When I went to the Milwaukee art museum I didn't spend time looking at much of any of the sculptures. So when I went to this gallery I wanted to find at least one I really liked. The gallery is pretty small so there wasn't a ton of sculpture but I really liked this one. Like the name I really admired the simplicity of it yet how beautiful it was. This is something i could see being a decoration in a home. I didn't touch it so i wasn't exactly sure of what is was made out of but i assumed it was some kind of metal because of the silver color. After reading the label it is made of stainless steel. I don't know much about metal sculpture so I wanted to research how they are made to get a better idea of how this one could have been made. After researching more about the artist I found he uses a welding method to create most of his sculptures. Many of his sculptures are a lot bigger.
Lobster, Jarema Khrushch
Out of all the varieties of art within the gallery this one stood out to me the most. It was the most unique. It used a variety of different colors which is what made it so noticeable. From first glance I notice everything individually. For example i noticed the cat, bird, lobster, etc all on their own. As I analyzed the piece more I noticed it's actually a cat jumping in some sort of tank with fish lobsters. And the bird is sitting on top of the cat. It's cool how I didn't even notice what was happening at first. It just looked like an arrangement of different animals in one painting.
Reflections, Danny McCaw
I didn't even realize until now that I had two works from the same artist. But this one caught my eye because while looking at it I was trying to figure out what it meant. I don't know why but this piece reminded me of the narcissus by Caravaggio. I think it was because it seemed like the people could be reflecting almost like a wave pattern in the ocean. It didn't remind me of each other because of the style though. The name of the piece is reflection so I was thinking the people who are more brown are a reflection of each other. and behind the white tone person it looks as if there's another who's bent over so that would be their reflection. I feel like the blue represents waves better in the ocean and I think that is the best part of the whole piece.
Times square: Luminous Atmosphere, David Dunlop
Personally I found that I really like city-scapes or painting. This is one of two that I took pictures of. The other one gave me a downtown Milwaukee vibe although this one doesn't. This one gives me more of a New York feel and I think that because of all the lights and the distant group of people. There seem like a lot of people within that group as well which is something New York is known for. I researched this artist a little bit and I found the majority of his paintings are some sort of escape. On his website he holds live classes, one of which I noticed is in New York state. So it is possible that this scenery could be New York inspired. This piece uses cool color tones and heavy value of light to resemble bright city lights.
The City, Danny McCaw
This one drew my attention because I could tell it was some sort of city escape but it's obviously very blurred. It looked like something I could see in Milwaukee which resonated well with me. Since this gallery is located downtown in the Third Ward it is very possible that it's inspired by somewhere in that area. I'm not sure where the artists are from or if they are local but it is possible. After making this inference I did look up the artist but I couldn't find much. This piece has a lot of texture because of the style it was made. It wasn't made with blended soft brush strokes. I am not exactly sure how but some areas looked like the brushed was tapped rather than soft strokes which add to the texture. My favorite part about the piece is that even though it isn't necessarily clear you can make out what each object is. I can tell the building from the street and etc.