Thursday, October 30, 2008

Chicago Cultural Center


This Wednesday we went to the Chicago Cultural Center. I was mesmerized by its European style decoration. The Tiffany glass domes in the hall are especially great. The decoration on the ceiling looked like the painting in church, so it made me feel peaceful when I raised my head to appreciate. There was a piano in the hall, and many chairs there made it like a small concert hall. I think someday I will go there again, enjoy music, and a cup of coffee.

Sunday, October 26, 2008

Modernist Artwork

In this painting, we can see so many geomatric shapes such as triangle, square and circle. The artist used color typically. The outer shapes cover parts of the inner shapes, so it looks cubic. Red is the outest color and become an emphasis. The surface of the painting is rough because it seems like being carved. The shapes look like being painted randomly, but if we look at it carefully, we may see the pattern of a part of sitting room. An sofa consists of the shapes in the middle. The shapes by the side can be imagined as the supporting pillars. What's more, most of the colors are equally devided by the vertical and horizontal lines, so it looks balance.