Discussion Questions
Red Sea; The Swell; Blue Light
Philip Guston
April 2016
Philip Guston, Red Sea; The Swell; Blue Light, 1975; collection SFMOMA, purchase through the Helen Crocker Russell and William H. and Ethel W. Crocker Family Funds, the Mrs. Ferdinand C. Smith Fund, and the Paul L. Wattis Special Fund; © The Estate of Philip Guston
- What parts of this work immediately draw your eye?
- Why do you think the artist selected the triptych (three-part) format for this work?
- What mood has the artist created? What aspects of the work (color, line, shape, texture, size) make you say that?
- What do you think is going on in this painting? What do you see that makes you say that?
