Wayne+Thiebaud

= Artist: Wayne Thiebaud =

** Group Members: Sophie Kolbet & Natalie Raaf ** “Wayne Thiebaud, Sunset Streets, 1985.” //SFMOMA //, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, www.sfmoma.org/artwork/86.6#artwork-info. “Wayne Thiebaud- Bio.” //Wayne Thiebaud - Bio//, American Art @ the Phillips Collection, www.phillipscollection.org/research/american_art/bios/thiebaud-bio.htm. This painting captures the essence of a vacant city at sunset. We can infer that this is a city by looking at the large buildings lining the streets. We noticed his use of shadows gives the painting plenty of depth. In the background of the picture, the city transforms into a rural area. This change in scenery is abrupt, with one of the most noticeable changes being in the road because the light and dark roads contrast. My eyes are drawn to the center because of this transition and also because Thiebaud used light colors on the buildings off to the sides. Another inference we made from the painting is that the rural countryside is made to look brighter and happier because the colors Wayne used were lighter. This painting looks very bright and happy, we think it was created to show how pretty two types of landscapes can come together to be. We think this because the color palette Thiebaud used was light. There are few dark colors except for the shadows, which add depth.
 * First Impression **

====Wayne Thiebaud frequently tries to paint from a different perspective than you would normally see in the world. Ever since he settled in San Francisco, he added cities and landscapes to his list of subjects he paints about. He not only incorporated the physical views of the city, but the views that the people of the city had on the world, such as always looking up. In this painting, you are looking up the street, but figuratively, you are looking up at your future, new opportunities, and better times. Thiebaud uses very specific angles to create the effect of the street plunging, which adds a lot of depth to the painting instead of just looking at it from a flat perspective. Wayne uses what he likes to call Kool-Aid colors in this painting. The shades are mainly reds and blues therefore they resemble the colors of Kool-Aid. The shadows are also important in this painting, because in urban areas, there are many homeless and people "living in the shadows." Wayne Thiebaud had to have seen many homeless people from all of his experiences in the city. While he uses shadows in all of his pictures and it is just part of his style, it is also symbolic in this painting.==== “Wayne Thiebaud, Around the Cake.” Edited by Artnet, //Sweet Stuff //, Whitney Museum of American Art, www.artnet.com/Magazine/reviews/wong/wong7-9-1.asp. We also noticed the perfect cake in the center and we inferred all of the slices of the cake in the circle would come together to make a perfect cake in the center. This is like everyone who will gather to eat the cake will come together to create a great relationship.Looking at the slices of cake alone makes the piece a little boring, but the beautiful they create is symbolic of The colors used in this painting are very light, and light colors symbolize peace and happy times, so this must be a happy gathering.This picture is very simplistic and calm, not overwhelming. This makes us feel calm because there isn’t anything extremely hectic and there aren’t any negative symbols associated with this painting. One of the goals of this painting is to maybe make the viewer appreciate simple things, such as getting together with family and eating cake. After learning more about the reason Wayne Thiebaud painted this, we learned that desserts are very special to him because they are associated with only really special occasions. He grew up during the Great Depression, which means they often couldn’t afford to make luxuries like desserts very often, so when he did get cake, it was a really big celebration, which must have had very special memories tied to them. “Around The Cake” is symbolic of family gatherings because there is a piece of cake for each person attending the celebration. The name “Around The Cake” is really special because it reminds Thiebaud of when he attended family reunions, where everyone gathered around the cake. The cake is what unites everyone, but once together, Wayne said they spent hours talking and laughing around the cake. Thiebaud, Wayne. “Lipstick Row by Wayne Thiebaud.” //Lipstick Row by Wayne Thiebaud on Artnet //, Susan Sheehan Gallery, 1 Jan. 1970, www.artnet.com/artists/wayne-thiebaud/lipstick-row-a-PevqmbnwcodeUNhB2cLFkA2.
 * Second Impression **
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This Picture is very simple and it still has a lot of detail and color. He used a pink background which is a color that showcases calmness. We also think that he made this painting to show that his art appeals to all genders. This picture could also represent people, because none of the lipsticks look the same and they are all unique. In this painting, he uses various shades of blues to show shadows and add depth even when the painting is very minimalistic. If you zoom in, you can tell that he uses vertical lines of many different colors to achieve the curved look of the bottles. He painted whites whites to highlight the high-points of the lipstick tubes as well. This shows that they are reflecting the light too. They are all lined up, as if they are being compared.
 * First Impression **

