L.H.O.O.Q. Marcel Duchamp

This is L.H.O.O.Q. by Marcel Duchamp, it was done in 1919 and is simply a pencil altercation of facial hair to Da Vinci's Mona Lisa.  When I first looked at it I was unsure if he had redone the whole thing or just added the pencil in, it really caught my attention.  I like how he took such an iconic piece and made it his own with only the slightest of details.

Merz 94 Grunflec

Merz Grunflec is a Collage done in 1920. Kurt Schwitters was a german artist, he used Cubist design to create trash pictures and constructions that poetically redeemed anonymous rubbish salvaged from the gutter in exquisite formal structures. He coined the word "Merzbild" a "meaningless" term arrived at by chance. As an artist he extended the material possibilities of artistic expression.

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The Hailstorm by Benton

"The Hailstorm" was done by Thomas Hart Benton in 1940. He used tempera on gesso panel to complete the piece. Thomas Hart Benton was an American painter and muralist, and he is strongly associated with Midwest. He was at the forefront of the Regionalist art movement, and his paintings usually depicted everyday people in scenes of life in the United States. The hailstorm's of light and dark colors illustrate that the storm is not little. The tilt of the man and the horse provide an image of movement away from the storm.
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Lower Manhattan by John Marin

Lower Manhattan by John Marin
This peace of art is a water color and charcoal drawing with paper cut-out attached with thread on paper of lower manhattan. This picture is in the Museum of Modern Art, New York. I really like how the artist used multiple mediums when designing this picture. Also when i first looked at this picture i wasn't sure what it was of until i read the title. I really like how abstract the picture is but describes how chaotic the city could be.

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Point of Tranquility

Point of Tranquility was created by Morris Louis in 1966.  Its magma on canvas. I really enjoyed this painting because of the colors. There are so many colors in this painting and it gives a happy feel. Even though the colors are repeating it does not make the painting to much or too little. Its just right. Also how Morris Louis made the colors shapes made the painting look like fingers or a ballon when you stretch them. I just really enjoyed this painting while flipping through the book. The title does fit this, it is "tranquility" it gives you a sense of peace and happiness.

Dynamism of a Soccer Player

This is Dynamism of a Soccer Player by Umberto Boccioni 1913 Oil on Canvas. It stood out to me because the colors are so bright and it looked really interesting. Once I read the title I was able to see what it was meant to be. The way the colors are placed reminds me of the World Cup colors. It is fitting because if you are a huge soccer fan you can see the field, player and his movements. I really like it because I can actually see the moves as I look throughout the piece.

"Claudine At Rest" Jules Pascin

This is a painting by Jules Pascin called "Claudine At Rest", it is an oil on canvas, and was completed in 1923. Pascin developed a technique in which she used pale color washes in the painting. The pale color of the woman's skin gives an almost translucent effect. The mood set by the painting is somewhat erotic and melancholy. Pascin was known for his paintings of prostitutes which we assume the woman in the painting is by her appearance. I chose this painting because I think the colors are beautiful and I like how the colors of the woman are almost identical to the colors of the background. I also love how the facial expression of the woman allows the viewer to feel sympathy for her and feel her pain.