"Laura's Red Chair"- Space/Place Activity by AZU

This is Laura’s room, by Azu according to Laura’s description. It’s a picture of a real place as imagined by Azu. Azu uses solid blocks of color to describe the objects, as well as solid shapes and gently curving lines. She does not use accurate perspective or shadows, but recognizable shapes and forms to create an image of a room; this is a chair, and this is a lamp, and this is a window. Together it is a room.
The work is constructed around the red chair. It is the focal point, and the other objects seem to be placed around it. The shading in the wooden objects is similar throughout the piece. The light fixtures seem to be more furniture pieces than sources of light. The texture on the couch is very thick, while the walls, windows, and lamps are less heavily worked.
This work makes me feel that the place depicted is a very serene place to be, but the disjointed perspective sets me on edge. The irregularities make the picture plane move, as though a person sitting in that chair would be waiting for something to happen. Perhaps, the chair is waiting for a person to sit on it, and ground it to the floor. The picture is a bit whimsical because of the primary red and yellow, with also a bit of secondary green. What makes it more calming is the inclusion of the neutral gray and the brown wash on the floor.
I think that this work is a success because it evoked Laura’s own space for her. She felt that it represented the space she had described, and that would make it a success.