art gallery visit 2

Artist- Patricia Carter

Title- Allegory of a Surrogate Mother

Media- Oil on Canvas

Date- 1998

Size- 48 x 48

Source: Myself

1.  A black woman standing in a strained posture holding her hip with a maid outfit on. There is also a work in the background that shows the maid with two white children around here feet as two children would be around their mother.

2. Color is used here to make the allegory of the surrogate mother obvious by the differences in the color of the skin of the figures. Pattern is seen and used here on the floor in the work to show the opulence of the home owners and to draw your eye to the figures.

3. The symbolism of the color of the skins of the figure of the works is to make the surrogate mother obvious to all viewers.

4. My interpretation of this work is it is all used to show what the title is suggesting, which is a surrogate mother.

Artist- Esther Sawyer

Title- Untitled

Media- Charcoal on Paper

Date- Unknown

Size- 28 x 14

Source: Myself

1.  The work is that of a clouded figure which is a woman holding a child in her arms.

2. Shape and mass are seen in this work by the faded outlines giving shape to the woman and the child. Emphasis is in this worm in the form of only showing the top half of the woman and the child and not much else but you can see that there is a background although the artist chose not to show it. Scale and proportion is here because it is realistically proportioned with the child being proportioned to the mother.

3. There is no symbolism here besides the image of a woman holding a child.

4. My interpretation of this work is that this was drawn in passing of a woman holding her child, just an image of normal day life.

Artist- Julius Lankes

Title- Ruth

Media- Woodcut

Date- 1924

Size- Small (handsized)

Source:  Myself

1.  There are two woman holding each other while standing next to a tree with the landscape of a stream and other trees in the background.

2. The element of line is used here to create the sky and the clouds, giving texture to the work and dimensions. Space is used here to for the perspective of far and near objects as well as atmospheric perspective with the landscape. Scale and proportion are used here to emphasis the two women in the foreground over the surrounding landscape.

3.  There is no apparent hidden symbolism here.

4. My interpretation of this work is that strength through unity with the two women hugging and comforting each other.

I thought it was quite different but not necessarily a good thing. I think it took away from the exhibit, having to study it and take notes while trying to figure out what to do my work on. I feel that on the other hand, some work of studying an exhibit can be more beneficial than just looking at works randomly.