====Wayne Thiebaud painted this picture to show how simple objects can be viewed in more depth. He creates very simple paintings, but the items he draws are meaningful. He is oftentimes mistaken for being an American Pop Artist. His pictures are minimalistic, but if you look closely, he uses a lot of color to create detail that is appealing to the eye. Thiebaud made his pictures by looking at real-life objects, and painted them as seen by the human eye, not like how they are portrayed on the media. After doing more research and a closer examination of the painting, we think that the lipsticks really do represent people. They are all different shades, sizes, heights, and shapes. The lipsticks that don't have much product left could symbolize older people, with less of their life left. The shape of the lipstick may symbolize personality, the sharp lipsticks may be more proper and well-mannered, the rounded may laid back and easygoing. As we said in the first impression, the lipsticks are being lined up, as if they are being compared, like how people are judged in life. Maybe one of the goals of this painting is to compare these lipsticks, but then realize they are all unique and beautiful.====
 * Second Impression **

"Wayne Thiebaud." //Britannica School//, Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Nov. 2017. [|school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/Wayne-Thiebaud/435756]. Accessed 17 Jan. 2018.

Thiebaud, Wayne. Cakes. 1963. National Gallery of Art, www.nga.gov/Collection/  art-object-page.72040.html. Accessed 18 Jan. 2018.

In this picture, we see colorful, delicious cakes to be enjoyed by viewers. These cakes are happy and they bring us joy and good memories, so we think the painting is supposed to be very happy. Each cake has its own shadow and color. The shadows are blue, rather than black because it is not supposed to be seen as dark, like black is. He shows the curves of the cakes by using many hues of color to represent the distance from the eye. The edges are painted darker because they are curving around the cakes. The lighter colors are painted on the closer parts of the cakes. His brushstrokes are thick and almost look like frosting above the cakes.
 * First Impression **

**Second Impression** Cakes was painted in 1963 and it represents treats displayed in a dessert shop. Thiebaud spent his childhood with his mother, and enjoyed shopping with her and tasting all of the sweet treats. His mom also liked to bake for him and he always was fond of desserts such as cakes. He used large brushstrokes with lots of paint for texture on the canvas. The paint looks like frosting on the cakes since it bumps up like frosting would. The shadows bring out the perfect shapes of the cakes. He uses not just white to show the white frosting, but used blues and oranges as well to show depth in the painting. Thiebaud was born on November 15, 1920, so he grew up without a lot of the current technology we have today. He spent his time outdoors, and watching his mom bake for him. Desserts brought Thiebaud happy thoughts, so his paintings are joyous.

