Gallery Project - Madalyn Southards

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I went to the Urban Institute of Contemporary Arts. This museum is full of very abstract and unique art, so coming across three, simple white frames evenly spaced stood out. In the middle of each white frame is a different dull green succulent. The simplicity is striking. As you keep looking, you then notice the background of each piece. It reminds you of watercolor - a mixture of blue and pinkish orange. Each background is a different mixture of this blue and pink background, but in each one, the white background of the canvas shows is revealed, especially in the middle one where a large portion of the white canvas is shown. Also in the middle one, you notice there is a lot more pink paint than there is blue.

I think the artist is interested in plants and succulents and wanted to find a way to capture his/her interest in a simple, yet complex way. The three images look very simple next to each other but the simplicity makes the interpreter wonder and become curious as to why the artist chose to capture this subject in the way he/she did. I think that's what the artist wanted us to think. I think the colors in the background were very intentional. I think the artist used the warm pink/orange color to represent heat and the sunshine that occurs where succulents grow. I think the artist used the blue paint in the background to represent the clear blue skies of the desert. 

I thought the gallery photos (first picture) were very interesting, very so simple. As you can see, there are three pictures, each photo of a different succulent. They are very simple and distant images. I thought it would be cool to take the same subject and to embrace it. To get close and personal with the subject, revealing detail that is not visible through the gallery images.