Question 1: Does abstract art need to have meaning?

1. Yes, the art one does must have meaning behind it. There was a reason the artist made the piece in the first place.
2. No, art can just be made for art sake. There doesn’t always have to be meaning behind a painting.
3. It depends on where the meaning or lack of is coming from. The artist might have made the painting with no intent of a meaning, but the viewer sees a message or vise versa.

Question 2: How does Keltie Ferris’s use of layering create depth within his paintings?

1. With the use of the shades colors he chooses to put down first.
2. Depth is created using both painting blocking and an airbrush tool.
3. The amount of shapes and the different shape sizes that are put on top of each other create depth.

Question 3: Ferris creates artwork inspired by impressionism, pop art, and graffiti, explain how you can see that?

1. I can tell that the inspiration of graffiti art can be seen with the use of the airbrush/spray paint marks.
2. The inspiration of pop art can be seen with the color blocking he creates, and the positioning of colors right next to each other so they vibrate next to one another.
3. Impressionism can be seen by the pure abstractness of many of his works. Using the combination of all 3 artistic styles can create images that might look like they are they but are not.

Question 4: Can abstract paintings be simplistic? If they are, are they considered art?

1. Yes, they can be as simplistic as a singular dot on a white canvas. They are considered art because it is a piece of work that an artist created.
2. No, abstract is not art at all. It is just a bunch of random shapes and lines on a canvas with no visible and recognizable picture.
3. Yes, abstract art can be simplistic and is art because even if it not a clear and concise painting of, for example, a landscape it is can still have lines and shapes that represent something or lines and shapes that are symbols. The artist had to take their time creating this piece of work.

Question 5: Keltie Ferris uses a lot of bright colors, can the use of bright color have an effect on the way the audience reacts to the painting?

1. Yes, the use of bright colors can definitely sway how the audience sees the painting. If it has bright colors, the audience may believe that the painting automatically created it with the intent of feeling happy.
2. No, just because a painting uses bright colors does not mean it is automatically happy. There may be a deeper meaning underneath the bright colors
3. It can depend on what the colors are, because if they were all red the audience may believe it’s about anger, or if it were blues it may be about sadness. So the audience reaction depends of the colors that are being used, even which bright ones.