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AVT 103: Patricia Garrett

Hirshhorn Visit:





I could not find the label for this piece but I liked it a lot and thought that it was a great piece. Sphere No. 6 by Arnaldo Pomodoro completed in 1926 exhibits many different elements such as his used of negative and positive space and how the light interacts with the sculpture. The material used also gives a feel of a mechanical machine even though its seems as if the sculpture is representing the world, which is natural.





In inside the Hirshhorn Museum I came across the painting Spearfishing by Peter Doig from 2013. Doig chose colors that contrast each other and stand out. Using both primary and secondary colors and the tetradic method, Doig created a pieces that catches the viewers eye.







Included in the permanent collection of the Hirshhorn was the art work named Window by Gerhard Richter that was completed in 1968. This piece although simple when it comes to color offers an interesting illusion with its use of the Gestalt principles. Richter chose to utilize continuation, pattern, similarity and most of the principles to complete the work. The pattern of the rectangles, the continuation of lines and the similarity of figures comes together to have the viewer analyze the piece.


 * Sculpture 1:**




 * Sculpture 2:**








 * Sculpture 3:**







Texture Homework:

__**Balloon**__ - Shiny - Crinkled - Lightweight

__**Pillow**__

- Soft - Movable - Comfortable

__**Poptart**__

- Colorful - Bumpy - frosted

__**Glitter**__

- lustrous - sporadic - rough

__**Sponge**__

- bouncy - squeezable - permeable

Gestalt Homework:


 * __Similarity__**




 * __Continuation__**






 * __Closure__**




 * __Proximity__**






 * __Figure/Ground__**