Hans Hofmann and James Brooks
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| "The Gate" Hans Hofmann, 1959-60 Repetition exists in this piece through the repeated use of squares, quality of brush stroke, and texture. I don't think this piece would be considered monotonic but it most definitely leans more towards harmony than anything resembling chaos. The bright, clashing colors cause me to think of big city lights when I look at this piece. My eyes are attracted to the red square placed close to the middle of the composition, and as I look longer my eyes move around the piece in sort of a spiraling motion from left to right closer to the edge of the painting each time around. I think the above effect that the painting has on me visually is another reason why harmony exists in the painting. |
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| "Towering Spaciousness" by Hans Hofmann, 1966 Repetition exists in this piece through the use of line and texture. When I first glance at this piece it has a chaotic feel, but as I further study the piece, the Gestalt principle of closure comes into play and I view the content of the image as a whole something with a purpose, be it a tower or a building or just space. Harmony and contrast exist in this piece. Contrast exists in the relationship between the flat red/blue squares and the less clean, sloppy strokes of color. As I was looking at this painting I let my eyes go in and out of focus and I found a sense of depth that was caused by this contrast; the flat red/blue squares appear to be a shorter distance from the viewer than the rest of the content in this image. |
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| "Boon" by James Brooks, 1957 Repetition exists in the limited color palette chosen by the artist, maybe texture as well. I feel that the placement and application of paint allows the piece to be considered chaotic. The colors that are repeatedly used in this piece make me think of a rock canyon, or maybe a bowel movement. |
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| "Mounted Policeman (New York Policeman)" by James Brooks, 1946 Repetition exists in this piece through line and color. I would say that this piece is more harmonic than chaotic, although there is definite contrast in the choice of color. I get lost in not only discerning where each brushstroke ends and begins but also trying to identify the mounted policeman(if there is one). |
Minimalism:
Giorgio Morandi and Agnes Martin
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| "Natura morta" by Giorgio Morandi, 1955 Repetition exists in this piece through the color choice, the texture/brushstroke, and line. The back ground and the plane that the objects are sitting on have similar texture/brushstroke that seems to be created by thinner paint application while the two objects share a texture that appears to have been created by thicker paint application. Repetition is shown on the detail of the objects in the painting with regards to line. The piece is very harmonic, probably considered monotonic. The swiveling lines on the objects are a nice contrast to the flat background, they create motion that actually allows my eyes to move along with. |
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| "Natura morta" by Giorgio Morandi, 1961 Repetition exists in this piece solely in texture. It appears as though Morandi painted the whole piece with paint thinner mixed in paint because the application of paint is thin and transparent throughout the whole composition. The piece is harmonic for the above reason and the actual placement of the objects in the composition is very aesthetically pleasing. I was actually annoyed with how thin the paint is put on, even though that is one of the things that holds this piece together and without that type of application the piece would not be as effective. |
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| "Wood 1" by Agnes Martin, 1963 Repetition exists in this piece through the use of point, line, and color. The piece is about as monotonic as it gets in my opinion. I think if I wanted I could stare at this piece for a long time because of the complexity of line and the mild color palette used; it is very easy on the eyes. |
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| "Untitled Drawing" by Agnes Martin, 1979 Repetition exists in this piece through the use of line and color. Once again, a monotonic piece of art shown here. The repetition of line and the pattern that is used in the above created a desire in me to mentally create more lines that went above and below the piece. |
Post-Minimalism
Rachel Whiteread and Richard Tuttle
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| "Ghost" by Rachel Whiteread, 1990 Repetition exists in this piece through the use of line, shape, and color. The piece appears to be bilateral and is mostly one color as a whole which is why I would consider this piece very harmonic, probably monotonic. This reminds me of Greek and Roman architecture because of how symmetric it is and and the color of the piece resembles marble or a similar stone that those ancient civilizations would have used. |
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| "Pink Torso" by Rachel Whiteread, 1991 Repetition exists in this piece through the use of shape and color. Like the piece shown above, this piece is bilateral and is one color throughout. The single tone of color and symmetrical shape allow this piece to be placed on the more harmonious side of the scale. |
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| "Red Canvas" by Richard Tuttle, 1967 Repetition exists in this piece through the use of line, color, and shape. The single color used and the shape of the piece cause it to display high levels of harmony. I perceived that each edge of this octagon were of uneven lengths and that causes me to look at the piece with a desire to fix it. |
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"Waferboard 3" by Richard Tuttle, 1996 Because of the placement chosen by the artist in this piece, my eyes tend to move around in a spiral-like motion when looking at it. |
Richard Serra:
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| "Twain" by Richard Serra, 1982 |
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| "A Matter of Time" by Richard Serra, 2005 |
Peter Halley:
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| "Three Prisons" by Peter Halley, 2005 |
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| "Six Prisons" by Peter Halley, 2005 |
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