In my AP Art History class, we were asked to write an analysis on this drawing; once we had finished making our blogger accounts, we had about 30 minutes to write. This is what I came up with:
Coyle’s abstract drawing consists of two square shapes in a vertical line in the center. There are no definite lines where the squares start and stop; they blend in with the rest of the piece. The top square has a darker center, shades of blue and black; the bottom square consists of one small, bright red square in the middle. The colors around the boxes are scribbled, wavy lines of every color; pink being the color that stands out the most, and the corners of the drawing tend to move towards a green and blue color. It seems as if the artist went through a box of colored pencils, and one by one, used every single one of them in the drawing. The outside line surrounding the drawing is not straight or perfect in any way, and Coyle has left stray marks of colored pencil there where she colored outside of the line.
The drawing reminds me of two speakers blaring music; the sound waves from the music create a mess of colors all around two black boxes vertically placed in the piece. If music were playing, it would be some type of heavy metal, with clashing notes; chaos. This piece makes me feel stressed because nothing is in its place, it is completely abstract and reminds me of someone pulling at their hair, overwhelmed by the noises of chaotic music.
Clare Coyle Taylor
Colored pencil drawn on bristol board
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