Module 13 Selection Journal Posting

What is the theme of your exhibit?

My exhibit is entitled “Geometry and Movement”, the exhibit has Orphism works, Abstract works, Cubism works, Suprematism works, and Expressionism pieces. All my pieces share the common theme of included shapes and the visual movement the shapes are meant to create.

Why did you select that theme? Why did you select that title? Challenges?

I chose the theme of Geometry and Movement because a lot of geometric paintings go overlooked, and I believe they are the paintings that take the most precision to do well. The linework is stately, and I wanted to teach myself about artists that I may not know due to them being lesser-known or from a country other than America. I chose the title because I wanted to keep the name minimalistic and to the point. My main objective with my exhibit is that it is meant to get more abstract and energetic as the slides go up. It was more difficult to find information on lesser-known artists I found.

Name 3 artworks and how they fit your theme.

Globe with Sphere by Victor Vasarely, (medium: oil on canvas, size: 30.7 x 30.7, date: 1970) This painting uses a lot of geometry, specifically, cubes, if it had no geometry the canvas would be blank. The painting creates an optical illusion as it moves towards the center of the canvas. A lot of Vasarely’s work is geometry-based, he tends to succeed with visual movement in his work as well.



The Runner by Robert Delaunay (medium: oil on canvas, size: 27 3/8 x 29 3/4 in, date: 1925-26). This painting utilizes squares, rectangles, and circles to their full extent. The foreground of the running men has unidentifiable faces because they’re simply circles. The background contains squares and rectangles of different colors, you see rectangles on three of the runner’s shirts. Delaunay chooses the shapes he chose to allow the viewer of the painting to focus on the bodies of the runners, he wanted to create movement with the direction.



Circle by Jackson Pollock (medium: oil on compositional board, size: 32.2 x 30.5 cm, date: 1938-41). This painting is in the shape of a circle, Pollock chose this to mimic Carl Jung’s mandala from psychology. The green line on the edges of the circle allows the eyes to move either clockwise or counterclockwise. The colors that Jackson Pollock used on this piece also drew me in and I just had to use it for my exhibit.