The piece of art I selected is a one called Suburban Landscape. An artist by the name of Alan Barden produced this in the year 1982. It comprises a collection of three paintings, the first two created with what I believe to be acrylic paint and the final one with oil. I found this work of art at the Baron and Ellin Gordon Art Gallery.
In the painting Suburban Landscape, I see 3 distinct places within a neighborhood. Lines are used throughout all three paintings. In paintings one and two you they are shown most evidently in the sidewalk, separating each individual part. In the third one diagonal lines are used creatively to show the shadow of the trees and curvature of the sidewalk. Size is used excellently. Everything in the foreground seems
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Right now, I am in college trying to get my degree (obviously) so I can improve the quality of my life. I am trying to understand who I am as person while also trying to mature. This is a very stressful time for me as I am a person who keeps to myself and struggle in showing my true identity. Although for the most part I like it here, you know living on my own, being able to do what I want when I want ; pretty much all the freedoms I get from being here at college. Without a doubt though, I miss being home. As soon as I got my first glimpse on this painting I knew it was the one I wanted to talk about. The piece Suburban Landscape in turn really moved me. I can actually picture myself being there. I see me at home with my family, my mom, my dad, and little sister sitting on the couch. I see my all my friends that I had and all the fun, stupid, crazy, and exciting moments we have had. I see my neighborhood, the streets I’ve walked on, all the buildings I’ve been too, people walking on the streets, and even all the animals around me. It causes me to reminisce and reflect on my past life. Looking into it shows me a flashback of my whole life up to this point. I really did not expect to build such a strong personal connection with “paper and paint”, but certainly am glad that I did