This past weekend I visited the LACMA museum, and I was surprised to see many paintings and pieces of artwork that related to our design class. First, I saw Rothko, who creates large canvases with smooth colors layered on top of each other. The color schemes are very abstract and usually it tends one's eyes to look in a certain area (due to the contrasting colors), like this painting I took a picture of. There is a lighter orange surrounding a darker orange and in the middle a white that looks like it was layered over a few different colors. He gives the viewer a sense that he is layering because it almost looks as though the darker orange and the white in the center are popping out of the picture more. In addition, even though his art is quite primitive, the warm and sophisticated colors he chooses gives a certain mood to the viewer.
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
LACMA visit
This past weekend I visited the LACMA museum, and I was surprised to see many paintings and pieces of artwork that related to our design class. First, I saw Rothko, who creates large canvases with smooth colors layered on top of each other. The color schemes are very abstract and usually it tends one's eyes to look in a certain area (due to the contrasting colors), like this painting I took a picture of. There is a lighter orange surrounding a darker orange and in the middle a white that looks like it was layered over a few different colors. He gives the viewer a sense that he is layering because it almost looks as though the darker orange and the white in the center are popping out of the picture more. In addition, even though his art is quite primitive, the warm and sophisticated colors he chooses gives a certain mood to the viewer.
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