Art at SAMA

At the San Antonio Museum of Art, there are amazing paintings. One painting that stood out in my eyes was one called “Sportsman’s Trophy” by Alexander Pope. This painting shows contrast and value, making this piece of art looking 3-D.

The contrast is shown by the dark background and the antlers are a yellow-tan color which stands out. Another contrast that this painting has is the dead birds and the dark green background, the birds are brown, tan, with a little bit of white because those colors or light it makes the birds stand out.

The value for the painting is just about the same things with the objects that deal with contrast. You have you light colors and dark colors. This painting deals with lots of dark colors such as, the background that’s a dark green where to it almost looks black. You also have a lot of browns, such as, the guns hanging on the antlers, the birds, and other objects. As far as your light colors it’s only a tan or white color which is the antlers, the stomach area of the dead birds, and small other objects I can’t make out what it is.

In conclusion, this art work is what is known to be representational which something realistic is; things that are in the real world. Once again it deals with contrast and value that makes this art work look 3-D.