Mercy Ginigeme

Extra Credit

The Trajectory art show was very interesting and captivating to the eye. Each piece had

different unique qualities but at the same time each piece related to the rest. A lot of the same

materials were used for each piece but used to produce different images. My favorite piece was

the large 83X180X36 which was the outline frame of another of the pieces. This piece showed

strong unity. When nothing distracts from the whole, you have unity. The gunpowder and gold

leaf on acrylic panel used in the pieces gave the allusion that the piece was burning right before

my eyes. Some of the pieces looked like marks left beyond by a strong burning flame. They

revealed the everlasting trace fire leaves as it burns through a medium. I especially liked how the

artist used the outline of one piece to create another. So it seemed as if the two pieces were

inversely related like cause and effect. One of the visual elements I noticed throughout the art

show was the lines. Many of the lines were diagonal stretching from the bottom corner all the

way to the top corner. “A diagonal line is more dynamic then a horizontal or vertical line”

(Larmann, 1). The diagonal line also has a way of implying motion. It appears that the object/fire

is moving and traveling through the paper. The fire painted is “an optical color because the

colors used are produced through our visual perception” (Princeton, 1). The lines were used as “a

mark on the surface that describes a shape or outline” (Marvel, 1). The pieces had asymmetrical

balances.

Overall my daughters and I really enjoyed the artwork. This being my first art show, it

was a unique experience and further developed my appreciation for the arts!
 Mercy Ginigeme

Works Cited

Grade, The Third. "Composition and Design Principles." Goshen College, Goshen, Indiana. U.S.A.

Web. 11 Aug. 2010. <http://www.goshen.edu/art/ed/Compose.htm>.

"Introduction to the Visual Arts-Study Guide, Chapter 2: Spring 2006: Ralph Larmann." University of

Evansville Faculty Web Sites. Web. 11 Aug. 2010.

<http://faculty.evansville.edu/rl29/art105/sp04/art105-2.html>.

"VISUAL ARTS: ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN." Princeton Online ::. Web. 11 Aug.

2010. <http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/Files/elements2.htm>.