Essay 1
Artist: Laura Lopez
Title: Michina, The Cat
Style: Acrylic on canvas
Date: unknown
Dimensions: 2½ ft. high
I think this piece of work is very beautiful and outspoken with its vibrant colors. I would have to say the canvas is about 3 ft. and 10 inches high, but the cat itself is probably 3 ft. high. I think the condition of the painting is perfect, there are no damages. I would think the color assortment on the cat, would represent the different moods the cat has. The gold around outlining the cat would represent royalty. The cat comes from high class. The cat seems to have different color whiskers, one side is gold and the other side is silver. Since it is women history month, I think this cat represents a woman and the reason for the two colors of the whiskers is because there are two sides of every woman.
I would describe its’ features to be very distinctive but at the same time shows some carefree life. The cat only shows three paws, and I think the right paw is being blocked by the front paw. The head of the cat is a proportional circle, very concise. The eyes of the cat are colossal, and the pupils seem to be dilated as if the cat was surprised. The outline of the eye is the gold, the sclera is a light blue, the iris is a thin line of black, and the pupil itself is gold, shaped as a circle. There is a lot of emphasize on the eyes, and I think it’s because there is a lot of history. The cat has gone through a lot, and as a woman you can always tell by looking at the eyes that they have endured life to their fullest. I feel the eyes speak for everything, the cat seems to carry itself very well, be sitting up straight and the tail be curved in the front, much like royalty. Now the face itself has about 19 different colors being used, and it is 2-d dimensional. Very flat, the shape is rectangle, and very thick. The whickers on the cat are a