Art:21 Reaction

After watching Robert Mangold in "Balance" I really enjoyed seeing how Mangold created his work. The preciseness in the lines in his circles, the way the two objects were put together, and the perfect color schemes placed on each different part. "Balance" I believe is a perfect title for this video because when I think of balance, I think of placing the right things in the right places; you can't have too much of something on one side than the other. For example one side of Mangolds circles can't be filled with color, and lines everywhere because the other side would not catch the viewers attention. The work would just look unfinished. I found it amazing how Mangold was able to broaden out and design the huge windows in the new york court house, Mangold used certain colors to compliment the light of the sun. Little details like that is very vital to Mangolds designs. Also, something else to bring up is that all of his artworks have no centers, all of the circles, circles with squares, etc, he uses don't have a center. Mangolds designs so simple, but so complex, and I'm glad that his work has been appreciated; seeing that Mangold has been recognized for his work. Mangold has received a BFA and MFA from Yale University (1963), he has been inducted into the National Academy (2005) and American Academy of Arts and Letters (2001), and has received many awards including the Jawlensky-Preis der Stadt Wiesbaden Award (1998); the Skowhegan Medal for Painting (1993); and a National Endowment for the Arts Grant (1967). His work has appeared in major exhibitions at Documenta (1972, 1977, 1982); the Whitney Biennial (1979, 1983, 1985, 2004); and the Venice Biennale (1993). For those who aren't familiar with his work I recommend that you do research his stuff, and be inspired like I was.


http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/robert-mangold