Girl From the Sea
The piece I chose is a drawing by Brianna Dewitt. It is located in the Crisp Museum at the River Campus. This piece is an example of representational art because one can clearly tell what the content of the drawing is. The medium and size is not mentioned, but I am pretty sure that artist used colored pencil. The size is approximately 8x25. There is also no title for this piece.
The drawing consists of a rough looking young girl holding octopus legs. The girl looks like she might be naked as if she just came from the water. You can only see from her face to her chest, but her breasts are covered by the octopus legs. Her hair is short and dark. She has dark eyes and very red lips. She looks very mysterious. The artist used a lot of little black lines in her face and collar area which gave her a sense of toughness. Like she is beautiful but no one can mess with her. Most of the background of the picture is golden yellow mixed in with other shades of softer yellow. It looks like the sunset of a hot summer day. There is a ledge at the bottom of the composition that looks like it might be the ledge of a pier. The octopus’s legs are maroon with blue suction cups. The girl’s fingernails are also painted the same shade of blue as the suction cups. The way she is standing there just holding those legs up with almost a blank look on her face makes me think that she really did emerge from the water. She was once an octopus that grew human legs, and transformed into a beautiful girl. She brought her old legs as an offering to this new land world, or as a keep-sake to remind her of her old life. The reason why the expression on her face is so blank is because she is innocent, not yet knowing the unkind ways of the human race. The reason I thought of this story to go along with the picture is because her nails are the same color as the suctions cups. This makes me think that there is a relation between her and the legs. The colors used in this piece are dark except the bright blue nails and suction cups. This is what makes them noticeable.
I think that this piece could be intended for anyone to view. It would be appropriate and interesting for all ages. I think that different age groups would create different stories to go along with the picture. This piece creates a place for human purpose because it reminds us that humans do grow and transform in many ways throughout their life time. The blank look on her face reminds us that when we were new to the world we were innocent and blank also. This piece gives tangible form to the idea of transformation of sea creatures into human beings. The artist has a sense of originality because the shape of the piece is unusual. It was the only piece that skinny and long in the gallery. It has great productivity because it has generated many ideas in my head and I’m sure other viewers will come up with different stories and ideas too. One can tell that the artist is sensitive by the placement of the dark lines within the girl’s skin and by the blank look on her face. A person that is not sensitive to emotion would not have been able to capture that look.
Overall I thought this was a great piece. It caught my eye out of many pieces that were hanging up in the Crisp Museum. I liked that it made me stare at it for a while. I also liked that it made me think of a story to go along with the piece. The color use and dark line placement was very admirable.
Girl From the Sea
I went to the First Friday opening at the Crisp Museum. The pieces being displayed were by high school art students. There were many interesting pieces including drawings, paintings, sculpture, and photography. One piece in particular caught my eye. It is a drawing by Brianna Dewitt. This piece is an example of representational art because one can clearly tell what the content of the drawing is. The medium and size is not mentioned, but I am pretty sure that artist used colored pencil. The size is approximately 8x25. There is also no title for this piece.
The drawing consists of a rough looking young girl holding octopus legs. The girl looks like she might be naked as if she just came from the water. You can only see from her face to her chest, but her breasts are covered by the octopus legs. Her hair is short and dark. She has dark eyes and very red lips. She looks very mysterious. The artist used a lot of little black lines in her face and collar area which gave her a sense of toughness. Like she is beautiful but no one can mess with her. Most of the background of the picture is golden yellow mixed in with other shades of softer yellow. It looks like the sunset of a hot summer day. There is a ledge at the bottom of the composition that looks like it might be the ledge of a pier. The octopus’s legs are maroon with blue suction cups. The girl’s fingernails are also painted the same shade of blue as the suction cups. The way she is standing there just holding those legs up with almost a blank look on her face makes me think that she really did emerge from the water. She was once an octopus that grew human legs, and transformed into a beautiful girl. She brought her old legs as an offering to this new land world, or as a keep-sake to remind her of her old life. The reason why the expression on her face is so blank is because she is innocent, not yet knowing the unkind ways of the human race. The reason I thought of this story to go along with the picture is because her nails are the same color as the suctions cups. This makes me think that there is a relation between her and the legs. The colors used in this piece are dark except the bright blue nails and suction cups. This is what makes them noticeable.
I think that this piece could be intended for anyone to view. It would be appropriate and interesting for all ages. I think that different age groups would create different stories to go along with the picture. This piece creates a place for human purpose because it reminds us that humans do grow and transform in many ways throughout their life time. The blank look on her face reminds us that when we were new to the world we were innocent and blank also. This piece gives tangible form to the idea of transformation of sea creatures into human beings. The artist has a sense of originality because the shape of the piece is unusual. It was the only piece that skinny and long in the gallery. It has great productivity because it has generated many ideas in my head and I’m sure other viewers will come up with different stories and ideas too. One can tell that the artist is sensitive by the placement of the dark lines within the girl’s skin and by the blank look on her face. A person that is not sensitive to emotion would not have been able to capture that look.
Overall I thought this was a great piece. It caught my eye out of many pieces that were hanging up in the Crisp Museum. I liked that it made me stare at it for a while. I also liked that it made me think of a story to go along with the piece. The color use and dark line placement was very admirable.
