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Gustav Klimt
Adele Bloch- BauerII, 1912
Oil on Canvas
Private Collection
MoMa Museum

This painting is by Gustav Klimt, the mediums done in oil paint, as well as style is a portrait. But it is not realistic. Textures upon this canvas are extremely soft and delicate. The variations of value and colors range. The colors are a mix of cool and warm hues, but they are not your typical colors, that is where values come into play. The composition of this painting is very playful, in the sense that there is a lot of movement of the objects around the woman, even though she is very still and prominent in the foreground. 
 I had chosen this art piece because I though it was stunning in the color composition, as well as the natural "elements" added. This piece is both intelligent yet elegant. Why? The woman in the foreground has a very strong face, but as well as her attire is very profound and unique. As for the background instead of this being such a serious portrait it is vibrant and exuberant in its colors and objective choice in flowers. Observing this particular art piece i felt a type of emotional relief, in the sense that the woman is taking a breath in her "uptight life". What had stood out the most to me in all was just the background. It literally almost fuzes with the foreground figure in the color composition. For a painting that it done in 1912 i felt like this was not your typical painting. It is very loose and giving to the viewer, where you can play with your imagination a lot more. But it is also almost very traditional because of the victorian woman. I felt relived, and was struck by its colorful beauty.
  This is not the first time for me attending the MoMa Museum. At first I was not really dazzled by the certain exhibitions being shown because it had involved a lot of technology. But once i had went to more of the older exhibitions, that were considered of "Modern Art" I felt like this was more appropriate to the name. From taking Art Society this semester, it was truly an exciting class. When i go to different art museums i do definitely see different ways to a approach a painting in ways that the artist himself would like me to view it. In Art Society I learned most importantly how vital art is to society. Without it people would not be able to have a voice or make an impact upon their own community. As a young artist it had truly inspired me to create my own work to reflect how I view society and what should be changed, and what should be done. Hopefully the art community can gather more often and support the general community itself. It was a blessing being in this coarse as well as one of my favorite courses. It made me think, feel enthused about learning more about the art community.