Robert Delaunay (1885-1941)
Silmultaneous Contrasts: Sun and Moon(1913)
by Robert Delaunay
oil on canvas 53 in (134.5 cm)
MoMA, New York
My first response to this piece was thinking that it was a bowl of fruit. I almost dared to say that is was narrative. The artist was a pioneer after cubism, who's intent was to bring bright and bold colors to the monochromatic tones of cubism. Compositionally daring, this piece shows subtle intent with the mark-making.
Joan Miró (or Miro) (1893-1983)
The Hunter (Catalan Landscape)
- Date:Montroig, July 1923-winter 1924
- Medium:Oil on canvas
- Dimensions:25 1/2 x 39 1/2" (64.8 x 100.3 cm)
Miro was a Spanish painter involved in early surrealism. This piece reads as a human matter to me, maybe simply because of the flesh tones.
Damien Hirst 1991
The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living
The fermaldehyde worked against this piece, the tiger shark had to be replaced. Probably an example of a narrative modern piece that is famous for being poorly constructed.
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