William de Kooning

In this piece of work I like the simplicity that Kooning uses while remaining abstract, one idea or emotion expressed by him can be perceived differently through the eyes of the viewer. Also I appreciate how he incorporates the human figure  while expressing emotions, figure and space.

Willem De Kooning Drawing

As I was looking through all of Willem's artwork, this drawing really caught my attention. As you can see this drawing is not a normal piece of art, it really looks like a blob of lines going one way to another. Although, if you look closely at the image, you will see that this drawing is actually a collage of all different drawings. Willem really inspires me with his work because he is proof to show that anything can be art if the artist says that it is. All the drawings that he brought together in this piece are important images that describe Willem as an artist.

Portrait of Renée by Willem de Kooning

I chose this work of art, the Portrait of Renée which was created in 1924 by Willem de Kooning. It is an oil, charcoal, and conté crayon on canvas. It is from a private collection. I couldn't find any background on the work, itself. I chose it because it shows a level of innocence. He was able to capture the essence of the child, even with a toy. Its very detailed and colorful. 

oil, charcoal, and conté crayon on canvas, 22 1/4 x 18 1/4 inches

Private collection

William de Kooning: Untitled XII

I chose this by William de Kooning because it is one of his more simple pieces. Many of his paintings have a lot of things going on that make it not as easy on the eyes but this one has beauty in it's simplicity especially because you can still see a good amount of the white background. Even though they are not complementary colors, I think they go well together. He did this with oil on canvas in 1983.

William de Kooning,
Painting, 1948

One of the displays in his earliest gallery, still exercises his signature abstract style, yet without the color seen in many of his later works. I really enjoyed the fact that he was able to use oil on canvas yet give the appearance of almost a chalk texture on blackboard. The painting was created by recycling several of his scrapped earlier works. Much unlike alot of his later work, the sharp outlines really bring life to the organic shapes and let the imagination go to work.

Self Portrait by Willem De Kooning

I liked this piece of art by Willem De Kooning because of the choices of color he chose. They are very light colors that work together to make a bold statement that is pleasing to the eye. I also enjoyed this piece because of his use of shading with black to offset the colors and to make the shape of his own face. When you look at other paintings of his the colors don't flow into a shape quite as easily, whereas this one you automatically know you are looking at someone's face.

William De Kooning

The reasoning why I chose this Painting by William De Kooning, is because I likes the religious message it is bring out. In my perspective, shown in the left upper left side looks like the star of Bethlehem. Looking closely  draping from her neck looks like rosery beads, her hands look as if they are placed in a praying position, and she's looking up to the "Gods" for answers. It also looks like someone is grabbing her by the shoulder showing her in the right direction. This is the reasoning why I admire this paining by William De Kooning.