What do you think this is?
This is a photo by Carl Warner. He creates human landscapes. Yes, you’re right! Is Human. Human body are interesting, because human have emotion, body movement and representation. In Art, human body can represent objects, space, and drama.
This images makes me feel soft and smooth. The lines, shape and structure create depths. My first look was like a hill, that’s mean the artist successful capture ideas.
One thing i forgot to say, it also looks like chocolate butter. Summary, this image makes me feel comfortable.
Object have meaning
The CAT lectures is about Gothic. I want to share the image above. Because something idea could send wrong message to audiences. I think art there is no absolutely right or wrong answers. But i believe there have rules and guideline.
Now what can you see in this image? Do you feel scary?
When you finish to look at the image, you may feel scary. Well, you are lucky, because you got the same feeling with this artist Louise Bourgeois. Let me briefly explain her artwork then I will tell you why you are just lucky.
This is about the artist unhappy childhood experience. Red colour is represent blood. Red paint on the object surface represent body fragments, fresh. It use to be scary. Right? Okay let me tell why you just lucky. For me. When I first look at this, I don’t feel any scare or frighten. Red could be many representation. Fresh Blood is just one of them. Even the artist used red paint on some objects emphasize this is scary bloody object. The red cupboard, red arm, red cylinder suspended on the wall. All of them makes me feels like Chinese festival culture. Especially the red cupboard similar with tradition mailbox.
In China, Red is meaning happy,brings lucky and energy. Just like Chinese New Year, each streets,room and public you can see red colour every where. Red Room is mean happy, totally different with this artist present the ideas
Gothic have different types, is a form of visual language. In contemporary Gothic could be music, punk, fashion and express feelings. Cyber Goth and steampunk are Gothic. The visual language can be what you wearing. Dress could tell the person style, some people use to be looks like others. But some of them like to emphasise they are unique, different world person. Some people may think they are STRANGE. Looks like evil, bad and fear.
This kind of feelings is easy to understand. It is because we are different. We may have same topic, but we have different opinions, people like criticism, especially something we don’t like.
Just like Music, mine is like to listen jazz. But you may like rock music. Rock and Jazz can be contrast. Loud and Quite. Soft and Heavy. Slow and Fast. Angry and Happy.
Painting by Debra Hurd
Chun Wang 