Vija Celmins, Untitled (Ocean)

I found this piece to be very interesting because of the realistic image that is created by the artist, Vija Celmins (67). This image is an example of two dimensional design, yet it looks like a photograph. While this piece was made with "graphite on acrylic ground on paper", the feeling I received as an observer was that I could simply jump in this pool of water and be swept away by any waves that may hit. Although this drawing may hold the few elements of changing the "size and shape of the waves" for variation, it still draws the eye and brings a calming effect of water lapping over sand to the observer.