Observation Of The Red Crane

At this event were put in small groups and assigned to an art in which we observe and inspected for about 10 minutes. There were three tables, so each group had their own art piece to inspect. My group had a painting called the Red Crane. For 10 minutes we used our “close reading” skills to observe this art piece. We observed the painting through a grammar, logic, and rhetoric lens. Grammar in visual art might be thought of as the formal elements and composition. Through this we were able to notice that painting was actually made into pieces, which bulged out of the frame. In addition where able to know the contrasting colors between the pieces some piece displayed lush color while other places had dull colors. Another tactic we use was logic. Logic is the way the formal elements come together to create a whole not composition, exactly, but rather how the various elements work together. With this process we asked one another how did each component of this art piecework with the overall picture. Lastly, another term we used was rhetoric. Rhetoric is defined as the backstory, the underlying message, and the tools of persuasion. In visual materials, rhetoric could also be said to encompass the dialectic between viewer, object and maker. Through these terms
Using grammar allowed us to question only the visible components of the art pieces such as the texture, the structure, and the colors presented in the piece. Within the group I was able to question why the are piece had various shades of colors from one end to other end. In addition the group I was in where were able to agree to disagree on our views of what the colors represent. In this painting several people believed it represented income inequality but I said it represented prosperity. In the background of the paint existed a red crane. I stated that this red crane demonstrated a city that in the process of building more condos or some type living