Masterpiece
While there were many great work of arts at the Art Institute, this is one of my favorite pieces due to its contrast in color between the red and blue shades. The volcano's bright colors conflict with the dark blue sky, allowing the volcano to stand out from the picture. Also, the piece appears realistically because of it's 3D appearance. It appears as if someone is looking at the volcano from another location. The 3D effect the piece has allows the viewers to see the volcano as whole and can clearly identify the volcano. While the volcano appears dark, the bright smoke elicits the volcano and its presence within the artwork. The bright colors surrounding the volcano exaggerate the people located near the bottom of the volcano. If the people blended in with the light colors, then it would be hard to see that there are even people in the picture. The white in the sky portray the contrast between the dark sky vs. the light colors. Without the white, the sky would appear to be too dark. There wouldn't be a sense of unity between the idea of light vs. dark. The volcano, along with the orange smoke balances out with the dark sky and the smaller volcano. There's an equality within the picture, yet it displays a focus on the volcano.
Compared to the masterpiece, the disaster piece doesn't show any contrast between colors and blends the colors together. There's too much of the same brown color happening in the picture and the color overpowers the message of the piece. Even though the structure is located in the center of the piece, it takes the focus away from the smaller surrounding stuff. The building is too big, while the statue is too small. There's not that much of a difference between that and the smaller objects in relation to the color and signficance. I can't tell what the focus is supposed to be in the piece and what the main object is. The blending of the colors makes it really hard to distinguish between what the viewers are supposed to be focusing on. The statue appears to be part of the building because of its similarities between the colors. The only thing that pops out is the lake because of its bluish color. Even though the lake appears to be the only thing portraying a blue color, it appears as if it is one of the most significant pieces. Nothing else seems to matter in the piece because the focus goes toward the lake. The piece is not well balanced and shows too much similarity between the colors displayed. This makes it appear ineffective towards the viewers. It conveys mixed messages, which is the opposite of what the master piece portrays. The masterpiece has a clear message.
Disaster piece
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