This month’s online viewing selection is Yun Gee’s Artist Studio. LACMA records it as a 1926 oil painting on paperboard. Follow the museum link below to view the work and its full collection record.
Begin with how three figures occupy the image. Where does your eye travel between the foreground figure seen from behind, the central figure and the person on the left? Where do orange, green and blue planes bring them together or draw a boundary? These are our looking prompts, inviting your own reading.
Stay for a minute, then imagine looking from another figure’s position. How would you describe this encounter? Share one detail each with a companion and compare your starting points. This is an independent online collection selection; consult the museum record for display information.
From another figure’s position, whom would you notice first?
Online selection and looking prompts by Sun & Chiou
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