MoLAA is the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach, CA. It was established to bring recognition of Latin American and Caribbean artists to North America. It was started in 1996 and includes artists from this region. They have paintings, sculptures, drawings, etc. in the museum which is open to the public. Many Latin American artists who are not well known in North America are displayed here for our benefit to learn about them and the culture.
“La Tina en Rojo,” o/c, 1997. by Gonzalo Cienfuegos
I found this piece by looking at the video from MoLAA and seeing a similar piece by this artist. I researched the artist's name and what I found was more artwork displayed by MoLAA. Most of his art is for interpretation by the artist and I believe this coresponds to our learning of humanities because the artist had an idea in mind for the piece but allows interpretation into the culture and ideas of humankind.
Observation: In the piece I see a woman in a pink dress standing next to a woman bathing in a bathtub. There is a dog on a red patterned rug next to the bathtub. There is a vase with bread or flowers on a tiny table next to the tub. There is a picture on the wall behind them of an evil looking man and a dead man. There is a door leading to a balcony from which you can see a town and a tree. I interpret the subject as bath time. The work is a painting. The artist uses bright colors and shadows. He uses soft edges to create a softer image around the women. His work is filled with historical and literary references. It suggests stories that are open to myriad interpretations.
Interpretation: The piece seems to be about bathtime to me. It could also be more deep, like the closeness between women, or maybe it's a child and mother at bathtime or a rich woman and her servant. There could be an imortant message the woman in pink is delivering to the bathing woman.
Judgment: I chose this piece because it was odd and intriguing. I wanted to know more about it and what the significance of the bathtub was. I really like that it's open to interpretation. It doesn't give a clear picture, it's a great conversation starter because everyone will have a different interpretation of it. I feel this way because that is the explanation of the artist, but also because I'm very imaginative and I could think of countless ways to tell the story behind the piece. And what the horrible painting behind them means.
Questioning: I know this painting was painted in 1997 by Gonzalo Cienfuegos and is on display in the MoLAA. I know it is about the red bathtub. But my question is what do you see in this painting? What do you interpret it as? What did the artist mean in this painting and what was his purpose for painting it?
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