Artworks Review Essay, Research Paper

In the Piece created by Robert Colecott entitled the Bilingual

Cop, a cop is positioned in the center of the work standing behind a

brick wall. The cop is yelling racial slurs at two men who are passed

out; one man is an African American and he is leaning up against a

trash can and positioned to the left of the cop, there is also a Hispanic

man passed out and leaning up against a cactus which is positioned to

the right of the cop. A thick yellow line that was painted on the

ground separates the men from each other. On the African American

man s side of the line there are animals such as a rat, cat, and a

mouse placed by him. On the Hispanic man s side there is a lizard,

jack rabbit and a goat laying on the ground, and the animals look

abstract. On each side of the dividing line, there is a skull. On the

left side of the line there is a human skull, and on the right side of the

line there is a cow skull

On the African American man s side, there is a city in the

background. Behind the city is a set of pyramids, among them is a

view of a sunset or sunrise. On the Hispanic man s side there is a

small village in the background, and behind that is a set of volcanic

mountains. In between the set of mountains, there is a sun setting or

rising, and the scene looks very picturesque. The art work is

composed of both organic, and geometric shapes. An example of an

organic shape that is in the piece would be the cactus, and an

example of a geometric shape would be the bricks that make up the

wall, and the pyramids in the work. The artist used an very

interesting combination of colors when he created both sunsets or

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sunrises, and the use of chiaro scuro is evident, and there is also allot

of value exhibited throughout the work.

The piece was created in 1995, and is a acrylic on canvas. The

dimensions are 90 by 144 inches, and the time of day of the artwork

is either early morning or just before sunset. The work is abstract,

because things from real life are twisted around and made different.

The colors that were mostly used through out the piece are reds,

browns, and greens.

In the Painting entitled Triumph of Christianity, the first thing

viewers will notice is Jesus, who s arms are open and stretch clear

across the canvas, he is positioned at the top center of the piece.

Beside his head is the phrase Jesus Saves , and around his head

there is two set of stars that are colored white and yellow. Under

each of his arms there is a person, Under the left arm there is a

African American, and placed under the left arm there is a native

person. To the left of the African American person there is a pile of

banana s, and to the right of the native, there is a pile of corn. Placed

next to each person is a map of their country, and the people

portrayed in the work are chained to a post. Around the middle of the

art work, there seems to be a mirage of a hamburger, and a set of

steps with a cross at the top of them, and in the background of the

image there is a set of hills. The piece does Portray the time of day

that it takes place, but if I were to guess, It would be some time

during the evening. The colors that were predominately used in the

work are reds, black, browns and yellows. The dimensions of the

piece are 90 by 114 inches, and it was created in 1993.