Victor Pasmore is a British artist that my aunt introduced me to. One of his paintings that interests me his “The Wave.” As opposed to a beach scene that many would associate with a title such as this one, the artist uses a technique that focuses on the detail and opens the door for it to be interpreted as many things. For example, a glimpse of the sky. The black color really stands out to me. In a way, it draws the eye away from the blues and yellow and creates definition. The spiral pattern Pasmore uses is a simple but intricate way to mimic the motion of a wave. For me, this painting represents a calm, rhythmic feeling that can be heard through the crashing of waves on the sand. The repetition in the painting is soothing in the sense that it doesn’t seem chaotic. Pasmore isolates a snap image and recreates it in a way that encourages viewers to think about the wave as a whole and not merely as a part of the ocean. I am nowhere near an expert on any type of art and could not pick an image that represents an ideal but for me, this painting invokes an internal response.
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