Reading Comp. 7

judith brodsky
it all depends on who's doing the looking

the piece consists of two levels stacked on top of each other. the top piece includes a series of statue like heads of women. the bottom is of a nude woman posing on a couch or bed. at first glance, my eyes land on the woman's face which then leads to her body below. secondly, i see the heads at the top before i read the text that's located in the lower portion above the woman's body.
there's a strong black/white contrast as a whole. with emphasis on the body of the woman, and the heads in the top, i begin to question why might these not be important enough not to hang off the page.
in the explorations unit as with others, we talked about a lot of change. we talked about art and its emphasis on engaging the human body, which i believe this piece really exemplifies. this piece expresses feelings and emotions in a manner that has not been seen often, nor has it been widely accepted. let me also point out this is a female doing this, who's status and voice was lowered in previous units.
i think the woman is perhaps homosexual. the woman is nude with her hand on her nether region and there are only women included most of whom appear to be smiling and accepting this. the text reads "it depends on who's doing the looking" says that some people are going to be against it, others are not, it all depends on who's doing the looking.

yves klein

the next piece is burnt cardboard. it's all about motion and fluidity. there's no focal point, but when your eye does land on a portion, the pattern makes it easy for you to flow and move on to other parts of the piece.



lastly, i choose in the studio. this piece is very different from the others, but again there is movement. it is a painting of an art studio viewed from the artist' eyes. there's a sense of hierarchy with the easel which includes a painting (most important to the artist), secondly, a table holding art supplies in the foreground.