There were many paintings that grabbed me this time, but I decided I wanted to write about something different. So I picked Stanton Macdonald-Wright's American Synchromy No. 1. I wanted to pick something that's more abstract rather than traditional.
Along with Moran Russell, Wright created this new style of painting called "Synchromism" in 1912. Wright compared this modern art form to a musical symphony. The color schemes are created with a musical scale in mind. By changing the tones you are changing the rhythm. During this time, this style of art was very new to Modern art form. When I look at this piece I feel it is way before its time. I assumed this piece was created in the the 70's or 80's based on it's wild "retro" look.
This particular piece was created in 1919. He used oil on a canvas. The painting shows a very muscular man with his arm draped over his face. Macdonald-Wright used yellows, reds and oranges to show highlights, and blues, greens and purples to show the definition of his body.
I love the definition of the jaw line. It seems as though Macdonald-Wright effortlessly created this part of the portrait but it shows such strength and masculinity. The details of the arm is also very breathtaking. I liked how he uses the cooler colors to show the details of the muscle.
I wanted to use this piece for this weeks writing because it is abstract. It truly makes you think about what you are looking at. It is beauty and strength wrapped in one. When looking at it from a far, the reds stand out so much to me. I just see white the reds and black that highlight and define this piece. But when you look closer, the blues and greens are what stand out. It shows the true power of this portrait.
3 comments:
I agree, you really have to think about what your are looking at and concentrate on that piece. I really like the colors and the strokes used to create it.
These synchromies are some of the first abstract non-objective paintings in American art, and became the first American avant-garde art movement to gain international attention.
-Wikipedia
Did you see the recent
House" episode where a woman NASA astronaut came in with severe Synesthesia? She had hallucinatory visions from the sounds she was hearing...
This is good Jessica... and a good artist to choose.
No I didn't see that episode but I wish I did! I love making connections to the stuff I am learning!
I come a from a musical family (the talent big skipped me though) and I just LOVE music and how freeing it is. This piece feels like music. I totally got it! :-)
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