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Abstract, Semi-Abstract, Nonobjective Paintings

From the set provided, the painting that most appeals to me is The American School by Matthew

Pratt. The picture seems to draw the viewer back to a time when life was quite simple and devoid

of the trappings of present-day technology. It speaks of an era when people were real, and what

you saw was all that you should have seen, without any hidden meanings. I like it because it

depicts a group of people immersed in a serious discussion but still maintain a calm and serenity

among them that is quite baffling. Whereas The American School is realistic art, Brooklyn Bridge

is semi-abstract art, and Blue Green Red is non-objective art.

What makes The American School realistic art is the fact that the subjects of the painting

are real people, whom the artist presents truthfully and without a touch of surrealism. The people

in the picture are identifiable as real individuals (Kulka 39). Their figures are not misshapen,

contorted, or out of proportion but appear as any normal human being would. The painter also

drew to scale the furniture in the room. Fundamentally, the picture depicts the real world just the

same way as it appears, without any interpretation of the setting or adding emotional details. To

accentuate the realism of the picture, the painter includes a bust sculpture on the artist’s table,

which stands in stark contrast to the two people flanking it to the left and right. Furthermore,

there is an interplay of light and dark regions within the painting that gives it the impression of

depth, just as one would feel when entering a room.

The representational base for the Brooklyn Bridge is an actual bridge, and the landscape

observed in the picture is juxtaposed in a flourish of colors. Apart from the bridge, nothing else

in the painting seems recognizable. One might have the impression of a city skyline above the

bridge, but this is not fully recognizable. No distinct lines are showing where the horizon begins

or even where it ends. The way the artist uses impressionism above the bridge is the same way

he does under it. The observer has a sense of water flowing under the bridge but cannot outline

where the banks of the river end. Also, the bridge appears to have some rocks at the base of the

abutment on the left-hand side. Still, it is unclear whether they are actual rocks or other things

altogether. Therefore, the abstraction is not complete, and this makes the Brooklyn Bridge an

example of semi-abstract art.

The three colors in Blue Green Red appear to be on the same plane. None of them seems

farther away or nearer the observer. Their perception depicts some cultural influence in favor of

the color green. Red and blue appear in almost equal measure, with a bias on the sensory-social

feelings of relaxation and arousal. Geometric abstraction is evident since there are geometrical

forms (for example, an incomplete ellipse and rectangles) as well as linearity in the painting. The

painting has no spatial ambiguity or perspectival devices (Alberro 76).

Choosing The American School came quite quickly because I like realistic art as opposed

to abstract art. It depicts the Rennaisance period very effectively. The painting contained no

artifacts of hidden meanings, and this is what drew me to choose it.

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Surname 1 Student’s Name Professor’s Name Course Date Abstract, Semi-Abstract, Nonobjective Paintings From the set provided, the painting that most appeals to me is The American School by Matthew Pratt. The picture seems to draw the viewer back to a time when life was quite simple and devoid of the trappings of present-day technology. It speaks of an era when people were real, and what you saw was all that you should have seen, without any hidden meanings. I like it because it depicts a group of people immersed in a serious discussion but still maintain a calm and serenity among them that ...
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