Kayleigh Miller
Dr. Kevin Byrne
Intro to Fine Ats
16 October 2025
Project 1
Walter Price and Elektra may seem like they are from completely different worlds. They
are, in a literal sense. Yet, both are chasing something fleeting. Elektra carries the weight of
memories of her father, desperately trying to fault someone instead of accepting him being gone.
Price depicts an abstract scene, one that is fleeting. His blurred lines appear like memories, full
of emotions with bright colors.
Walter Price is an American contemporary artist. His work is color-focused and lacks
structure. Whatever he lacks with harsh lines he makes up for with visual harmony. His artwork
has a messy appearance upon first glance. Yet, looking closer, figures mobilize in the blur. His
use of colors all somehow harmonize despite being contrasting. Price is the kind of artist that
someone may say, “Anyone can do that”, although upon further investigation, discovers the
complexity and thoughtfulness put into every brush stroke. Price depicts everyday scenarios,
objects, people. Yet he transforms these seemingly ordinary things into an unreal picture with a
distant feeling of familiarity. He creates a sense of movement in his work, almost like he is
capturing a fleeting glance. By choosing to discard clear lines and instead using blurred
silhouettes, Price depicts what can only be seen for a millisecond; a car zooming by, with a faint
memory of what it looked like like in his piece, the things that horse ourselves for uncertainty
2018 , or a bright orange fire, the individual flames seeming to form shape yet never for long in
