Understanding and Evaluating the Arts

Claire Fahys 's `Over There Image from HYPERLINK "http /www .thefrenchartstudio .com /fahys .html http /www .thefrenchartstudio .com /fahys .html

Fahys 's work `over there ' is part of her depiction for the new metropolis , a series of work portraying the overcrowded , polluted urban life . The work is representational of urbanization and the dehumanized materialism of the modern society

The composition is a striking combination of bold color strokes against a black and white backdrop . Bright red , orange and streaks of highlighter green are combined with black , white and shades of grey

to achieve a distinguished tonality of color for the frame . A three dimensional perception is created with the contour lines of the buildings vanishing in perspective . The artist has used mixed media to create a unique effect on cardboard . The artwork conveys a very gloomy image and represents chaos and destruction in the very composition or depiction . The buildings are distorted at unruly angles and the general composition is deliberately disly conveying the intended message to the viewer . The main content is the confusion and the chaos surrounding the urban landscape . The work portrays a concrete jungle in contortion posing an analogy to the mechanical unearthly life pattern of the urban society

The subject matter is urbanism gigantic cities , towering skyscrapers and expansion of human population . Cities and vertical expansions were once considered to create a communal environment however these giant cities that aim at developing human relationships do have a dehumanized aspect . In the transition from the old...