Art Analysis Of 'Breaking Home Ties'

The main protagonist of this painting is the goddess-like figure in the middle. She represents Lady Liberty, a figure who is a symbol of knowledge and enlightenment. According to George Crofutt, the commissioner for “American Progress”, she is carrying “a school book, testimonial of the National Enlightenment”, further proving that she is the symbol of enlightenment. With her, she drags a telephone wire, which Crofutt claims “will bind the nation.” By using the term “bind”, this statement has two completely different connotations. The one Crofutt intended for his use was that the nation would be unified and connected to one another. It symbolizes the new technological developments

There are three main aspects of this painting, each representing a different aspect of society. The first and lower part of the painting shows the working class, gathered in desperate and impoverished lines. This shows the lack of compassion available in the American economy.

Beginning with “The Smile”, message is conveyed through it’s symbolism. Their society was upset by the damage done to them by the people who had come before them. They threw festivals to express their hatred of the previous society. The painting within the story, to the townsfolk, is a reminder of the past; moreover, they see it as the old society mocking

Edvard wrote of the inspiration of the painting in his diary. The paintings showed emotion that had never been expressed so openly through art before. This painting is laced with hidden meanings, the faceless clock represents the uncertainty of the artists time left, the bed represents death, the placement of the figure between these two pieces symbolises the decisions and issues he is experiencing. The painting depicts a horse pulling a cart, which appears to be dangerously out of control. The body is distorted, twisted and disfigured with terror.

Has Bobby in the The First Part Last come of age? After reading this book many people wonder if he came of age. He came of age when Bobby decided to keep Feather as his own child. Nia, after giving birth went into a vegetative coma state which caused her to basically be brain dead. Being brain dead caused her to not talk,walk, or even make facial expressions.

The setting appears to be at a rundown railway station. Usually country stations like this do not see many stops from people coming and going. The railing that is barely visible at the bottom of the picture reassures that is indeed a train station. The aged truck that the boy and his father are perched on while waiting, was nothing fancy and served its purpose for transportation. More than likely this truck has been in the family awhile and is considered an heirloom being handed down. The weathered flooring that lay to the tracks could withstand some replacement, but that would probably not be logical with the little business that runs through this part of the countryside. Rockwell’s painting shows a man with his son, possibly leaving for college, which is something that is not a common thing for country folk. If time is taken to analyze the painting, although it appears practical, many ideas can come from the simplicity of it. The father and son appear to be of a blue-collar, middle-class family. The importance of this, is the timing of the painting. Rockwell painted this picture directly after America had been through an era of depression. A time when family and togetherness was amidst the important things in life. Rockwell liked to paint the real picture of humanity through his own eyes, and many times relating to his viewers in that same way. Regardless of the reason, that we may never all agree on, the image he created for our imaginations focused a father and son parting ways. A father, quite possibly dressed in his best, will see the boy off and give reassurance that there is a better life to

His frustration is visible in the expression on his face. He appears tired of her bothering him about it, hence the hand. The child is showing a lot of white which can represent faith, I think the artist did this to say that the baby is giving the family faith because they are trying to provide for their child and in order to do that they need to be able to put food on the table which won’t just only help the baby but them as a whole. The woman may also symbolize strength that’s why the artist made her dress and lipstick red; she’s fiery. She may help the husband maintain his sanity no matter how many problems they are going through as a family.

The painting can also be interpreted without the history. When first trying to interpret the painting I believed the man was unable to enjoy the bliss in life. The sweetness in life would be represented by the flowers. The basket would represent the hard work the man does that does not allow him to enjoy

Red appears to dominate the painting and serves as an eye-catching color. The use of intensely saturated colors draws the attention to the front couple. Additionally, the red color plays with the mind of the onlooker without them thinking about it. It suggests deep passion, anger, and struggle. The artist intends to relay his feelings about the event to the viewer. His outlook consists of disgust towards the great depression that leaves many taken advantage of due to desperation.

The background has areas of dark and light that may be representing a dark part of this woman's life and the light area showing awakening in this woman's soul. To me the woman in the painting is staring out into the world and realizing that there is so much out there for her. That she can walk out of there and not be lost any more. Mrs. Mallard felt the same way. In the room she realized that she can now live her life on her own the way she wants to. She walked out of the room with a sense of

This painting shows how close and codependent humans and nature were. How well humans worked together with one another and their world. How peaceful those that are close to nature are, which is why it (nature) must be celebrated and appreciated.

The man stands on dull, dark-green land. According to color-wheel-pro.com, the article “Color Wheel Pro - See Color Theory in Action” asserts that dark green is associated with ambition. Yet, according to edvardmunch.org in this painting, the man’s ambition is being suppressed because of the crimson plant which is preventing him from moving forward into the future. The crimson plant is “possibly intended as a mandrake, with its love and death symbolism”. Along with the black clothing, the plant further reinforces the idea that the girl might as well as be dead to him but at the same time he still cares for her. Assuming that the crimson on his hand and the plant is blood, the man feels like he has the blood of his lover on his hands. He feels guilty because of his part in their breakup, which is an emotion other than sorrow which is why the hand clutching his chest is brighter than his face. Looking behind the man, the brown tree is barren yet bright. According to incredibleart.org, the article “Color Symbolism and Culture” says that the color brown signifies comfort. However, since the tree is barren, the tree does not represent comfort but a lack thereof. Looking to the right of the girl, the golden path is surrounded by a dark purple shoreline and purple sky and water. According to incredibleart.org, the article “Color Symbolism and Culture” states that purple

Giorgio De Chirico. Gare Montparnasse (The Melancholy of Departure), 1914, Oil on canvas. (pg.39). This painting is regarded as multidimension perspective. This painting manipulates angles, lines, and using shadows to fill the space in the middle, this shading direct my eyes to other areas of the painting. There is a prison tower with a clock in it. This may well symbolize time is, to some extent, a prison guard, or time is a prison sentence. There are two figures walking up towards another figure, garbed in white. At first glance, I assumed this may be figure is God, and these two souls are reaching their fate, but a more engaging look, it’s smoke clouds from a train. The two figures are not in motion, but is facing each other as if they are

Filial Piety is the main focus of the painting. In the painting, several different scenes are showed. One scene shows Filial Piety relationships in a “levels of a contemporary society”(Maxwell, 40). It shows a son saying goodybe to his parents. Another

This painting is divided into three equal parts by the arches in the background and the characters correspond to each of these arches (TV12). The father is in the middle portion of the painting. The lines of perspective created by the tiled floor, draws our attention to the swords that the father is holding and the vanishing point lies just behind the handles of the sword. Our angle of vision is such that we are looking directly at the main figures groups, particularly the father. A single light source from the left of the picture illuminates the characters and also focuses our attention to the father holding the sword. This creates a ‘theatrical’ effect. The background is simple and stark so our attention is focussed on the figure groups in the painting. The painting has a wide tonal range that makes the composition logical and balanced. The colours used in this