Charles+Coffey

=__Hirschhorn Visit (Feat. Hat Hair)__=

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I chose this work to exemplify a Triadic color scheme. Though my phone camera decided to highlight oranges :(, this work consists almost entirely of red, yellow, and blue. There are a few greens in the palm leaf, which are very muted and don't detract from the color scheme, while serving to break up the background. As a side note from this, I found it interesting how many straight lines were incorporated, from the shore to the towel, to the luggage and even the poses each person is in.

__Viewpoints/Dynamic Sculpture__ This sculpture changes a lot depending on the angle you view it from. From one side, it looks like a tall cylinder with interesting patterns on the side (caused by the lighting). As you move around the sculpture, it begins to look like a precarious stack of coffee cans. This zigzag pattern, in combination with the lighting, is what is responsible for creating the interesting lighting when viewing it head on, which I think is the reason the artist chose to make it matte white.

Similarity and Figure-Ground: Up close, this looks like a bunch of similar rectangles with white borders. As you step back, you realize that the white wasn't a background, but more like a window frame casting the dark blue shadows on the 'room' behind it. casting shadows like this forces you into a particular perspective, like you are viewing it from the top left. The only problem with this is that I am not 8 feet tall and only standing on the left, which I think can add to the work and mess with your head a little.

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Back of a chair

Dimpled airy slick

Board in art room

rippled worn disheveled

Wall in art building

porous sharp stained

Painted railing

oily tacky (in the tactile sense) old