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Sunflowers, Vincent Van Gogh
I believe this piece contributes to a different understanding of the world (i.e. art), because Van Gogh is using an analogous color theme here. Every one of the pigments, including the white, has yellow within them. It is warm and joyous, very much expresses of sunflowers. Sunflowers differs from Van Gogh's other works because it is analogous. Typically we see his works using complimentary color schemes (i.e. Starry Night). By repeating the large elliptical head of the sunflower, Van Gogh has put in place a dominance structure in which we are focused on the flowers, and moving our eyes around to see each one. This painting does not necessarily relate to the human form, however it relates to humanity in the context of flowers being a decoration in a vase, also in the setting of a room. I have been vastly influenced by Van Gogh as a human being foremost, and as an artist as well. My mother, a social worker, had a great love for Van Gogh's mind, life, and capability as an artist and she past those respects to me. Reading his letters gave me an incite to the person behind the artwork giving me a deeper appreciation for it. The ways n which he uses yellow here are so brilliant and alluring and I have captured that same love for the yellow.

Dresses by Paul Smith& Proenza Schouler
I believe that in each of these examples the artist has revealed a different way to look a color in the context in texture. They each have also changed the color world by designing clothes in which the color scheme is not obvious, perhaps bizarre to some. Mainly Smith and Schouler have taken risks using color. These two examples of fashion standout amongst other such garments because in there unique combination of colors, textures and patterns; both are completely original creations that are very appealing. Paul Smith's frock starts with an upper portion that swirls a very interesting spectrum of colored flowers, including black, pastel pink, sea foam green, and cobalt blue. The length of the dress is done in white silk with shades of yellow, green, light blue and red throughout. In Schouler's dress we see an overall violet color with the upper portion being a transparent white, and a red beaded necklace. The dress contains several added pictorials in green, peach and orange. The garment is complimented by brown tights, and pink and red shoes. Both of these examples redefine are typical rules of color, they create a fresh piece that is attractive. Smith uses the length of her dress and its existential lines to lead the viewer to the dominant black strip at the bottom of the dress. The black of the dress bounces our focus back up to the top where she wears a black and purple scarf. In Schouler's piece the purple is dominant, but a close second and third is the brown and white. Subordinate would be the images on the dress, existentially is the red necklace and shoes. Both dresses address the human form by clothing it, and not really distorting it. The figure is slit seen and portrayed realistically here. The dresses compliment the figures. Seeing both of these works inspires me to start design and making clothes again. The fashion world is incredibly competitive and designers are consistently coming up with fashion that is ahead of its time, I would love to learn the challenges of creating fashionable wear.



Graffiti McGee& Banksy
Graffiti has contributed to a new and different color world because graffiti has made itself accessible to or entire culture. Famous graffiti artist such as Banksy, McGee, and Fairey, are using allot of reds and blacks when creating their visual images. Typical street graffiti art shows a wider variety of colors. Within graffiti, artist usually has a way of applying an image that is uniquely there own, and you can recognize there works from others. The images have a dominance structure that varies. In McGee's work he uses an off white and the detail of a characters face to create dominance. In Banksy's piece the red peace symbol is dominant. Both examples show the human form; McGee's is cartoonish, and Banksy has a more realistic attribute. These images are very interesting to me, as well as graffiti as a whole. I certainly have an appreciation for the art that you don't get paid for; the artist who create because they love it.