Passion

Night Terrors by Kevin Wilson and Untitled by Daisy Winfrey convey both fear and confusion in their works while also displaying a side of amusement and curiosity in their each respective piece. Night Terrors is a dark and frightening, yet very intriguing piece. Bats with scared but hungry eyes circle around a bed occupied by a startled girl restless and not sleeping. The room is bare, only filled by the girl in bed, bats flying around the room, and a lone window with a terrified boy peering inside. The orientation and tilt to this piece adds intrigue because of the downward slope that the girl and her bed are on. This work of art drew me in at first sight due to the slant of the bed and floor while everything else in the piece seems to be aligned straight. The way that Wilson chose to align this work of art as well as the actual images in the piece suggests unrest with him and the way that he conducts himself. The bats to me illustrate the constant surveillance that you are under as a person to be the best that you can be. Untitled is an energetic piece full of mystery and abstract art. The many different body styles, antlers on the heads of some, some bodies crossed out, what looks like blood gushing from others, suggests a discomfort with the person that the artist is depicting. This piece shows dark images, dark clouds and bodies with TV's as heads, as well as humorous images, bodies with antlers on their heads and bodies missing limbs. Untitled speaks to me with the same basic idea as Night Terrors, I feel that this piece shows unrest with the person the artist is referring to as a person mainly because of the differing body styles displayed across the work of art. These two pieces are full of both color and imagery and both do good to convey their respective messages through the art that they include in the piece.
While both of these pieces are mesmerizing at first sight, they share common goals and themes, but also differ in many ways. Both pieces speak of hardships that everyone faces but the messages in these two works speak mainly to people of younger age. Night Terrors speaks of the idea of being trapped inside a world that you may never escape from. The bats that are flying in a circle around the bed with the girl in it suggest a prison that this girl is in that she cannot get out of. The ruffled sheets on the bed suggest this girl has had a restless night and cannot reach a place of peace within her to continue through the night. Untitled suggests some of the same ideas in that the bodies that are strewn across the canvas show the want that the artist either has or has had to be that person. While there are no bats flying around keeping him locked in this world of unrest, this man in the painting is obviously in a place with himself that he does not feel comfortable. The painting depicts almost a machine that runs from storm clouds, through his brain, and finishes by draining through two wells in his chest. This "machine" in this man suggests his thoughts of all possible options as to who this man can become next. Whether it is a fat man or a bleeding man, the man in this painting refuses to conform to society and become just like every other person. This unrest in this man is similar to the unrest of the little girl in Night Terrors. The message in Night Terrors is not brought forth as effectively as in Untitled mainly due to the array of supportive evidence shown in Winfrey's piece. Wilson and Winfrey speak to differing audiences and well as the same audience in that most people in the world at some time or another feel that they are binded either to the person that they are or to society and the way that society is supposed to be.
Night Terrors and Untitled both intrigued me the first time that I laid my eyes on them. Night Terrors, because of the style that Wilson used, was very entertaining and made me want to examine the piece to find the true meaning of it. The slanted room was one of the main reasons for my overall content with the piece and this style he chose to put the room in made me want to find the true reason for the slant. Untitled absolutely amazed me because of the intricate artwork covering the canvas. This piece was by far the most impressive piece and most enjoyable. Because I myself have a passion for art and artwork, I truly could stare into Untitled for hours on end. The endless designs and images strewn across the canvas truly captivated my imagination. Because of my interest and love for art I would recommend anyone with an open mind to view this exhibit. I believe that if you look at art with an open mind and express your opinion, you like me can stare at these true works of art for hours.