Art Appreciation
Art AppreciationDARK ROCKS � Georgia O�Keeffe ( oil in canvas)
Victorian Bouquet � Severin Roesen ( Oil in canvas)
In this piece of art, Georgia O�Keeffe transforms ordinary natural objects (rocks) into abstract things. By setting the dark rocks against the white background she magnifies the rocks. She establishes and portrays a special connection between organic forms of the natural world and the spirit.
In this special piece of art, Georgia O�Keeffe used somewhat a chromatic way of coloring by using all kind of brown tones, but she adds some gold color. She does an excellent use of the shading process. She darkens the contours of the shapes, but she also leaves diffused white spots. This combination of dark shades and light created by the white spots gives the vision of depth, especially where she diffused the shadows, like under or below the objects....
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