Painting from The Studio Fine Art Gallery in Brooklyn

When I first walked into the art gallery I was overwhelmed by how many paintings I saw. I began looking around until I saw this painting. In the painting there’s a girl standing on a bridge above water. There are swans in the water. The painting, for the most part, is very bright. It’s a sunny day with blue skies, trees, and colorful houses. The girl on the bridge is wearing a bright red dress. My initial thought of the painting was that it was happy and light; that it was just an image of a girl standing on a bridge looking at the water. This thought changed when I glanced over to the right of the girl. I then saw that one piece of the painting is grey and raining. In this grey area there is a man and women running with an umbrella over the bridge. It looked to me that they were running to find shelter from the rain. Even though they were in the rain, to me, they looked happy. If you look closely at the girl in the red dress face she can look a little upset, as though she is longing for something. I found the painting as a whole to be very interesting. Why would the man and woman in the rain be happy, while the girl in the sun is upset? I took this opportunity to form my very own story. I thought to myself that the girl in the red dress was longing for a companion or a friend, and that’s why, although she is in the sun, she is upset. I loved the painting because it gave enough information, but not too much. It offered an image, but allowed me to create the story. I also enjoyed the fact that it was in a gallery, because then there was no information card about the artist or the piece. This created even more of a mystery to the painting.

The gallery was one small cluttered room with a bunch of paintings all over. I entered the door and there was an old man sitting in the room. He didn’t say a word as I entered. There were paintings on the wall, on the floor, everywhere I looked, and stepped. I asked the old man if the paintings were his and he responded with a  simple no.

At first I didn’t like the environment. I was overwhelmed and found it cluttered. I still decided to give it a chance, and began looking around. I noticed that the paintings were each very different from the next and each so unique. I was able to form a story from each one. The environment of the gallery soon began to change. It began to feel more personal. There was only me, another person, and the old man in the gallery, so I was able to analyze the art almost completely alone. In the end I liked the environment of the gallery. In each painting I saw something similar amongst them. They were all personal and had a story. The paintings around the one I chose, and how small and personal the gallery was, definitely affected my perception of the painting. Instead of just thinking that it’s an image of a girl on a bridge and one part of the painting is grey, I knew there had to be more of a story because of the environment around it.

Public Art from the Art Walls in Coney Island

I was right away drawn to this piece. At first I saw a bunch bright, vivid colors which immediately attracted me. As I stepped closer to take a look I saw a lot of different images in this one large image. This piece of art displayed comic book pictures. When I first glanced at it I saw Superman’s arm throwing a punch and the beginning of the word which I believe is “kapow”. Next I saw a teenage girl who also appears to be in a comic book, because of the way she was painted. Next I saw Superman’s logo. Right next to Superman’s logo there is a hot air balloon that says “Summertime 2017.” This made me smile because my birthday is during the summer and it is my favorite season. Next I saw a lightning bolt which looked like the flash’s symbol. Overall this piece was really fun and young. I enjoyed it a lot.

This public art is seen In coney Island next door to Luna Park. Coney Island has such a fun and relaxed environment. There were a bunch people around, so there was a lot of action, but there weren’t that many people where I was standing. The location of the painting, Coney Island, made me like the painting even more. When I think of Coney Island I think of Luna Park and the boardwalk, all very fun places, and the painting displayed that.

My experience was really enjoyable. I liked how there were a lot of people in Coney Island to create noise and action, but I also enjoyed that in the place where I was standing I was almost completely alone. This enhanced my experience; it allowed me to look at and analyze the art by myself, but also in an environment with the public. It was a new experience for me and it was a good one.