Das Erdbeben In Chili Analysis
Das Erdbeben in Chili [N#3], 1999
The artwork, which is horizontal in its organization, is a perfect exemplification of Stella’s description of his works in his later decades as ‘maximalist’. When you first step in front of the forty-foot work of art, you get a sense of overwhelming immediacy. I had to step back to be able and see the whole piece because it is rather monumental in size. When I stare at Stella’s work of art, I can definitely feel the catastrophe of an Earthquake with all of what is going on. Das Erdbeben in Chili is German for Earthquake in Chile. To me, this work of acrylic on canvas looks like the chaotic, colorful and electrically beautiful momentum during the earthquake.
Stella uses lines to give a sense of depth to his piece. Throughout the whole piece, we see a pattern of similar squared shaped lines, circles, and rectangles so give an illusion of three dimensions. The majority of the work, Stella uses irregular lines which in this case, it was necessary since he is painting an earthquake after all. “Lines can also be irregular, reflecting the wilderness of nature, chaos, and accident. Such lines- free and unrestrained-seem passionate and full of feelings otherwise hard to express.” (DeWitte, Larmann, and Shields 53).
Same as lines, we have an abundance of both geometric and organic shapes that come together into a single work of art. These shapes represent a chaotic earthquake and the abstract shapes with contrasting …show more content…
Despite the tragic natural event that an earthquake can be, the vibrantly resonating elements are all perfectly crafted together to show a beautiful side that nobody could ever imagine. This piece makes you understand that every single detail to this composition is crucial for the overall effect it provides when you first gaze into this abysm. The shapes, colors, rhythm, style, medium, everything marries together in a perfect balance of imbalanced shapes and
The artwork, which is horizontal in its organization, is a perfect exemplification of Stella’s description of his works in his later decades as ‘maximalist’. When you first step in front of the forty-foot work of art, you get a sense of overwhelming immediacy. I had to step back to be able and see the whole piece because it is rather monumental in size. When I stare at Stella’s work of art, I can definitely feel the catastrophe of an Earthquake with all of what is going on. Das Erdbeben in Chili is German for Earthquake in Chile. To me, this work of acrylic on canvas looks like the chaotic, colorful and electrically beautiful momentum during the earthquake.
Stella uses lines to give a sense of depth to his piece. Throughout the whole piece, we see a pattern of similar squared shaped lines, circles, and rectangles so give an illusion of three dimensions. The majority of the work, Stella uses irregular lines which in this case, it was necessary since he is painting an earthquake after all. “Lines can also be irregular, reflecting the wilderness of nature, chaos, and accident. Such lines- free and unrestrained-seem passionate and full of feelings otherwise hard to express.” (DeWitte, Larmann, and Shields 53).
Same as lines, we have an abundance of both geometric and organic shapes that come together into a single work of art. These shapes represent a chaotic earthquake and the abstract shapes with contrasting …show more content…
Despite the tragic natural event that an earthquake can be, the vibrantly resonating elements are all perfectly crafted together to show a beautiful side that nobody could ever imagine. This piece makes you understand that every single detail to this composition is crucial for the overall effect it provides when you first gaze into this abysm. The shapes, colors, rhythm, style, medium, everything marries together in a perfect balance of imbalanced shapes and