Master Analysis from Sketchbook at the MET Breuer

Master Analysis: I chose these three artworks to analyze because I immediately saw a strong directionality in each piece.

 

The first piece, a man sitting in a chair, looked to be an unfinished sketch with color in the face and hands only. The color drew my attention instantly. I looked at the head first, then my eyes followed to the left hand, and then jumped to the right hand resting on the arm of the chair. I then looked back to the head and examined the rest of the unfinished body.

 

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The second piece, the man laying in bed, directed the eyes horizontally. I started at the face and slowly moved down the body, from the sleeves to the hands to the legs and eventually to the feet.

 

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The third piece, the woman hovering over a crowd, was very centrally focused. Her face was brightly illuminated and it contrasted from the colors and tones of the rocks and people below her. Almost every other person in the frame was staring directly at her.

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About Me: I see myself as an experimenter by nature. My first approach to a new material or a prompt or a new product usually is to tinker with it and figure out how it works. I like to know the mechanics of what I’m working with, inside and out. Visual art isn’t enough. I value tactical products with performing intent, products that complete certain functions. When I start on a shoe design or a graphic or a product, my motivation comes from an improvement that I can visualize before I pick up a pen. While my works are generally vague as I’m still originating my style in my first year, my ideas are sparked by something I see and I know I can make it better. Indifferent of the obstacle, my approach is consistent: Tweak it and fail until a pattern develops. Find the root of the problem and attack it.

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