Glisten Essay - 1653 Words

I decided to choose my subject by walking around the museum and seeing which one â€Å"called† to me. I chose Glisten (1972) by Sam Gilliam because the bright colors grabbed me as soon as I saw it and a feeling of happiness washed over me. Sam Gilliam (b. 1933) is a very well known African-American painter, innovative for his use of three-dimensional canvases (University of Kentucky), who is a part of the American Abstract Artists group, as well as many other movements, such as the Washington Color Field movement (Malyon). Glisten is a 27 x 73 15/16 x 3† acrylic on canvas 3-dimensional artwork (University of Kentucky). The lines in the painting seem painterly, meaning I couldn’t find any distinct borders to them. It seems most apparent in the†¦show more content†¦The colors have a mostly high value and equally low and high saturation. Seeing as this is a non-representational piece of art, I can only say local color is being used. Though it’s safe to say no color goes unused in this work, I notice a lot of usage of blues/purples, reds, and yellows. I believe he uses these colors to convey the message he is sending. The color gives the painting a lot of emotion, as if you’re looking at a sad mood turn into a bright happy one. In addition to its emotional effect, I can visualize the bright yellow at the top of the painting representing the sun. I can gather this from the title, as if the sun’s yellow rays are â€Å"glistening† on the blue hues below, possibly water. The color scheme of the painting looks as if it’s somewhere along the lines of complementary and analogous. The colors contrast each other, but also compliment them in a very specific way. It is very clear with the splashes of red on the blue down in the bottom left corner. This work has a very open palette, as you can tell by the usage of many colors. The color is very expressionistic. The intentional variation of the color speaks volumes of the mood being portrayed. When standing in front of the painting, the dominating warm colors seem to disregard the sad blues and purples, giving the observer a happy, peaceful feeling. I would imagine looking at theShow MoreRelatedThe Short Stories Of An Hour And A Pair Of Silk Stockings961 Words   |  4 Pagesdiamonds with the ultimate view of purchasing it. But she went on feeling the soft, sheeny luxurious things--with both hands now, holding them up to see them glisten, and to feel them glide serpent-like through her fingers (Martin 1-2). Chopin gives detail to how the stockings felt and how they looked like, holding them up to see them glisten . . . (Martin 2). Last, Chopin uses characterization in both of her stories as literary devies. In The Story of an Hour Mrs. Mallard was afflicted withRead MoreThe Death Of Yellowstone National Park908 Words   |  4 Pagesglanced around before he saw what he had done. 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