Untitled (Cat #257)
Phil Sims
Completed 1996
Paint on Canvas
Subjective Critique
Since taking an Art History class here at Full Sail I have learned to appreciate more different kinds of art and one of those that I have learned to enjoy is abstract expressionism, but the art movement that I have a hard time grasping the concept of is the Minimalist movement. I just have a hard time understanding how someone can paint a canvas a solid color and call it art. Its not creative nor is it original. It has no movement nor does it tell a story. Though it does evoke feelings but not good ones. Honestly in my own personal opinion anyone could have painted this and called it art. If this were my work of art I would break it up with other colors or give the work a sense of depth or movement. Anything really to keep it from being a boring stretch of blue canvas.
Objective Critique
In this Untitled work by Abstract Minimalist Phil Sims, the artist painted the canvas a solid color of blue using several layers of paint to create slight variations in the shade of blue. This lends to a very unified solid painting. What this painting lacks though is any sense of movement or a solid focal point to draw the viewers eye. Paintings in this style should be viewed almost in a meditative state to get any sense of meaning from them.
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