Works Cited "An Eye for Art- Wayne Thiebaud." //National Gallery of Art//, www.nga.gov/content/dam/ngaweb/Education/learning-resources/an-eye-for-art/AnEyeforArt-WayneThiebaud.pdf. Accessed 19 Jan. 2018. <span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Thiebaud, Wayne. “Lipstick Row by Wayne Thiebaud.” //Lipstick Row by Wayne Thiebaud on Artnet//, Susan Sheehan Gallery, 1 Jan. 1970, www.artnet.com/artists/wayne-thiebaud/lipstick-row-a-PevqmbnwcodeUNhB2cLFkA2. <span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Thiebaud, Wayne. //Cakes//. 1963. //National Gallery of Art//, www.nga.gov/Collection/art-object-page.72040.html. Accessed 18 Jan. 2018. <span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif; font-size: 12pt;">"Wayne Thiebaud." //Britannica School//, Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Nov. 2017. school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/Wayne-Thiebaud/435756. Accessed 17 Jan. 2018. <span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Wayne Thiebaud, Around the Cake.” Edited by Artnet, //Sweet Stuff//, Whitney Museum of American Art, www.artnet.com/Magazine/reviews/wong/wong7-9-1.asp. <span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif; font-size: 12pt;">“Wayne Thiebaud, Sunset Streets, 1985.” //SFMOMA//, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, www.sfmoma.org/artwork/86.6#artwork-info. <span style="font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;,serif; font-size: 12pt;">“Wayne Thiebaud- Bio.” //Wayne Thiebaud - Bio//, American Art @ the Phillips Collection, www.phillipscollection.org/research/american_art/bios/thiebaud-bio.htm.

**If you had one thing to share about your artist, what is the most important thing people to know about the artist and or artwork?**
==== All of Thiebaud's pictures resemble happy moments in time and are very simplistic, yet have a complex meaning or memory tied to them. Such as //Sunset Streets,// which is tied to where he lives, San Francisco and it is showing the contrast of rural and city. The simplicity and calmness of his work makes it beautiful and it also makes you think about what the true meaning of the painting is since there isn't too much variety within the painting. ====

**What would someone in the future say about your artist/the artwork?**
==== Someone in the future would say that Thiebaud painted objects from every day life, how he lived and what time period he lived in effected what and how he painted. He is very simplistic, but portrays a few of the issues that are in society today, such as being judged based on looks, which someone from the future may not recognize. They would also notice his use of shadows, which are continual throughout his entire collection of paintings. ==== **If you had one question you would ask your artist that research didn’t answer, what would it be and why?** ==== I wish I could know more about the deeper meanings behind your paintings, maybe some of the messages you are trying to convey through your paintings, or if there are any deep meaning you are trying to achieve. Do you just paint to end up with a beautiful picture of desserts or to give your audience a challenge to find out what the painting means. ==== **In evaluating your wiki, what’s your strongest section and why and give examples? (3 details)** Our strongest section overall is probably our first impressions, but more specifically our first impression for the lipstick painting. That painting didn't mean much to us when we first saw it, but we were able to analyze the painting and draw the conclusion that the lipsticks were symbols for people, which is a deeper level of thinking than I thought we wouldn't be able to find in Thiebaud's works. The second strongest first impression has to do with the first cake painting, because we thought that the painting could possibly be about getting together with family, and we were right after researching when the artist grew up and why desserts are so important to him. We were pretty close in our first impression to what the painting actually resembles. The third strongest section was being able to identify the techniques used by Wayne Thiebaud. Such as in the last painting, when we figured out that in order to maintain a very light and airy feeling, he used blue for the shadows to keep the painting light, yet realistic and still give a shadow. **What’s weakest section, why (3 details)?** The weakest part was probably a few of the second impressions because there weren't very many sources available to give us more information about the painting, therefore we had to make a lot of inferences, without confirming them with multiple sources to check their accuracy. Like in the second impression for the second painting, we had to use the information that Wayne was young during The Great Depression to infer that ingredients to make cakes were scarcer and therefore Thiebaud ate cake only for special occasions. We can guess that this is true, but there was no specific information that we could find that confirmed our estimate. The second impression of the lipstick painting was also difficult to write without making too many assumptions, because while it is famous, it isn't as well known as some of his other works, therefore it was difficult to fact check our analysis. We can only assume after reading one of the sources that the lipsticks represent people. Lastly, we had to infer that //Sunset Streets// was a place that Thiebaud lived, but really his city only inspired him to paint that painting and it is a place of his imagination, that no place really transitions that quickly from city to farm.