Introduction

I looked at post-modern art for this blog. I chose this one because out of the two options, this would be my personal least favorite and I wanted to challenge myself.  First, I took a look at Roy Lichtenstein's art        Crying Girl , 1963 © Roy Lichtenstein Foundation                                                           Roy Lichtenstein's "Hopeless" 1963 Roy Lichtenstein's work was very new to me. The comic book look is a new thing I have looked at. I also noticed while looking through his work that it often depicts women. The elements that stand out to me here are Texture, pattern, and color. I could assume with comic book-style art texture is a really big element at play and that's obvious here. The color choices kinda remind me of the time it was made...

I chose to look into the influence of The Great Depression.  The works I have chosen were made depicting The Great Depression, or were made during The Great Depression. I chose this because to me this seemed like it would be the topic with the most emotion, and that intrigues me the most.  Dox Thrash (American, 1893–1965).  Untitled (Strike) , 1940 (TW: SA) Trash made this painting showcasing a protest. You can see a crowd of African American men protesting, and two white figures from a window seemingly laughing. When I was looking into the painting I learned, " A placard to the organizer’s left references the landmark Scottsboro Boys trial, in which nine Black youths were falsely accused of raping two white women in Alabama in 1931."  cited here I found this notable as black Americans are still falsely accused to this day. For art elements, shape was the main thing that struck me first. Especially when looking at the backs of the men, it almost seems cartoonish but ...

                                 The Nightmare  (1781) by Henry Fuseli   First, I decided to look at The Nightmare by Henry Fuseli. This painting was a first in a lot of ways. It shocked viewers as It was the first time a painting had not taken inspiration from the bible or a moment in history. I learned that Fuseli was trying something new and wanted to dive deeper into the human psyche.  We see the use of shadows and contrast. The red curtain is the most color we see, and I think using a dark deep color like red was done intentionally.  A horse peers around the corner and it seems it can also see the demon on the woman's chest.                       Wanderer above the Sea of Fog  (c. 1818) by Caspar David Friedrich The second painting from the Romantic era is Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog by Caspar...