This video is the final milestone for this class

This video was a timing exercise for 3DA

This video was an exercise on mouthing out words using a facial rig and eye blinks and darts.

Compare and Contrast

For recreating this abstract piece, I wanted to add some sort of story to the painting. I thought the original was a little boring so I changed the colors of the main shapes a little and I also added a background landscape to the image. The things I kept the same was the main shapes that the artist used as well as some of the same rough brush strokes for the figures to keep them sort of abstract.

Completed Student Work

Finished acrylic on canvas board.

Pre-Production work in progress

Work in progress to define the shapes that I wanted to stand out and use from the original work.

Objective Critique

This abstract painting by Judit Reigl uses emphasis on a stark contrast of blue paint to the white of the canvas. The blue pigment that seemingly explodes outward around the canvas is also somewhat balanced out by the purple / reddish paint. The direction of the thickly applied paint texture and lines send the viewer's eyes to the bottom left corner of the canvas, then a horizontal white glob of paint points across the bottom then back around the painting counter clockwise. The artist uses a good variety of thickly applied paint to create different textures and weights. The seemingly random lines and shapes, along with the negative space make up an erratic, unbalanced composition.

Subjective Critique

   

 My initial reaction to this piece is similar to when I look at any abstract painting, which is usually not good. I tend to say to myself, oh just another artist who splattered paint on a canvas and put it up in an art gallery. Most abstract painters use a color palette that evokes a certain emotion in the viewer, this one however is simply red white and blue. It looks like the artist used paint straight out of the tube, without even trying to mix an interesting color. This painting does absolutely nothing aesthetically for me, and there does not seem to have any meaning behind why she chose the colors and placement of brush strokes. I also do not think the title fits the piece, "Outburst". The artist wanted the paint to explode on the canvas, which I don't think she accomplished at all. The brush strokes move diagonally across the canvas instead of "exploding" outward. I also don't like the seemingly random thickness of the paint used to create weight in her movements. I would of used thicker paint in the center then drag it outwards to create an outburst or explosion effect, matching up with the title of the work.
     I would change this painting, by creating an actual scene that would be interesting to look at. I would change the colors to fit in the background as well. After staring at the painting for quite some time I can depict a scene that would overlay the artist's original brush strokes, and still keep some sort of abstract or impressionistic style. I will give the artist some credit for thinking outside of the box at such an early age in abstract art. But I would add more substance to the piece and add other things to create depth in the painting.

Image and Basic Information

"Outburst" (Éclatement)
By Judit Reigl
Oil on Canvas
1956