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Art Appreciation Assignment 2 Contemporary Piece 1 Title: star cycle, 1976 Artist: Donald Laycock 1. This painting is easily identified by the title to be the cycle of stars. However, though the painting could be considered abstract, most people would be able to identify what the picture is of. 2. Although the main object in this picture is bright, the mood of the painting has an overall feeling of darkness. It has a desolate, dark mood because the majority of it is just blank grey. Which of course makes the brightness of the large star more powerful, however still overcome by its surroundings. 3. This person obviously appreciated the stars. He was inspired by their simplicity and yet amazing beauty. This the reason for him to make the painting abstract - he is making a statement about the simplest things being beautiful. 4. This is not mentioned... 5. This work is abstract-expressionism. Laycock manages to make his...

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