Art Critique
Artist: Yuri Takei
Medium: Coloured pencil and oil pastel
Description:
Yuri Takei creates a work of art influenced by how objects life is useful to humans. "Her Bottle" is the name of his artwork. There is a bottle that is being shown in the light with a girl holding the bottle and putting her hand towards the lid of the bottle. The figure of small clouds surrounding the blue clear sky. When I first looked at this work, I found this really eye-catching because there was a lot of light and so much colour giving emphasis on the glass-looking shiny bottle. Also, it was at an angle which showed that the audience is in the perspective of a bin and that the girl was not going to throw the glass bottle. It looks really realistic as if it is just a picture. Because if you look closely at the glass, you can see the background of the sky's reflection on the bottle. There is so much detail of the shirt as Yuri coloured the dark areas to show those folding areas of the shirt and to make it look realistic. There are very bright colours used like blue and white to portray that this work was near towards the morning and with the bright sun shining on the girl and the bottle. The bottle is shaped as a cylindrical looking, clear and shiny with a circle lid. With the bottle shaped like that, there is also horizontal lines on the bottle. There are mostly freehand and curved lines to show the figure of the bottle and the girl. This work has an abstract texture. This is because it defines the actual appearance of the artwork created by Yuri. The overall effect is looking like it's in motion and it's moving because of how the artist has drawn this piece and coloured it.
Analysis:
The artist used the colour of the bottle with white, blue and green to show the figure of a glass bottle and to show a bit of reflection of the sky and the girl onto the bottle. The artist used various types of colour including warm and cold colours. This creates an effect on the audience as it shows the objects of the artwork including clouds, bottles and the girl. The artist uses mostly curved lines to show the motion of the image at a certain angle. There are both dark and light colours which abstract each other. In my opinion, I think that the dark is abstracting more than the light as Yuri is giving the audience a view as if they are the bin. This can be shown, as the dark colours she used to show the colours of the shirt and the skin of the girl. Yuri uses space between her hand and the lid of the bottle. She also uses space between the clouds and between the bottle and the sun. She uses form as she emphasises more also on the dark areas of this art piece. I like how she emphasises on the sun and the brightness of it reflecting onto the bottle. The way she made her portion is also good as she made the bottle smaller than the girl's body.
Interpretation:
Yuri Takei's statement to this work was "The aesthetics of this work was inspired by Janet Fish - an artist who focuses on the movement of light. This piece is situated in an angle where the audience is in the perspective of a bin. In here, I wanted to portray how objects' "lives" out determined by how humans perceive their [the object] usefulness". I think this portrays that she made her artwork in an angle to show how humans use bottles and to show the movement of light within this art piece. I feel calm and I question myself as to if bottles never existed, then how difficult it would be for humans to live. Yuri made this art piece to show how another artist inspired her to do some kind of art piece similar to Janet Fish. She was inspired to do an art piece with the movement of light.
Judgement:
It is a beautiful piece of artwork and this was the reason why I loved this piece. It had so much of bright colours and it was really outstanding and all the hard work Yuri must have put in order to make every single detail relate to her inspiration from Janet Fish. It also affects the way I see the world. This is because now I think about how many bottles we throw away and not re-use them. It creates a feeling as now I start to feel sentimental about bottles and it is really touching. This affects the audience as it tells them how hard Yuri has worked to make people feel that there is a movement of light and that people will like her artwork. I personally love this work due to its colour, the morning daylight. The daylight really attracts me to this artwork. It is formal and a Mimetic standard of art. This is formal because it can show the audience what exactly Yuri is trying to convey.
~ Peehu Agrawal
Art Critique
John Twomey, the artist of this oil painting and a student in JIS, named it Monumen Nasional. In this painting, the first thing you notice is the Monas Jakarta national monument. Around that surrounds many buildings and trees that show the skyline of Jakarta. Then the sky contains deep-colored clouds and a bright orange sky. The rectangle buildings of this piece are primarily a purple-brown color with pops of green as the trees. The overall effect of this piece is a calming sunset with a hint of gloomy because of the deep clouds.
Analysis:
In this painting, the artist's main colors used are orange, purple, brown, and green. The brown and green are used to show nature tones. Then the artists used blue-violet and yellow-orange as complementary colors to not only add contrast but also deepen the effect of the sunset. The bottom half of the painting with the buildings and the monument have more structured shaped to show the architecture. However, the sky almost uses gradients to show smooth clouds and sky. The lines of the painting are more flowy that structural because of the layering technique used. The artist doesn't use lines as an important part of the painting. This gives the painting a soothing vibe. The layering of oil paints was used as the texture for this piece. This not only allows a pixelated look to the end result but also adds to the overall tone and perception of the piece. The 'light' of this painting comes from the orange of the sky, showing the light from the day fading away into the deep purple. The oil layering causing the piece to become a lot more interesting and caused the tone to become more peaceful than structured lines would be.
Interpretation:
The artist says, "I wanted to show something more; something beyond than what the eye could see. I wanted to capture the passion of the Indonesian public..." This shows how through his piece and art design choices, he wanted to show the culture of Jakarta more than the physical skyline. This means to me that he is trying to say the physical appearance of something isn't the full story. This artwork makes me feel calm yet a sense of gloom. I think that the artist chose to create his work possibly to display his emotions in a physical painting, but also to simply show the beauty and culture of Jakarta.
Judgment:
Through this work of art, the artist is not only trying to show the beauty of the city, but it is also trying to convey the interesting and wonderful culture and community of Jakarta. I think something that this piece could be showing is to look deeper into the meanings of things because appearance is only a part of it. I really like the way that this painting was created and with the texture of the layering, it makes it super interesting and beautiful. However, if the artist is trying to convey an important message, I think that could be made more obvious. To find a deeper meaning, you have to really look into it, which I think most people wouldn't be able to do just by glancing at the painting. This art piece seems to be using mimetic and expressionistic art styles. Overall, I really like the visuals and style of this painting.
-Bo Pilarczyk
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