EC #2 - Museum Visit

 

When I first looked at this painting I was drawn to it, I couldn't put a finger as to why but as I looked closer I figured out it was because of the detailed but not too detailed look. This street is a street in Downtown Bakersfield, so anyone that is from Bakersfield is automatically drawn to it, but I on the other hand am not from Bakersfield, but felt at home when I looked at it. It reminded me of a street in Downtown Porterville. For some reason, most Downtowns have similar appearances. 

Now looking at the painting you can see they're lines but not straight basic ones, but ones that look like the painter really put in no effort into the paint buts it's all-natural. The no-effort look shows that not everything has to be perfect in order for it to be pretty and worth showing off. In a society that constantly promotes a perfect image, we tend to ignore the not-perfect-looking things but that's when we miss the hidden gems. Looking at the colors, I got an old-day vibe, where the colors are somewhat dull and boring except for that one random patch of red/orange. 

When I saw this painting, the colors grabbed my attention. To be honest, this is what I suppose people that are high see sometimes because of movies and stuff. I don't smoke, but I would love to ask someone that does if they'll ever seen something like this. 

This image looks like the actual outside of the museum, but with slightly more trees in the image than outside. The lines in this painting at fitted to what they should be, straight for the buildings, and curvy and detailed for the tress and other spots. The colors make this piece stand out for me, the combination of red and green. 

Similarity: 

Both images are a part of Bakersfield and the artists tried to make the people feel connected to the piece by giving a home feel. Both incorporate a red/orange color that is calling for action. 

Differences: 

The details in both images look completely different, in the image on top it kind of looks like scratch work, whereas the bottom looks like the person might have taken a while. The bottom image may have required a ruler, a plan before starting, and multiple tries, and the top was a one-go thing.