Robert Delaunay was a phenomenon French painter that first introduced bright colors into Cubism and created a movement known as Orphism. Also, he was heavily influenced by the use of color of the Neo-Impressionists. Although he was only a part-time painter when he created his first series of paintings about abstract art. At the beginning of Robert Delaunay’s career, his works were usually figuratively like reading, nude women, and portraits. However, a major shift in his works changed dramatically when he decided to take on full abstraction. Hence, a large number of Delaunay’s paintings afterward were compositions with circles with a fine touch of vibrant colors. There is no doubt that he was an influential figure in 20th-century French painting.
I am very much into abstract art because I love how abstract artists often find ways to tackle problems related to color science. I think Robert Delaunay had succeeded in showing the contrast between the yellow circle and the blue circle. Although it looked a bit chaotic; However, if we stood further away from the painting, we would be able to see the perfect combinations of colors. The fact that he only used various forms of circles but still managed to pull this off astonished me. I love this one!
This is also my favorite piece of abstract art by Robert Delaunay. I can see that this is more sophisticated than the Circular Forms. He had integrated some figurative elements on the bottom, which add another layer of meaning to the painting. I think that the bright colors represent the effect of lights when you see the merry-go-around in slow-motion. However, I don’t know why he named it Carousel of Pigs since I can’t see any movement of any pigs. Overall, it is an interesting piece to look at despite the confusing meaning.
Robert Delaunay had chosen to paint the interior of the Parisian Gothic church Saint-Severin for this painting. Although this is not a complete abstract, it is a form of abstract called cubism. The lines and forms within in piece are very straight, bold, and geometric. Furthermore, Robert only used about 4 colors but still be able to present the effect of lights. I like that it has a sense of depth although it is only a painting of a corridor, which proves that his skills are incredible.
Nude Woman Reading is another piece of my favorite since I am very much into nudity art. I think the way he played with lights was clever because it enhances the body forms beautifully yet remains abstract. I wish there would be more of this painting in terms of visually. Overall, this indeed one of his most beautiful works.
Once again, nobody could deny that Robert Delaunay was a genius in controlling vibrant colors. He did an outstanding job of drawing attention to the left upper corner by introducing strong contrast between colors. The name of this painting is Sun, Tower, and Airplane, which is explicit because I can realize all those factors. The tower looks like it is the Eiffel tower since I recognize the shape from his other paintings. Furthermore, the boxes in the upper-middle seem like a plane without its machine. All those little parts combined had created such nice color harmony. I am a true fan of this particular piece because of all the things I have described above.
Sources:
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Robert-Delaunay
https://www.wikiart.org/en/robert-delaunay
https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/artist/robert-delaunay
https://www.moma.org/artists/1479
https://www.thoughtco.com/biography-of-robert-delaunay-4777747