Drawing-MoMA-Pictorial Space

The painting’s name is Kitchenette Debutantes, created in 1939. The artist is Charles White. Space in this painting is deep. It is achieved by a lot of techniques. There are lines that are diagonal. The value is of a broad range, which gives a depth of space. The shapes of the two women are overlapping, which gives a sense of space.

The name of the painting below is Sojourner Truth and Booker T. Washington, created in 1943 by Charles White. The deep space is achieved by diagonal lines, the value of a broad range and overlapping shapes (the two men).

The painting’s name is Goodnight Irene, created in 1952 by Charles White. I can see the space in this painting. There is warm color pushes forward. The illusion of 3D space is created by horizontal line, lines that show the room space, a broad range of value, overlapping shapes (two human figures).

The painting’s name is I’ve Been ‘Buked and I’ve Been Scorned, in 1956 by Charles White. It has a very deep space. It is achieved by a broad range of value, it is light on the left, which is also the front, and deep in the right, which is also the back. The shadow on the figure uses a board range of value too. About shape, the old woman overlaps with the wooden door frame, and it is clear that she is in the front of the door. Her left arm is closer to us than the right arm, which could be told by the shape the value.

The painting is named Awaken from the Unknowing, created in 1961 by Charles White. I can see the space because the dark shadow pushes the human figure forward, and a broad range of value is applied in this painting. The papers and books on the desk, the desk, and the woman are overlapping, showing their relations in space.

The painting is Wanted Poster Series #17, created by Charles White in 1971. The shadow pushed the human figure forward, and it also looks like a texture of an aged wall. The value is broad, but there are white, different gray and very dark areas in this painting. The woman’s hand is kind of covered (overlapped) by her clothes, pointing out that this is probably a lower angle.

This is Green Rug by Philip Guston, created in 1976. The space in this painting is shallow. The outlines of the rug and the vibes are horizontal and vertical, which flatten the space and look static. The value is also limited. The color is darker in the upper and right halves, giving some sense of space. The vibes overlap too.

This is From a Day with Juan II by Georgia O’ Keeffe, created in 1977. Space is shallow because most lines are horizontal, the value is limited, and colors are all cool, no overlapping shapes.

The painting is named The Congo Queen, created by Hector Hyppolite in 1946. Space is deep because the cool colors recede in space and the warm colors worn by people push forward. The people are overlapping, giving a sense of change and space. Viewers are able to sense where the horizontal line locates.

Hector Hyppolite
The Congo Queen 1946

This is Street, Berlin, created in 1913 by artist Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. The space in the painting is deep because diagonal lines provide a sense of space and movement, a broad range of value is used, the pinky warm color of the road pushed forward while people in cool color clothes recede in space. The shape is a very important technique in this painting. The human figures are overlapping, giving a sense of moving and position in space.