Feedback of AVI4M Art Questions

1. What is the subject matter of such a painting or is there any such thing?

This painting is very colourful which it creates contrast. Lots of different lines and shape are use in the painting. It’s an abstract painting, which there is a lot imagination and it helps to catch people’s attention. There is no such thing in real life because is very unrealistic painting and mix with different objects.


2. Why do you think that this painting got such a hostile reception at New York’s 69th Regiment Armory Show in 1913?

At that time, American likes/believe in realistic art, but Marcel’s “Nude Descending a Staircase” is Cubism, which is unrealistic and full of imagination.


3. Comment on the method that you perceive was used to create this picture.

This picture uses a lot of lines which it create shapes like rectangles and squares. With the addition colour to certain area, it makes the whole pictures more interesting. The principles of design rhythm, proportion, repetition are used in the picture to create interest.


4. How does the title of this painting relate to the actual subject matter portrayed on the canvas?

In the painting “The persistence of Memory”, the clock represents the time has past by and the person in the middle is getter old. Which shows that as time pass by, memories are not certain in our head any more and can not be relied on.

5. How did Man Ray create this photo? Why do you think such a photograph was created? Can you think of a similar type of photo used in schools?

This photo is created by having objects on photosensitive paper and put it into light for a period of time. I think Man Ray created this photo to create mysterious feelings and allusion. An allusion of ghost feeling or something is there watching us to make us curious or freak out. This type of photo could be used for the background of our stage for talent show or M.A.D night.

6. Why did DeKooning choose to paint such an usual-looking woman. What do you think he was trying to say?

DeKooning chose to paint such an usual looking woman to show the struggles women have and the difficulties they are going through that make her different pieces of information/clues for viewers to see and understand. I think he is trying to tell us that, in the world there is always poor, and every minute there is someone that is suffering and we should value what we have.

7. What do you think this sculptor is trying to say about the use of his material in this sculpture?

The sculptor uses stainless steel to create Cubi XXVL because Smith is trying to say that on the surface the sculpture has all sharp and shining edge to it, inside there is another story to it.

8. What trend do you think this sculptor was trying to reverse in the general creation of sculpture?

Calder is trying to reverse that sculpture does not always has to be realistic, sometimes with some imagination, it would create more interests.

9. Why do you think Louise Nevelson call this sculpture “Sky Cathedral”?

Louise Nevelson calls the sculpture “Sky Cathedral” because every piece of wood in that sculpture represents something that is important to her and as she building that sculpture she feels like is building something up (important/powerful like cathedral) to the sky(reach up/hope).

10. What is feeling is Moore trying to express in this sculpture? What does he mean by saying that his works are true to their material?

The feeling that Moore is trying to express in this sculpture is mother love. What he means by saying that his works are true to their material is that he puts feeling into that piece of art work while he is making, to show the mother’s love towards her kid. So the material is true as its feeling of the sculpture of the mother and kid.

-Sarah Zhou