Introducing a New Series: Looking Closely & Talking Art
visual exploration: color, light, line, and space
Lately, I’ve been analyzing art more formally than I usually do for art reviews or essays. While those writings focus more on the broader human experience an artwork conveys, in this series, I will focus solely on what we can observe visually through an artwork’s plastic means — color, light, line, and space — and what that reveals about the artist’s intent or aesthetic expression.
This approach has been largely shaped by my experience as a student at the Barnes Foundation. (Check out their awesome course offerings!). This series is a new exporation, and I’m excited to see how it evolves.
The goal of Looking Closely & Talking Art is to challenge the idea that appreciating art requires knowing an artist’s biography or the historical context behind the work. At the end of each post, I may include resources on these topics for anyone interested in exploring further.
This project is written with support from the Barnes Foundation and the DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities Fellowship Program (AHFP), which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts
