Blog #6

These six weeks of art changed how I perceive and look at art. Before this class, I never really looked deeply at art work to understand where they came from and why. I had a more superficial appreciation for art. Now I know that paintings during the Realist period focused more on the scientific because of the creation of positivism at that time. I can also look at a piece of art and figure out what they were inspired from. For example, I can make a connection between a piece by Monet and a piece by Pollock.

Although these paintings do not appear obviously similiar, there is a connection. Monet depicted the effects of light, not so much form. However, it is still apparent that this is a landscape. In Jackson Pollock's piece, there is a complete loss of form. The idea could be inspired by artists like Monet, but it is a little more extreme since there are no recognizable forms at all. Before this class, I would have just looked at these pieces as completely seperate works of art. However, now I am able to see that they are alike and that one inspired the other.

The class also taught me to not judge a piece of art right away. I found that when I know the background of the piece and what the artist is trying to convey, there is a meaning found that makes the piece so much more interesting. Even if it is not aesthetically pleasing, the idea can make a piece brilliant.