Entry #2 Wexner Center

Artist name: Michael Polsky
Title of the piece: Supergrid
Media: Oil on gessoed paper
Date: 2007

I was immediately drawn to this painting in the exhibit because of the deep contrasts between the dark blues and burnt oranges. The painting portrays a skyline with much of the painting covered in the blues of the sky. There are two rows of wind turbines on the bottom left of the painting. The land looks like it is on fire and it is becoming more desolate and dark as the painting moves to the right. This painting has a lot of contrast between light and darkness, but it isn't in the normal sense of a landscape that I would think of where there would be a lot of brightness in the sky. In this painting, the sky looks more like a deep ocean. It seems to be portraying a vastness in the sky while the land is becoming hopeless. Both parts of the painting seem to be filled with sadness, except in the top right corner where the sky is a lot brighter. This seems like as the sky gets brighter and more joyous, the land gets darker and more gloom. As for big ideas from this painting, I would get exploration in terms of the sky/space and hope.