Art blog #1

  Red Striped Kitchen, by Martha Rosler, 1967-1972 Red Stripe Kitchen is one of Martha Rosler’s earlier pieces and it belongs to a collection of her works. Made in 1967-1972, while she was living and working in New York City.  She had moved to New York City in the late 1960s after completing her studies at the University of California, San Diego. In this piece, Rosler plays with the symbolic and literal aspects of the kitchen as a domestic and feminine space.  It was during this period that family gathered to discuss their lives, beliefs, politics, and the events occurring.  The photograph depicts a kitchen that is aesthetically neat and orderly, but the striking red stripe running through the image adds a surreal, almost unsettling touch. The bright red stripe signified many divisions within the household that occurred during the time that the Vietnam War was taking place.  Many households within the U.S. had veterans who had previously fought in either th...

Helping a Wounded Alley, by Harry Townsend, 1918   Helping a Wounded Ally is a painting by Harry Townsend an American artist. During the final year of World War I this painting was completed in 1918 in the United States of America. This artist served our country in World War I and is known for his war-related artworks that capture the human cost of conflict. His works mostly showed a story of the struggles that come with war and what comes with being a soldier, the powerful portrayals of the emotional and physical toll of the war. In “Helping a Wounded Ally” the scene of intense compassion and heroism amidst the horror of war. The piece shows a soldier helping a wounded comrade and helping him through the chaos of battle. The key element of the primary theme of a heroic act of helping a wounded alley is the act of aid. Though not always depicted in full detail, the injured soldier in the artwork serves as a focal point of suffering and vulnerability. He embodies the trauma of war, ...