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This piece of art by Joan Miro is my least favorite piece of art lately. I like art that paints a clear picture and has a valuable message to take from it. I don't see a meaningful message from this piece of work. It also looks childish to me, the colors and patterns incorporated into this piece very much reminds me of a childish, unrealistic design. It doesn't look like a piece of art you can hang anywhere in your house besides a child's room.

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Marcel Duchamp's painting "L.H.O.O.Q." created in 1919 is my least favorite artwork. Although I love the painting "The Mona Lisa" by DaVinci, I believe that Duchamp's rendition of DaVinci's classic piece is cheap and lacks originality. Although he was technically original because he put his own twist on a classic artwork, I find that what he added to the piece doesn't add anything to the painting, and if anything, belittles it. In my opinion, drawing a mustache and beard on a well-renowned painting isn't really original; it comes off to me as putting in little effort and lacking originality. Although many of Duchamp's artworks consist of making pre-existing pieces which he originates, this artwork by him is by far my least favorite. I believe that Duchamp shouldn't have called this piece his own original work since the majority of this artwork was created by another artist. 

Final Kandinsky Symphony of colors

 

One of my least favorite artists that we learned about in class was Kandinsky. I found all of his paintings to be busy and loud. Personally, I like simple paintings.  I also, thought his paintings were not true art. Even though Kandinsky was one of the first artists to make a painting like this, and art is all about originality, I found that anyone could make a Kandinsky painting. In addition, I didn't like Kandinsky paintings because there was no subject matter. One of the least favorite paintings that Kandinsky did was Symphony of colors. I did not like this painting because It looks like Kandinsky just threw paint onto his canvas. I also do not like this painting because there is no focus point. Everywhere you look in this painting has differnt movements. 

Final Post: Vir Herocius Sublimis

Vir Herocius Sublimis 
March 12, 2020

This was painted by Barnett Newman in 1950-1951. Out of all the artworks that we have studied and evaluated in the class, I would have to say that this is one of the pieces that I wasn't the fondest of. The background of the painting is a single vibrant color that is darker on the far edges and lightens as it goes towards the middle creating a two-toned of the light and dark shades fo the painting. Then there are only are five vertical lines spaced throughout the painting in which the two are light and slightly faded in contrast to the more solid and defined lines. I understand how the strips complement the main color of the painting to make it stand out creating a color field painting by separating the space with vertical stripes in different shades of contrasting colors, but I just don't find this painting to be that captivating to the viewer. The Strips in the painting also called zips are supposed to bring the painting to life but to me, it needs more life to be breathed into it. 

Fountain - Duchamp 1917

This is my absolutely least liked piece of art.  Although this is one of Duchamp's most famous artwork and it seen as an iconic piece, I find it to be a cheap way of displaying art.  His way of thinking out of the box made this one of the most absurd and brilliant pieces of art.  The concept of using something already made that he considered art was clever. Some deny that fountain is art but believe it is significant for the history of art and aesthetics. 
Although his piece changed art history, I find no beauty or inspiration from this urinal called art. He didn't make it nor design this piece.  I believe art should be an expression of feeling mixed with what one sees along with raw material and this is just not it.  It lacks fine artistry.  I feel that this was called art just because Duchamp said so. I am not impressed. 

Thomas, P. V., Galbreth, M., Feehan, A., Sampson, joel, Quaintance, D., & Nowakowski, T. (2017, April 10). "Fountain" At 100: An Interview With William Camfield. Retrieved from https://glasstire.com/2017/04/09/fountain-at-100-an-interview-with-william-camfield/

FINAL: White Over Red (1957) by Mark Rothko

I do not like this painting nor majority of Mark Rothko’s other paintings. There is usually no subject matter and it generally lacks imagination. The painting consists of stacked rectangles of color that appear to float within the boundaries of the canvas. The only feature that seems interesting to me are the different pigments that have been used within the artwork. The tone is boring and I feel quite empty looking at it. I read multiple articles claiming that Rothko used colors that were supposed to create an illusionistic effect on the viewer's emotions or that have a sort of impact on their spirituality. Unfortunately to me, the painting is too bland and lacks actual talent and creativity. Rothko apparently used darker colors to relate to the dark times he was going through in his life. He painted rectangles that were dark red rather than bright red as he descended into different levels of depression. There is probably psychological proof that does correlate colors with emotions, I do agree that can be true. But the idea that staring at Rothko's plain colorful rectangles can evoke certain emotions I don't agree to. On the other hand, Rothko enjoyed the work he created and if he didn't he wouldn't have painted them. Therefore, I wouldn't say his work is terrible just too simplistic for me.

Final: Disliked Frida Kahlo artwork

This art piece I disliked the most in a few ways. One reason why I disliked this piece was the way Diego Rivera looked. His face looked very poorly painted and it looks weird to me. Diego's body itself looks weird. His body looks really flat with no shadows no nothing. Also to me Frida looks a little off mainly in the face and feet. Frida's feet is oddly small. Maybe it is just me but I feel like amiddle school child could paint this and make it look better than this.In all I just feel that Frida did not paint to her capability and feel this piece is more of a slacked piece rather than some of her greater known pieces.