Sunday, February 13, 2011

Close Reading #1


Picasso’s oil on canvas image
In this painting labeled “The Blind Man’s Meal”, Pablo Picasso expresses a picture with similar colors, static movement, smooth brush strokes and a dull setting which highlights how a blind man’s life might seem. Almost all of the colors in this scene are a shade of blue. This could suggest a dull sad moment. This man’s hands on the desk and food not in his mouth implements a motionless image. Picasso presents this man with a boney and empty looking body. This reveals that the blind man does not eat very much. The artist has also used smooth brush strokes instead of bold, fine strokes. This use of his brushes expresses a sad or calm moment which enhances how the viewer sees the painting. The blue colors, frown on his face, and knowledge that this man is blind also develops a somewhat of a dull setting. Picasso makes one infer that this painting permeates a dull, almost lifeless image that cannot be created any other way.

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