I don't really understand what it's trying to show. Is it happy? Is it sad? Does it show depression? What does it show?
2007-05-29 14:17:48 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting
I love the link to the Norton Simon museum. The description says so much about Cezanne's work.
Make sure you listen to the audio tour that is on the page.
If you need additional information, about Cezanne and how he worked, simply enter his name at google.com.
2007-05-29 14:57:24 · answer #1 · answered by Beach Saint 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not telling you!
Any piece of art is open to critique - I like/ dislike that... You are allowed to have an opinion - so long as it's your own opinion.
You can read thick, scholarly works by great art historians, who have delved into the deepest, darkest histories of the accepted Old Master and have concluded that the artist painted something, and it meant this or that, and they were trying to convey this emotion. THIS IS ALL RUBBISH! This is their very own personal interpretation, which they would wish to impose on others. The strange thing is, that the arty-farty folks, wishing to appear knowledgeable will agree with them (Do you remember the Emperor's New Clothes by Hans Christian Anderson).
Basically, you get out of a picture whatever you want to take from it. It is an intensly personal experience, both for the artist and for the viewer (most of the time). So, if you love it or hate it, say that, but be prepared to support your statements when challenged by others. (blind leading the blind is a statement that comes to mind)
Get out there and develop your own opinion about things, be an individual - it can be much more fun than following the crowd
2007-05-29 22:41:58 · answer #2 · answered by cornflake#1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The one I saw made me feel uneasy.
The perspective is skewed just a little. The bottom of the vase is not quite right. The compositional balance of the color red on the canvas is tilted. And that one petal on the tallest tulip is only hanging on by a thread. The whole effect leaves you dizzy with anticipation of the whole thing sliding right off the lover left corner of the canvas.
In short, I don't like it.
2007-05-30 08:07:27 · answer #3 · answered by Alita 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