Edward Kienholz, American, 1927 – 1994
John Doe, 1959
Oil, metallic paint, resin, plaster, and graphite on mannequin parts with wood, metal, plastic, paper, rubber, and stroller
39 1/2 × 19 × 31 1/4 in. (100.3 × 48.3 × 79.4 cm)
3-D Object-Sculpture
1986-27 DJ
It is to destructive and dark to even think of positive or good meaning to this art. I prefer admiring ancient artifacts and paintings on marble when going to an art exhibit. This sculpture is too violent, and creepy. The blood dripping from his head, a huge hole in his chest and its seems like he is chopped in half. It seems like this man is not dead but still being destroyed. By the look on his face he seems to be ok with the torture and that is evil.
I believe the artist was trying to show us the nature of how people at times don’t even know they are being destroyed. He wants us to know that the world is tearing us to pieces, destroying our hearts, torturing us and controlling us. The wheels give me an understanding that he has to be pushed around.
Edward Kienholz was born in Washington he grew up on a wheat farm, learning carpentry, drafting and mechanical skills. His father was strict, and his mother was a religious fundamentalist. He was rebellious and wanted to get out of his constricted house. He did attend college but did not have an art degree. Even though he had no formal artistic training, he began to use his mechanical and carpentry skills in making collage paintings and reliefs assembled from materials salvaged from the alleys and sidewalks of the city. He had a lot of odd jobs, working as an orderly in a psychiatric hospital, manager of a dance band, used car salesman, caterer, decorator and vacuum cleaner salesman, he then settled in Los Angeles, where he became involved with the avant-garde art scene of the day.
Follower of Bartolomeo Passarotti, Italian, 1529 – 1592
Allegory of the Sense of Smell, early 17th century
Oil on canvas
28 1/4 × 38 in. (71.8 × 96.5 cm)
Painting
CA 6804
This painting does not look like a photo, it is realistic. I seem to be in the room with him enjoying the smell of the flowers. I can see the shadows on the vase and his clothing seem to stand out in 3D. He is looking at me as if we are just having a conversation and he is telling me to relax.
The art is telling me to stop and smell the flowers. He wants me to hold my head up dress well and take a moment to enjoy peace. Life can be rough for everyone and I have to stand out and let people see that I can be cool and calm.
Bartolomeo Passarotti is an Italian painter who worked mainly in Bologna. He traveled to Rome in the 16th century and worked under two other painters. He returned to Bologna and accumulated a studio. He influenced a lot of people there. It has been debated, but it now seems most reasonably to be the work of a Spanish artist, perhaps active in the Mediterranean seaport city of Valencia. Stylistic similarities can, in fact, be found between this painting and works by the versatile local artist Tomás Hiepes.
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