The Pleasure of Patterns in Art
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- Andy Warhol's 'Campbell’s Soup Cans' challenged abstract expressionism by mimicking a mundane commercial product.
- Gustave Caillebotte's 'Paris Street; Rainy Day' is noted for its photographic realism and use of geometric patterns, particularly triangles.
- The painting's repetition of shapes and visual rhymes contribute to its aesthetic pleasure, similar to poetic rhyme.
- The lamppost in 'Paris Street; Rainy Day' is essential for creating depth, despite initially seeming like a peripheral element.
- Photography, like Lee Friedlander's 'Albuquerque, New Mexico,' also employs visual rhymes and same/except patterns to engage viewers.
- Roni Horn's photographic pairs exploit the human ability to detect subtle differences, creating visual puzzles that are pleasurable to solve.
- Ormond Gigli's 'Girls in the Windows' uses repetition and variation (windows and models) to create a visually rhyming masterpiece.
- The pleasure in art often comes from recognizing patterns, variations, and visual rhymes across different mediums.