I spent about an hour and a half at the ABK last week, and really came across some magnificent pieces of work.
Pieces that had an impact/impression on me:
Piece one:
KAREL APPEL
PERSONNAGE AVEC FLEUR, NOT DATED
lithograph, 90/125
image: 28 1/2 x 20 3/4" (72.39 x 52.70 cm.) plate
Gift of Wade Stevenson, 1985
P1985:4.1
Gift of Wade Stevenson, 1985
P1985:4.1
REASON: When I first saw this piece, I saw, what most people probably saw, a child reaching out for help. It impacted me because it made me feel somewhat helpless. Sure, it's only a picture, but I still got that feeling that I couldn't help a child in need.
Piece Two:
HANS SEBALD BEHAM
HERCULES VNA CUM HYDRAM OCCIDIT (HERCULES FIGHTING THE HYDRA) FROM THE SERIES LABORS OF HERCULES, 1545
engraving
sheet: 2 x 3 inches (5.08 x 7.62 cm)
Gift of Willis O. Chapin, 1891
1891:4.35
sheet: 2 x 3 inches (5.08 x 7.62 cm)
Gift of Willis O. Chapin, 1891
1891:4.35
REASON: The reason this piece impressed me is because I've always had a fascination with Greek mythology, especially how others interpret it. This engraving really stood out to me out of all the pieces in the collection because I like how he represented Hercules and the Hydra. He made them nearly equal in size, but we don't know If everything is giant or normal "human" sized. It's something that we have to ponder which might have been his point all along.
PIECE THAT I FELT CONNECTED WITH:
Piece one:
NICHOLAS AFRICANO
(AMERICAN, 1948)
THE HIGH WIRE, 1979
color lithograph, 3/100
sheet: 7 x 9" (17.78 x 22.86 cm.)
Charles W. Goodyear Fund, 1979
P1979:20
sheet: 7 x 9" (17.78 x 22.86 cm.)
Charles W. Goodyear Fund, 1979
P1979:20
REASON: I
felt an instant connection with this piece. The reason being is the simple phrase it has on the
picture, “He's so brave. Of course, someday he'll break
his neck.” It brings me back to this
past July when Nick Wallenda walked over Niagara Falls. The entire time he was
making that walk, that quote was pretty much the exact thought running through
my head.
TWO PIECES I WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT:
For the two pieces of work I selected, I had the same idea
when I saw them: just what made the artist want to create this piece.
Unfortunately, the information wasn’t readily available for me, but that doesn’t
mean I won’t do my research to find out about it.
Piece One:
HOMAGE TO THE SQUARE: DEDICATED, 1955
Josef albers
oil on Masonite
framed: 43 5/8 x 43 5/8 x 1 1/4" (110.8075 x 110.8075 x 3.175 cm.); support: 43 x 43" (109.22 x 109.22 cm.)
Gift of The Seymour H. Knox Foundation, Inc., 1969
1969:4
framed: 43 5/8 x 43 5/8 x 1 1/4" (110.8075 x 110.8075 x 3.175 cm.); support: 43 x 43" (109.22 x 109.22 cm.)
Gift of The Seymour H. Knox Foundation, Inc., 1969
1969:4
TRUCK CONTAINER II, 2006
Kim Adams
plastic
overall: 5 1/2 x 8 x 6 3/4 inches (13.97 x 20.32 x 17.145 cm)
Charles Clifton Fund, by exchange, 2011
2011:10.4
overall: 5 1/2 x 8 x 6 3/4 inches (13.97 x 20.32 x 17.145 cm)
Charles Clifton Fund, by exchange, 2011
2011:10.4
Your choices of art works is really great. I remember seeing some of these images myself but I picked some other ones as there were so many to choose from. I found your reasoning for Appel's ''PERSONNAGE AVEC FLEUR'' very interesting because when I look at it, I can also see a child or a person who may be reaching out to something. The figure looks worried or scared about something. I thought the artist did a very good job in elements for this piece.
ReplyDeleteOverall, i think you did a good job with this project. I liked looking at the pieces you chose and remembering my experience with seeing them myself. There were so many to choose from, so it was a tough project but still a lot of fun.
I really liked the artwork you picked for each of the questions. I don't remember seeing the KAREL APPEL but if I did I would have had the same reaction. I agree it does look like a child reaching out for help. I can see why this piece would have impacted you. Just looking at KAREL APPEL you can see the emotion in the face of the child and by the way the child is portrayed.
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