece depicts Picasso's lover, whom he had a relationship with. The piece seems to be a personal piece, only for the enjoyment of his lover and himself. The composition of this artwork is somewhat bland, but it does show that the focal point is the woman sitting down. Positive asepcts of this piece include the various patterns that are used, the contrast between the foreground and the background and the abstraction of the woman's face.

Egg-cellent

Painting and photo by Dakota Davidon

DEVON DAVIS

The piece (above) is by Dreyfoos visual arts senior Dakota Davidson and is entitled “Egg.” This painting is on canvas and is painted with acrylic paint. This piece stood out to me because I admired the colors and how he made an egg look so interesting. I also love the shapes and especially the colors in the egg yolk. I think that this piece is simply about eggs, for the main subject is an egg and there are egg shapes all over. Since I personally know Dakota, I also know he has a passion for cooking, especially with eggs. Davidson is age 17 and he tends to be an abstract painter, mainly using acrylic paint. He recently exhibited his work in an art show with fellow Dreyfoos senior Alyza Perez. 

I think that the artist could’ve established more of a focal point and maybe made the painting slightly less busy since it seems there should be more negative space and quiet areas. I really admire the composition for the most part, though. I would also change the amount of whites used in this painting, as it gets too bright in some areas. His work will be shown again in May at the annual Dreyfoos Senior Show.

A Sense of Being Lost

MEGAN HOSTETLER

This piece is by Laura Showers, a fellow Dreyfoos student. The piece has 2D and 3D elements combined together. A wavy and fluid style combined with the concise use of wire coming off of the canvas shows the many mountains that Showers was trying to depict.

While the 3D and 2D elements mixed together is magnificent and is done beautifully, there was not much of an emotional feel to the piece other than a sense of being lost or being in turmoil. Of course, the best thing about this piece is the use of the medium and the captivating style that leaves so much to the viewer. This same style keeps the viewer’s eyes roaming around the canvas, constantly trying to make more sense of the piece and giving it a bouncy feel.

Surreal Illustration From a Talented Student

Photo by Sean Paul

SEAN PAUL

This painting by Christien Vargas an 11^th grader grabbed me by eyes with psychedelic imagery and colors. The piece seems to be painted with watercolor and ink; this is evident from the type of paper and the outlines around the objects within the painting.

The piece for me is tough to understand, though it seems to have to do with males and females because of the male and female chickens to the right. Also the painting seems to have religious themes with the hand holding the rosary to the left. The artist could improve on is the handling of the paper, when viewing the painting there are noticeable wrinkles on the edges. This is a wonderful piece and the one thing I would’ve changed if I were the artist would be to have it framed.