O'Keeffe

Abstraction White Rose is a painting by Georgia O'Keeffe painted in 1927. This piece uses contrast to create realism and makes the flower pop out. She also uses a very cool color palette that is very pleasing to look at. This piece is currently at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

This is Music Pink and Blue painted in 1918. The colors in this piece are very soft and complement each other very well. She uses complimentary colors such as orange and blue and it looks very captivating. This is currently located at the MoMa.

M.C. Escher

Hand with Reflecting Globe by Escher is very interesting to me because it is very detailed and seems abstract even though it isn't and is just the warping by the spherical shape of the globe. He uses contrast to create shapes in the piece and shadows in the hand to make it seem very realistic. This piece is currently at the Cordon Art Baarn and was first printed in 1935.

Stars is another piece by M.C. Escher. This piece is interesting because of the concept of life and death intertwined. The shapes used are very intricately placed to make it seem like there is a complex form popping out of the page. He uses value to create realism in the piece. This is also at Cordon Art Baarn and was made in 1948.

Cyanotype

This is Pteris Rotundifolia by Anna Atkins from the 1850s. It is a cyanotype from her album Cyanotypes of British and Foreign Plants and Ferns. This pieces uses contrast to show the silhouette of a fern from Jamaica. It also is a dull blue color since it is a photographic blueprint. It is currently located in the MoMA.

This is Allover by Christian Marclay. It is also a cyanotype and was created in 2008 with magnetic tapes from music casettes. It is very interesting since he combines both music and visual art in one piece. It uses a monochromatic color palette and tons of intersecting lines. This is currently located in the MoMA too.

Oil Paintings

The Starry Night is an oil on canvas by Vincent van Gogh painted from 1853 to 1890. It is currently exhibited at the MOMA. This painting is very appealing because of the cool palette of blues contrasted with yellows and oranges. It has distinct texture and interesting abstract shapes and lines that makes it seem alive.

This is Portrait of Adele Bloch-Baue I by Gustav Klimt, created in 1907. It is currently located at Neue Gallery New York. This oil painting is beautiful with its monotonous color palette of yellows. It also includes many shapes that add texture and interest in the piece.

The Weeping Woman

The Weeping Woman is a cubist, oil on canvas piece by Pablo Picasso. It has a very bold color palette and organic shapes that really portrays the agony of the woman. This piece is very interesting due to those contrasting colors and interesting composition. This piece was painted in 1937 in France and is currently located in Tate Modern, London.