Art Review: Forgotten Fence by Carolyn Rosenberger

A formal analysis of Carolyn Rosenbergers work forget Fence, exhibited in the 69th annual juried art award at the Neville Public Museum.\n\nForgotten Fence is a water-colour painting on sieve paper covered frame board. The small-arm is conceptually numberd in concert depicting eerie identical trees and a rickety grizzly fence on a hill victimization a process forbidden blunt excuse scheme. Rosenbergers bit is strategically pieced together using the formal elements declivity, color, shape, blank space, and texture to pull her work an overall mild but cold imprint.\nTo setoff off lines dramatic events a baffling role in the theme and be rather ill-defined to the viewer, giving the painting its sign washed out feeling as if you were in a haze looking upon the scenery. Lines within the stem can be found forming the horizon line and the boundaries of the trees and fence. The lines throughout the composition are mainly soft, shallow curvilinear, which defines wh at we setoff see as a landscape in a natural setting. As well, much(prenominal) use of lines draw our eye towards the mid-section of the image, where the line use implies perpetuation of the landscape beyond the prove plane. However, line in this piece does not necessarily play an important nor a overtop role in the overall feeling of the composition.\nColor is some other formal element utilize within Rosenbergers painting. The color are mainly washed out and muted. However, the way of life she uses the color scheme strongly defines space and unity within the composition. From her mordant browns and oranges to her faint blues and yellows, Rosenberg successfully created a mood for the painting. For instance, the sinfulness values ranges in the piece create a moxie of mystery and help bring out the feeling with in the setting as organism a forgotten place. However, the way she uses the lighter values brings out the intensity of the painting itself, which gives the composi tion a gentle and welcome feel despite its threatening appearance.\nShape i...