Final

On Thursday the 15th of March, My brother and I visited the Seattle Asian Art Museum. It was an amazing experience! The one piece of art that caught my eye was called The Pacific Coast by Albert Bierstadt. It was a gigantic piece of amazingness!! The creativity and detail in Bierstadt’s painting was unbelievable. 

The black storm coming from the east side and the light coming from the north of the painting are both symbolizing a war between ugly and pretty, heaven and hell, yin and yang. It gives the portrait an even balance of color and light. Love the way this is laid out. Also the trees up on the little hill are given a Low Key Value of green and yellow. This being another balance with the black storm. Darkness on the East and the West; High Key Values on the North and the South. 

From the perspective of the painter, the Native’s are pulling in the boat maybe after trying to fish. It looks like they are rushing in to get away form the storm and warn their society. The narrow strip of land on the other side of the Natives gives feel of a small island in the middle of nowhere because the trees and the hill do not spread out to the back as much. 

The different size and depth of lines used in the clouds give the viewer a feel of realism because of atmospheric perspective. The farther away the clouds, the more atmospheric pressure (blue) is involved. The line depth is also used in the structure of the rock hills and the outlining of the light from the sun. The water is also given a light of depth by the thickness of the waves. The thicker ones are closer than the thinner ones. 

Both, brother and I, had a wonderful time seeing all the crazy cool painting. We plan on going back when he comes to visit again!