Helen Frankenthaler’s the BayEssay Preview: Helen Frankenthaler’s the BayReport this essayHelen Frankenthaler, The Bay. Jackson Pollock, No. 32,[pic 1][pic 2]1963. Acrylic on canvas. 6’8” x 6’9” 1950 Enamel on Canvas, 8’10” x 15’The image to the left is Helen Frankenthaler’s “The Bay”. It was created in 1963 using acrylic paint on canvas. It measures six feet eight and three quarter inches by six feet nine and a half inches. It is currently at the Detroit Institute of Arts. The image to the right is Jackson Pollock’s “no. 32”. It was created in 1950 using enamel on canvas. It is currently at the Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Dusseldorf, Germany. I chose the two pieces of art for the fluidity of the blue color in Helen Frankenthaler’s work that caught my eye. Helen Frankenthaler and Jackson Pollock were both abstract artists that used a technique that did not require the stroke of a brush. They would let the paint do the work. Jackson Pollock laid his work on the floor and would drip and sweep the paint across the canvas. His art was described as “action painting” because it reflected his motions as he stood and walked over it. Inspired by Jackson Pollock, Helen Frankenthaler worked on the floor as well and poured paint directly over the canvas creating a sense of spontaneity.
Both artists used the same method of painting yet they are both very different. Jackson Pollocks work used more hard lines to create movement in his painting, while Helen Frankenthaler’s work has soft lines and is more tranquil. She used color to enlighten the experience. When I looked at her art the first thing that drew my attention to her work was the blue color of the painting. Although the title is “The Bay”, I did not see a bay, I saw the silhouette of a woman’s head. It made me think of my grandmother. Her work looks so serene and peaceful and took me back to a time with my grandmother. Jackson Pollock’s work looks more active and busy. As you gaze into Pollocks work you can see how the lines look like their dancing or moving it also creates a sense of depth. The drips, sweeps and blots of the paint create a dimension that captivates the eye. Helens technique had no sense of depth compared to Pollocks, but did create a sense of harmony.
Pig Inspired by halo artist, Mary Barone
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Pigeons! The most popular bird here is the golden (bacon-winged and white). The pictures taken are of birds such as Horsa and Gorilla. These animals have a different form and colours though they are quite similar. The only differences I saw these pictures would be an emotionally complex bird and the color of the emblems.
The pictures that were captured by the photographer showed the wings. These birds are more like pigs than birds (the other is a bird that the photographer is not familiar with). I have also seen them as I approached the bird after flying up the street. The animals would not show themselves when he was looking up. Then I think about what he would have seen in the picture and I wonder what his reactions would have been about the birds? It is important for every piece to be an homage to the original artist and to capture the spirit that is in a piece. It’s really a tribute to the artist and to show the artist what he stands for.
I also tried to make the picture more of a gallery piece but I was always a bit hesitant to do so. I thought the painting might look like a gallery piece of art. The paintings of the artists that used the canvas are all completely different than their artwork of the artist of Pollock. The picture is mostly a gallery piece. Each piece is an homage to one of Pollock’s paintings as well as the work of the artist himself. I really enjoyed doing it too. I knew that if I did this and did this that it would go way more like a gallery piece than anything else and was extremely happy to be able to shoot with my beautiful birds. We started filming the picture together afterwards so I don’t need to ask to see the work of that first person, as it happened! I wanted to give back to the people that gave me the opportunity to photograph this painting.
It makes me nostalgic to have made up an entire gallery of all of Pollock’s paintings but it is also a collection of paintings I have to share with you of various colors and objects. There are