Sunset
Palm trees
Tropical landscape
Sunset
Girl in skirt
Balloons
Words
I enjoy how this picture seems almost contradictory with the quote that is on it. The girl appears to be rather light in subject matter and mood, although she is in shadow. The balloons help add to this light mood. However, the quote shows a deeper meaning, "Sometimes the hardest thing and the right thing are the same." The artist appeared to do this for some irony, but I also question whether it is also because of a certain energy attached to the picture. Perhaps the artist wanted to show that although the hard thing and right thing are the same, making this distinction and acting on it will eventually lead to a feeling of lightness and FREEDOM. There's a feeling of freedom to the girl with the balloons, with the sunset. She seems to almost be whimsical, without a care. I believe this piece has a certain serenity about it that allows the viewer to understand the quote and draw further conclusions about what happens when one makes right yet hard choices in life. Eventually, freedom and peace will come.
In lab on Tuesday I'll talk a little about Fukuda, a Japanese artist who exploited paradox.
ReplyDeleteI think you're right about the sense of serenity in this.