Art Criticism

Title:                Electric Dreams
Artist:               Rita Letendre
Creation date: 1969
Dimensions:     25.75 X 19.5 in
Medium:           Color silkscreen on paper

Description
The artwork depicts two multicoloured triangles on a black background. The artist used thin and thick diagonal lines, some of which expand as they go on. The predominant colours in the work are black and green, with white, red and dark blue. The colours are mostly bright and strong.

Analysis
The most predominant element in the art are the two triangles pointing towards each other. The artist used asymmetrical balance in the work.


There is not a primary source of light evident in the art. The darkest part of the artwork are the two black triangles. The artwork shows an illusion of space by utilizing the two points of the triangles. The artwork utilizes repetition of lines and colours.

Interpretation
In my opinion, the artwork looks like the peaks of two pine trees pointing towards each other, however it is clearly an abstract image so it is open to interpretation. Since the artwork is titled Electric Dreams, in my opinion the artist is trying to evoke the feeling of excitement and strength. The artist definitely focused on expressing these feelings by using the sharp lines and straight edges in the artwork.

Judgement
In my opinion, this artwork could be described as an example of formalism, since the author focused on lines, shapes and colours. I personally enjoyed this work because of the bold colours and the quality of the lines. I also liked that the artist used geometrical shapes to express her feelings.