"A Short History of Painting"
The first image that caught my attention the most was the wood blockprint by Hokusai.
When I looked up the artist to find out what the name of the painting was I found out that the painting is called, "The Great Wave." I found this information on Wikipedia along with other information such as the date that the painting was published (between 1830 and 1833) and the fact that The Great Wave is his most famous work. The reason why this painting caught my eye is because I often get fascinated by the different type of art work in different cultures. In my own perspective I believe that the painting represents protection. I'm not quite sure what the waves are protecting but it does seem like its protecting a certain location trying to keep the boats from reaching that forbidden destination.
The other painting that I found pleasing during the Powerpoint presentation was
"The Scream" by Edvard Munch. This painting was created between 1893 and 1910. The reason why this painting caught my eye is because i've seen the colored version of this art piece but to see it in black and white helps you see things that you might not have noticed before. When I saw the colored version all I saw was the man, the sky and the landscape but looking at it now in black and white I see that there's actually something in the water and that there are two people on the left side walking away together. My interpretation on this art work is that Edvard was portraying surprise, pain and the effects that love can cause. I said surprise because of the expression on the mans face is looks as if he's shocked and since his eyes are in the direction of the couple walking away I believe that he is in pain because of the way that he's looking at them as if that was his love that walked away with another man. I also mentioned the effects that love can have on you because looking at just the couple you wouldn't think about anyone but them until you see the man with the shocked expression on his face. The expression on his face is what makes me think that the woman left him for another man and caused him to lose his mind.
The first image is the image that I chose to do my forgery on and the image below it is a photo that was taken of some of the forgery's that the class did and the Roy Litchenstein forgery that I did of the woman in the mirror. I found this task difficult because it was my first time painting but it was a great experience and I can say that I have truly learned from it.
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