Eric Wilson The Kitchen Stove Analysis
Amira Baloney
Professor Eugene
First Year Writing Collage
14 October 2015
Abstract–the kitchen stove is a Cubist collage by Australian artist Eric Wilson painted in 1943. Even though it was produced roughly thirty years after the Cubist collage movement, it is still constructed in the way that presents it as if it was created during that time period. Abstract is presented in the form of a Synthetic Cubism piece where images are built up from outside elements and shapes. Wilson uses shapes and colors more like a designer than a representational painter. The art explores the simple geometric shapes of the built environment.
An important thing to consider when interpreting the work is its title, particularly the use of the word Abstract. This suggest that theoretically the collage is of a kitchen stove, but when considering the physical aspects, it is the exact opposite. Cubist work tends to suggest an external reality meaning the work acts outside of the mind, as to say an illusion. It’s common for Cubist artist to want the viewer to simply take the work for what it is. Who’s to say the stove isn’t a stove. Actually stoves are comprised off multiple parts to make one unified whole. The juxtaposing harmonies of colors, shapes, and textures make up the art as a whole; there is no attempt to represent anything. If one is …show more content…
It’s object on top of object but it’s done in a way that allows for it to flow instead of being jumbled. Wilson was more interested in the architectural quality of the work meaning he was concerned with the arrangement of parts. The collage depicts multiple views at once. Wilson like other Cubist artist create three-dimensional spaces on a two-dimensional surface. The collage has no established endpoints, as if it’s meant to continue into the outside world and to be fully experienced by the
Professor Eugene
First Year Writing Collage
14 October 2015
Abstract–the kitchen stove is a Cubist collage by Australian artist Eric Wilson painted in 1943. Even though it was produced roughly thirty years after the Cubist collage movement, it is still constructed in the way that presents it as if it was created during that time period. Abstract is presented in the form of a Synthetic Cubism piece where images are built up from outside elements and shapes. Wilson uses shapes and colors more like a designer than a representational painter. The art explores the simple geometric shapes of the built environment.
An important thing to consider when interpreting the work is its title, particularly the use of the word Abstract. This suggest that theoretically the collage is of a kitchen stove, but when considering the physical aspects, it is the exact opposite. Cubist work tends to suggest an external reality meaning the work acts outside of the mind, as to say an illusion. It’s common for Cubist artist to want the viewer to simply take the work for what it is. Who’s to say the stove isn’t a stove. Actually stoves are comprised off multiple parts to make one unified whole. The juxtaposing harmonies of colors, shapes, and textures make up the art as a whole; there is no attempt to represent anything. If one is …show more content…
It’s object on top of object but it’s done in a way that allows for it to flow instead of being jumbled. Wilson was more interested in the architectural quality of the work meaning he was concerned with the arrangement of parts. The collage depicts multiple views at once. Wilson like other Cubist artist create three-dimensional spaces on a two-dimensional surface. The collage has no established endpoints, as if it’s meant to continue into the outside world and to be fully experienced by the