Art Criticism Exercise

Artist: John E. (Jack) Dummer

Title: Untitled

Media: Stretched and dyed rubber, 12 panels

Date: 1990s

Size: Not stated

Source of Picture: Picture taken with camera at gallery

This piece shows 12 different panels, all of which are the same texture but with different coloring. Some of the panels are dark shades of purple and blue, while some have hints of yellow or light blue. This piece is interesting, as it represents what can happen with the colors on the stretched rubber from sitting there for an extended amount of time. The colors are faded into the stretched rubber, giving the piece a very elegant, simplistic look to it. Some of the panels show dots on the dyed rubber, while others show lines across the dyed rubber as well.

Artist: Seymour Drumlevitch

Title: Illuminations for the 21st Century - Catalan and Petenera

Media: Acrylic on canvas

Date: 1972

Size: Not stated

Source of Picture: Picture taken with camera at gallery

This piece catches the eye immediately due to its bright yellow background. Most of the piece shows the yellow background, while the top half depicts an abstract, colorful image. Although I am not exactly sure why the artist choose this type of design, my original thought in regards to what the colors were meant to represent was that each color symbolized something that went on or took place within the 21st century. Line is very prevalent in this piece, as the abstract design is broken up within itself, with each piece having its own color.

Artist: Charles E. Burchfield

Title: Early Spring Summer

Media: Watercolor and charcoal on paper mounted on board

Date: 1950

Size: Not stated

Source of Picture: Picture taken with camera at gallery

Although the title of this piece is a positive one, this piece looks like it represents an abandoned piece of land. It is almost eery when looking at it from farther away, rather than close up. The sky is bright in color, but the trees are black and without leaves, the fence separates part of the land within the piece, and the house is far in the distance with a dark rooftop. The land itself shows lots of textures, making part of the field look like it has tall grass, while the bottom left corner depicts a dry piece of land that is just starting to grow back.