Steve DiBenedetto

This artwork is by Steve DiBenedetto.  The name of the work is Codex (Ruins in Reverse).  Visual overlapping is giving the viewer the illusion that certain objects are in front of one another in space.  This piece shows the continuous us of visual overlapping which is seen in many of DiBenedetto's pieces.

Paul Strand

This piece was created by Paul Strand called White Fence.  Strand demonstrates foreshortening in this work by using the fence as the closer extremity that allows for the distortion of a large yard behind it because of the point of view.  Axonometric projection is used because the fence changes the scale of the house, giving the illusion that the fence is larger than the house.

Gustave Caillebotte

This work is by artist Gustave Caillebotte and named Snow on Boulevard Haussman, Paris.  This piece is an example of two-point linear perspective.  A two-point linear perspective is when there are two or more vanishing points in the piece.  The architectural elements in the drawing are the two vanishing points.

Martin Puryear

This piece is called The Charm of Subsistence by artist Martin Puryear.  The positive shape is the object that draws the viewer's attention. This is the main object shown by the arrow. The negative shape is the ground or the space behind the figure that doesn't command the viewer's eye.

Jacques Louis David

This work is The Death of Camilla by artist Jacques Louis David.  Implied lines are used here by the line created by the direction the man is looking and pointing. (shown by arrow) I feel that the line orientation in composition is both horizontal and vertical as well as Diagonal and   The horizontal and vertical is the positioning of the men.  The diagonal and curvilinear are in the draping of the clothing worn by the men.

Henri Gaudier Brzeska

This piece is called Two Figures by artist Henri Gaudier Brzeska.  This artist uses outlines to define his shapes and figures.  He does this by depicting actual lines that are drawn on to the surface.  The contour lines used, mark the border of the objects.  The artists lines are expressive lines because of the looseness.  His work is often consistent in the simplicity and uniqueness of the lines.

Iconoclasm

Andy Warhol is the creator of this piece as well.  This famous work is covered with his face and the famous Campbell's can colors are absent. This is an example of iconoclasm because he covered part of the Campbell's label with his face. The famous colors are not absent and half of the can is covered.

Icon

This is a piece done by Andy Warhol.  Marilyn is a great example of icon because she has become a huge sex symbol of our time.  Even though she passed in 1962, her picture is everywhere.  She is famous for singing happy birthday to the president, her famous pose from "The Seven Year Itch" is still seen in stores everywhere today.

Nonrepresentational artwork

Kazimir Malevich is the artist of this work.  The name of this piece is Suprematist Composition.  This is a good example of nonrepresentational work because it does not have any relation to the natural world. It is very a nonobjective piece because the shapes do not form anything recognizable in the natural world

Abstraction

This piece is called Landscape, by Sesshu Toyo.  This artwork is an example of abstraction because it is not a typical landscape.  It does not resemble the real landscape as much as it could.  This is how the artist viewed this landscape.  Looking at the work I can see the shapes of mountains and brush.  The name of the piece was a big help and made it easier to see the landscape.   

Representational Art

Albert Bierstadt is the artist of this piece, called Nevada Falls, Yosemite.  This work is a good example of representational art because it portrays the natural landscape.  The Nevada Falls is recognizable to the viewer.  Many of Bierstadt's works are representational artwork because the works are of recognizable form and represent places all over the world.

Form vs Content

Beatriz Milhazes is the artist of this work.  For the form of this piece, the viewer sees bright colors and shapes.  The artist starts with a square and then continues to "build things on top of it." Milhazes is inspired by Brazilian culture and color.  Exotic plants and the botanical gardens were used as inspiration.