NEW BRITAIN MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART

A UNIQUE LIGHT STRUCTURE

“PAUL” created by Solon H. Borglim, created in marble with oak base in 1914.

“CIVILIZATION LANDSCAPE 0069”created by Qin Feng, created with coffee and ink on custom made silk and cotton paper in 2005.


This painting reminds the artist of camels crossing the desert terrain of his native province and looks similar to Arabic. The image I portrayed was an in shape young couple cycling cross-country.

“The Cycle of Terror & Tragedy”: September 11, 2001. Created by Graydon Parrish in 2002-2006, is oil on canvas.

In my previous entries I explained that I enjoyed looking at paintings with great details because each painting with great details because every individual will observe the painting differently.
“The Cycle of Terror & Tragedy” was breathe taking and hard to view at the same time. Before I read the description of this work of art, I knew it was about 9 11. The creator of this painting Graydon Parrish works are considered allegorical. “ He felt that since September 11, 2001, our country has moved from inconsolable grief, resolute feelings and optimism and renewed patriotism upwards confusion, indifference and for some, an unexpected apathy. He also said that he developed the two central figures of Tragedy and Terror.”

The people in the painting appear to be on an island. The thick cloudy sky represents the smoke from the twin towers. The soft colors tell a story of a heartbreaking tragedy. The blind folds tell that the people never knew what was taken place. The Statue of Liberty shines so bright in the far right bottom of the painting, while the smog is so thick. The towers which appear in the lower back of the painting are slowing destructing. The child to the far left of the painting holding one of the flights at the position in which it hit the towers, while the other child hold the other flight at the angel that the second flight hit. The man next to the children who is lying on the ground appears to be in a daze and gasping for his last bit of air. The double image of the two men in the middle of the painting represents the towers as they are falling. The three naked women represented strong unity forever while they grieve over the destruction. The flower tells that there was a makeshift memorial for those who are missing or perished. The letters scattered on the ground are letters from those trapped from within the rubbish. The elderly man on the ground, seem to be a wounded homeless man. The young girl next to him appears to be praying for everyone.