Art 101 pres

Sea-sensei’s Art Collection

Art 101

After Rain

Daniel Wall 2009 Oil on Stretched Canvas 36’’x 30’’ A forest path after the rain. The way the water reflects off the

path and the vibrant colors of the trees really make this piece stand

out.

Vue de Marly

Antoine Pierre Mongin

c.1800

A French garden painting in the early 19th century.

The use of blue, even on the trees which would typically be green.

Gay Head Lighthouse

Eve Wheeler Watercolor on paper 2002 The lighthouse overlooking

the ocean. The lighthouse is watching

the sun set as the ocean moves calmly before it.

Sunset IV

Jenna Freedman December 22, 2008 Photograph Puerto Penasco Mexico

Mexican Sunset The yellows and oranges

light up the sky for the last brief moments of the day as the sun descends into the horizon.

Statuette of a Hippopotamus

Egyptian ca. 1981-1885 B.C Faience H. 4 3/8 in., L. 7 7/8 in.

The blue coloring of the hippo and all the designs on it using line and shape to make them look like fans.

Wallace Fountain

Lebourg, Charles-Auguste

1872 Cast Iron The symmetry as well

as the details like the dome scales and the women’s clothing.

The Sydney Opera House; western profile of Opera House

Jørn Utzon

1973 Bennelong

Point, Sydney, Australia

4.5 acres of interior space; 221 feet tall

The white fins on top of the house make it stand out for miles.

Ponte Vecchio

Attributed to Taddeo Gaddi

Florence, Italy

1345, Corridoio: 1565

The arches in the bridge and the stone texture.

Maya with Doll

Picasso Traded art Piece Picasso’s Daughter 1983 The distortion of his

daughter as well as the bright colors bring to life child-like qualities.

Untitled (rug) Isermann, Jim

1996

hand-braided cotton twill

11 1/2 x 23 ft

I like the slowly descending and/or rising yellow to to dark blue and back again.

Ewer Leach, Bernard stoneware glazed 4.5 cm (height) The pitcher The small white stature of

the pitcher is not fully painted. It doesn’t look smooth but it doesn’t look rough.

Madame Cézanne (Hortense Fiquet, 1850-1922) in the Conservatory

Paul Cézanne

Picture I don’t like 1891 Oil on canvas 36 1/4 x 28 3/4 in.

Her hands look distorted and there are a lot of earth tons in the picture. It doesn’t look finished.

Conclusion

Most of the art pieces had bright colors. It was hard to find statues that I was fond of and I learned to appreciate different kinds of art other then paintings and drawings. I like the bridge in Florence and learned to like architecture a lot more.