Artwork is an effective way for an artist to express beauty, emotion and perhaps to capture an important moment in time. Artists express their ideas by communicating nonverbally through their work. Through critical analysis of these art works we can compare and contrast the formal elements such as form, subject matter, content, line, color and texture. Art will give us a new perceptive and apparition for the world we look at on a daily basis. There are two very interesting pieces of art that will be discussed in this essay; Mayan Temple by Alfred Jensen and Dallas Chaos II by Peter Dean. .
The Mayan Temple can be described as a perfect example of the utilization of geometric lines. It took me a while to be able to see the temple itself. Its title would imply exactly what it is but also that the artist used triangles to represent the shape of the Mayan Temples. When focusing on all of the painting it becomes quite visible to see the actual temple, which includes an entrance and also the center of the temple. This particular piece has a top view and a side view.
The artist changes the pattern by re-directing the lines to form a new pattern, this enhances a central or focal point which helps determine that this would be the entrance to the temple, the artist also utilized a change in color to separate it from the rest of the painting. In this particular piece, he made a distinct separation by using warms colors on one side and cool colors on the other. To understand his point you need to view the painting from the right hand side and make the assumption that the front on the temple is under shade and the back is being lighted by perhaps the sunlight. Both front and back of the temple have bilateral symmetry. .
The lines used in this artwork makes up a pattern. This pattern is enhanced by vibrant high-keyed color. The pattern itself is a geometric shape, separating each one by the use of color.