Description

Description

Perception of Object Phenomena: "Painting with Statue of Liberty" is a large, brightly colored painting that shows an angle of the Statue of Liberty's head on the right side and abstract paint strokes and shapes on the left side. The paint strokes and shapes are placed in random places on the work. In the center, slightly right, there is a flesh colored design with the black striped pattern behind it. There are a lot of bold colors in this piece such as black, yellow, bright blue, bright green, and bright red. The Statue of Liberty is viewed at from a downward angle. The colors used in the picture of the Statue of Liberty are black and yellow. Behind the posterized Statue of Liberty is a diagonal line patter that is also repeated next to the flesh colored design. 

Association: This piece reminds me immensely of comic books based on the diagonal line halftone pattern and bright colors. Since many of Lichtenstein's pieces have this aspect, it reminds me of his other pieces as well. The Statue of Liberty makes me think of America and patriotism. The brush strokes remind me of bacon based on the shape they have. Due to the random placement of these brush strokes, they also are reminiscent of someone who is testing out different colors or shapes. Sometimes artists use a separate sheet of paper when they are making a work so that they can try out different colors, shapes or strokes and the left side of this piece is reminiscent of that. The flesh colored design looks a bit like a vertical bed headboard due to it's long, decorative, symmetrical pattern. I have seen many decorative headboards that look similar to this. The bright colors and layout of the elements also seem reminiscent of some kind of drug induced experience. The bold colors also look reminiscent of the 1980s, when bold colors and shapes were popular.

Emotive Response: Viewing this painting gives the viewer a slight sense of unease. The off center intricate design would make anyone's OCD go nuts. The brush strokes are chaotic and all over the place making the viewer feel a sense of chaos as well. On the other hand, the right side showing the posterized version of the Statue of Liberty is very clean cut, contrasting the feel of chaos on the left. The bright colors could possibly make the viewer feel "energized" in a way. You don't know what to look at next due to all the bright colors and placement.