Module 2: Artwork Analysis


    This piece of artwork was done by a family member of mine, but I am not entirely sure who did it. The artwork contains water drops dropping into a body of water, well it really could be any type of liquid. In this drawing there is a very vertical aspect to it, most of the action occurs up and down. The dark tone of the painting provides a smokey feel to it. The painting shows the droplets transforming as it moves away from the center of the drawing. 

    The drawing uses both organic and geometric shapes. We see the droplets and wrinkles as circles, along with some oval shapes, and then we see more organic shapes as the droplet changes, more curved and detailed forms of what the droplets turned into. There is a little bit of form in the picture, it isn't a sculpture, but we have a 3d aspect of the drawing, especially when it comes to the first few droplets and the wrinkles of water. There is depth and thickness to them. The use of form gives movement in this drawing as if someone was to take a picture above and below the water at the same time and capture the movement of the water. 

The artwork is not filled with different colors, there is only one color, so when I begin to interpret the piece of work, I’m forced to focus on the image itself. When I look at the drawing, it makes me think of transformation. As I looked closer to the image I realized the top figure is a fish, and the bottom part is something metal and heavy. So I think that what the drawer could be saying is that we need to become lively and fluid in order to go to the top, and we can’t stay heavy and broad or we will sink to the bottom.

Comments

  1. Keylee ChurchApril 4, 2021 at 5:11 PM

    Hello Daniel,
    First of all, that is a beautiful art piece, who ever in your family made it they were very good at it. Also, your description of the art is wonderful, and the interpretation is very well thought out. The piece definitely feels like it is about transformation and fluidity.

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  2. UnknownApril 11, 2021 at 11:27 AM

    Daniel, I really enjoyed that you used a piece of art work done by a family member and made it personal. So beautiful! Do you think that there are more than one meaning to this piece?

    -Shaylene Ranit

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