Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Critique #3



The name of the painting is Friendship. The artist is Pablo Picasso. The medium of this piece is oil on a canvas. The subject matter is Friendship. When I look at this piece it is very calming and relaxing.
There are two figurative pieces in this art that seem to be humans. The body is made up of compositions that make the bodies a whole. These two people render two friends leaning on each other. The way the people are touching each other shows a content of friendship. There is chiaroscuro between the fronts of back of this piece; towards the front it is lighter but as you move back it gets darker. There is a hue of dark shades in this piece of art. There a darker shade of colors shown in this painting. There is a good amount of value between the amount of light in the painting and the amount of darkness in the painting. The person having their hand on the other person’s leg implies movement. In the foreground there is a human being comforted by another human. In the field there is a human comforting another human. There is a subtle white thing in the foreground of the painting that I did not immediately notice and that I cannot tell what it is.
The focal point that I see in this painting is the two people’s faces. Where the people’s bodies are there is a lot going on but when you look at their heads they are just resting on each other peacefully. There is an obvious narrative which is that these two people are friends. Also it seems as though the one in the background is comforting the one in front of him by having his arm on his shoulder and by touching his knee. The things that make this piece strong is the pieces that make it up and the relaxation of the piece. The thing that makes this piece weak is the white thing in the foreground that I cannot tell what it is.

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